Author: Cynthia RylantPublisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780785713913
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The relatives come to visit from Virginia and everyone has a wonderful time
Russell Wrestles the Relatives
Author: Cindy Chambers JohnsonPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481491601
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Everyone loves family reunions. Well everyone except Russell, whose family of big, brawny, and boisterous wrestlers has him on the run in this vibrant celebration of what it means to be a family. When the Relatives Came meets Wrestlemania in debut author Cindy Chambers Johnson’s rollicking picture book about a family reunion with a most colorful cast of characters—from Lorry and Tory (the Twin Tornadoes) to Cousin Cora “The Cleaner” to Uncle “el monstruo” Marcoy. Family reunions mean lots of hugging, handshaking, and hair tousling. And Russell’s relatives? Well, they are more…enthusiastic than most. BIGGER than most. BRAWNIER than most. They’re wrestlers! Skinny and scrawny Russell will have to meet, greet, and defeat this clan with some spectacular moves of his own!
When I Was Young in the Mountains
Author: Cynthia RylantPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140548750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Caldecott Honor Book! "An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text." -Association for Childhood Education International
Missing May (Scholastic Gold)
Author: Cynthia RylantPublisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545630789
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This critically acclaimed winner of the Newbery Medal joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!Ever since May, Summer's aunt and good-as-a-mother for the past six years, died in the garden among her pole beans and carrots, life for Summer and her Uncle Ob has been as bleak as winter. Ob doesn't want to create his beautiful whirligigs anymore, and he and Summer have slipped into a sadness that they can't shake off. They need May in whatever form they can have her -- a message, a whisper, a sign that will tell them what to do next. When that sign comes, Summer with discover that she and Ob can keep missing May but still go on with their lives.
Beauty and the Beast
Author: Cynthia RylantPublisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484750012
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Beauty asks for little, finding joy in simple things and the company of her father. The Beast, shut away from the world in his great stone castle, knows only loneliness. Brought together by a stolen rose, each finds that love may call for sacrifice, but true love can bloom in even the darkest places. Newbery medalist Cynthia Rylant tells a classic tale of bravery and transformation with stunning, lyrical prose, accompanied by Meg Park's soft yet vibrant illustration
The Old Woman Who Named Things
Author: Cynthia RylantPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152021023
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
An old woman discovers an abandoned puppy that she is afraid to name--or to even love. This moving story features Gary Larson-esque "(The Far Side)" visuals that will appeal to adults as well as kids. Full-color illustrations.
Author: Cynthia RylantWhen the Cousins Came
Author: Katie YamasakiPublisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823434575
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year! A multicultural family story that celebrates kindness and differences Lila is excited for her cousins Takeo and Rosie to visit. They're going to ride bikes, paint, and camp together! But when the cousins arrive, everything's wrong: Rosie and Takeo are better painters than Lila, have skateboards instead of bikes, and don't want to camp outside. Lila is terribly disappointed until the cousins make her a surprise: a big banner for their "best cousin" Lila! Inspired by the author's own large, diverse family, When the Cousins Came is a sensitive story about insecurity, hosting, and friendship. Katie Yamasaki's tale, paired with bright mixed-media art, reminds children that negative thoughts and anxiety over exclusion don't always translate to reality, and that even when plans go wrong you can still have a good time together.
Gooseberry Park
Author: Cynthia RylantPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152061593
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In this animal adventure from Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Rylant, Stumpy Squirrel has just settled into a new nest in a magnificent pin oak in Gooseberry Park. It s the perfect spot for her babies to be born When they arrive healthy and strong, Stumpy s three good friends--a Labrador retriever, a wise hermit crab, and a bat who eats Chinese food--are thrilled. But after a terrible ice storm destroys the pin oak, Stumpy disappears. It takes a special combination of courage, humor, and tenacity for Stumpy s friends to rescue her babies and bring her home again. Arthur Howard's black-and-white illustrations illuminate the companions adventures throughout."
Bubba and Beau Meet the Relatives
Author: Kathi AppeltPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152166304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
While preparing for a visit from some relatives--and even after they arrive--Bubba and Beau want nothing more than to sink their paws into the squishy, squashy mud hole.
