Princess Anastasia

Every young girl dreams of being a princess. Imagine living in a world of glittering crowns and gala balls. Anya, an orphan girl with no memory of her past, wants all of this, too. But even more than that she dreams of being part of a family. Lyrical text and lush, full-color illustrations recall Anya's quest to find that family as seen in the 20th Century Fox animated film "Anastasia". Meet al…

Where do balloons go? : an uplifting mystery

A funny, touching picture book about letting go, from the bestselling author-illustrator team behind Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods that Make My Day. Jamie Lee Curtis's gentle and humorous exploration of the joys and perils of a balloon's life is whimsically brought to life by Laura Cornell's illustrations. When one little boy accidentally lets go of his balloon, his imagination takes hi…

Mousie, I will read to you

Like Rosemary Wells's Read to Your Bunny and with the charm of The Wonderful Things You Will Be, this gorgeous book will surely appeal to families who want their children to become lifelong readers. Long before the words make sense, Mousie, I will read to you The simplest story, about an acorn that drops to the ground. So begins this warm and poignant picture book that follows a mama m…

The armadillo from Amarillo

Sasparillo, an armadillo from Texas, leaves his home to find out where on Earth he is, and with the help of a golden eagle, he discovers where he lives--in a city, in a state, in a country, on a continent, on a planet, in the solar system, in the universe. Along the way, Sasparillo learns about geography, history, the environment, and animals native to Texas.

Spindle's picnic

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0861634802

Collation

26 pages : illustration ; 23 cm

Series Title

Tales of Oaktree Wood

Call Number

C

A home for Little Turtle

A little turtle feels uncomfortable with her big, ugly shell, envying the freedom of her friends, until a sympathetic snail points out the advantages of having a portable home and teaches her a lesson in self-acceptance.

Tomorrow, up and away!

When a headstrong squirrel figures out a way to make Turtle's wish to fly come true, Turtle soon realizes that he abhors flight and he gains a new appreciation for his earthbound existence.

Go to sleep, little groundhog

An active little groundhog refuses to go to sleep until finally the cricket tries something that works, in a tale with facts about groundhog behavior.

Ira Wordworthy : from the land of barely there

The badger proprietor of a country store, who fusses and fumes at the boys and girls that sit on his steps to read, changes his attitude entirely when young Rita Raccoon discovers his secret shortcoming and remedies it.

Nursery stories

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

0861630467

Collation

18 pages : illustration ; 31 cm

Series Title

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Call Number

C