Category: Oz: Children’s Books (Page 18 of 19)

Dirty Joe the Pirate by Bill Harley

Summer is almost over!!

Children Picture Book

Ages 5-8 Dirty Joe the Pirate: A True Story by Bill Harley

Dirty Joe and his crew sail the high seas in search of smelly treasure—dirty socks. They pillaged their way across the seas until they met another band of pirates who are led by the notorious Stinky Annie who is in search of underwear. Perhaps Dirty Joe has met his match?????

Later!!!!

The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share by Mike Reiss

Mike Reiss’ The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share is one of our newest picture books in Oz and is a wonderful way for children (and possibly even adults) to learn about the importance of sharing. Edward, the book’s main character, has some tough issues with sharing his items, whether his teddy bear or his slinky, in his opinion everything belongs to him. But as readers learn more about Edward they have the chance to find what really happens when selfishness can get out of control. This book is a great tool for parents to teach their kids about sharing and also can serve as an excellent bedtime companion. Come by Oz and check it out!

A Horse of Her Own by Annie Wedekind

Young Adult:

Ages 10↑ A Horse of Her Own by Annie Wedekind

For those of you who love horses or horse stories!! Fourteen-year old Jane Ryan has always dreamed of owning a horse of her own. This summer at the Sunny Acres riding camp, Jane faces 6-weeks filled with rocky relationships, heartache, and a painful, but joyous road to self-discovery—all lead to an exciting conclusion. It is amazing what we can do when we apply ourselves.

See you next time!!

Waggit’s Tale by Peter Howe

Hello, summer is here and a lot of you have started on your summer reading. We look forward to seeing you and supplying your book needs.

Young Adult Middle Reader:

Ages 9 ↑Waggit’s Tale by Peter Howe

A young dog (Waggit) is abandoned by his owner in a city park, he meets a team of scruffy dogs who befriend him and teach him to survive in the real world. This is the story of humor, adventure and suspense where Waggit learns that love can turn strangers into family.

See you again in a few days!

Seeing Redd- the second book in Frank Beddor’s The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy

In the first book of The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy, The Looking Glass Wars, Frank Beddor brings in a new take of the loveable stories of Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass by saying, Wonderland is real, the Mad Hatter is actual Alyss’ personal bodyguard, and Alice is really spelled, “Alyss.” Now, in Seeing Redd, Alyss tries her best to meet the non- stop demands of her being the new queen of Wonderland, Hatter Maddigan leaves Alyss for “personal problems,” leaving her behind with the halfer, Homburg Molly, and Her Imperial Viciousness, Redd Heart, and The Cat return to Wonderland but only to find Redd’s non- stop killing foot soldiers, the Glass Eyes, at full speed, surrounding Wonderland on all sides. Who has turned to Black Imagination and followed Redd’s footsteps? Battles rage, looking glasses explode, and the Alyssian’s are once again uniting to defend White Imagination in the action- packed second book of The Looking Glass Wars Trilogy, Seeing Redd.

Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Annabel Greene, the youngest of the 3 beautiful modeling sisters, is not exactly the perfect role model image of herself filmed on commercials. Annabel’s life is far from perfect. The abrupt end of her and Sophie’s friendship ended bitterly and her sister’s eating disorder is bringing her entire family down. But then, Annabel meets Owen- music-obsessed and determined to always be honest. Owen helps Annabel listen to herself and gain her courage to speak the truth, as he does. But will she be able to be strong enough and tell everyone what really happened the night she and Sophie became enemies?

Find out in Just Listen by Sarah Dessen

Ladybug Girl by David Soman and Jacky Davis

That’s what happens to Lulu in this adventurous story. Ladybug Girl is the perfect example of how all individuals, no matter their age, can create their own fun – all you need is a little imagination. Ladybug Girl is able to help a colony of ants and make her way through puddles with sharks and other dangerous creatures.Though her brother and friends say that she is too little to hang out with them, Lulu realizes that as Ladybug Girl, nothing can stop her!
With this book, authors David Soman and Jacky Davis provide children the opportunity to experience a little “homemade” creativity and imagination…visit us in Oz to explore!

Nobody’s Princess by Esther Friesner

In this thrilling story of adventures, Nobody’s Princess by Esther Friesner, the great Helen of Sparta ventures out of the normal range of princess. Helen, in her early ages, wasn’t always the perfect princess; she trained with her 2 brothers to be apart of the many hunts they went on, was clumsy at her needle point, and had a short temper, so unlike her twin sister. Helen, with a sassy aditude and her heart set on what she wanted, made quite a few enemies, like the “son” of Zeus, Theseus, as well as a couple of new friends, such as the oracle of Delphi. Esther Friesner weaves together an all new tale of Helen of Sparta filled with history and myth as she takes a different point of view of Helen. The story is a hilarious, exciting adventure that is very satisfying.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The mysterious series book of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy and his friends must travel to the Labyrinth, a complicated underground world filled with monsters and surprises at every corner.
Along the way, Percy will confront old enemies, find out the truth about the lost god, Pan, whom all fauns have the desire to find, and face Zeus’ powerful, Titan father, Cronos’ most terrible secret….. What will happen in the world’s possibly greatest wars of all…. The Battle of the Labyrinth

Psalms for Young Children by Marie-Helene Delval

What an awesome read this was! Psalms for Young Children actually provides the chance for readers to experience the emotions and feelings that are captured by various Psalms from the Bible. Initially I thought the book would be an instructional guide for children and how they should interpret the Psalms. But what a nice surprise it was to learn that this book offers paraphrased versions of the Psalms, written specifically for younger readers to understand and interpret. In addition I was really impressed by the illustrations, which further emphasize the personal nature of this book for children.

I think that this book would be a great read for kids, especially useful for nighttime reading. I also think that it would make a wonderful gift for any occasion. Come to Oz and check it out!

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