William Steig
2) Spinky sulks
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
William Steig's Spinky Sulks is a 1988 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year.
Spinky is convinced that his family hates him and goes off to sulk in his hammock. His brother and sister try to make amends. His mom even brings him a beautiful tray of food. But nothing can get Spinky to stop sulking-not even a circus passing by on his street! Will Spinky ever cheer up? Spinky Sulks is another...
3) Caleb & Kate
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
"When Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion." --
4) Shrek!
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
Yorick Bede has always considered his younger brother, Charles, a first-rate pain in the pants, and Charles thinks the same of Yorick. One day Yorick plays with his alchemist father's potions, and he accidentally shrinks himself to the size of a cockroach. Now suddenly Charles is the big brother. Though it's tempting to leave Yorick as a shrunken version of himself to teach him a lesson, Charles and the rest of the Bede family protect Yorick...
6) Wizzil
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A bored witch causes trouble when she decides to take revenge on an old man, but her mischief leads to a happy ending.
7) Amos & Boris
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
1971.
Language
English
Description
"Amos the mouse and Boris the whale have little in common except that they are both mammals and save each other's lives." --
9) Zeke Pippin
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
One day, as fate would have it, Zeke Pippin moseys outside, finds a harmonica in the street, and is soon regaling his family with the prelude to La Traviata. But when his mother, father, sister, and brother promptly fall asleep, Zeke wonders how he can "go on living with such nincompoops" -- and runs away from home. After several other would-be music lovers pass out when he starts to play, Zeke concludes that his harmonica has magical powers, and...
13) C D B !
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.
19) Potch & Polly
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Lively Potch pursues the girl of his dreams, the darling Polly Pumpernickel.