Maurice Sendak
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Fifty years after Where the Wild Things Are was published comes the last book Maurice Sendak completed before his death in May 2012, My Brother's Book. With influences from Shakespeare and William Blake, Sendak pays homage to his late brother, Jack, whom he credited for his passion for writing and drawing. Pairing Sendak's poignant poetry with his exquisite and dramatic artwork, this book redefines what mature readers expect from Maurice Sendak while...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
This enchanting picture book introduces the beloved author to a new generation of readers, encouraging them to count from one to ten and back again as they watch the magic unfold before their very eyes.
Author
Series
Little Bear volume 5
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Bear's thank-you kiss from grandmother gets passed on to him by many animals and greatly aids the skunks' romance.
8) Little Bear
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c1985
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperTropy
Pub. Date
1987, c1959
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
240L
Language
English
Description
Little Bear's father is finally returning from his long fishing trip. Although he doesn't bring the mermaid Little Bear was hoping for, it is still a wonderful homecoming.
Author
Series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle volume 3
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1992], c1954
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is back with special cures for the not truthful, the pet forgetter, the fraidy-cat, the destructive child, and the child who continually says, "I can't find it."
14) Swine lake
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A hungry wolf attends a performance of Swine Lake, performed by the Boarshoi Ballet, intending to eat the performers, but he is so entranced by the story unfolding on the stage that he forgets about his meal.
15) The wild things
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
During a fight at home, young Max flees and runs away into the woods. He finds a boat there, jumps in, and ends up on the open sea, destination unknown. He lands on the island of the Wild Things, and soon he becomes their king. But things get complicated when Max realizes that the Wild Things want as much from him as he wants from them. Based loosely on the storybook by Maurice Sendak and the screenplay co-written with Spike Jonze.
Publisher
Distributed by Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When Max is sent to bed without supper, he sails off to a world inhabited by weird creatures. Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. Alligators dance and sing through the alphabet. Counting forwards and backwards has never been so much fun. Pierre doesn't care about anything until he meets a hungry lion. Chicken soup with rice can be enjoyed all year long while learning the months.
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
One man's wild, lifelong adventure of testing society's boundaries through his subversive art combines traditional documentary storytelling with original animation culled from seven decades worth of art from the renegade children's book author and illustrator. Using a palette of 20th century events to paint an artist's epic yet controversial life story, the film offers a retrospective of Ungerer's life and art.
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Get ready to roll through the alphabet with a jaunty cast of busy little peas. Featuring a range of zippy characters from Acrobat Peas to Zoologist Peas, LMNOPeas, Alligators All Around, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and Reading to Your Bunny.