Fantasy

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Impossible Creatures

Author: Katherine Rundell Illustrator: Ashley Mackenzie © Date: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 334 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some illustrations are included, but mostly text based pages Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a guide to some of the mystical creatures is included Summary from Book: The […]

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

Kaleidoscope

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2021 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 192 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, an illustration is at the beginning and end of each chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 11 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, just an author’s note Summary from Book: “Go on,” he said. “Look

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nibbles

Big Tree

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2023 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 511 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, the afterword discusses the science and the inspirations for the story, also a poem Summary from Book: “Hello, stars, I thought I

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum Illustrator: Michael Sieben © Date: 2013 (story originally published in 1900) Publisher: Harper Design Pages: 222 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Original no, this version yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-11 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this dazzling full-color gift edition,

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

The Doldrums

Author: Nicholas Gannon Illustrator: Nicholas Gannon © Date: 2015 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: 340 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some pages illustrations (a few full page color illustrations are included) Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Archer B. Helmsley has grown up in a house full of

8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Mystery, Nibbles, Page Pig Favorites

The Lost Library

Author: Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass Illustrator: Celia Krampien © Date: 2023 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Pages: 215 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Reviews

The Marvels

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 667 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes Publisher Recommended Age: 10 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this magnificent reimagining of the form he originated, two stand-alone stories—the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures,

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Nibbles, Page Pig Favorites, Science Fiction

Fortunately, The Milk

Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Skottie Young © Date: 2013 Publisher: Harper Pages: 114 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery

8-12 year old, Animals, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

Wings & Co: Operation Bunny

Author: Sally Gardner Illustrator: David Roberts © Date: 2012 Publisher: Henry Holt and Company, LLC Pages: 176 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of page layouts have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: A charming new series about a fairy detective agendcy. When Emily Vole

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