Allan Ahlberg
1) Mockingbird
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
A variation of an old lullaby in which adoring family and friends promise the baby an assortment of presents.
Author
Publisher
Farrar
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Bert is a friendly chap who has many strange and exciting adventures. One morning as he struggles to put on a shirt, Bert falls down the stairs, out the door, and into the back of a truck, which takes him on an unplanned journey to Scotland.
4) Half a pig
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Esmeralda the pig is jointly owned by kindly Mrs. Harbottle and her nasty ex-husband Mr. Harbottle who wants to turn Esmeralda into sausages.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young boy named Banjo Cannon always eats a sausage for dinner, until the night that his sausage--and the rest of his meal--runs away. What happens if someone's dinner decides that, well, it doesn't want to be eaten? For a hungry little boy named Banjo and a savory sausage named Melvin, it's a plight that can only result in a breathless escape - and what a chase it is! Off speeds the sturdy sausage - leading fork, knife, and plate, chair and table,...
10) The snail house
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A strange creature, which initially looks like a cat, appears in the yard of Davy's house one day and proceeds to destroy his family's life by "hypnotizing" everyone but Davy and his little brother.
12) Peek-a-boo!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c1997
Description
Baby peeks through holes cut in sturdy board book pages. The perfect way for very youmg children to play along with the classic game of peek-a-boo.