Like Bug Juice on a Burger
10 best books like Like Bug Juice on a Burger (Julie Sternberg): Clementine and the Spring Trip, Gone Fishing: A Novel in Verse, Ling & Ting Share a Birthday, Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard, The Show Must Go On!, Kelsey Green, Reading Queen, Bowling Alley Bandit, Violet Mackerel's Brilliant Plot, Penny and Her Marble, Lulu Walks the Dogs
Clementine and the Spring Trip
| Author | Sara Pennypacker |
| ISBN | 1423123573 |
For Clementine, spring is a really big deal. It's the time for seeing her apple tree start to grow, for watching her friend Margaret go crazy with spring cleaning, and for going on the school trip to Plimoth Plantation. Clementine is ready for Ye Olden Times, but she isn't so sure about surviving lunch...
| Author | Tamera Will Wissinger |
| ISBN | 0547820119 |
Using a wide variety of poetic forms – quatrains, ballads, iambic meter, rhyming lists, concrete poetry, tercets and free verse –this debut author tells the story of a nine-year-old boy’s day of fishing. Sibling rivalry, the bond between father and son, the excitement – and difficulty --...
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0316184055 |
This new book about identical twins Ling and Ting is a companion to 2010’s Geisel Award winning Ling and Ting Not Exactly the Same. The first book saw the girls having haircuts, cooking dumplings, and practicing with chopsticks, but this second one focuses on all the usual activities associated with...
| Author | Annette LeBlanc Cate |
| ISBN | 0763645613 |
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.
This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look...
| Author | Kate Klise |
| ISBN | 1616202440 |
The Show Must Go On by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise – Fantasy, 3rd grade and up – Release date: September 10th. I was so excited to receive permission to read a new book by this fabulous team. It is so special. I loved finding connections visually between their series 43 Old Cemetery Road and this lovely...
| Author | Claudia Mills |
| ISBN | 0374374880 |
Kelsey Kline is the best reader in the third grade--well, maybe tied for best with know-it-all Simon Ellis. When the principal Mr. Boone announces a school-wide reading contest, complete with a pizza party for the winning class and a special certificate for the top readers in each grade, she...
| Author | Laurie Keller |
| ISBN | 0805090762 |
As Mr. Bing's new pet "doughnut dog," Arnie couldn't be happier. When Mr. Bing joins a bowling league, Arnie gets to go along to practices and competitions. But then Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls. Someone or something is behind the madness. Arnie, together with his team of goofball friends,...
| Author | Anna Branford |
| ISBN | 1921529172 |
This is a delightful short story for junior readers. Violet Mackerel is a lovable little girl whose determination to get what she wants through her own initiative is inspirational. What she wants is a simple little china bird from the local craft stall where mum goes to sell her knitting each weekend....
| Author | Kevin Henkes |
| ISBN | 0062082035 |
In the third easy-to-read book about Penny the mouse, written by Caldecott Medalist and bestselling author Kevin Henkes, Penny finds a beautiful marble on her neighbor's lawn and must decide whether or not to keep it. With age-appropriate vocabulary, compelling characters, and a memorable storyline,...
| Author | Judith Viorst |
| ISBN | 1442435798 |
This is the second collaboration between Judith Viorst and Lane Smith featuring a little girl named Lulu.
Have I mentioned that I love Judith Viorst's books? I've read several of her children's books with our girls and I've read all of her books about the decades of a woman's life. She is such...
| Author | Kate DiCamillo |
| ISBN | 0763634972 |
All righty, then! Celebrate the tall and short of a marvelous friendship with a new Bink and Gollie adventure.
Gollie is quite sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive her friend’s queenly airs — especially if pancakes are not part of the deal? Bink wonders what it would...
| Author | Eileen Spinelli |
| ISBN | 0803731221 |
Diana loves where she lives. She loves the astronomy charts on her walls and the fact that she can wave to her best friend, Rose, from her very own window. And best of all, a wren has recently made its home right by her front door! When her family is forced to move, Diana wonders if she'll ever find that same...
| Author | Hilary McKay |
| ISBN | 1407117920 |
This review also appears on my blog, Read-at-Home Mom.
Lulu and the Dog from the Sea is Hilary McKay’s second adventure about a young animal lover whose compassion for animals in need often leads her into trouble. Set during the summer, this story takes place at the beach, where Lulu and her...
| Author | Jennifer L. Holm |
| ISBN | 0375970967 |
Grab your board! The powder's fresh and Babymouse is hitting the slopes in the 17th installment of the popular, award-winning graphic novel series by Matthew Holm and three-time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer L. Holm! (Uh, snowboarding, Babymouse? Is that really a good idea? You don't exactly have...
| Author | Beth Ain |
| ISBN | 0545443520 |
Lights! Camera! Action! A hilarious chapter book debut from a fabulous new talent!
Things to Know About Me
by Jules Bloom
1. I am a scrambled-eggs-and-chocolate-milk type person.
2. I have an audition for a TV commercial (which would be great if I were a tall-icy-drink type...
| Author | James Preller |
| ISBN | 1250018862 |
This is a quick, just spooky enough read aimed for young readers. Author James Preller's take on the classic scary story `Bloody Mary' is nicely balanced. When I first looked at this book in the store for my nephew, I thought it was a collection of stories, but it's a very short novel. It will probably take...
| Author | Kate Messner |
| ISBN | 0545142458 |
A funny, accessible chapter-book series about an irrepressible third grader.
Marty McGuire's third-grade class has a special assignment: Save the Earth! Even more exciting, the best project wins a special award. Marty's pretty sure her classmates' ideas won't stand a chance against her...
| Author | Cece Bell |
| ISBN | 0763654752 |
Rabbit’s carefully planned visit with Robot doesn’t work out exactly as he imagined in this offbeat tale about two comically mismatched friends.
Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the night! Rabbit has left nothing to chance and has drawn up a list of all the things they...
| Author | Salina Yoon |
| ISBN | 0802733964 |
Penguin's tired of the snow and cold--so he decides to go on vacation! But where should he go? And what new friends will he meet along the way?
Seasoned illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations bring this favorite character to life, ensuring that readers will...
| Author | Marilyn Singer |
| ISBN | 0803737696 |
Once upon a time, Mirror Mirror, a brilliant book of fairy tale themed reversos - a poetic form in which the poem is presented forward and then backward – became a smashing success. Now a second book is here with more witty double takes on well-loved fairy tales such as Thumbelina and The Little Mermaid.
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Pug and Other Animal Poems
| Author | Valerie Worth |
| ISBN | 0374350248 |
In the follow-up to the well-received Animal Poems, Pug: And Other Animal Poems examines a wide range of animal behavior, from the fleetingness of a fly sipping spilled milk to the constant steely presence of a powerful bull; the greedy meal of a street rat to a cat's quiet gift of a dead mouse on...
| Author | David A. Adler |
| ISBN | 1402287216 |
Danny Cohen's new friend is 100% weird.
New to Danny's fourth grade class, Calvin Waffle has a knack for following his classmates around to collect data for his science experiments. He carries jelly beans everywhere, and claims his father is a spy. Danny isn't quite sure just what to make of...
