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Author
Series
Junie B. Jones series volume 19
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Junie B. Jones wishes that May would stop being such a tattletale, but when she is stuck as May's Secret Santa it becomes real trouble. When she picks Tattletale May's name for Secret Santa, Junie B., who has been unable to enjoy the holiday festivities due to May, seizes this opportunity to get even! It' holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate. Like making elf costumes! And singing joyful songs! Only, how can Junie B....
Author
Publisher
Harper, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Splat, Spike, and Plank can't wait to go to the fair. But when Kitten can't come, the friends are determined to bring her back the perfect gift. Beginning readers will delight in Splat's hilarious attempts to find the perfect present. Readers won't even know they are learning as they have fun with the -air sound. "--Jkt. flap.
Author
Series
Jitters volume 3
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During the last week of school, the students in Mrs. Hartwell's class try to come up with the perfect present for their teacher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Andrea, Olivia, Mia, and Emma are planning the perfect birthday surprise for Stephanie: a party at the Heartlake City Pool. But with all their whispering and secret plans, Stephanie feels left out. Worse, Lacy convinces Stephanie that the girls may be trying to unfriend her. Can Mia and the others pull off the best birthday bash ever?
10) The book cook
Author
Publisher
Baobab Press
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"On Christmas Eve, the spirit of the holiday comes alive when twins Maria and Matty need a miracle if they are going to find the perfect gift for their mother before the big day arrives. With their father's permission, the twins set out, traversing the city through a blistering storm searching for an open shop where they might find a gift at such a late hour. With time and their hopes dwindling, the twins catch a wonderful scent on the wind. Following...
12) Just in case
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Senor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all.
13) Thank you Bear
Author
Series
Bear books (Greg Foley) volume 1
Publisher
Viking
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Despite the criticism of others, a bear finds the perfect gift for his mouse friend.
Author
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Millie the cow gets lost in the snow on the way home from helping the postman deliver mail on Christmas Eve, but she and the gifts she is bringing finally make it back to the farm.
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"She still has all the time in the world to be who she wants to be.... Doesn't she? Olivia Strauss is turning thirty-nine. No major milestone. She still considers herself young. At least young enough to assume she has decades (emphasis on the plural) to check the unchecked boxes of her life's to-do list. Ballerina? Too late. But not too late for poet. Or for reigniting the romantic spark in her marriage, spending more quality time with her son, switching...
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the Knoodle family tries to follow their rabbi's advice about giving the perfect gift, everything goes wrong and their Hanukkah seems ruined until the rabbi comes to straighten things out.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this celebration of the joy of giving, one snowy Christmas Eve, a king buys some soft, red cloth to make the perfect Christmas gift for his daughter. Little does he know that the left-over cloth will be used to make presents for many more of the kingdom's inhabitants, right down to the last teeny bit of cloth which is made into a scarf just right for a mouse"--
20) December dog
Author
Series
Calendar mysteries volume 12
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After finding an unusual present, a lost puppy, on Christmas Eve, best friends Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy scramble to find its owner before morning.
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