Books with author Saunders

Wish is a touching story about the power of kindess and the magic of friendship with beautiful and emotive illustrations from Chris Saunders. Rabbit has never had a wish before but one day he gets not one, but three! He asks his friends what they would do if they had a wish and, being selfless and kind, Rabbit grants all three wishes to his friends.They are so grateful for his kindness and genorisity they share their wishes with him.

Kate, Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti love having sleepover parties. What could beat eating munchies, watching creepy movies, and playing Truth or Dare all night long? But then one night Kate is kidding around and she casts a bad-luck spell on Patti. Everyone laughs about it at first . . . until some really unlucky things start happening whenever Patti is around. It seems like Patti is one big bad-luck charm. If she doesn’t get rid of that spell, the girls won’t be the Sleepover Friends for long. They’ll be the Sleepover Enemies!

Sleepover Friends vs. GingerLauren takes an afterschool job at an antique store to earn some money. So she’s upset to discover that nasty Ginger Kinkaid is working right next door. Lauren doesn’t want to have anything to do with her. But before Lauren realizes it, she and the Sleepover Friends are caught up in Ginger’s life—much more than they’d like to be. Ginger is acting very strangely: she’s ignoring her best friend, Christy, and sharing secrets with Patti. Is Ginger out to make Patti her new best friend? Not if the Sleepover Friends can help it!

Lauren, Patti, Kate, and Stephanie are each having an exchange student from Walden Elementary stay with them for a week. It’s going to be a great time! Stephanie and her new friends are going to shop until they drop. There’s going to be a big party for the Walden kids . . . and of course, Patti’s organized an eight-girl sleepover! Then Patti find out she won’t be hosting someone. And Lauren’s visitor could not care less about making friends. The sleepover exchange sure looks like a washout . . . until Lauren decides to take charge!

In this incredible, heart-wrenching story reminiscent of E. Nesbit’s Five Children and It, Kate Saunders illustrates the power of war but the even greater power of family, and the love that carries us out of the darkness of despair into the light of hope. The sand fairy, also known as the Psammead, is merely a creature from stories Lamb and Edith have heard their older brothers and sisters tell . . . until he suddenly reappears. Lamb and Edith are pleased to have something to take their minds off the war, but this time the Psammead’s magic might have a serious purpose.Before their adventure ends, all will be changed, and the Lamb and Edith will have seen the Great War from every possible viewpoint—that of factory workers, soldiers and sailors, and nurses. But most of all, the war’s impact will be felt by those left behind, at the very heart of their family.Praise for Five Children on the Western Front Winner of the Costas Award for Children’s Fiction ★ “An irresistible read.”—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “Skillful and deeply moving.” —The Guardian “A rewarding experience.”—Booklist “Saunders strikes a surprisingly successful balance between the mischievous magic of the sand fairy and the harsh realities of wartime England.” —The Bulletin “A dramatic, heartrending look at World War I’s far-reaching consequences for families and individuals.”—SLJ “An emotionally resonant, engaging story of personal growth (the siblings’) and moral education (the Psammead’s). With issues of social and gender inequality and a compassionate take on the ruins of war, it’s historically convincing, thought-provoking, and sensitive.”—The Horn Book Magazine

The Sleepover Friends are fed up with bossy Kate!The homecoming parade is in a few weeks, and the Sleepover Friends are going to build the best float of all! Kate, of course, immediately takes over as “director” of the float.Then the girls find out they have to work on the float with snooty Ginger Kinkaid! Worse yet, Ginger’s got her own ideas about how to design the float. But Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti discover they actually like Ginger’s ideas better than Kate’s. What happens when the Sleepover Friends get tired of being bossed around by Kate?

Kate’s Birthday is coming up, and the Sleepover Friends want to make it really special. They decide to throw Kate a surprise party. What a mistake!Lauren, Stephanie, and Patti have to keep all kinds of secrets from the Birthday Girl. Pretty soon they’re almost ignoring her. Kate’s not suspicious—she’s just mad! Maybe a surprise party is more trouble than it’s worth!

It’s the Sleepover Friends’ turn to be exchange students with their new friends at Walden Elementary for a week, and everyone’s looking forward to the reunion. There’s plenty to do out in the country—lots of clean air, good food . . . and Sleepovers, too!Then Kate discovers that the girl she’s staying with has four brothers and sisters who are total terrors. They’re rude and rowdy, and they love to make a mess . . . out of her things!Poor Kate—this is one Sleepover exchange she’d like to change back!

Patti’s always been quiet and shy. But then one night the Sleepover Friends take a personality quiz . . . and it says Patti’s too boring. The girls tell her it’s only a dumb test. But Patti believes it, and she decides it’s time for a new Patti.First she goes out and buys some crazy clothes. Then she becomes friends with Karen, who’s completely boy-crazy. And suddenly everything is “awesome” and “intense”! If Patti keeps changing, she may start thinking that sleepovers are for babies. Have the girls lost their sleepover friend forever?

Can people really bend spoons, beam messages from one place to another, and make plants grow faster just by thinking hard enough? Lauren, Stephanie, and even Patti believe it’s possible.But super-sensible Kate laughs at the whole idea. So the Sleepover Friends decide to set up an experiment to trick Kate. But when things get out of hand, no one is really sure who’s fooling whom!

This Friday night the sleepover is at Bitsy’s! But Kate will be away on a trip with the Video Club. All Stephanie, Lauren, and Patti talk about is how much fun they’ll have at a new house, with a new family, and a new menu! So they hardly notice how quiet Kate is. When Kate comes back from her weekend, her friends barely recognize her! Kate’s got a new look—and a new attitude, too. The Sleepover Friends don’t know what happened. But they do know one thing—they want the old Kate back!