Sara O'Leary
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways - but the same in the one way that matters most of all.
One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates talk about what makes their families special. One is raised by a grandmother, and another has two dads. One has many stepsiblings, and another has a new baby...
Author
Lexile measure
AD 560L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young boy moves from the city, where there was always something to do and someone to do it with, to the country. His new home just isn't the same, but at least it's summertime -- flowers are blooming, baby birds are hatching, and caterpillars are transforming into butterflies. Percy tastes wild strawberries, climbs trees and tries to catch fish in the river with his bare hands. Even at night, the garden is full of life. When he gets home, Percy...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Being the new kid is hard, a child in the school playground tells us. I can think of better things to ask than if I'm a boy or a girl. Another child comes along and says she gets asked why she always has her nose in a book. Someone else gets asked where they come from. One after another, children share the questions they're tired of being asked again and again - as opposed to what they believe are the most important or interesting things about themselves....
5) Night Walk
Author
Language
English
Description
When a little girl can't sleep one night, her dad asks if she'd like to go for a walk. They tiptoe through the silent house and step out into the dark.
It's strange and exciting to be out so late. Walking down the street, the girl can see inside the lit-up windows of apartment buildings and houses where people's lives are unfolding. Kids are having a pillow fight in one house, while a family has gathered for a festive meal in another. She and her...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Sadie is a small girl with a big imagination. She likes to make and do and be lots of different things. Maybe you're a bit like her?"--Jacket.
"Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She has had adventures in wonderland and visited the world of fairytales. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that take her anywhere...
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"So much changes in the third year of life! This charming read-aloud-the final in the You Are series-touches on the remarkable milestones in a baby's third year, giving a whimsical and imaginative look at the many discoveries and achievements toddlers experience. From playing make-believe to their saying their ABCs to chatting up a storm, You Are Three takes the reader on a delightful journey of exploration."--
9) You are one
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"A baby's first year is full of memorable milestones. Learning to crawl, taking first steps, tasting new foods, and forming first words are all exciting achievements. You Are One looks back on each of these universal moments and more, inviting little ones and their parents to celebrate how much they have grown and discovered in just one year, from playing peekaboo to first teeth. Narrated in the second person, You Are One is a charming read-aloud...
10) This is Ruby
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Ruby is a little girl with a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm that's too big to contain! Ruby is always busy -- she loves to make things, watch things grow and figure out how things work, with her dog Teddy by her side. And Ruby has lots of ideas aboutwhat she wants to be: maybe an animal conservationist? Or an archaeologist? She's great at excavating (i.e. digging holes). Or maybe an inventor? She's already invented a book with smells instead of...
11) You are two
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
AD 380L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"A baby's second year is full of memorable milestones. Walking, running, understanding more words, speaking their names, and forming first memories are all exciting achievements. You Are Two picks up where You Are One left off and looks back on each of these moments and more, inviting little ones and their parents to celebrate how much they have grown and discovered. Narrated in the second person, You Are Two is a charming read-aloud that addresses...
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Celebrating the joy of storytelling and the love of books, this true story of the four motherless Brontë children shows how, through the power reading novels, poetry, history and fables, they grew up to become some of English literature’s finest writers.
Author
Publisher
Tundra
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Gemma has always lived in a very nice little house, always slept in the same room and always worn the same clothes. A doll in an old forgotten dollhouse, Gemma wonders if she will ever grow up, but her parents tell her she will always be their little girl. Until, one day, the dollhouse is opened by a GIANT, and Gemma's whole life changes. New things are introduced into the little house -- and Gemma finally has an opportunity to leave what's familiar...
Author
Publisher
Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Maud's weekends with her grandmother include matching nightgowns, breakfast for supper, old movies, special surprises, and dreams of becoming Grand-Maud herself, one day." --