William Steig
Language
English
Description
The very fairy princess: Geraldine knows deep down that she is a very fairy princess, but she doesn't mind getting a little messy in order to have the perfect day.
Extra yarn: A modern fairy tale about how a young girl and her magical yarn transform a community.
The amazing bone: A lonely pig named Pearl dawdles long enough in a field of dandelions to meet a bone who speaks to her.
My garden: A girl dreams of creating a garden full of chocolate...
Series
Language
English
Description
The dot: Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Amazing Grace: Grace's classmates discourage her from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she doesn't look the part. Brave Irene: When Mrs. Bobbins, the dressmaker, gets too sick to deliver her dress on time, her daughter Irene steps in and battles powerful winds and snow to prove that where there is a will,...
Language
English
Description
"Amazing Grace. Even though her classmates discourage Grace from trying out for Peter Pan in the school play because she is black and a girl, Grace wins the part and proves that she can be anything she wants to be. Brave Irene. Irene summons up all her courage in the face of a fierce snowstorm when her mother falls ill and Irene must deliver a ball gown to the duchess. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge. A small boy helps an old friend remember, when...
Series
Language
Español
Description
El hombre del sombrero amarillo le regala a Jorge el Curioso una bicicleta nueva. Crisantemo cree que su nombre es perfecto - pero sus compañeros se burlan de ella. Contrario a lo que piensan sus compañeros, Grace les demostrará que puede lograr lo que se propone, incluso conseguir el papel de Peter Pan en la obra de la escuela. Un insignificante mosquito desata una serie de calamidades en la selva. Silvestre encuentra una piedrecita mágica que...
Language
English
Description
Container: Longing for the days when he was a "real ogre," Shrek signs a deal with Rumpelstiltskin to get his roar back... but turns his world upside down in the process. Donkey suddenly can't remember his best friend, Fiona is now a tough warrior princess, and Puss in Boots is one fat cat! Together they have just 24 hours to reverse the contract and restore happily FOREVER after to close the final chapter.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shrek: A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess for a tyrannical lord.
Shrek 2: Right after Shrek and Princess Fiona's honeymoon, the newly wed couple goes to Princess Fiona's parents for dinner. When a Fairy Godmother discovers Fiona and Shrek are married she reminds the king about a deal they agreed on years ago, that Fiona should have married her son, who happens to be Prince Charming. The King then hires a cat...
Language
English
Description
"Shrek": A reclusive ogre and a chatterbox donkey go on a quest to rescue a princess from a tyrannical lord. "Puss in boots": Lover, fighter, and outlaw Puss In Boots is off on the adventure of his nine lives as he teams up with Kitty Softpaws and Humpty Dumpty for the ultimate showdown with the notorious Jack and Jill.