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1) Familiaris
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name. It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has gotten him into trouble, again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's Northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start, and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose and adventure. But...
Author
Language
English
Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Steve Harvey helps you engage the Divine Spirit within you to find your life's desire and use your own imagination to make your life's vision a reality.
At the beginning of each broadcast of his morning radio show, Steve Harvey offers his millions of listeners a few moments of spiritual advice to inspire and guide them. Fans love Steve's wisdom and often share his insightful messages with friends and family.
...5) Let's play!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A lively yellow dot leads the reader through a journey through color, shape, and a child's imagination.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This third collection of short fiction by Gaiman includes previously published pieces of short fiction -- stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013 -- as well "Black Dog," a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A dual narrative in which a woman finds a cookbook buried in the basement of her new home and becomes captivated with the cookbook's previous owner, a 1950s housewife. Dissatisfied with her own life, she becomes absorbed in learning the story--and the secrets--of the last woman who lived in her house.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Prize-winning essayist Scott Russell Sanders explores the role of imagination in art, science, and ethics. He shows that bold acts of imagination are key to healing our divided society and damaged Earth. If it were not so common a talent, we would recognize imagination as a superpower rivaling anything dreamed up for comic-book heroes. How astonishing, that the mind can envision possibilities not present to eyes, ears, or fingers. How astonishing,...
10) My garden
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
11) Fire engine man
Author
Series
Digger man volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy imagines the work he will do and the safety gear he will wear when he becomes a fireman some day as his younger brother first watches, then joins him on the job.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
We don't think of imagination the way that we should. The word is often only associated with children, artists and daydreamers, viewed as something separate from everyday adult life. However, imagination is an integral part of almost every action and decision that we make. Simply put, imagination is a person's ability to create scenarios in his or her head: this can include everything from planning a grocery list, to honing a golf swing, and even...
13) I want a boat!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
A girl uses her imagination to turn an ordinary box into a sailboat.
15) Bigger! Bigger!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Putting on her construction hat, a young girl uses her imagination as she builds a doghouse, a bridge, and a skyscraper.
16) Over the ocean
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A young girl gazes out over the horizon, and wonders what lands lie beyond the ocean, and what the people are like who live in those lands.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This enchanting, Gassian journey begins with "In Camera," an investigation into what is likely to develop when a possibly illicit collection of photographs becomes the object of a greedy salesman's loving eyes . . . In "Charity," a young lawyer, whose business it is to keep hospital equipment honestly produced, offers a simple gift and is brought to the ambiguous heart of charity itself. "Don't Even Try, Sam" tells of the battered, old piano Dooley...
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A little girl who has made her own dollhouse from a box and her vivid imagination has trouble playing with her friend Sophie's perfect dolls and dollhouse, but when Sophie comes to visit she is afraid that her handiwork will not be good enough for Sophie.
20) Alice the fairy
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet. Caldecott Honor artist and bestselling author David Shannon's warm and funny new picture book introduces Alice, a mischievous little girl with a magic wand and a "No, David!" nose for trouble. Alice the Fairy uses her magic wand to change frogs into princes and dads into horses. She can also make leaves fall from...
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