Oh, Were They Ever Happy!
10 best books like Oh, Were They Ever Happy! (Peter Spier): The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, The Cricket in Times Square, Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, You Are Special, Butterfly Yellow, Faro's Daughter, The Masqueraders, Newt's Emerald, Weslandia, Curious George Visits the Library
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia
| Author | Candace Fleming |
| ISBN | 0375867821 |
Here is the tumultuous, heartrending, true story of the Romanovs—at once an intimate portrait of Russia's last royal family and a gripping account of its undoing. Using captivating photos and compelling first person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming (Amelia Lost; The Lincolns)...
The Cricket in Times Square
| Author | George Selden |
| ISBN | 0440228891 |
One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tires, hooting of horns, howling of brakes, and the babbling of voices--is interrupted by a sound that even Tucker Mouse, a jaded inhabitant of Times Square, has never heard before. Mario, the son of Mama...
| Author | Mac Barnett |
| ISBN | 0763662291 |
With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.
Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they dig a hole. And they keep digging. And they find . . . nothing....
| Author | Max Lucado |
| ISBN | 1859855423 |
Max was interested in helping children understand their value - not from the world's perspective, but from God's. Wemmicksville is a land created by Eli, the "God" figure of the story. He creates each Wemmick in Wemmicksville uniquely, each with its own look and personality. Each story and video is...
| Author | Thanhha Lai |
| ISBN | 0062229230 |
In the final days of the Việt Nam War, Hằng takes her little brother, Linh, to the airport, determined to find a way to safety in America. In a split second, Linh is ripped from her arms—and Hằng is left behind in the war-torn country.
Six years later, Hằng has made the brutal journey...
| Author | Georgette Heyer |
| ISBN | 0099465590 |
Skilled in the art of card playing, Deborah Grantham, a gambler's daughter, uses that skill as her sole means of support as mistress of her aunt's elegant and exclusive gaming club in 18th-century London. The beautiful young must find a way to restore herself and her aunt to respectability, preferably...
| Author | Georgette Heyer |
| ISBN | 0373836066 |
Prudence and Robin Tremaine, are children of the notorious and brilliant Viscount of Barham, find themselves on the wrong side of the Jacobite rebellion. The brothers have been dissemblers since they were children. And in this age of slippery politics, they need to be. Their infamous adventurer father...
| Author | Garth Nix |
| ISBN | 0062360043 |
On her eighteenth birthday, Lady Truthful, nicknamed “Newt,” will inherit her family’s treasure: the Newington Emerald. A dazzling heart-shaped gem, the Emerald also bestows its wearer with magical powers.
When the Emerald disappears one stormy night, Newt sets off to recover...
| Author | Paul Fleischman |
| ISBN | 0763610526 |
WESLANDIA honors the misfits—and the creators—among us.
Enter the witty, intriguing world of Weslandia! Now that school is over, Wesley needs a summer project. He’s learned that each civilization needs a staple food crop, so he decides to sow a garden and start his own - civilization,...
Curious George Visits the Library
| Author | Margret Rey |
| ISBN | 0618065687 |
"This is George. He is a good little monkey and always very curious." I love it when books that are in a children's series all start the same. I helps students with predictability. The rest of the story is pretty predictable also if you have read any other curious George books. I don't think any other animal...
| Author | Ruth Galloway |
| ISBN | 1589253779 |
Tiddler is a very fidgety fish. So much so, that when his mother has had
enough, she sends him out into the sea to swim, Watch out for the Big
Fish she warns. Tiddler flips and glides faster than a rocket. He comes
across several sea creatures before his curiosity gets the better of him
and...
| Author | Gladys M. Hunt |
| ISBN | 0310238463 |
Vibrates with encouragement for women who want to explore and enjoy the world of books Gladys Hunt, long-time advocate of reading and author of the cherished Honey for a Child's Heart, has written this new book for busy women who want a wider worldview and stimulus for intellectual and emotional growth....
| Author | Chris Gall |
| ISBN | 0316027774 |
The original, rip-roaring mash-up of dinosaurs and trucks that inspired the Netflix TV series!
Millions of years ago, DINOTRUX ruled the earth! These mighty part-truck, part-dino demolition dynamos rumbled, plowed and bulldozed their way through the centuries. In this toddler-friendly...
The troublemaking students of Ms. Jenkins' class arrive at school one day to discover a substitute creacher has come to put a stop to their monkey business! He regales them with mind-boggling stories about his former students who didn't follow the rules: Keith the glue-eater, Zach the daydreamer,...
| Author | Gerda Muller |
| ISBN | 0863151914 |
A board book with no text but beautifully observed illustrations looking in on the daily lives of young children enjoying outdoor activities and nature.
We love the seasons, playing and discovering outdoors and Gerda Muller's illustrations so this one is an all time favourite for us. Scenes...
Where Do They Go When It Rains?
| Author | Gerda Muller |
| ISBN | 0863157491 |
Stef takes the twins out for a walk to the seaside. On their way, they pass through fields full of flowers, grasshoppers, and bees. They stop at a farm, where they feed the hens, pigs, and ponies. But when they reach the sea, the clouds turn grey and it starts to rain. The twins love splashing about...
| Author | Georgette Heyer |
| ISBN | 0553084739 |
A fictionalized biography, fast-moving and minutely-wrought chronicle about William, Duke of Normandy who became King of England in 1066.
The day she gave birth to William, the beautiful Herleva dreamt that a tree sprang from her womb--a giant among trees, whose mighty branches overshadowed...
Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear!
| Author | Nancy White Carlstrom |
| ISBN | 0689807015 |
Are we there yet?
Are we there yet?
We're here, Jesse Bear!
We're here!
At his family reunion, Jesse Bear visits with aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins galore. Readers will love being introduced to this lively extended family, and they will celebrate with Jesse bear when he...
