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Books in Sandpiper series

  • The Stupids Have a Ball

    Harry G. Allard Jr., James Marshall

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 30, 1984)
    The Stupid family celebrates the children's awful report cards by inviting their relatives to a costume party.
    K
  • The Pinkish, Purplish, Bluish Egg

    Bill Peet

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, March 1, 1984)
    Everyone in the forest is afraid of Zeke the griffin until he does them all a very big favor.
    M
  • Gone Fishing

    Earlene R. Long, Richard Brown

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 27, 1987)
    A father and son go fishing, with a big fishing rod for the daddy and a little one for the child.
    G
  • Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction

    David Macaulay

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Oct. 26, 1981)
    Readers worldwide recognize Caldecott Medal winner David Macaulay's imaginary Cathedral of Chutreaux. This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children's literature and a touchstone for budding architects. "Cathedral'"s numerous awards include a prestigious Caldecott Honor and designation as a "New York Times" Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Macaulay's intricate pen-and-ink illustrations. Journey back to centuries long ago and visit the fictional people of twelfth-, thirteenth-, and fourteenth-century Europe whose dreams, like "Cathedral, "stand the test of time. This title has been selected as a Common Core text exemplar (Grades 6 8, Informational Texts: Science, Mathematics, and Technical Studies)."
    Z
  • What Every Kid Should Know

    Jonah Kalb, David Viscott

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 1, 1992)
    Discusses the problems of growing up and gives suggestions on coping with various emotions, understanding oneself, getting along with others, and dealing with parents.
    R
  • The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

    Dubose Heyward, Marjorie Flack

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, April 1, 1974)
    The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of twenty-one children.
    L
  • The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

    Dubose Heyward, Marjorie Flack

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 3, 1974)
    The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of twenty-one children.
    I
  • Hubert's Hair Raising Adventure

    Bill Peet

    Paperback (Sandpiper, Sept. 19, 1979)
    Hubert the lion, terribly vain about his beautiful mane, tries everything to make it grow back after it goes up in smoke.
    O
  • Paddle-to-the-Sea

    Holling C. Holling

    Paperback (Sandpiper, Feb. 19, 1980)
    A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.
    O
  • The Summer of Sassy Jo

    J. P. Reading

    Paperback (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sept. 1, 1993)
    Almost fourteen, Sara Jo tries to cope with her conflicting emotions when she goes to spend the summer with her mother, a reformed alcoholic who abandoned her when she was little
    Z+
  • The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes

    Dubose Heyward, Marjorie Flack

    Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Sept. 9, 1939)
    The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of twenty-one children.
    I
  • Bayberry Bluff

    Blair Lent

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 1, 1992)
    A real village with houses grows up on an island where people first spent summers in tents, being attracted by the charm of the place.
    G