David Wiesner
1) Mr. Wuffles!
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Space
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Space
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"Mr. Wuffles ignores all his cat toys but one, which turns out to be a spaceship piloted by small green aliens. When Mr. Wuffles plays rough with the little ship, the aliens must venture into the cat's territory to make emergency repairs"--
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Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Caldecott Medal & Honor Books
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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The three pigs escape the wolf by going into another world where they meet the cat and the fiddle, the cow that jumped over the moon, and a dragon.
3) RoboBaby
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Excited by the arrival of a new baby, a family of robots is nearly undone by technical difficulties until big sister steps in and repairs the situation.
4) Hurricane
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The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations.
5) Flotsam
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The story of what happens when a camera becomes a piece of flotsam.
6) Tuesday
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Frogs rise on their lily pads, float through the air, and explore the nearby houses while their inhabitants sleep.
8) Art & Max
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Max wants to be an artist like Arthur, but his first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip through various media, with unexpected consequences.
9) Free fall
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A young boy dreams of daring adventures in the company of imaginary creatures inspired by the things surrounding his bed.
10) Sector 7
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While on a school trip to the Empire State Building, a boy is taken by a friendly cloud to visit Sector 7, where he discovers how clouds are shaped and channeled throughout the country.
11) I got it!
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In this wordless picture book, a young outfielder imagines all the terrifying ways he might not catch the baseball, and one way that he can.
12) Fish Girl
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"Fish Girl, a young mermaid living in a boardwalk aquarium, has never interacted with anyone beyond the walls of her tank until a chance encounter with an ordinary girl, Livia. Their growing friendship inspires Fish Girl's longing for freedom, independence, and a life beyond the aquarium tank"--
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Winner of the 2002 Caldecott Medal
This picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf's huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects—cinematic...
This picture book begins placidly (and familiarly) enough, with three pigs collecting materials and going off to build houses of straw, sticks, and bricks. But the wolf's huffing and puffing blows the first pig right out of the story . . . and into the realm of pure imagination. The transition signals the start of a freewheeling adventure with characteristic David Wiesner effects—cinematic...
16) Owly
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When Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, she finds just the right ways to help him find the answers.
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"Best-selling and award-winning authors take on the brave new world of middle school in this remarkable collection, brimming with humor and heart. Subjects range from peer pressure, homework, family issues, and cultural barriers to the unexpected saving graces of music, art, friendship, and reading. This engaging anthology, filled with texts, emails, formal letters, stories in verse, first-person narratives, and even a short graphic novel, shines...