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102) Telephone tales
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
202 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
Every night, at nine o'clock, wherever he is, Mr. Bianchi, an accountant who often travels for work, calls his daughter and tells her a bedtime story. Set in the 20th century era of pay phones, each story has to be told in the time that a single coin will buy. One night, it's the story of a carousel so beloved by children that an old man finally sneaks on to understand why, and as he sails above the world, he does. The next night, it's a land filled...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"When Moomintroll finds a beautiful shiny pebble, Snorkmaiden and Sniff think it might be a fallen star--and if it is a star, then Moomin can make a wish! But wishes are difficult things to get right... Will Moomin be able to decide what to wish for before the star loses its shine?"--
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Description
"Once upon a time there was a story no one has ever heard before, inspired by a carrot on the run, a knight who'd trade his sword for a pal, and an alien who just wants to get some rest and relaxation. It's a story about how to tell a story. From choosing a main character to crafting a problem to solve to arriving at a satisfying conclusion"--
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Description
The red hen: Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations. But it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it's ready to eat. Will they decide to pitch in, or let Red Hen do all of the hard work?
Ant & the grasshopper: While hard at work, an ant hears the musical sounds of clickety, click, chirrup in the distance. Come along as she explores this...
107) Campfire stories
Author
Series
Desmond Cole ghost patrol volume 8
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
121 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Desmond, Andres, and their ghost-friend Zax take turns trying to tell the scariest story of all while gathered around the campfire on a camping trip.
108) Ta-da!
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Description
Two young storytellers start with "once upon a time" but quickly realize that a good story needs action, danger, and most of all, a happy ending.
110) I spy ... a shark!
Author
Series
Not-so-tiny tales of Simon Seahorse volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
114 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
While exploring Coral Jungle, Simon Seahorse and his best friend Olive Octopus encounter a shark named Zelda who invites them to her mother's birthday party at Shark Point--and Simon not only has a unique school report, but the makings of an exciting story.
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
329 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Anna, Queen of Arendelle, has been tirelessly preparing for the Polar Night's Celebration that is held every year to welcome the time when the sun doesn't rise in the Polar Circle. She has been working so hard, her fiancé Kristoff suggests she take a night off to visit her sister Elsa, the Snow Queen. Anna loves the idea. Accompanied by Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf, Anna reunites with Elsa in the Enchanted Forest. After telling spooky stories around...
114) A cat story
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
182 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Cilla and Betto are two friends who need a place to call home. The docks in Valletta are too wet, and the scraps of food too scarce. The city's streets are too busy, and the humans too unreliable. But what about the quiet garden from old kitten tales--a place where all cats are welcome, and the humans are always kind? Could the stories really be true? As Cilla and Betto embark on a grand adventure to find out, they begin to spin a tale of their...
115) The wide starlight
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 22 cm
Description
According to Arctic legend, if you whistle at the Northern Lights, they'll swoop down and carry you off forever. Eline Davis was there on the remote glacier in Svalbard, when her mother whistled, then vanished. Years later, living with her dad on Cape Cod, Eli discovers the Northern Lights will be visible there for one night. She hatches a plan to use the lights to contact her missing mother... and it works. Her mother arrives... but magical, dangerous...
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