Matthew Cordell
Author
Series
Cornbread and Poppy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"Cornbread LOVES planning. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES preparing. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS ready for winter. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Poppy is left without any food for the long winter, Cornbread volunteers to help her out. Their search leads them up, up, up Holler Mountain, where these mice might find a new friend...and an old one."--
Author
Series
Cornbread and Poppy volume 3
Language
English
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Description
"Best friends Cornbread and Poppy visit the Moonville Museum for a special celebration"--
"Cornbread LOVES being inside. Poppy does not. Cornbread ADORES research. Poppy does not. Cornbread IS excited for the Moonville Museum. Poppy...is not. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when Cornbread is invited to attend the Founders Gala to see the unveiling of a surprise new exhibit, Poppy agrees to be his guest. Their afternoon is full...
3) Explorers
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a family goes to a local museum, a boy notices a homeless man sitting outside, making brightly colored origami birds. He convinces his dad to buy a bird the man makes just for him. Once inside the museum, his little sister takes the bird and launches it into the air. Is it lost? Soon another boy helps him look, and the paper bird brings two families--and two new friends--together" --
4) King Alice
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young girl wakes her father by informing him that she is King Alice, then draws him and other family members into her imaginative activities, from writing a book to a sleepover with fairies
5) Bear Island
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Louise and her family are sad over the loss of their beloved dog, Charlie. "Life will not be the same," Louise says, as she visits a little island that Charlie loved. But on a visit to the island after Charlie's death, something strange happens: She meets a bear. At first, she's afraid, but soon she realizes that the bear is sad, too. As Louise visits more often, she realizes that getting over loss takes time. And just when she starts to feel better,...
Author
Series
Cornbread and Poppy volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Best friends Cornbread and Poppy race in a competitive cycling championship
Author
Series
Cornbread and Poppy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Best friends Cornbread and Poppy spend a day at the Carnival playing games, eating snacks, and riding the Ferris wheel
"Poppy LOVES scary movies. Cornbread does not. Poppy ADORES runny cheese. Cornbread does not. Poppy can't WAIT to try a roller coaster. Cornbread...can. But Cornbread and Poppy are the best of friends, so when the Carnival rolls into town, Cornbread agrees to check it out. Their day promises to include fun games, yummy snacks, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Life for Davy was glorious as long as he had his mother and father to himself. But then he got a brother, Petey. When Davy sang, Petey cried. When Davy created a masterpiece, Petey spat up on it.
And then he got another brother, Mike! And another, Stu! And another, Gil! Until he had TWELVE LITTLE BROTHERS! And that was only the beginning!
9) Trouble gum
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Playing indoors with his little brother on a rainy day, a rambunctious young pig causes a ruckus and then breaks his mother's three chewing gum rules
10) Dream
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"Follows a gorilla family as they imagine their baby's future
11) Wolf in the snow
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
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Description
When a wolf cub and little girl are lost in a snowstorm they must find their way home
12) Hope
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Two lions celebrate their grandchild and express all the ways this new life has expanded their world, and the hope they hold for his future"--
13) Hello! hello!
Author
Publisher
Disney/Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A child seeks a way to communicate with parents and a brother who are busy with their electronic devices
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"How was Mister Rogers' Neighborhood created, and who was the man that started it all? This moving and informative picture book explores the history of this acclaimed television show and its inspiring creator in an accessible way for children. Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was groundbreaking in its own quiet, generous way. It introduced art, professions, food and even highlighted difficult subjects, like losing a loved one and divorce. This information...
Author
Series
Eleanor Kane books volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the days go on, nine-year-old Eleanor realizes that maybe being at summer camp isn't so bad after all, and is full of special surprises"--
Author
Series
Gone fishing volume 1
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms
Author
Series
Eleanor Kane books volume 1
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When nine-year-old Eleanor's beloved babysitter Bibi moves away to care for her ailing father, Eleanor must spend the summer adjusting to a new babysitter while mourning the loss of her old one
Author
Series
Eleanor Kane books volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
A new girl at school throws nine-year-old Eleanor's relationship with her best friend Pearl into disarray
20) Leeva at last
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
What are people for? That's the burning question on the mind of Leeva Spayce Thornblossom. Fame! says Leeva's mom, the mayor of Nutsmore. Money! says her dad, the town treasurer. With the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town's librarians, Leeva sets off to discover her own answer--setting off a chain of events that will change Nutsmore forever