false 79006 0 0 136602 0763627925 9780763627928 27 <![CDATA[The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172082359m/136602.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172082359s/136602.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/136602.The_Silver_Spoon_of_Solomon_Snow 3.82 78 Readers will laugh out loud at this daft and clever account of a foundling who sets out in search of his destiny, only to encounter some woeful misadventures along the way.

In a wretched hovel at the top of a moor lives a boy named Solomon Snow. Each day he slaves for Ma and Pa Scubbins's laundry service, and each night he slurps down a bowl of vegetable slop, wishing only for the luxury of a spoon. Imagine poor Solly's surprise when he learns that he's actually a flounder - er, foundling - dumped ten years ago on the Scubbinses' doorstep in a (laundry) basket, with a silver spoon right in his mouth! The utensil was long ago pawned by Pa, but that doesn't stop Solly from setting out in search of his spoon, his real parents, and his rightful inheritance. Joining him on his quest are a pair of unlikely companions: a bossy, pointy-nosed writer named Prudence and the insufferable Infant Prodigy, a circus performer with some well-practiced tricks up her sleeve.

Will Solly finally locate his spoon, and have to wear velvet pantaloons? Prepare for a preposterous ending sure to surprise and delight the Intelligent Reader as much as it does our intrepid hero.]]> 79006 3.75 213 61 2004 1278800 0763632023 9780763632021 11 <![CDATA[I Don't Like Gloria!]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182455600m/1278800.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182455600s/1278800.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1278800.I_Don_t_Like_Gloria_ 3.41 32 A jealous pup learns that rivals can become unexpected allies in a picture book loaded with preschooler appeal.

Why didn't anyone ask Calvin if it was all right to bring Gloria home? Now Calvin has to live with Gloria — and to make matters worse, this cat eats from his dog bowl, sleeps in his basket, and gets all the attention! Calvin will never like Gloria, and he will certainly never share anything with her. Or will he? With a kid-friendly text and light, expressive illustrations, this is the perfect tale for every child who has ever begrudgingly shared the spotlight.]]> 79006 3.75 213 61 188916 3.49 84 22 2007 6477991 1596435070 9781596435070 9 <![CDATA[Clover Twig and the Magical Cottage]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242660821m/6477991.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1242660821s/6477991.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6477991-clover-twig-and-the-magical-cottage 4.00 19 79006 3.75 213 61 2738273 3.95 58 30 2008 742100 0763627933 9780763627935 5 <![CDATA[Solomon Snow and the Stolen Jewel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177912526m/742100.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177912526s/742100.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/742100.Solomon_Snow_and_the_Stolen_Jewel 3.11 18 Solomon Snow and his stalwart friends return in a second mock-Victorian extravaganza!

In their second adventure, the intrepid trio becomes ensnared in a plot to steal a priceless ruby. But what do a stubborn donkey, a shady dwarf, and Mr. Skippy the rabbit have to do with it all?]]> 79006 3.75 213 61 2007 2259971 0140342214 9780140342215 3 <![CDATA[Pongwiffy: A Witch of Dirty Habits (Puffin Books)]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2259971.Pongwiffy_A_Witch_of_Dirty_Habits 4.00 8 Pongwiffy has it all...a hovel of her own, a sometime-friend named Sharkadder, and an odor only a witch could love. Everything is almost perfect -- until a gaggle of Goblins move in next door. Heavens above, they're enough to wake the dead. It's time to move. But where? And where will she find a much-needed assistant? Sharkadder persuades Pongwiffy to advertise...but the only asistant who answers is a hamster.

What's a witch to do? Forget about finding a new slum! How can Pongwiffy cope with a gang of Goblins, a sassy rodent assistant, and the Witches' Coven, who are waiting for an explanation? Even worse, she's responsible for Sourmuddle's 200th birthday cake. What will happen if Pongwiffy messes that up?

]]> 79006 3.75 213 61 1988 222300 0743419138 9780743419130 1 <![CDATA[Pongwiffy and the Goblins' Revenge]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845964m/222300.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172845964s/222300.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222300.Pongwiffy_and_the_Goblins_Revenge 3.57 7 Meet Pongwiffy!

Eureka! Pongwiffy has just conjured an amazing spell, a wall of smell to protect her hovel in a dump site. It's so disgusting that nobody can get near it without her secret magic formula. Now she's ready to organize the best-ever Halloween Bonfire party, featuring a fancy dress parade. Pongwiffy has even persuaded her sometime best friend, Sharkadder, to be a judge. Everything's coming up stinkweed -- until her Broomstick goes missing, then shows up white as a sheet, and practically splinters at the whisper of "Goblin!"

Pongwiffy's desperate. What have the Goblins done to Broomstick? Is it contagious? And who's this down-on-his-luck genie lurking around her precious dump? Clearly he's up to no good. It's curtains in the coven for Pongwiffy unless she can pull off a slam-bang parade and outwit the evildoers before everything goes to heck!

]]> 79006 3.75 213 61 2002 2828778 0192725351 9780192725356 1 <![CDATA[A Chair for Baby Bear]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2828778.A_Chair_for_Baby_Bear 3.67 6 79006 3.75 213 61 15267 3.94 17 1 2004 2495335 0140362428 9780140362428 0 <![CDATA[Pongwiffy and the Spell of the Year]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2495335.Pongwiffy_and_the_Spell_of_the_Year 3.80 5 79006 3.75 213 61 1993 2495322 0140375783 9780140375787 0 <![CDATA[Pongwiffy and the Holiday of Doom]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2495322.Pongwiffy_and_the_Holiday_of_Doom 4.00 4 79006 3.75 213 61 1995 1647398 0141304421 9780141304427 0 <![CDATA[Wilma's Wicked Revenge]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186330311m/1647398.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186330311s/1647398.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1647398.Wilma_s_Wicked_Revenge 4.67 3 79006 3.75 213 61 2000