"Wanda Petronski lives way up in shabby Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if she didn't tell her schoolmates that she had a hundred dresses at home--all silk, all colors, and velvet, too. This lie--albeit understandable in light of her dress-obsessed circle--precipitates peals of laughter from her peers, and she never hears the end of it. One ..."
The Moffat Museum(1st Edition) by EleanorEstes, Louis Slobodkin Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202553-3, ISBN: 0-15-202553-7
"There has never been a museum in Cranbury...until now. Among its treasures are the first bike each of the Moffat kids rode, stardust from a meteor that fell to earth, a beautiful painting made by Sylvie, and-most spectacularly-Rufus, the Waxworks Boy, who is as funny as he is waxy. The museum is so interesting that Mr. Pennypepper even brings tourists to visit. But the museum is really for Jane, Joey, and Rufus themselves, so they can ..."
The Moffats(Illustrated) by EleanorEstes, Louis Slobodkin Paperback, 210 Pages, Published 2001 by Harcourt Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202541-0, ISBN: 0-15-202541-3
"Who else but a member of the Moffat family could, during kindergarten recess, accidentally hitch a ride out of town on a boxcar? Or wind up trapped in the breadbox outside the delicatessen store? Or kindly offer to escort the Salvation Army man to his destination--only to accidentally bump him out of his own horse-drawn wagon? The Moffats is a paradigm of old-fashioned family fun. Four children and a hard-working widowed mother live tog ..."
"Nobody believed Hugsy Goode when he prophesied that a tunnel lay beneath the alley until--generations later--Nicholas (alias Copin) and Timothy (alias Tornid) decide to explore. And lo and behold, right under the vine-covered hole outside the house where Hugsy Goode used to live, they find an entrance to adventures beyond their wildest dreams. A sequel to The Alley."
Pinky Pye(Reprint) by EleanorEstes, Edward Ardizzone Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Young Readers Paperback ISBN-13: 978-0-544-92780-3, ISBN: 0-544-92780-X
"An ALA Notable Book “A captivating story, told with loving tenderness, whimsical humor, suspense, it has all the special magic that is Eleanor Estes’ trademark. . . . Don’t miss it.” —Chicago Tribune Meet Pinky, a furious black kitten who adopts the Pye family. The Pyes have some of the smartest pets around—there’s Ginger the intellectual dog, and Gracie the clever old cat—but Pinky is more than smart enough to earn a place in ..."
The Alley(1st Edition) by EleanorEstes, Edward Ardizzone Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2003 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-15-204918-8, ISBN: 0-15-204918-5
"In the heart of Brooklyn, New York, there is an alley that is the most beautiful place to live in the whole wide world. Or so Connie Ives believes. The alley is the perfect location to sharpen Connie's swinging skills, hold practices for the Alley Conservatory of Music, and convict a burglar by trial. From the bestselling author of Ginger Pye comes the story of a little girl whose eyes are always open to the beauty of the world that su ..."
The Middle Moffat(Illustrated) by EleanorEstes, Louis Slobodkin Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202529-8, ISBN: 0-15-202529-4
"Who is Jane Moffat, anyway? She isn't the youngest in the family, and she isn't the oldest-she is always just Jane. How boring. So Jane decides to become a figure of mystery ... the mysterious "Middle Moffat." But being in the middle is a lot harder than it looks. In between not rescuing stray dogs, and losing and finding best friends, Jane must secretly look after the oldest inhabitant of Cranbury...so he can live to be one hundred. Be ..."
"Wanda's classmates make fun of her Polish last name and her one faded dress. She tells them she actually has 100 dresses, and enters drawings of them in the school's art contest before she moves away. Only after she is gone do the students discover her remarkable talent and realize how cruel they have been."
"Wanda Petronski lives way up in shabby Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if she didn't tell her schoolmates that she had a hundred dresses at home--all silk, all colors, and velvet, too. This lie--albeit understandable in light of her dress-obsessed circle--precipitates peals of laughter from her peers, and she never hears the end of it. One ..."
