Bean Thirteen

Bean Thirteen
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2007-05-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399245359

Ralph warns Flora not to pick that thirteenth bean. Everyone knows it’s unlucky! Now that they’re stuck with it, how can they make it disappear? If they each eat half the beans, there’s still one left over. And if they invite a friend over, they each eat four beans, but there’s still one left over! And four friends could each eat three beans, but there’s still one left over! HOW WILL THEY ESCAPE THE CURSE OF BEAN THIRTEEN?! A funny story about beans, that may secretly be about . . . math! Sometimes you can divide, but you just can’t conquer (the bean thirteen, that is).

The Bean Trees

The Bean Trees
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0061809691

“The Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling.” — Los Angeles Times A bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolver’s remarkable literary career. It is the charming, engrossing tale of rural Kentucky native Taylor Greer, who only wants to get away from her roots and avoid getting pregnant. She succeeds, but inherits a three-year-old Native American girl named Turtle along the way, and together, from Oklahoma to Arizona, half-Cherokee Taylor and her charge search for a new life in the West. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in seemingly empty places. This edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.

Even Aliens Need Snacks

Even Aliens Need Snacks
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 080273815X

In this read-to-me eBook follow up to his breakout picture book, Even Monsters Need Haircuts, Matthew McElligott brings back the young monster barber in a new tale where his culinary concoctions bring him galaxy-wide fame. Creating snacks that make most humans queasy, this chef has found a new clientele--aliens. Readers will delight in McElligott's gently offbeat humor and unique artistry as spaceships full of hilarious creatures line up for a taste of the intergalactic cuisine.

Croc & Turtle!

Croc & Turtle!
Author: Mike Wohnoutka
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2019-02-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1681196352

For fans of Penguin and Pinecone, this adorable new duo will warm your heart and tickle your funny bone. Now in an audio eBook edition that reads aloud as you turn the pages! Meet Croc! He is the strongest and fastest crocodile around. Meet Turtle! He agrees that Croc is the strongest and fastest. But what happens when Elephant lifts that heavy rock with ease? And when Cheetah speeds on by? Croc and Turtle might not be the strongest or the fastest, but they're definitely the best at something even more important . . . Introducing an utterly charming new duo, this humorous and heartwarming adventure will delight readers of all ages.

The Spooky Book

The Spooky Book
Author: Steve Patschke
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2006-09-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 080278870X

In a dark house, Andrew gets scared while reading a spooky book in which a girl is reading a spooky book in a scary house.

The Adventures of Beanboy

The Adventures of Beanboy
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547550782

Wheaton, Kansas, seventh-grader Tucker MacBean loves comic books, so when his favorite comic has a contest to create a sidekick, he is hopeful that he can win, thereby fixing his struggling family.

Even Monsters Need Haircuts

Even Monsters Need Haircuts
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2013-06-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802736262

Perfect for Halloween, this hilarious story is about a boy who follows in his father's footsteps . . . in his own monstrously unique way! Just before midnight, on the night of a full moon, a young barber stays out past his bedtime to go to work. His customers may be regulars, but they are anything but normal--after all, even monsters need haircuts! Business is steady all night, and this barber is prepared for anything with his scissors, rotting tonic, horn polish, and stink wax. It's a tough job, but someone's got to help these creatures maintain their ghoulish good looks.

The Bean Trees

The Bean Trees
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher: Paw Prints
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-10-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781439557600

Young, bright Taylor Greer leaves her poverty-stricken life in Kentucky and heads west, picking up an abandoned Native American baby girl whom she names Turtle and finds a new home in Tucson with Mattie, an old woman who takes in Central American refugees

The Lion's Share

The Lion's Share
Author: Matthew McElligott
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0802723608

Ant is honored to receive an invitation to lion's annual dinner party, but is shocked when the other guests behave rudely and then accuse her of thinking only of herself.