Vera Brosgol
1) Be prepared
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with primitive plumbing, snobby tentmates, and boys-versus-girls competitions.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"The Little Guys might be small, but they aim to be mighty. As they head off to find breakfast, they can conquer anything through teamwork---cross deep waters, dig through obstacles, and climb the tallest trees. Nothing can stop them! But as they begin to amass more than they need, the creatures in the forest ponder---what happens when no one can stop the Little Guys?"--
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It's a good plan! Or it would've been, if he wasn't kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last shot at happiness lost in the deep blue sea, Jane must venture to the world underwater...
4) Anya's ghost
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Description
Anya, embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her body, has given up on fitting in at school but falling down a well and making friends with the ghost there just may be worse.
5) Memory jars
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Freda uses jars to save everything from a chocolate chip cookie to the full moon, just as her grandmother saves summer blueberries. Includes a recipe for blueberry jam.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.
7) ¡Prepárense!
Author
Publisher
Panamericana Editorial
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
Español
Description
Vera es una niña rusa que vive en Nueva York, en un ambiente un poco diferente al de su país. Un día conoce un campo de verano, como el que frecuentan sus amigas adineradas, y decide ir. Sin embargo, las cosas no serán como ella lo imagina, y aquellas dos semanas en el campo podrían ser las peores de toda su vida. ¡Prepárense! es una novela gráfica muy divertida que engancha al lector desde el comienzo. Las ilustraciones narran, de manera...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Young readers will have a hopping good time in this hilarious story about a witch who is having a hard time wrangling a bunch of frogs into her frog soup until she comes up with a surprising solution.
10) Bie fan wo!
Author
Publisher
Er shi yi shi ji chu ban she
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
中文（繁體）
Description
Grandmother wants so badly to be left alone to finish the knitting for her grandchildren that she leaves her tiny home and her big family to journey to the moon and beyond to find peace and quiet to finish her knitting.
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Divided into four sections, from baby through teen, and each illustrated by a different artist, this book offers something useful on every page, whether it’s how to develop rituals around reading or build a family library, or ways to engage a reluctant reader. A fifth section, “More Books to Love: By Theme and Reading Level,” is chockful of expert recommendations. Throughout, the authors debunk common myths, assuage parental fears, and deliver...