Charles Santoso
Author
Description
Best friends Malena and Klepetan always adventure together! The two storks excitedly prepare to fly thousands of miles for the flock's annual migration to a warm winter. But when Malena is injured, she stays in Croatia while Klepetan goes to South Africa - and the pair must navigate the turbulent winds of separation for the first time. Being apart is hard. Malena and Klepetan miss each other achingly, and they have big feelings about adventuring on...
3) Willodeen
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Formats
Description
When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
4) Wishtree
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
The New York Times-bestselling story of kindness, friendship, and hope. Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming,...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Description
Unlike the other zombies in Quirkville, Reginald would rather eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich than brains, but getting his hands on one--and keeping the other zombies' hands off the girl who is carrying the sandwich--will not be easy.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Penguin and Tiny Shrimp DO NOT have a bedtime story to share with you. There are no soft beds or cozy covers here. There are fireworks! And shark-infested waters!! This book will never make you sleepy! Not at all. Not even a little...--book jacket.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Description
Stork friends Malena and Klepetan look forward to the next migration from Croatia to South Africa, but when Malena is injured and can not join the flock, their time apart brings many challenges and big feelings, pushing them to stay connected and hope for a spring reunion.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
"The bookstore cat is an adorable... bossy... cuddly cat. He is everything from intelligent and loyal to naughty and vocal! But most of all, the bookstore cat is a well-loved (and well-read) kitty. Follow his funny antics from A to Z through a day in his bustling, book-filled shop. The Bookstore Cat is based on a Victorian parlor game, The Minister's Cat, in which players try to think of adjectives to describe the cat in alphabetical order. Readers...
10) Ida, always
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm
Description
A polar bear grieves over the loss of his companion, based on the real-life Gus and Ida of New York's Central Park Zoo.
12) Dandy
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 27 cm
Description
Although Sweetie has named and is caring for the sole dandelion on his perfect lawn, Daddy, with his friends' urging, does all he can to get rid of the weed before it spreads.
13) The good thieves
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
In 1920s New York City, a young girl with a deformed foot recruits her new friends, a female pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon.--
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Description
Bored with sweet, boring picture books about cute and fluffy creatures, a group of unpopular animals tries to write an adventure story featuring themselves, with unwanted help from over-eager Bunny.
16) Smart cookies
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
283 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Description
"Quinny petitions to overturn a new school-wide ban on sweets, Hopper reinvents the 'Friendship Bench' at recess, and both learn to embrace the qualities that make them who they are"--
17) A boy called Bat
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises -- some of them good, some not so good. Today, though, is a good-surprise day. Bat's mom, a veterinarian, has brought home a baby skunk, which she needs to take care of until she can hand him over to a wild-animal shelter. But the minute Bat meets the kit, he knows they belong together. And he's got one month to show his mom that a baby skunk might just make a pretty terrific...
20) Odder
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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--