Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter

Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter
Author: Jamie Michalak
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2021-06-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536203947

In a clever take on the “night at the museum” theme, a little mouse with a genius for collecting leads picture book readers—and seek-and-find aficionados—on a thrilling nocturnal adventure. Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter is both a rollicking story with a dash of danger and, in its final eye-popping spreads, a seek-and-find challenge. As the clock in the great museum tick-tocks past midnight, a little mouse with a sack and a treasure map scurries past the guards. Plucky and intrepid Dakota Crumb scours the museum for artifacts, including the famous Purple Jewel of Cairo (a gumdrop stashed in an exhibit). By day, the little mouse shares her carefully curated finds with fellow tiny creatures that flock to Miss Crumb’s tiny Mousehole Museum. A feast for sharp-eyed readers—who’ll delight in circling back after the story to pore over the illustrations in search of treasure—this gently suspenseful tale, splashed with soft, dusky hues, evokes a world of wonders after dark.

So You Want to Catch Bigfoot?

So You Want to Catch Bigfoot?
Author: Morgan Jackson
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 65
Release: 2011-06-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763659762

A field guide containing everything you need to know about the furry fugitive, including tips on trapping and releasing your specimen. Stink is on high alert when several sightings of Bigfoot have been made in the neighborhood. To assist him in his search for the elusive creature, Aunt Opal gives Stink a copy of So You Want to Catch Bigfoot? Now Judy Moody and Bigfoot fans alike can own a facsimile of this valuable field guide, containing everything you need to know about the furry fugitive, including tips on trapping and releasing your specimen.

Larry and Rita

Larry and Rita
Author: Jamie Michalak
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780763629632

The adventures of two friends, a porcupine and a chipmunk, are related in illustrations and simple text.

Joe and Sparky, Superstars!

Joe and Sparky, Superstars!
Author: Jamie Michalak
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763660590

When Joe the giraffe and his friend Sparky, a turtle, see a television talent show, Joe tries to find Sparky's talent so that they can compete.

Frank and Bean

Frank and Bean
Author: Jamie Michalak
Publisher: Candlewick
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763695599

When the introspective Frank meets the gregarious Bean, can they find a way to make beautiful music together? Dry wit and hilarious illustrations introduce a new unlikely pair. Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet — toot, toot! — and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words. What will happen if Frank shares his words with Bean? With a laugh-out-loud narrative by Jamie Michalak, author of the Joe and Sparky series, and Bob Kolar’s bright, graphic, comical illustrations, this fresh and funny story will go down easy for beginning readers and young listeners alike.

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2009-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763649430

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale. Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out. With black-and-white illustrations and a refreshed cover by Timothy Basil Ering.

Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels

Joe and Sparky Get New Wheels
Author: Jamie Michalak
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780763633875

When they see a car sitting unoccupied at the cageless zoo where they live, adventurous Joe the giraffe convinces shy Sparky the turtle to go for a ride and soon the two are tearing up the town--visiting a burger joint, going through a car wash, and having the wildest time of the lives!

Joe and Sparky Go to School

Joe and Sparky Go to School
Author: Jamie Michalak
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-06-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763671819

“A humorous, high-interest package . . . a hit.” — The Horn Book (starred review) The endearing and mismatched pals Sparky the turtle and Joe the giraffe accidentally latch on to a big yellow bus and leave the zoo for their first trip to school. There’s a lot to learn, and the goal of the day seems to be to get a star. But just when Joe fears that he may have to go home starless, Sparky reminds him of all the ways that his loyal friend already shines.

Secrets at Sea

Secrets at Sea
Author: Richard Peck
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2012-10-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0142421839

The adorable tale of a family of mice stowaways on an adventurous ship's journey In the beloved tradition of The Borrowers, The Tale of Despereaux, and The Cricket in Times Square, here is an irresistible adventure story about the tiny creatures who secretly live among us humans, as only Newbery Medal winner Richard Peck could imagine it. Set on a grand cruise ship to England in 1887, this beautifully illustrated tale of a charming family of mice is full of laughs, near misses, and surprises. Multiple-award-winning author Richard Peck at his best and most playful!