Other Title: Zeke Meeks versus the big blah-rific birthday
Other Title: Big blah-rific birthday
Summary: Zeke Meeks will be nine soon, but he is not looking forward to a party that his sisters want to take over and nobody but his closest friends want to attend - but the alternative is going to Grace Chang's party on the same day, and she is really scary
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: A rhyming story. Fizzy Lizzy loves soft drinks. But during the school cross-country race, Lizzy is involved in a carbonated catastrophe. Can her classmates save her? And will Lizzy ever change her fizzy ways
Summary: The Heavenly Hippos Wildlife Park is awarding gold stars to the animals and George the Giraffe has the perfect spot on his fence for one. But will George win a gold star
Summary: Jake is excited to be staying at the famous floating Hotel of Venus, until his cyborg friend Henry sniffs out more than just garbage. (Back cover)
Summary: Jake and his friends go to Mercury to watch the planets align. When Henry reveals that they are actually on a secret CIA mission, the group must work together to save the planets before they align. (Back cover)
Other Title: Zeke Meeks vs the stinking science fair
Other Title: Zeke Meeks versus the stinkin' science fair
Summary: Third-grader Zeke Meeks needs to win the prize in the science project contest because the class bully is threatening him, but so far all his ideas are ending in messy disasters--can his friend Hector save the day
Other Title: Zeke Meeks versus the horrifying TV-Turnoff Week
Summary: It is Television-Turnoff Week, and Zeke and his friends are wondering what they will do with their time without their favorite programs and videogames
Other Title: Zeke Meeks versus the gruesome girls
Summary: Third-grader Zeke Meeks already has two sisters, so he is bitterly disappointed when his new neighbour proves to be a girl - can Charlie change his mind and prove to him that boys and girls can play together
Other Title: Zeke Meeks versus the putrid Puppet Pals
Summary: All the children in the third grade except Zeke Meeks are playing with the newest fad, Puppet Pals finger puppets - will Zeke give in to the pressure and join them, even though he would much rather play basketball
Paperback edition
Summary: One day, a young bear stumbles upon something he has never seen before in the forest. As time passes, he teaches himself how to play the strange instrument, and eventually the beautiful sounds are heard by a father and son who are picnicking in the woods. The bear goes with them on an incredible journey to New York, where his piano playing makes him a huge star. He has fame, fortune and all the music in the world, but he misses the friends and family he has left behind
Other Title: Auggie and me
Other Title: Three wonder stories
Contents: The Julian chapter -- Pluto -- Shingaling
Summary: Auggie & Me is a new side to the Wonder story: three new chapters from three different characters - bully Julian, oldest friend Christopher and classmate Charlotte - giving an insight into how Auggie has touched their own lives
The Julian chapter
Pluto
Shingaling
Summary: Hector has a problem. His friend Hummingbird, is just so noisy! Will Hector ever find a bit of peace and quiet
Summary: Is there a recipe for happiness? Meg certainly thinks so. She collects all the necessary ingredients in a jar, which she uses to cheer up her friends and family when they're feeling low. But what happens when her special jar mysteriously disappears? Will Meg feel sad forever more, or will she find other ways to be happy? (Back cover)
Summary: Stick and Stone are both lonely until Pinecone's teasing causes one to stick up for the other, and a solid friendship is formed
Summary: Circle loves to roll around and around. Square likes to sit still and strong. Triangle can celebrate all her good points and always knows which direction to go. But when Scribble suddenly dashes through their ordered world-all messy lines and energy, Circle, Square and Triangle don't know what to think! Just a zigzag here, and a wavy line there are all that's needed to stir their imagination, and soon the shapes are working as a team, on a course for adventure! (Trove)
First edition
A Neal Porter book
Summary: Nerdy Birdy likes reading, video games, and reading about video games, which immediately disqualifies him for membership in the cool crowd. One thing is clear: being a nerdy birdy is a lonely lifestyle. When he's at his lowest point, Nerdy Birdy meets a flock just like him. He has friends and discovers that there are far more nerdy birdies than cool birdies in the sky
Summary: Best friends Jellyfish and Seahorse live in a rockpool. Jellyfish loves to sing and dance and make a mess! Seahorse wants things to be quiet and tidy. How can they get along
Other Title: Dwindling assortment of animals
Summary: There once was a hungry lion, a penguin (well he was just here), a little calico kitten (I could have sworn I just saw him), a brown mouse (now wait a second), a bunny with floppy ears and a bunny with un-floppy ears (okay this is just getting ridiculous), a frog, a bat, a pig, a slightly bigger pig, a wooly sheep, a koala, a hen, and also a turtle. Hey! What's going on here.The very hungry lion is all set to enjoy an exciting day with his other animal pals. But all of a sudden his friends start disappearing at an alarming rate! Is someone stealing the hungry lion's friends, or is the culprit a little...closer to home
Contents: Horton and the kwuggerbug -- Marco comes late -- How Officer Pat saved the whole town -- The Hoobub and the Grinch
Summary: A collection of 'lost' stories written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss and published in magazines in the 1950s
Other Title: Perijee and me
Summary: When 11-year-old Caitlin discovers a shrimp-like alien creature on the shores of her island home, she takes responsibility for teaching it about the world. Mostly, this just involved stopping little Perijee from eating everything. Caitlin becomes increasingly close to her alien friend, treating him like a brother. There's only one problem - Perijee won't stop growing. Then the authorities try to hunt him down and through his fear, Perijee disappears and starts causing trouble. Caitlin must leave home and travel across the country to try and convince Perijee to stop destroying everything before it's too late
Other Title: Zeke Meeks versus the big blah-rific birthday
