Signal
10 best books like Signal (Cynthia C. DeFelice): Clementine and the Spring Trip, The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets: True-Life Stories to Read Aloud, Ballet Cat The Totally Secret Secret, Kelsey Green, Reading Queen, Penny and Her Marble, I'm a Frog!, Bink & Gollie: Best Friends Forever, Kaleidoscope Eyes, Reel Life Starring Us, Odd Duck
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 | Jean Craighead George |
| ISBN | 0064462013 |
From bestselling nature writer and Newbery Medal winner Jean Craighead George comes an autobiographical story about how wild it can be living in a house full of animal fans.
Imagine living with a skunk in your closet, a bat in your refrigerator, and a tarantula in your purse!
In this...
| Author | Bob Shea |
| ISBN | 1484713788 |
Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play today. Nothing that Sparkles suggests--making crafts, playing checkers, and selling lemonade--goes well with the leaping, spinning, and twirling that Ballet Cat likes to do. When Sparkles's leaps, spins, and twirls seem halfhearted,...
| 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 | 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 | Mo Willems |
| ISBN | 1423183053 |
Neo took us on a little adventure, alongside Gerald and Piggie, into the life of imagination. When Piggie declares that she is a frog, Gerald is both baffled and a little annoyed. No matter how loudly Piggie ‘ribbits’, Gerald will not accept that his friend is a frog. However, Piggie explains the...
| 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 | Jen Bryant |
| ISBN | 0375840486 |
Will Lyza's 1968 summer mystery lead to . . . pirate treasure?
When Lyza helps her dad clean out her late grandfather's house, a mysterious surprise brightens the sad task. In Gramps's dusty attic, Lyza discovers three maps, carefully folded and stacked, bound by a single rubber band. On top,...
Rockwood Hills Junior High is known for the close-knit cliques that rule the school. When arty new girl Dina gets the opportunity to do a video project with queen bee Chelsea, she thinks this is her ticket to a great new social life. But Chelsea has bigger problems than Dina can imagine: her father has lost...
| Author | Cecil Castellucci |
| ISBN | 1596435577 |
Theodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim with a teacup balanced on her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks fly south for the winter, but there's nothing so odd about that. Chad, on the other hand, is one strange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she can't overlook his odd habits. It's...
| 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 | Chris Kurtz |
| ISBN | 0547634552 |
Flora the pig was born for adventure: “If it’s unexplored and needs to get dug up, call me. I’m your pig,” she says. The day Flora spots a team of sled dogs is the day she sets her heart on becoming a sled pig. Before she knows it, she’s on board a ship to Antarctica for the most exhilarating—and...
| Author | John Himmelman |
| ISBN | 0805099700 |
Introducing Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny! She is the BEST bunjitsu artist in her school, and she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else! But she never hurts another creature . . . unless she has to.
This series of brief stories about Isabel's adventures are a beguiling combination...
| Author | Hilary McKay |
| ISBN | 1407117378 |
Lulu and the Duck in the Park was quite the adventure. I found the book to be fun-loving, clever, and bright. I loved the educational component associated with the story and the diversity that was depicted through the presented relationships. I loved that Lulu was of ethnic origin. I thought this served...
| Author | James Preller |
| ISBN | 0312379064 |
Eric is the new kid in seventh grade. Griffin wants to be his friend. When you're new in town, it's hard to know who to hang out with and who to avoid. Griffin seems cool, confident, and popular.
But something isn't right about Griffin. He always seems to be in the middle of bad things. And if Griffin...
