Earle married his beloved wife Josephine who happened to be quite accident-prone…especially in the kitchen. Whether it was slicing onions, grating cheese, or lifting hot pots off the stove, Josephine was constantly grabbing towels to stop the bleeding. But you can’t cook with a towel wrapped around your hand! Leave it to her husband to…
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The Word Collector by Peter H. Reynolds
It’s always been my thought that it’s nice for people to collect things. And while we see that some people collect coins, and some collect stamps or art, little Jerome collected words. All kinds of words. Words that he read, words that he saw. And as Jerome built quite a mighty collection of words, what…
Noodleheads See the Future by Tedd Arnold
When you ask someone to give you a hand, you don’t mean for them to cut their hand off and give it you, right? What about when someone tells you to listen up? Does that mean that you tilt your head so that your ear is listening to the sky? No, these are just sayings…
Famous Fails! Mighty Mistakes, Mega Mishaps & How a Mess can Lead to Success by Crispin Boyer
A book filled with quirky failures and famous flops, this one takes on peculiar tragedies and hilarious calamities in areas like science, technology, food, entertainment and more. Do you know where the world’s tallest empty building is? And just why is this building mysteriously removed from some photographs? Don’t you want to know about smelly movies, mysterious islands, chocolate French…
Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths by Annable Graham
Peter and Ernesto are sloths that love looking at the sky from the top of their tree. Peter thinks there is nothing better than their tree and sky, but Ernesto wants to see more sky from all over the world. He decides to leave the tree and see the sky from the ocean, desert, forest,…
Princess Pulverizer: Grilled Cheese and Dragons by Nancy Krulik
Princess Serena isn’t afraid of anything or anyone. She is the bravest girl in all of Empiria (and possible the world). She swings from the rafters, smashes into tables, and accidentally breaks things. Since she is neither calm nor peaceful, Serena decides she needs a different name. The princess decides she should be called Princess…
The House of a Million Pets by Ann Hodgman
Did your mom ever tell you that you couldn't have a pet? For me, it was a puppy. No matter how many times I asked, the answer was always no. Author Ann Hodgman decided that when she grew up, she would have as many pets as she wanted. She would be the kind of mom…
If My Moon Was Your Sun by Andreas Steinhöfel
This book is about a kidnapping, but not the kind you might be imagining. You see, Max's grandfather lives in a nursing home for people who have "lost their marbles," as grandfather says. Grandfather hasn't lost all his marbles, but he forgets things and people sometimes (we know this is dementia, but Max doesn't). That's…
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Nick Allen has mastered the art of making school a more entertaining place to be, whether that involves transforming his classroom into a tropical island, or making sure there is no homework assigned by asking his trademarked, thought-provoking, time-wasting questions. When asking one of these questions in Mrs. Granger’s 5th grade language arts class, he finds…
Absolutely Alfie and the Furry Purry Secret by Sally Warner
Absolutely Alfie and the Furry Purry Secret by Sally Warner is the first book about Alfie, who is the younger sister to EllRay Jakes, which is another series for young chapter book readers. Alfie is a little nervous about starting 2nd grade, and not looking forward to her forced playdates with a neighbor girl, Hanni,…
