A Hat for Minerva Louise


Book Description

"Stoeke's second book about that intrepid screwball, Minerva Louise, is a rare find."—The Horn Book, starred review The other chickens hate snowy mornings. But not Minerva Louise! To her a snowy day—like everything else—is an adventure. But this chilly, chipper hen needs something to keep her warm. What she finds—and how she finds it—will keep young readers cackling. "Minerva Louise expresses a range of emotions from pleasure to curiosity. . . . A great choice for storytime."—School Library Journal, starred review An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year




Minerva Louise on Christmas Eve


Book Description

What is that fat guy in the red suit doing on the roof? wonders Minerva Louise one snowy evening. She follows him down the chimney and, to her surprise, sees a big tree inside. The harebrained hen can?t make any sense of it, but young children will cackle with delight as they follow Minerva around on her Christmas Eve adventure with the jolly fat fellow. She even gets a present!




Minerva Louise at the Fair


Book Description

Minerva Louise thinks the fair is a rather remarkable farm.




Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs


Book Description

When she notices several unattended, colorful eggs in the barnyard, the hen named Minerva Louise worries that they are abandoned and cold.




I Love You, Mouse


Book Description

A child imagines the things he would do with various animals if he were one of them, such as curling up with a mouse to nibble cheese or splashing in a pond with a frog.




Minerva Louise at School


Book Description

Out for an early morning walk, a chicken wanders into a school that she mistakes for a fancy barn.




All You Need for a Snowman


Book Description

Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.




If You Wish


Book Description

There’s a story inside every story, and a book inside every book. Every time you read you can find something new. But that only happens if you wish . . . This marvelous fantasy, illustrated by the internationally acclaimed Robert Ingpen, will have children re-reading their favorite stories and daring to travel inside the pictures as they discover that books are for more than just reading.




Living Things Need Water


Book Description

Introduces the importance of water to all life on earth.




One Snowy Morning


Book Description

Two woodland friends spot a mysterious pile of snow decked out with funny objects which they put to use in unintended and highly original ways, proving that things are what you make of them One morning, a squirrel and a chipmunk find the oddest things stuck in a giant pile of snow. Readers will recognize a snowman, but the two friends have their own ideas about what they've found. The top hat is a tall rowboat; the carrot nose is a rare dragon's tooth; and the mittens, of course, are fish puppets. The squirrel and the chipmunk wonder what all of these items are doing in a giant pile of snow, but when they take them home they figure out just what to do with them. The tall rowboat makes a perfect table; the rare dragon's tooth makes a delicious soup; and the fish puppets make amazing hats! They throw a dragon tooth soup party for all their friends, and the next morning they put (almost) everything back, nearly where they found. Readers will still see a snowman, but they'll also see how the snowman can be so much more.