Jules Feiffer
1) Smart George
Author
Publisher
HarperColilns Publisher
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"When George's mother asks her pup to add one plus one, two plus two, and three plus three, George would rather eat, go for a walk, and take a nap. But soon George finds himself in a colorful dream about...numbers! Can George count his way out? Featuring laugh-out-loud humor and expressive and bold illustrations from acclaimed author-illustrator and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer, this imaginative follow-up to Bark, George is the...
Author
Publisher
Michael di Capua Books, HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Curly and Pearlie, brother and sister, find themselves transported to The Lost Dimension. Soon they are joined by big sister Shirley and their very special Mommy. Marvelous adventures await the whole family in that weird dimension. Come along and see for yourself!"--Page 4 of cover.
3) Bark, George
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
1999.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 350L
Language
English
Description
""Bark, George,"" says George's mother, and George goes: ""Meow,"" which definitely isn't right, because George is a dog.
And so is his mother, who repeats, ""Bark, George."" And George goes, ""Quack, quack.""
What's going on with George? Find out in this hilarious new picture book from Jules Feiffer.
2000 ALA Notable Children's Book, 2000 Notable Children's Books(ALA), and 2000 Charlotte Zolotow Award Honor Book
2001 Buckeye Children's Book Award,...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Our story opens in Bay City in 1931 in the midst of the Great Depression. Big Sam sees himself as a righteous, truth-seeking patriot, defending the American way, as his Irish immigrant father would have wanted, against a rising tide of left-wing unionism, strikes, and disruption that plague his home town. At the same time he makes monthly, secret overnight trips on behalf of Cousin Joseph, a mysterious man on the phone he has never laid eyes on, to...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Description
This is the 35th anniversary edition of Juster's ingenious fantasty that introduces young readers to Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey. Joining forces with the watchdog Tock, he meets the Mathemagician, the not-so-wicked "which", and Faintly Macabre, who tells Milo of his "impossible" mission to return two princesses...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
When a bored Princess Patricia Priscilla makes her chambermaid switch identities with her so she can attend the village school, her attitude changes and she plans a new way to celebrate her sixteenth birthday.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 460L
Language
English
Description
Sadie and her father have been planning a trip to the zoo for a long time but something always gets in the way, so when they finally start out and her father sees some raindrops, Sadie insists there is no rain on her side of the car.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Description
Envious of the other dogs that have tails, Henry goes in search of a tail of his own, but in the end he decides he is happy the way he is.
10) The odious ogre
Author
Publisher
Michael Di Capua Books/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 880L
Language
English
Description
An ogre terrorizes villages until he meets a friendly villager.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Answering questions about his eye-patch slows Jacob and his family down as he anxiously tries to get to the store to buy a special globe, but soon he is reminded that even he is curious when he see someone who is different. Includes facts about eye conditions and handling strangers' curiosity.
12) Popeye
Author
Language
English
Description
Based on the long-running comic strip created by E.C. Segar (and less on the animated cartoons created by Max Fleischer, which were decidedly different in tone and approach), Popeye follows the sailor man with the mighty arms (played by Robin Williams in his first major film role) as he arrives in the seaside community of Sweethaven in search of his long-lost father. Popeye meets and quickly falls for the slender Olive Oyl (Shelley Duvall, in the...