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1) Sloppy Joe
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sloppy Joe determines to do everything he can to surprise his family by becoming Neat Joe.
2) Little Oink
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Little Oink is a neat little pig, but his parents will not allow him to play until he is messy, as pigs should be.
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Mama Llama says it is time to clean up, Llama ignores her since he is more interested in playing than cleaning, but Mama finds an imaginative way to teach Llama a lesson about cleanliness.
Author
Series
Frankie Pickle volume 1
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Frankie Piccolini has a vivid imagination when it comes to cleaning his disastrously messy room, but eventually even he decides that it is just too dirty.
10) Too much stuff!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Magpies Meg and Ash want their nest to be the best, and to have everything their chicks will need when they hatch, so they add everything from cuckoo clocks to mops and socks.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Kiki and Jax are best friends, but they couldn't be more different. The one thing they always agree on is how much fun they have together. But when things start to get in the way, can they make space for what has always sparked joy--each other?"--
12) ¡Qué ordenado!
Author
Publisher
Picarona
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
A Dante, el tejón, el encantaba tener todo muy limpio y ordenado, pero se obsesiona tanto con el orden que lo que empieza por recoger hojas casi acaba siendo ¡la destrucción del bosque! ¿Se dara cuenta Dante de su error y empezara a ver las cosas de otro modo?
13) Pasture bedtime
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In this partially-illustrated early chapter book, 11-year-old Charlie tries his hardest to keep his life quiet and organized amid the chaos of life on the farm with his veterinarian mother."--
Author
Series
Nate el grande volume 5
Publisher
RBA Lectorum
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Todo el mundo sabe N-A-T-E no es igual a N-E-A-T! Y cuando la dejadez de Nate va de las manos, su mejor amigo, Francisco, está en serios problemas. ¿Puede Nate limpiar su acto, o va a voltear a cabo por primera vez?
Author
Series
Big Nate (Chapter books) volume 5
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"The fifth Big Nate novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce! Big Nate is a New York Times bestseller! Here comes the latest illustrated novel from Lincoln Peirce, all about king of detention and cartooning genius Nate Wright! Everyone knows N-A-T-E does not equal N-E-A-T! And when Nate's sloppiness gets out of hand, his best friend, Francis, is in serious trouble. Can Nate clean up his act, or will he flip out first? Includes...
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In Mara's very tidy town, there's a perfect place for everything. There's a rose garden for roses. A rack in Mara's hallway for her muddy-day shoes. There's even a jar for cinnamon-swirl-rainbow-sprinkle cookies. But when Mara's feelings are too wild, too messy, too much, where will they fit? This is a poetic picture book about what to do when your feelings are just too big to put somewhere -- a gentle encouragement for young readers looking to find...
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Teaflet and her brother, Roog, are ready to throw their annual strawberry jam party for their friends in Trefldom. They want it to be the best party ever, even ten times better than the best party ever! But the inspector of neatness is coming to examine their higgledy-piggledy house from top to bottom. If she finds even one pinch of dirt, or one messy bed, the party will be canceled. Teaflet promises to clean while Roog bakes for the party. But will...
Author
Publisher
Cicada Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A young kangaroo called Alexander lives in his mum, Nancy's pocket. Alexander loves his mum, but there's one thing she does that really drives him nuts. She is always putting stuff in her pocket. Alexander tries to keep things neat, but the more he tidies, the more stuff she shoves in there. When he complains, his sister calls him a baby - it's time to leave the pouch anyway. But Alexander loves it in there - it's warm and cosy and smells of mum....
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Little Louie's story keeps getting messed up, and he's not happy about it! What's the point of telling his tale if he can't tell it perfectly? But when he stops and takes a deep breath, he realizes that everything is actually just fine, and his story is a good one-imperfections and all.
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