Quentin Blake
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
in 2001, Quentin Blake- the first Children's Laureate- chose twenty-six of his favorite paintings for an exhibition at the National Gallery. Very different artworks were chose, some by fine artists and some by children's illustrators, but they all had one thing in common: a story to tell. - In this book Quentin urges children to use their imaginations and look for stories in pictures everywhere. Reissued with a new introduction from the author, Tell...
2) Matilda
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Matilda, a brilliant, sensitive little girl, uses her talents and ingenuity to seek revenge on her crooked father, lazy mother, and the terrifying Miss Trunchbull, her wicked headmistress, and save her beloved teacher, Miss Honey.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Charlie Bucket can't believe his luck when he finds the very last of Mr. Willy Wonka's golden tickets inside his chocolate bar. He wins the trip of a lifetime, a magical tour around Mr. Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. Once inside, Charlie and the other four winners--Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde, and Mike Teavee--witness amazing wonders: rainbow drops, lickable wallpaper, and even a chocolate waterfall. But what happens...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket is back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world's first space hotel, battling the dreaded vermicious knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.
7) The witches
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witches' plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.
8) The Twits
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A small boy with a desire to own a candy shop meets a window-washing team composed of a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey and together they go to work for the wealthy Duke of Hampshire, who makes all their dreams come true.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...
13) The BFG
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
c1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
Español
Description
Kidsnatched from her orphange by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts a plan with him to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
Charlie y la fabrica de chocolate es una historia de Roald Dahl, el gran autor de literatura infantil. El sanor Wonka, dueno de la magnifica fabrica de chocolate, ha escondido cinco billetes de oro en sus chocolatinas. Quienes los encuentren seran los elegidos para visitar la fabrica. Charlie tiene la fortuna de encontrar uno de esos billetes y, a partir de ese momento, su vida cambiara para siempre.--Amazon.com.
Each of five children lucky enough...
17) Las brujas
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Las brujas de todo el mundo, bajo la apariencia de senoras comunes y corrientes, estan celebrando su Congreso Anual. Han decidido convertir en ratones a todos los ninos sirviendose de un ratonizador magico. Conseguiran vencerlas el protagonista de esta historia y su abuela?
18) Matilda
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
Español
Description
James es un nino huerfano que vive con dos tias muy severas que le hacen la vida imposible. Pero un dia, un extrano personaje le regala un cucurucho de bolitas magicas que hacen crecer sorprendentemente al viejo melocotonero del patio. Montado en un melocoton gigante, James inicia un viaje fascinante por el mundo entero.
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant...
Series
Publisher
Weston Woods
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Good night, gorilla: The zookeeper makes his nightly rounds but never suspects that someone is making mischief along the way. How do dinosaurs say good night: Even dinosaurs make a fuss before bedtime. Happy birthday, moon: Little bear and the moon w