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Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A perfect square that is perfectly happy is torn into pieces, punched with holes, crumpled, and otherwise changed but finds in each transformation that it can be something new, and just as happy.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
While learning the secret to a good life, a child says thank you for the natural world and for being loved, because a grateful heart is always happy.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A poor young boy in China yearns for wealth and power, until a magician gives him a magic pillow that brings dreams of what would happen if his wishes came true.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Miranda asks her godmother, a witch, to turn her into something other than a princess then, as a frog, Miranda discovers how much fun life--and love--can be. Includes puzzles and notes for adults.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tired of having only adults like his acidic taste, Mr. Caper makes caper-flavored lollipops that are sent throughout the world, but his plot has unexpected consequences and only Lollipop can save the day.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel are all unhappy, but when they decide to switch places for a day each discovers what she likes--and what she can change--about her own life.
10) Noodle
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
[48] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Noodle is granted a wish from the good dog fairy to be any size and shape desired, he decides to remain Noodle.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Bored with doing the same thing all the time, Number Three quits and sets out to see what else he might do then, after trying many other possibilities, finally finds the perfect job.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When life on the Tucker farm is disrupted by the arrival of a peacock, whose shrieking and strutting bring many welcome visitors, the hens complain that they are doing all of the work until the hound suggests a trade.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Starlight LaPoule, better known as Ethel-Fae Klucksworth, is very unhappy living on a poultry farm in Tennessee, but when her fairy godmother gives her the ability to make her wishes come true, the results are unexpected.
14) In
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Through minimal text and cut-paper illustrations, shows the many things a boy can enjoy while inside his house, then outside, then in again. Includes a list of the author's favorite owls.
15) Princess Pig
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"A tourist spots a fisherman napping in his boat and tells him what he could achieve if he spent more time fishing, but it's the tourist who ultimately learns something"--
17) Homer
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Homer the dog is content to watch from the porch as his family goes out to enjoy the day.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Mr. Aster, who likes routine, is happy to care for Little Green Girl when she arrives in his garden, but not interested in helping her see the world beyond its walls.
19) The retired kid
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2012, c2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Otto lives in a book in a house but when no one is looking he comes to life to read his favorite stories and practice his writing, until he is left behind and must set out in search of a new home.
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