5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas
"Everyone who grew up celebrating Christmas remembers the excitement that built up to the most magical day of the year.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: christmas stories, counting, sleep, expectation (philosophy), bedtime, christmas, christmas fiction, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X], stories in rhyme, expectation (psychology), expectation, humorous stories [X]
Brenda Is A Sheep
"This story is a twist on the classic story of a wolf in sheep's clothing.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: sheep, wolves, friendship, humorous stories [X], humorous fiction [X], animal fiction, picture books [X]
There's An Alien In Your Book
Encourages the reader to shake, tilt, and wiggle the book in an effort to launch the alien back into space, because aliens do not belong on Earth--or maybe they do.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: extraterrestrial beings, books, friendship, humorous stories [X], humorous fiction, aliens (fictional characters), humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]
Max Explains Everything
Young Max shares his hard-earned expertise about obtaining and training a new puppy.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dogs, animals, behavior, humorous stories [X], all about book, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]
Octopus Stew
"Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: grandmothers, octopuses, cooking, storytelling, hispanic americans, african americans, humorous stories [X], spanish language, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]
I Am Not A Penguin
"Poor Pangolin! He's trying to explain who he is, but the other animals keep getting confused.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
subjects: pangolins, animals, friendship, humorous stories [X], animal fiction, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]
Sullivan, Who Is Always Too Loud
"A little boy with a very loud voice, learns the perfect (and not so perfect) times to use it"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Cactus!
Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a cactus and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
subjects: older women, ingestion, cactus, humorous stories [X], stories in rhyme, humorous fiction [X], nonsense verse, cumulative songs, picture books [X], digestion, humorous fiction, stories in rhyme
I'm A Baked Potato!
A small dog named Baked Potato is lost and searching for his lady owner, but neither the grumpy dog or the fox are helpful, and his strange name creates confusion--until owl explains that, whatever he is called, he is really a dog.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: dogs, identity (psychology), names, animals, humorous stories [X], identity, names, personal, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]
Pete The Cat
"Pete the Cat's school is hosting a fun talent show! Pete knows just what to sign up for--playing the guitar.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: spies, cats, animals, friendship, pete, outdoor recreation, humorous stories [X], humorous fiction [X], animal fiction, readers (publications), talent shows, school stories, school fiction, picture books [X]
Mrs. Mole, I'm Home!
When Morris Mole loses his glasses, he decides to try to find his way home from work without them, but he soon finds that he didn't know his way as well as he had thought.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: myopia, eyeglasses, moles (animals), families, lost and found possessions, humorous stories [X], picture books, humorous fiction [X], fiction, juvenile works, picture books [X]
A New Day
"After Sunday quits being a day of the week, the other days of the week try out all sorts of candidates, until an act of kindness reminds them all that a little appreciation can go a long way"--Provided by publisher.
FIC
year:
copies: 38
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Christmasaurus
After Santa Claus accidentally gives a young boy, William Trundle, a frozen dinosaur egg which soon hatches, William is overjoyed, since he has always wanted a dinosaur for Christmas, but the evil Hunter hears about the gift and decides to steal the dinosaur for his collection.
FIC
year: 2021
copies: 5
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: christmas, dinosaurs, father-son relationship, santa claus, humorous fiction [X], action and adventure fiction, christmas fiction, adventure fiction, humorous fiction, fiction / holidays & celebrations / general, fiction / action & adventure / general, fiction / humorous stories, holidays, monsters, stories in rhyme, picture books [X], christmas stories, fathers and sons, adventure stories, humorous stories [X], adventure and adventurers, santa claus
How To Read To A Grandma Or Grandpa
"Kids can show their grandparents how to choose a great book, find the perfect spot to read together, and use their best reading-out-loud voices.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: grandmothers, grandfathers, reading, grandparent and child, humorous stories [X], grandparent-grandchild relationship, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]
The Cow Said Neigh!
Illustrations and rhyming text follow a series of farm animals as each wishes it could be another, and lets out the sound of the animal it envies.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: domestic animals, animal sounds, stories in rhyme, humorous stories [X], stories in rhyme, humorous fiction [X], picture books [X]