Helen Cooper
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"One morning, Ben finds an envelope containing a very special invitation to come and see the Gee Museum -- a dusty old place under threat of closure. However, once inside he discovers all sorts of incredible things like talking owls, dancing bees, magical bottles, witches, and of course, a hippo at the end of the hall. But most importantly he discovers a connection to his father and the family he never even knew he had. And now he has something important...
3) Pumpkin soup
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup, and they almost lose the Duck's friendship when he decides to leave them." --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From her downstairs apartment in suburban London, Emma has often overheard the everyday life of the seemingly perfect family upstairs--Steph, Paul and teenage daughter Freya--but has never got to know them. Until one day, she hears something that seizes her attention: Freya has vanished and the police are questioning Steph and Paul about their life. Do either of you have any enemies? Anyone who might want to harm or threaten you? The effects of Freya's...
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Lucy and her husband, Adam, have been best friends with another couple, Cora and Scott, for years. The four are practically family at this point--they vacation together, co-own a beach cottage, and their young children are inseparable. So Lucy is devastated when, while looking at a colleague's photos of a trip to the Maldives, she spots a picture of Scott, apparently on a luxurious holiday with another woman. Lucy is determined to protect her best...
8) Villette
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Lucy Snowe, in flight from an unhappy past, leaves England and finds work as a teacher in Madame Beck's school in 'Villette'. Strongly drawn to the fiery autocratic schoolmaster Monsieur Paul Emanuel, Lucy is compelled by Madame Beck's jealous interference to assert her right to love and to be loved." "Based in part on Charlotte Bronte's experience in Brussels ten years earlier, Villette (1853) is coloured by her sadness and isolation after the deaths...
10) Dog biscuit
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
A little girl eats a dog biscuit by mistake and worries about the consequences. Includes recipe for "human-being treats."
14) The House Cat
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
A house cat struggles to return to his home after one of the families in the house take him away.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Staus Giroux
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
While making pumpkin soup, three friends discover they have no salt and go to the city to buy some, but while Cat and Squirrel head straight to the salt store, Duck pauses at a pepper shop, then fears he will never see his friends again.
16) Tatty-Ratty
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
When Molly's stuffed rabbit gets lost, she and her parents imagine all the adventures it is having before returning home.
17) Toy tales
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straux Giroux
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Even after they each have a mishap, a young boy still loves his special teddy bear, stuffed frog, wooden duck, and piggy bank.
18) Sopa de calabaza
Author
Publisher
Editorial Juventud
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
Español
Description
Gato and Ardilla come to blows with Pato in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their sopa de calabaza, and they almost lose Pato's friendship when he decides to leave them.
