The squirrel never saw it coming - the vacuum cleaner, that is. As for self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You! so she is just the right person to step in and save him. What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born anew...
Funny and poignant, this 2001 Newbery Honor novel captures life in a quirky Southern town as Opal and her mangy dog, Winn-Dixie, strike up friendships among the locals.
Quand un écureuil est avalé sous se yeux par un aspirateur devenu fou, la jeune Flora Buckman, grande lectrice de comics devant l'éternel, ne peut rester sans rien faire. N'écoutant que son courage, la voilà qui vole à sa rescousse. Ce que nul ne pouvait prévoir, c'est qu'Ulysse, l'écureuil, revient à la vie doté de pouvoirs surprenants et que l'existence de Flora en sera à jamais transformée. Elle aura désormais un meurtre à empêcher, des méchants à vaincre, les ténèbres à éradiquer. Et même si elle l'ignore encore, un coeur, le sien, à ouvrir et à consoler.
Un roman drôle et tendre, ponctué de planches de bande dessinée et peuplé de personnages excentriques, où il est question d'amour, de poésie et de donuts géants. Saperlibagumba !
The first adventure of this New York Times best-selling porcine wonder is available in paperback. To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig -- she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons' bed. BOOM! CRACK! As the bed and its occupants slowly sink through the floor, Mercy escapes in a flash "to alert the fire department," her owners assure themselves. But could Mercy possibly have another emergency in mind -- like a sudden craving for their neighbors' sugar cookies? Welcome to the wry and endearing world of Mercy Watson -- an ebullient character for early chapter-book readers in a series that's destined to be a classic.
Yippie-i-oh! Saddle up for the first in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from Kate DiCamillos New York Times best-selling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesnt have is a horse -- until he meets Maybelline, that is, and then its love at first sight. Maybelline loves spaghetti and sweet nothings, and she loves Leroy, too. But when Leroy forgets the third and final rule of caring for Maybelline, disaster ensues. Can Leroy wrestle fate to the ground, rescue the horse of his heart, and lasso loneliness for good? Join Leroy, Maybelline, and a cast of familiar characters -- Stella, Frank, Mrs. Watson, and everyones favorite porcine wonder, Mercy -- for some hilarious and heartfelt horsing around on Deckawoo Drive.
Metaphor alert! An ode to a certain pig kicks off one wild school day in Kate DiCamillo's latest stop on Deckawoo Drive. Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and she is thrilled when the class is assigned to write a poem. Stella crafts a beautiful poem about Mercy Watson, the pig who lives next door -- a poem complete with a metaphor and full of curiosity and courage. But Horace Broom, Stella's irritating classmate, insists that Stella's poem is full of lies and that pigs do not live in houses. And when Stella and Horace get into a shouting match in the classroom, Miss Liliana banishes them to the principal's office. Will the two of them find a way to turn this opposite-of-a-poem day around? In the newest spirited outing in the Deckawoo Drive series by Kate DiCamillo, anything is possible -- even a friendship with a boy deemed to be (metaphorically speaking) an overblown balloon.
Kate DiCamillo's sequence of novels about the Three Rancheros is now complete -- and with this beautiful hardcover boxed set, readers can savor all three. First came Raymie Nightingale, the "triumphant and necessary book"* that would become a National Book Award Finalist. Then followed the tender Louisiana's Way Home, featuring "one of DiCamillo's most singular and arresting creations" ( The New York Times Book Review ) and marking the first time the two-time Newbery Medalist had revisited the world of one of her novels. And finally, the much-hoped-for third novel, Beverly, Right Here, awaits its rapt audience. Here, the entire trilogy of novels -- the perfect gift for both longtime fans and new devotees -- is available in a beautifully designed set. Included are hardcover editions of: Raymie Nightingale Louisiana's Way Home Beverly, Right Here
'The Tale of Despereaux Movie Tie-In: Junior Novelisation'. Kate DiCamillo's literary classic about Despereaux Tilling - a mouse in love with music, stories and a princess named Pea - has enchanted readers around the globe. Now a major motion picture, the animated feature film from Universal Pictures stars an outstanding cast of voices: Matthew Broderick (Despereaux); Robbie Coltrane (Gregory); Dustin Hoffman (Roscuro); Emma Watson (Princess Pea) and Sigourney Weaver (Narrator). This novelization is based entirely on the screenplay and will feature an eight-page full-colour insert of stills from the film.
When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
"Un jour, viendra une enfant qui détrônera un roi et amènera un grand changement ».
Il était une fois une fillette qui avait perdu la mémoire et savait seulement deux choses : elle s'appelait Beatryce et on l'avait trouvée dans la bergerie d'un monastère. Frère Edik, qui l'avait secourue, en était certain : elle était promise à un destin hors du commun.
Mais qui était vraiment Beatryce ? Et quels secrets avait-elle enfouis loin, très loin dans sa mémoire ? Pour le savoir, il fallut d'abord qu'elle échappe aux soldats du roi lancés à ses trousses...
This is the story of Desperaux Tilling, a mouse in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl with a simple, impossible wish. These 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. And what happens then? Listeners, it is your destiny to find out.
Deckawoo Drives intrepid animal control officer meets her match--or does she? A funny, heartfelt, and fast-paced romp from Kate DiCamillo. Francine Poulet is the greatest animal control officer in Gizzford County. She hails from a long line of animal control officers. Shes battled snakes, outwitted squirrels, and stared down a bear. The genuine article, Francines dad always called her. She is never scared -- until, that is, shes faced with a screaming raccoon that may or may not be a ghost. Maybe Francine isnt cut out to be an animal control officer after all! But the raccoon is still on the loose, and the folks on Deckawoo Drive need Francine back. Can she face her fears, round up the raccoon, and return to the ranks of animal control? Join a cast of familiar characters Frank, Stella, Mrs. Watson, and Mercy the porcine wonder -- for some riotous raccoon wrangling on Deckawoo Drive.
A magical story about a china rabbit from an award-winning author and artist. Abilene loves her blue china rabbit, but Edward Tulane is extremely vain, and only loves himself. On a voyage to London, Edward falls overboard and starts on an amazing journey. He travels with hobos, works as a scarecrow, comforts a dying child, dances on the streets of Memphis, and finally learns what it is to truly love. New from the author of 'The Tale of Despereaux'.
