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The wolf tells the story of Little Red Riding Hood from his point of view, protesting that he was merely trying to help Grandma, not eat her.

A child describes the events of the first day of school, from making sandwiches for lunch to holding a parent's hand on the walk home.

Fanny's grandfather is very ill, but when she is able to seemingly rejuvenate him with the aid of a mysterious potion, they both find that there are problems with a grandfather who is growing younger every day.

This one is great for kids and the illustrations are absolutely amazing. The story of Ben the mouse is the main story, but the illustrations also include the Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol happening simultaneously throughout.

Summary, Bertie thinks that other kids will like him if he loses weight and so he drinks a special remedy which causes weightlessness, but getting thin requires other measures.

(48)p. : 20 cm

Retells highlights of the Old Testament in very simple language and then again in longer more detailed versions.

Falsely accused of bullying, wizard apprentice Tamrin leaves Canterstock College for Wizards and sets out in search of Sam, the only person to whom she has ever felt a connection, but Sam, adrift since his master Flaxfield died, has been targeted by Flaxfield's old enemy, the powerful wizard Ash. Falsely accused of bullying, wizard apprentice Tamrin leaves Canterstock College for Wizards and sets out in search of Sam, the only person to whom she has ever felt a connection. Book #3

Mrs. May prepares a potion for Fanny's dying grandfather which makes him young.

Mrs. Madoff's students compare notes about getting ready for their first day of school after vacation.

After a narrow escape from the cat, Oscar the mouse finds himself under a Christmas tree where he unwraps a book and learns about the Christmas story in a very unusual way. Suggested level: junior.

When an old, dying wizard steals magic from his twelve-year-old apprentice, Bee, and releases a new, wild magic into the world, another apprentice, Cabbage, sets out to find Bee and try to set things right again.

The great wizard Flaxfield's death leaves his twelve-year-old apprentice Sam half-trained, but when other wizards gather and debate his fate Sam, not knowing whom to trust, leaves with only his dragon, Starback, for company, unaware of the perils he must face.