Frank Carlson Library

Tomie dePaola's classic wordless picture book is just as fun as a serving of pancakes for breakfast!

Missing ingredients and mischievous pets create one humorous complication after another for a little old lady determined to make pancakes for breakfast.

Fans of such favorites as Strega Nona will love Pancakes for Breakfast.

"The optimistic determination of the woman and the gentle humor of the illustrations make

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It's an ordinary morning in Walla Walla until Lulu, her teacher, the school nurse, and the principal are all infected by a word warp which makes them reduplicate everything they say.

Nancy makes the best of not dancing the lead in her ballet school's Deep Sea Dances show, but becomes jealous when her best friend gets a better role than hers.

Based on his talks at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral on Good Friday 2015, Rev. James Martin offers a portrait of Jesus, using his last words on the cross to reveal how deeply he understood our predicaments, what it means to be fully human, and why we can turn to Christ completely, in mind, heart, and soul.

Nancy thinks she may be able to read the future, and all signs point to her being a true clairvoyant (that's fancy for a fortune-teller). Nancy tries her hand at fortune-telling but quickly learns it's a bit more complicated than she thought. Does Nancy really have special powers, or is it all just a coincidence?

"One kind action sparks a chain of selfless acts that lead a girl to reunite with her lost dog in this wordless story"--

"A band of hunters goes off on a mysterious but worthwhile expedition in this wordless picture book"--

Cuddle up with a classic! In twelve needle-felted scenes and twelve child-friendly words, each book in this ingenious series captures the essence of a literary masterpiece. Simple words, sturdy pages, and a beloved story make these books the perfect vehicle for early learning with an erudite twist. Budding bookworms will delight in this clever retelling of the classics made just for them! In L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a storm transports...

Cats love coming to Camp Daisy. What daily camp activities can they not wait to try? This funny story engages beginning readers while supporting them with learning resources and bonus features. Fully decodable text features high-frequency words, words to help with short vowel/long vowel discrimination, and words with the long a sound spelled with the vowel team ai. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

It's Sam's birthday! How will he celebrate? This simple story incorporates words from the Kindergarten-level Dolch Sight Word List to build literacy skills.