Synopsis: Christmas-themed storybook with lively text and beautiful illustrations When Pip the polar bear is woken up in the middle of winter by a strange jingling sound, he sets off into the snow to find out what it is. When Pip finds Santa s grotto, he learns that the sleigh is one reindeer short and Christmas will be canceled unless they can replace her! Find out what happens in this charming and delightful story about a shy, little polar bear, who…

Synopsis: It’s Christmas Eve and all the mice Are full of festive cheer. So come and help them celebrate Their favorite time of year! Join the silly little mice as they play among the ice, snow and mistletoe in this festive pop-up book that toddlers will adore. Ages 3+

Synopsis: One morning, Gruff the Grump meets a little rabbit clinging to a branch, clutching a fallen star. The little rabbit is trying to rescue all the stars she keeps finding, and needs a big, kind friend like Gruff to help. Gruff certainly doesn't want a friend but the rabbit is rather determined.

Synopsis: Maisey and her friends delight in another pirate adventure. But something scary is lurking about the ship. What could it be?

Synopsis: Everybody has a Mammoth, right? All that needs to be done, is to wake the Mammoth up and have some fun! Nothing, possibly, could go wrong. Could it?!

Synopsis: When Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree, he tries to knock it down with increasingly larger and more outrageous things.

Synopsis: Once there was a boy, and that boy loved stars very much. So much so that he decided to catch one of his very own. But how? Waiting for them to grow tired from being up in the sky all night doesn't work. Climbing to the top of the tallest tree? No, not tall enough. The boy has a rocket ship . . . but it is made of paper and doesn't fly well at all. Finally, just when the boy is ready to give up, he learns that sometimes things aren't where, or…

Synopsis: Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren LongAll across this great big world, jobs are getting doneby many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE.Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening…

Synopsis: "The evil Empire has built the deadly Death Star-can you help the Rebel Alliance to stop the Empire's sinister plans? Hop on a speeder bike, meet Jango Fett, fight alongside Yoda, and follow Luke Skywalker into battle. Will Luke become the great Jedi warrior he dreams to be? Will the colon troopers fall into Emperor Palpatine's evil grip?"--Page 4 of cover.

Synopsis: After the events of Hotel Bruce, our favorite curmudgeonly bear shares his home with not only his four geese, but three rowdy mice besides! Fed up with their shenanigans, Bruce sets off to find a rodent-free household. But as usual, nothing goes quite according to plan. . . A hilarious sequel for fans of the previous Bruce books, as well as a standalone discovery for new readers, Bruce's next reluctant adventure is sure to keep kids giggling.

Synopsis: Mom . . . there's an elephant in the living room. It's moving day--and look who slipped in the door: an elephant! But when a little girl tries to tell her family about their unusual guest, the distracted grown-ups just say, "Ella WHO?" Even as children giggle at the girl's adventures with the smallish pachyderm, and at the fun, recurring refrain, they'll relate to the poignant theme about making--and sometimes letting go of--new friends.

Synopsis: The Lawsons are one very unusual family. Eight-year-old Louis drives the family car all over town. His sister, eleven-year-old Mary Elizabeth, finds out that she's lived her whole life under an assumed name. And everyone's talking about the new baby -- but no one seems to know who the mother is! With the Lawsons around, there's never a dull moment.

Synopsis: The strangest things seem to happen to the Hall family--like the time Eddy and Eleanor had an adventure and found an enchanted diamond, or the summer their cousin Georgie flew with geese. Now their adventure is with time itself. It starts when Eddy receives an unusually large packing crate from his mysterious uncle, Prince Krishna, containing an old-fashioned bicycle, complete with a wicker basket--the kind of bike no self-respecting boy like…

Synopsis: "Two men want to get rich in a hurry. They kidnap the son of a rich man and write a ransom note. Then they wait for the money." - p. [4] of cover.

Synopsis: A Greek myth retold by Carole Gerber and illustrated by Pat Lucas-Morris

Synopsis: Ravenscourt Books: Reading goals, Book 2: Start with four friends from New Jersey. Add a shopping cart, a clock, and the motor of an old record player. Mix in some humor and a famous inventor. What do you have - a formula for trouble or for time travel?

Synopsis: Laura Ingalls Wilder grew up during the pioneer days of America. To the delight of millions of readers, she spent her adulthood recounting her girlhood memories. The story behind the creator of the beloved Little House books "provides dimension and insight."--Booklist.