“sophie blackall”

This Children's Book-of-the-Month Club Selection and Junior Library Guild Selection stars an insufferable gang of boars that set a very bad example. Full color.Meet Wild Boars Or maybe you better not. After all, they are dirty and smelly, bad-tempered and rude. They might try to fool you, but don't... More

Humorous illustrations that pop with personality show Rosemary growing from a bewildered baby surrounded by too many hovering adults to a confident backyard ringmaster who proves that being an only child can be fun. Full color.Rosemary knows what it's like to be an only child: there are grownups eve... More

Clair-de-Lune lives with her grandmother in the tippy-top of a peculiar old building. Every day she practices ballet, just like her mother before her-- the famous ballerina who died when Clair-de-Lune was just a baby. Since that day, Clair-de-Lune hasn' t uttered a word.Then one day the girl who can... More

This enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage offers the story of a young Chinese princess who must leave her fathers home of many splendors to marry the king of a far-off land. Her clever plan to ensure her cherished home is with her always continues to live in legend. Full color.An ench... More

The boars from "Meet Wild Boars" are back, and this time they're hungry. Together, they come up with a rather imaginative recipe for a disgusting massive pudding. Full color.THE BOARS ARE BACK But watch out, because this time they're not only bossy, selfish, and stinky, they're hungry, too If you ... More

Meet Jumpy Jack, a very nervous snail who's afraid of monsters, and Googily, who "is "a--well, who is a very good friend, indeed. Wherever they go, Googily kindly checks high and low just to make sure there are no scary monsters about. But as every child knows, monsters come in many shapes and sizes... More

The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide quick Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. Vibrant characters and lots of humor make ... More

Now that Ivy and Bean are friends, they do gymnastics club together, sit together in Ms. Aruba-Tate's second grade, and tell each other their darkest secrets. And when Ivy discovers a ghost in the school bathroom, it will take both girls' courage and imagination to make it go away. Another entertain... More

Best friends Ivy and Bean are back and looking for adventure in the second installment of this engaging new series. This time they've made an amazing discovery a ghost in the school bathroom Ivy and Bean can see its cloudy form and its glowing eyes. They can hear its moaning voice. This is the best... More

World-record fever grips the second grade, and soon Ivy and Bean are trying to set their own record by becoming the youngest people to have ever discovered a dinosaur. But how hard is it to find one?... More