Ginger Pye by EleanorEstes, Edward Ardizzone Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2000 by Harcourt Children's Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202499-4, ISBN: 0-15-202499-9
"Meet Ginger Pye, the smartest dog you'll ever know. Jerry Pye and his sister, Rachel, feel pretty smart themselves for buying Ginger. It was the best dollar they ever spent. Ginger steals everybody's heart . . . until someone steals him!"
Ginger Pye(1st Edition) (Young Classic) by EleanorEstes Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2000 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202505-2, ISBN: 0-15-202505-7
"Eleanor Estes’s Ginger Pye, a 1952 Newbery Medal winner, is a warm, witty mystery set in a small-town American community. Ginger Pye, the star of the show, is the very smart dog that ten-year-old Jerry Pye buys for a hard-earned dollar. The most famous pup in Cranbury (a town between Boston and New York), Ginger knows many tricks, is as loyal as he is smart, and steals the hearts of everyone he meets . . . until someone steals him! Will ..."
The Witch Family(1st Edition) by EleanorEstes, Edward Ardizzone Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2000 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202610-3, ISBN: 0-15-202610-X
"This story of two girls trying to banish a witch is “full of wonderful fun, excitement, and humor” (Library Journal). Old Witch likes nothing better than to fly around on her broomstick, crying “Heh-heh!” and casting abracadabras. But now she has been sent away . . . by two young girls. Amy and Clarissa have decided that Old Witch is just too mean and wicked. So, drawing a rickety old house upon a barren glass hill, they exile Old W ..."
Pinky Pye by EleanorEstes, Edward Ardizzone Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202565-6, ISBN: 0-15-202565-0
"In Pinky Pye, the Pye family adds another member. A furious black kitten abandoned on their doorstep endears itself to the whole family--even Ginger--and foreshadows another addition to the Pye family that will change their lives forever."
"Wanda Petronski lives way up in shabby Boggins Heights, and she doesn't have any friends. Every day she wears a faded blue dress, which wouldn't be too much of a problem if she didn't tell her schoolmates that she had a hundred dresses at home--all silk, all colors, and velvet, too. This lie--albeit understandable in light of her dress-obsessed circle--precipitates peals of laughter from her peers, and she never hears the end of it. One ..."
Rufus M.(Illustrated) (Hardback) by EleanorEstes, Louis Slobodkin Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2001 by Harcourt Young Classics Illustrated ISBN-13: 978-0-15-202571-7, ISBN: 0-15-202571-5
"You've never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way. When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write...even though he doesn't yet know how to read. When food is scarce, he plants some special "Rufus beans" that actually grow...despite his digging them up every day to check on them. And Rufus has friends that other people don't even know exist! He discovers the onl ..."
Rufus M.(Reprint) by EleanorEstes, Louis Slobodkin Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 1989 by Yearling ISBN-13: 978-0-440-40192-6, ISBN: 0-440-40192-5
"said Jane. "Yeh, it sure is hard to talk," said Joey. "I had a lot to tell her
when I went in there," he went on, "but when I got in there I couldn't talk. ..."
"Kim Chu borrows her father's umbrella without his permission and, when it disappears from the library, she and her best friend follow a mysterious stranger to South Ferry and then onto a Staten Island ferryboat"
"Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and-most days at least-the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house...sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoo ..."
"Jimmy McGee is a tiny, leprechaun-like man whose peaceful life is disrupted when he rescues Amy's doll Little Lydia from a monstrous wave that sweeps her off the beach. Can Jimmy find a way to restore Little Lydia to her original state as a "do-nothing doll" before he returns her to her rightful owner? From the bestselling author of "Ginger Pye" comes the quirky story of a little man who saves the day in a big way."
Miranda the Great(1st Edition) by EleanorEstes, Edward Ardizzone Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2005 by Hmh Books For Young Readers Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-15-205411-3, ISBN: 0-15-205411-1
"When barbarians invade Rome, Miranda the cat and her daughter Punka must find a safe place to hide from the chaos. They make their way through the burning city, collecting motherless kittens as they go. At last they reach the Colosseum--but even there, danger lurks! How these fortunate felines survive to become the noble ancestors of the cats of modern Rome is all due to the cleverness of the cat they come to call Miranda the Great, Qu ..."