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Books with author Wong Herbert Yee

  • Mouse and Mole: A Perfect Halloween

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 6, 2011)
    Share another vibrant autumn season with Mouse and Mole in the sixth installment of this Geisel Honor Award–winning series."Eeny, meeny, miny, mumpkin —Which of you will be my pumpkin?” Mouse likes Halloween. In fact, Mouse loves Halloween. And with only a few days to go before the big day, Mouse has lots of preparations to make. There are decorations to hang up and pumpkins to carve — especially for the big pumpkin-carving contest! Mole does not like Halloween nearly as much. It is scary. It is creepy. And who left that broom on the front step? Thankfully a pumpkin-carving contest is not too scary. But the pumpkin-carving contest is just the beginning of Mouse and Mole’s Halloween adventures. What’s Mouse to do when her best friend has turned into a big Scaredy-Mole?Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award Winner Wong Herbert Yee is a master of combining text and illustration for this age group. His onomatopoeic language paired with his vibrantly stylized illustrations make for an early reader series that is both artful and accessible.
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  • Fireman Small - Fire Down Below!

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Aug. 30, 2004)
    Fireman Small is having trouble sleeping—again. Plinkety-plop, a raindrop falls— SPLAT!—on the nose of Fireman Small.A leaky ceiling forces him to leave the station and check in at the Pink Hotel. Fireman Small won’t get a restful night’s sleep just yet though . . . at first it’s the noisy hotel guests preparing for a night on the town that keep him awake, but then it’s the fire down below that gets Fireman Small out of bed and to the rescue!
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  • Mouse and Mole, Fine Feathered Friends

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Aug. 17, 2009)
    A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book It is a blustery spring day, and Mouse and Mole are very excited. They are going to go bird watching! They are planning to make bird books! Mouse and Mole pack paper and crayons and hurry outside. It turns out, birds are not so easy to watch. Splashing in puddles scare them away. Stepping on crunchy leaves does too. Mole rubs his snout. Mouse twirls her tail. Together, they come up with a plan to get closer to the birds. A plan that includes glue and feathers . . .Join Mouse and Mole on another high-flying adventure in which teamwork, brainstorming, and good ideas always make for a fun day out!
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  • Mouse and Mole: A Perfect Halloween

    Wong Herbert Yee

    eBook (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 6, 2011)
    Share another vibrant autumn season with Mouse and Mole in the sixth installment of this Geisel Honor Award–winning series."Eeny, meeny, miny, mumpkin —Which of you will be my pumpkin?” Mouse likes Halloween. In fact, Mouse loves Halloween. And with only a few days to go before the big day, Mouse has lots of preparations to make. There are decorations to hang up and pumpkins to carve — especially for the big pumpkin-carving contest! Mole does not like Halloween nearly as much. It is scary. It is creepy. And who left that broom on the front step? Thankfully a pumpkin-carving contest is not too scary. But the pumpkin-carving contest is just the beginning of Mouse and Mole’s Halloween adventures. What’s Mouse to do when her best friend has turned into a big Scaredy-Mole?Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award Winner Wong Herbert Yee is a master of combining text and illustration for this age group. His onomatopoeic language paired with his vibrantly stylized illustrations make for an early reader series that is both artful and accessible.
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  • Who Likes Rain?

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 2013)
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  • Mouse and Mole, A Winter Wonderland

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Nov. 15, 2010)
    Yippee! It is a winter wonderland! What better day for Mouse and Mole to go sledding, whirl around on ice skates, and build snowmen together?But Mole does not want to go outside. Too cold! Too windy! He prefers to stay as snug as a bug in a rug inside his nice, warm bed.Mouse is lonely. Ice skating and sledding just aren’t as fun for one. Then she gets an idea…a Sno-Mole might do the trick! Mole won’t be needing his hat or scarf or mittens…or will he?Sometimes even best friends want to do different things. But at the end of a cold winter’s day, it's nice to know that your best friend will be there waiting for you, with warm mittens and all.
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  • Mouse and Mole, A Winter Wonderland

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Nov. 15, 2010)
    Yippee! It is a winter wonderland! What better day for Mouse and Mole to go sledding, whirl around on ice skates, and build snowmen together?But Mole does not want to go outside. Too cold! Too windy! He prefers to stay as snug as a bug in a rug inside his nice, warm bed.Mouse is lonely. Ice skating and sledding just aren’t as fun for one. Then she gets an idea…a Sno-Mole might do the trick! Mole won’t be needing his hat or scarf or mittens…or will he?Sometimes even best friends want to do different things. But at the end of a cold winter’s day, it's nice to know that your best friend will be there waiting for you, with warm mittens and all.
  • Mouse and Mole: Secret Valentine

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Dec. 26, 2017)
    Rosy-cheeked Mouse and shy Mole share their secret valentines and feel butterflies in their bellies in this delightful addition in the award-winning Mouse and Mole series. Wong Herbert Yee creates just the right combination of sweetness, humor, and heart with his words and images for this early reader audience. Readers will be smitten and swooning with this tender and funny book in this artful and accessible series. As an added bonus, learn how to make a valentine to share in the back of the book!
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  • Hooray for Truckmice

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Board book (Sandpiper, Aug. 28, 2000)
    What could be better than an original board book written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee? Two, of course. Truckmice are hard at work night and day, hauling dirt, collecting trash, rushing to fires, while trainmice conductors and porters are loading up the train and heading out of the station. These delightful pint-sized treats, written in simple rhyme, with bright, adorable illustrations, will have the littlest listeners sitting still for one more read.
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  • Eek! There's a Mouse in the House

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sept. 1, 1992)
    When a mouse makes an appearance in the house, Cat, Dog, Sheep, Hog, and friends all join in a merry chase to catch the pesky rodent.
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  • Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole

    Wong Herbert Yee

    Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers, Oct. 1, 2007)
    Mouse and Mole are very excited. Minkus the Magnificent is in town—ONE SHOW ONLY!—and they can’t wait to sit in the front row and see his tricks. After the abracadabras happen, though, something goes a bit wrong—and Mole is very disappointed to discover that magic is sometimes not exactly what it seems. How will Mouse help her friend realize that there is magic happening right in front of their very eyes? Wong Herbert Yee gives readers another grand adventure with two best friends, Mouse and Mole, who, despite their different outlooks on life, manage to show each other that friendship itself is a magical event!
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  • My Autumn Book

    Wong Herbert Yee

    eBook (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), Aug. 4, 2015)
    Crisp air and gray skies beckon a little girl to thoroughly investigate the outside world: chipmunks, squirrels, insects, and fallen leaves all hint that a change of season is coming. Young readers can explore the signs of autumn along with the adventurous child narrator in this charming conclusion to the series on the seasons.
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