Cynthia Rylant
102) Hansel and Gretel
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children lost in the woods find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch who wants to eat them.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Fang
Description
Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, and Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, head for the sledding slope for the wildest ride ever. Maybe winter is not so slow after all!
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Stumpy, Murray, Gwendolyn, and Kona recruit Herman the crow and 200 owls to help with their Master Plan to assist the animals of Gooseberry Park that are in trouble because of a months-long drought.
107) We give thanks
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A rabbit and a frog zip around town talking to their friends about all the things they love, before cooking up a way to show everyone their gratitude.
108) A Fine White Dust
Author
Language
English
Description
How much do you have to give up to find yourself?
When Pete first sets eyes the Man, he's convinced he's an ax murderer. But at the revival meeting, Pete discovers that the Man is actually a savior of souls, and Pete has been waiting all his life to be saved.
It's not something Pete's parents can understand. Certainly his best friend, Rufus, an avowed atheist, doesn't understand. But Pete knows he can't imagine life without the Man. So when...
109) Boris
Author
Language
English
Description
Boris is a big gray cat who loves sleeping and playing and exploring and hunting. And his owner loves him for all of his simple cat ways.
But Boris, typical as he may be, is part of a much larger story in this moving exploration of love, longing, compassion, and most of all, the continuous give-and-take of companionship.
Newbery Medal recipient Cynthia Rylant's powerful collection of poems is sure to find its place in the hearts of readers of all...
110) Scarecrow
Author
Language
English
Description
Scarecrows. They perch high above gardens and fields, with borrowed coats and button eyes and pie-pan hands that glint in the sun. What else is there to know about them? Perhaps more than we realize. Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant's rich and poignant story, powerfully illustrated by Lauren Stringer, will resonate deeply in the hearts of readers, who just might find themselves seeing the world in a whole new way.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
Poppleton has the best friends! When he's feeling landlocked, Hudson goes to the shore with him. When...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
Meet Poppleton - he's the new pig in town! He makes friends with his new neighbor, Cherry Sue. He goes...
113) Sleeping Beauty
Author
Language
English
Description
Many see Time as a friend and many see Time as a foe. But for a sleeping beauty, Time was a promise. Born into royalty and surrounded by fairy godmothers, a sweet princess seems destined for a blissful life. But when a bitter fairy casts a curse, it will take true friends and true love to save her. The story of Sleeping Beauty has been told time and time again, but never has it been touched by the kind of magic found in this book. Newbery Medal-winner...
Author
Language
English
Description
How does an old woman who has outlived all her friends keep from being lonely? By naming the things in her life she knows she will never outlive-like her house, Franklin, and her bed, Roxanne. When a shy brown puppy appears at her front gate, the old woman won't name it, because it might not outlive her. Tender watercolors capture the charm of this heartwarming story of an old woman who doesn't know she's lonely until she meets a plucky puppy who...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
Autumn has arrived for Poppleton! He meets geese flying south for winter. He goes shopping for a brand-new...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!
Poppleton has great adventures every day! He stargazes with his friend Hudson. He goes shopping...
Author
Language
English
Description
Herbert is deeply doubtful about his first Halloween-but with a little help from his dad and a special tiger costume, Herbert might just find confidence on Halloween night. Together, father and son practice roaring, carve a pumpkin, and venture out in search of candy. And by the end of the night, Herbert finds his doubts have melted away. A sweet introduction to Halloween and to being brave, this book is sure to delight the youngest of trick-or-treaters....
118) Snow
Author
Language
English
Description
Cynthia Rylant's lyrical descriptions of the sights and feelings evoked by falling snow blend gorgeously with the rich and beautiful world created by Lauren Stringer's illustrations, in which a young girl, her friend, and her grandmother enjoy the many things a snowy day has to offer.
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
With her signature warmth and lyricism, Newbery winner Cynthia Rylant has crafted a new version of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a tin soldier who falls in love with a ballerina. As in the original story, the tin soldier's love for the beautiful ballerina is thwarted by a goblin. The tin soldier is separated from the other toys and washed down a sewer, where he encounters a rat and gets swallowed by a fish, but somehow, against...