Catherine Stock
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A child makes valentines for her family and then adds a special name to her list. On Valentine's Day she receives a secret valentine in return.
Author
Publisher
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Summer transforms a quiet island as visitors arrive for swimming, playing on the beach, card games, soccer, hide-and-seek, and dancing in the evening.
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Tommy is reluctant to dress up and go out on Halloween until his mother convinces him that there are no real monsters, ghosts, or witches.
7) Gugu's house
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Kukamba loves helping her grandmother decorate her mud home in a dusty Zimbabwe village, but when the annual rains partially destroy all her art work, Kukamba learns to see the goodness of the rains.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Monsieur Monmouton and his dog Cabot fly from France to New York City in pursuit of his farm animals, who are taking a vacation to see such sights as Blooming Dells and MOOMA.
12) Easter surprise
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A brother and sister spend Easter with their mother in a little cabin on the lake.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Having baked six dozen Christmas cookies for themselves and been given many more by the neighbors, Gus and Grandpa find a rewarding solution to disposing of their extra holiday treats.
Author
Publisher
Tricycle Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
When Papa's pants--worn thin from dancing on his visit to France--split as he sits down to picnic with the king, the embarrassing moment provides both cooling and comic relief for the guests, prompting them to take off their hot clothes and dance.
16) Gus and Grandpa
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Gus and Grandpa have a loving, warm relationship.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Gus waves at the train near his grandfather's house, sets up a toy train, and eventually gets to ride on the train with his grandfather.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the time she wakes at 8 a.m. until the curtain rises at 8 p.m., a prima ballerina's day is busy, busy, busy with classes, rehearsals and fittings, as well as meals and friendship"--
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1912, airplanes looked like bicycles with wings. Only men flew these scary new machines. When a spirited young woman named Harriet Quimby decided to learn to fly, everyone said it would be too dangerous. But Harriet tried it anyway! She was the first woman in the United States to earn her pilot's license. Soon the whole country was just wild about her! Harriet loved the attention and designed a purple flight suit to stand out even more. Before...
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[2002]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Second-grader Gus wants a store-bought Halloween costume to wear to school, but because he knows his parents do not believe in buying costumes, he turns to his grandfather for help.