"Max and his sidekick, Gordy, try various get-rich-quick schemes only to be outdone each time by smart-aleck Austin Healy. Peppy dialogue and a fast-moving plot make this easy chapter book a reassuring choice for newly independent readers. "The characters are likable, the plot moves along smoothly, and there's enough dialogue to draw readers into the story. Smith's humorous line drawings, with washes of gray watercolor, punctuate the tex ..."
"Readers will flip for Aunt Mattie!This two-in-one flip book contains two novels in their entirety. In No More Nice, eleven-year-old Simon meets his eccentric Great Aunt Matilda and Uncle Philbert, who have very different ideas about what good manners are. In the sequel, No More Nasty, Aunt Mattie returns as a substitute teacher for Simon's rambunctious class, using her unique way of looking at things to make learning fun."
"Take your friends where you can find them!Old Granny is lonely, living way out in the country with no one to talk to. She’s happy enough, though, as long as she has her beans. One night a thief climbs through the window of her little cabin while she’s sleeping and steals her beans! Old Granny sets out to see the sheriff. Along the way, she meets an odd assortment of talking creatures: a snake, a pecan, a cow patty, a prickly pear cactus ..."
"Holly's identical twin brothers, Jeremy and Dylan, are about to turn three. They are adorable; but because of them, everyone else in the household is exhausted and stressed out, even the four cats. When Holly volunteers to throw the twins a birthday party with a little help from her friends, she's just trying to be helpful.Why didn't someone tell her the event would tumble into complete chaos, with guests running amok, unbelievable mess ..."
"Josh is the best collector on the block. And now he has something new to collect - rocks! Soon Josh and his best friend, Amy, have so many rocks they need to organize their collection. But how?Young collectors will be fascinated by all there is to know about rocks and about classifying - sorting and organizing objects by attributes like color, shape, or size. Grab your rock hammer and join the fun with this entertaining story by Stuart ..."
Too Much Flapdoodle!(1st Edition) (Aunt Mattie) by Amy Macdonald, CatBowmanSmith Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-37671-0, ISBN: 0-374-37671-9
"When his parents go on vacation, twelve-year-old Parker is palmed off on his eccentric Great-aunt Mattie and Great-uncle Philbert, along with his asthma inhaler and a mile-long list of dos and don’ts. He thinks his laptop, iPod, cell phone, and Game Boy will make life on their ramshackle farm bearable – but where are the cables and batteries to make his electronic gadgets work? This over-wired boy has suddenly come unplugged! Soon Parke ..."
Hairdo(1st Edition) What We Do and Did to Our Hair by Ruth Freeman Swain, John O'brien, CatBowmanSmith Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2002 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1522-9, ISBN: 0-8234-1522-8
"Offers a factual and amusing review of the many different types of hairstyles that people have worn throughout the years, from dyes and wigs to high-rise hair and beyond."
No More Nasty(1st Edition) (Aunt Mattie) by Amy Macdonald, CatBowmanSmith Hardcover, 171 Pages, Published 2001 by Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-374-35529-6, ISBN: 0-374-35529-0
"A wild and funny celebration of individuality!Eleven-year-old Simon is mortified to discover that his eccentric Aunt Mattie -- with her mismatched shoes, huge flowered hat, and incorrigibly rude parrot, Runcible (whose favorite phrase is "Shut up, please!) -- is the new substitute teacher for his fifth-grade class. Before long Aunt Mattie turns the whole school on its ear with her irreverent ways and teaches Simon's class of "misfits" t ..."
""This lighthearted picture book puts a uniquely human face on the Gold Rush era.... Mama and her five kids...leave Missouri to meet Pa in far-off ‘Californ-y,' where he's been working in the gold fields.... balanced with humor, rambunctious read-aloud language and a bounty of factual information about westward travel in the mid-1800s.... A solid-gold nugget of a history lesson." - Publishers Weekly, starred review"
"Feliciana Feydra LeRoux lives with her grandfather deep in Cajun country and decides that, despite her grandfather's and brothers' opposition, she will go alligator hunting with the menfolk."
"Determined not to let his parents get rid of his dog, Amber, who has no one to keep him company during the day, Sam, with the help of his friend, Jamie, tries to teach Amber to be a latchkey dog."
"Recounts the day's adventures in rhyme, as a child says good night to the parts of the body."
Auction!(1st Edition) (Reading Together) by Tres Seymour, CatBowmanSmith Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2005 by Candlewick ISBN-13: 978-0-7636-1242-9, ISBN: 0-7636-1242-1
"Tres Seymour's lively story is humorously brought to life by Cat Bowman Smith's down-home illustrations."Whee-oo!" When Aunt Lou hears there's a county auction coming up, she can't contain her excitement (as her young niece observes). But when she and the family arrive at the auction site, Aunt Lou comes face to face with her long-standing rival, Miss Logsdon. One look makes clear that these ladies can't stand to lose to each other, eve ..."
"After nine-year-old Holly and her family move to a different neighborhood in San Francisco, she makes new friends, meets a new baby, and helps keep track of her stepfather's four cats."
"Since the day she was born, Maggie knew she would be the loudest, fastest, best drummer in the state of Kansas, and when a disaster threatens Selena, Kansas, it's Maggie's drumming that saves the day. By the illustrator of Boom Town. "
Bedtime!(1st Edition) by Ruth Freeman Swain, CatBowmanSmith Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1999 by Holiday House ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-1444-4, ISBN: 0-8234-1444-2
"Between space-saving beds in cupboards and floating astronaut beds with straps for those in outer space, bedtime is different for everyone throughout the world in this colorful, informative tale with an array of fun-filled bedtime facts."
"When her mother leaves to care for her sick grandmother, Amanda offers to take care of the family, but she has her hands full with Baby Nathan who has a knack for finding trouble."
"Mama and her five youngsters team up with three adults--Mr. Hooper the banker, teacher Miss Camilla, and Cowboy Charlie--on a stagecoach journey to join Papa in California during the Gold Rush."
"Between her missing homework and the visit from the police, Holly has a lot of explaining to do, yet she knows it won't be easy because no one will ever believe that cats could cause such chaos."