Eve Bunting
1) Yard sale
5) Our library
7) Ducky
"Frog and friends are a delightful group—entertaining, charming, and funny. Just the sort of friends anyone is glad to have." – Kirkus Reviews
In Book 8 of this engaging beginning reader series from acclaimed children's writer Eve Bunting, when Frog and his Friends are joined for their Thanksgiving feast by a hedgehog, and they all discover that making new friends is worth it, even if it's a bit scary at first;
...11) SOS Titanic
Fifteen-year-old Barry O’Neill is journeying to New York to reunite with his parents on the maiden voyage of the great ship Titanic. He’s homesick, and worried about the Flynn boys traveling in steerage,...
12) Forbidden
In early-nineteenth century Scotland, sixteen-year-old Josie, an orphan, is sent to live with an aunt and uncle on the rocky, stormy northwest coast. Everything and everyone in her new surroundings, including her relatives, is sinister, threatening, and mysterious. She's told that Eli, the young man she's attracted to, is forbidden to her, but not why. Spirited, curious, and determined, Josie sets out to learn the village's secrets and discovers
...13) The Wedding
The organist, florist, chef, pastor, and singer are late for a very important wedding. Miss Brindle Cow graciously offers to carry them into town and, one by one, they climb onto her back. The tower of critters makes it to the church on time, but where is the bride?
14) A Sudden Silence
Jesse Harmon is tortured by guilt because he survived the hit-and-run accident that killed his deaf brother, Bry. His guilt is compounded when he finds he is attracted to Bry’s crush, Chloe. Together Jesse and Chloe try to track down the drunk...
15) Whose Shoe?
There's something in that tall bamboo.
Oh, my goodness! It's a shoe!
A mouse comes across a shoe and sets out to find its owner. A conscientious role model, this determined mouse asks an unlikely assortment of animals if the shoe belongs to them, hears about their own shoes, and receives a surprising reward at the end. Eve Bunting's cheerful rhymed text and Sergio Ruzzier's charmingly unique illustrations make this a delightful
...16) My Big Boy Bed
For one energetic three-year-old, there are countless reasons to love his new big boy bed. There's room now for Teddy to sleep with him, and his painted clay lizard, and Hippo. He can go under the bed and pretend to be a dog and scare his cat, Whiskers. Best of all, he can get out of his bed any time he wants—as long as his parents don't hear him! Written with warmth and humor, this story captures the feelings surrounding a rite of passage
...Frog and his friends are up for more adventures in this sixth installment of the Frog and Friends series.
In Book 6 of this engaging beginning reader series from acclaimed children's writer Eve Bunting, Frog helps his friend Raccoon investigate the strange scary sound that keeps her awake at night, and when a picnic at the big river nearly turns to tragedy, Frog is there to save the day.
18) A Day's Work
Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, helps his grandfather find work as a gardener, even though the old man cannot speak English and knows nothing about gardening.
In a California garden on a rainy night, Cricket feels small and worthless. He hops up some steps and finds himself in a place filled with light and warmth and a tall, sparkling tree. He begins to sing but is scared into silence by two voices, one big and one small. It is then that he makes a marvelous discovery. Eve Bunting's text is filled with her customary tenderness and charm, and Timothy Bush has captured its mood in his luminous illustrations.
...