Quentin Blake
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
To bitter, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, Christmas is just another day. But all that changes when the ghost of his long-dead business partner appears, warning Scrooge to change his ways before it's too late. Part of the Focus on the Family Great Stories collection, this edition features an in-depth introduction and discussion questions by Joe Wheeler to provide greater understanding for today's reader. "A Christmas Carol" captures the heart of the holidays...
24) Wizzil
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A bored witch causes trouble when she decides to take revenge on an old man, but her mischief leads to a happy ending.
26) Esio trot
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Shy Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love by teaching her a spell to make her tortoise grow bigger.
30) Ace Dragon Ltd
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
John goes for a ride in the sky on Ace Dragon's back and finds him not so limited after all.
31) Matilda
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Follows the story of an exceptional little girl whose lazy parents dismiss her as a nuisance and who discovers in the wake of a cruel headmistress's bullying that she has a remarkable power with which to avenge herself.
Author
Publisher
Pavilion Children's Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A collection of folktales of adventure, mystery, and magic includes the stories of a boy who discovers a belt that imparts amazing strength, a frog who is really a princess in disguise, and a prince who flies on a magic carpet.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In this humorous walk through te Louvre in Paris, you'll meet the subjects of 30 iconic artworks whose stories are equally as intriguing as the Mona Lisa's. From the Venus de Milo and Egypt's Great Sphinx to Vermeer's Lacemaker, they all have something to say.
39) Meet the family
Author
Publisher
Andersen Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Come and meet the family. There's magicians Uncle Marvello and Auntie Shazam, Aunt Lorna's athletic daughters, Uncle Ignatius, a master of disguise, not to mention Belinda and Hattie; each one has an extraordinary talent. You've never met as eccentric a family as this one!