David Small
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Formats
Description
This new version of the Caldecott-winning classic by illustrator David Small and author Judith St. George is updated with current facts and new illustrations to include our forty-fourth president, Barack H. Obama. Hilariously illustrated by Small, this celebration by St. George shows us the foibles, quirks and humanity of forty-four men who have risen to one of the most powerful positions in the world.
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles dreams of life outside the small town of Burr Oak, Michigan, but when she stumbles on the opportunity to learn ostrich-riding with the infamous Madame Marantette her obligations to her family on the farm threaten to derail her dreams of a bigger life. Includes photographs and information on Madame Marantette.
7) Bloom
Author
Language
English
Description
When the glass kingdom begins cracking, the king and queen fail in their quest to get help from the fairy Bloom, who can work great magic but was banished because of her muddy boots and messiness, so they send Genevieve, an ordinary girl who will do what it takes to save the day.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Long celebrated as a modern master of graphic literature, David Small has elicited in his work comparisons to Stan Lee and even Alfred Hitchcock. His internationally acclaimed graphic memoir, Stitches, told the story of a childhood in disarray. Werewolf at Dusk, appearing nearly fifteen years later, turned its attention to the twilight of life and to aging, gracefully or otherwise. Eerily striking and mesmerizing, the three stories in this collection...
11) The journey
Author
Language
English
Description
A young Amish girl tells her "silent friend, " her diary, about all the wonderous experiences she has on her first trip to a city, Chicago.
14) Glamourpuss
Author
Language
English
Description
Glamourpuss loves being the center of attention. So when an unwelcome guest (a dog, no less!) steals the spotlight with some tasteless bow-wowing and undignified tail-wagging, Glamourpuss worries that she's going to fall out of fashion. Is there room for only one superstar in this mansion? When Glamourpuss makes her most majestic move to find out, the result is pure purrfection.
15) The library
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Elizabeth Brown loves to read more than anything else, but when her collection of books grows and grows, she must make a change in her life.
17) That Book Woman
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930s gets books to read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman"--a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountains, lending books to the isolated residents.
19) The quiet place
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A little girl moves to the United States from Mexico with her family and writes letters to her aunt in Mexico about her new life.
20) Paper John
Author
Language
English
Description
A good-hearted fellow who lives by the sea in a paper house and makes paper boats for the village children comes up against the devil in a life or death situation which can be salvaged only by his skill with paper folding.