Author: Ying Chang Compestine
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: soup, stone, story, real
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-01-18
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525474935
ISBN-13: 9780525474937

A stingy fisherman always makes his three young helpers do all his work. One day he scolds the "lazy boys" for forgetting to provide lunch. "Don’t worry," they say. "We can make stone soup." The boys dig a hole and fill it with water and "flavored" stones. They trick the fisherman into making bowls and chopsticks, and fetching salt and sesame oil. While he’s busy, they stir in bird eggs, add wild vegetables, and slip fish into the soup. By the time the old man returns, they have a feast fit for a king. To this day, "Egg Drop Stone Soup" is a traditional dish in southeast China. A recipe is i

Author: Amy MacDonald
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Keywords: echo, beaver, little
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1998-09-28
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0698116283
ISBN-13: 9780698116283

Little Beaver s search for a friend he thinks he hears across a pond is perfect for every child who’s ever felt lonely. "Children old enough to long for friends of their own will nestle right into this appealing story....Ideal for reading aloud at the beginning of the school year of during camp sessions, when there’s a little bit of Little Beaver in every kid." -- Booklist "Perfect for little ones at quiet-time or bedtime." -- Publishers Weekly "Enchanting." -- The New York Times Book Review

Author: Raymond Briggs
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Keywords: beanstalk, jim
Number of Pages: 40
Published: 1997-08-25
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0698115775
ISBN-13: 9780698115774

Jim woke up early one morning to find a plant that was very like a beanstalk growing outside his window. Climbing to the top of the beanstalk, he found a castle and a giant, but with very modern problems that only Jim could help solve. A Library of Congress Children’s Book of the Year.

Author: Edward Lear
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Keywords: pussycat, owl
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1996-05-07
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0698113675
ISBN-13: 9780698113671

Owl sets out to woo Pussycat in a boat laden with fruit and with a guitar at his side, ready for serenading. Pussycat sits looking elegant and demure, waiting to be courted. But as they sail off across the sea, another love story unfolds in the clear water beneath the boat. "Brett sets Lear’s beloved poem of courtly nonsense in a lush, brilliantly lit Caribbean landscape."--Booklist, starred review. Full color.

Author: Hans Christian Andersen
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Keywords: girl, match, little
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 1987-09-21
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 0399213368
ISBN-13: 9780399213366

Andersen’s poignant Christmastime classic is brought to life by the radiantlybeautiful paintings of Caldecott Honor Book artist Rachel Isadora. Full-colorillustrations.

Author: Mitali Perkins
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Keywords: rules, house, daughter, first
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2008-01-24
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 0525479511
ISBN-13: 9780525479512

In First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover, Sameera showed the United States it was ready for a Pakistani-born First Daughter. With her brains and bravado,White House. Fabulous! Right? Actually, it’s no fairy tale. The Secret Service and the paparazzi follow Sameera everywhere. She misses her friends—and even her school—back home. So Sameera decides to escape. Will she be able to pull it off, or will her plan backfire on the entire First Family? This smart and funny novel continues the adventures of a Pakistani- American teen in the spotlight.

Author: Judith Griffin
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Keywords: spy, phoebe
Number of Pages: 48
Published: 2002-08-05
List price: $6.99
ISBN-10: 0698119568
ISBN-13: 9780698119567

Someone is planning to kill George Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces is trying to save his life. Phoebe gets a job as George Washington’s housekeeper, but her real job is to work as a spy. She listens and watches very carefully, and she meets her father every day to tell him what she has learned. One day Phoebe’s father tells her that Washington is planning to leave town in a few days, and the person plotting against him will act before then. Phoebe is very frightened, but she is determined to figure out who is after Washington before it’s too late. . . . "This episod