Orem Library

William Wyatt Orser's life is turned upside down after his mother has a stroke, but the socially awkward, word-loving twelve-year-old finds glimmers of hope when he discovers friends who share his love of wordplay and books.

On the first night of Hanukkah, Old Bear wanders into Bubba Brayna's house and receives a delicious helping of potato latkes when she mistakes him for the rabbi. Includes a recipe for latkes. Uses the story of the white whale to teach twelve related words, each appearing alongside a photograph of needle-felted objects. On board pages.

On each spread of the brilliantly conceived picture book, the youngest readers will find a splash of first words -- from nouns and onomatopoeia to color words, adjectives, and more. As they explore bold, high-contrast art filled with surprising details, readers are welcome to make connections and name the discoveries they make for themselves!

Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, decides to make an homage to her little sister's pet goldfish as her project for the 100th Day of School.

Nancy Clancy must find the culprit when a prized possession goes missing at school.

Nancy writes a report for school about her great-grandfather, making things up so he seems less ordinary, but when she learns that Grandpa will be there to hear her read the report aloud she realizes she was dishonest.

Nancy is devastated, which is even worse than heart-broken, when her fancy Christmas tree topper breaks, threatening to ruin Christmas.

Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

Nancy's first book report is sure to be dazzling. After all, she is the second-best artist in her class. She is using beads, fringe, and a fancy border. And she is writing about Sacajawea, a true-life heroine. What could go wrong? Join Nancy as she learns that you can't judge a book report by its cover! With simple text and vibrant illustrations, this newest addition to the Fancy Nancy I Can Read series will delight readers young and old.

By dropping the first letter of a variety of words and adding a new letter, Mouse makes several rhyming words.