Books with author Kristine Lombardi

Billy’s not like the other kids. He’s a bit moody, a bit cranky, a bit . . . grumpy. In hopes of cheering him up, his mom takes him and his sister to the animal rescue one Saturday morning. All the animals are cute and playful, but they’re a little too happy for Billy’s taste. When Billy wanders into another section of the store, however, he stumbles across a different group of animals awaiting adoption. These pets are grouchy and scruffy. In fact, they seem downright grumpy—just like Billy! He catches the eye of a particularly grumpy pup—could this be the friend Billy has been looking for? Grumpy Pets shows that there’s a perfect match for everyone, if you stay true to yourself.

Lovey Bunny is the happiest little girl around. She loves just about everything—her family, art, watching her mama make things, and especially playing dress-up. But when she borrows Mama Rabbit’s new dress without asking and ruins it, Lovey Bunny learns that not everything always goes as planned. Will Lovey Bunny find a creative way to show Mama that she’s sorry? Kristine A. Lombardi’s picture book debut reveals an effervescent new character whose talent for crafts and love of fashion, family, and fun will touch the hearts of little girls everywhere!

A funny picture book about friendship, in the tradition of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad.Mr. Biddles is a cat inventor, and Hobson is a lobster that is left on his front porch. An odd pair indeed, but when Hobson joins Biddles in the lab (where he invented not only his catnip diffuser but also his automatic mail retriever!), they discover that Hobson has a gift: two super-useful claws.Mr. Biddles always needed help in the lab, but he hadn’t known how much until Hobson came along. The two enjoy one another’s company and work well side by side, but one day, Hobson begins to miss home. Biddles badly wants to invent a way to get his friend home safely. But how? Hobson is from the faraway coast, and can travel only in five gallons of water! Kristine A. Lombardi meticulously created convincing worlds for both Mr. Biddles and Hobson using collaged ephemera from years of collecting old receipts, postcards, photos, diner bills, business cards, blueprints, and everything else you can think of!

Billy’s not like the other kids. He’s a bit moody, a bit cranky, a bit . . . grumpy. In hopes of cheering him up, his mom takes him and his sister to the animal rescue one Saturday morning. All the animals are cute and playful, but they’re a little too happy for Billy’s taste. When Billy wanders into another section of the store, however, he stumbles across a different group of animals awaiting adoption. These pets are grouchy and scruffy. In fact, they seem downright grumpy—just like Billy! He catches the eye of a particularly grumpy pup—could this be the friend Billy has been looking for? Grumpy Pets shows that there’s a perfect match for everyone, if you stay true to yourself.

Lovey Bunny is the happiest little girl around. She loves just about everything—her family, art, watching her mama make things, and especially playing dress-up. But when she borrows Mama Rabbit’s new dress without asking and ruins it, Lovey Bunny learns that not everything always goes as planned. Will Lovey Bunny find a creative way to show Mama that she’s sorry? Kristine A. Lombardi’s picture book debut reveals an effervescent new character whose talent for crafts and love of fashion, family, and fun will touch the hearts of little girls everywhere!

This perfectly portable case is packed with cool things. There is a book loaded with pictures of Barbie, two magnetized "dolls," six play scenes, and lots of magnetized fashions. Barbie fans can be inspired by reading Barbie’s datebook and then create their own story scenarios with the dolls, play scenes, and fun fashions. There isn’t a better way for kids to have fun and use creativity in bringing to life their own stories with Barbie.

The latest book in the successful Carryalong series features the world of Barbie. With a handle that’s perfect for little hands, this book can be carried along by Barbie fans everywhere they go.Each of the ten spreads in this book focuses on a different place where Barbie and her friends are spending time—and having fun together. From a day at the beach to a fashion show, Barbie and her friends pack lots of activities into their busy lives. With a handle that’s perfect for little hands, this book can be carried along by Barbie fans everywhere they go.

Great for travel, and shaped like a purse, this book lets Barbie try out different careers (a pet vet, a race car driver, a pastry chef, and ballerina) that will inspire girls to dream about their own futures. Each of the four stories are followed by activity pages and play scenes with reusable stickers to extend the fun. To tie into Mattel’s I Can Be… initiative, this unique book highlights four careers that Barbie gets the chance to experience. Each story shows Barbie trying out a different job (Pet Vet, Race Car Driver, Ballerina, and Pastry Chef). The story is followed by six playscenes where girls can use the stickers to decorate and create their own stories. The activity pages, bound into the back of the book, are full of prompts to help girls think about what they envision for their own futures.

This unique book lets girls read and play “inside” Barbie’s Malibu Beach house—this book has shaped cut-throughs, dimensional rooms, playpieces, and stickers!Each spread of this book features a different area in Barbie’s one-of-a-kind Malibu Beach house: from the bedroom to the backyard. The story tells of Barbie and her friends spending the day having fun and getting ready for a barbeque and pool party at her home. The book comes with 7 press-out stick-on play pieces—2 girls, 3 pets and 2 accessories—as well as 25 reusable stickers to decorate each location.