Frank Carlson Library

Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.

This book tells the true story of Mabel Gummersell at age 4 and her toy elephant Elky and their ride on the Orphan Train in 1901.

In this Nocturnals Level 3 Early Reader, The Weeping Wombat, the Nocturnal Brigade--Tobin, a sweet pangolin, Bismark, a loud-mouthed sugar glider, and Dawn, a serious fox--hear Walter the wombat whimpering under a willow tree. Walter tells the friends that the other wombats call him a wimp because he weeps. The Nocturnal Brigade tell Walter that weeping is just another way of expressing how we feel and that, like a good laugh, a good weep can feel...

Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal the secrets of letters, including their power to create words of all kinds

Presents a lyrical celebration of the arrival of spring, which is marked by changes in plant and animal life

When someone tries to sabotage the maple trees on her friend Franklin's family farm, Truly Lovejoy rallies the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes to investigate.

As twilight falls, some animals come out to graze while others are settling in for the night.

Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.

Features "12 groovy stories" with vibrant illustrations on every page written to read in five minutes or less. Join Pete on awesome adventures in these rockin' stories!