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4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Nibbles, Picture Book

The Houdini Box

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 1991 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc Pages: 56 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, almost all page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the Interesting Note from the author is worth reading, it explains some of the history […]

8-12 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Realistic Fiction, Reviews

Welcome to Wonderland: Home Sweet Motel

Author: Chris Grabenstein Illustrator: Brooke Allen (Books 3 & 4 have Kelly Kennedy for interior illustrations) © Date: 2016 Publisher: Random House Pages: 285 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, language list, fact or fiction, recipes Summary

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

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

FunJungle: Big Game

Author: Stuart Gibbs Illustrator: Lucy Ruth Cummins (map illustration: Ryan Thompson) © Date: 2015 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 339 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but has an author note that rhinos and elephants are in trouble due to poaching,

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

The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons (and Why They Keep Biting Me)

Author: Wade Albert White Illustrator: Mariano Epelbaum © Date: 2017 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: 371 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but only on the first page of a chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: There are two kinds of adventure: The kind that involves

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Mystery, Nibbles

Geronimo Stilton: Treasures of the Maya

Author: Geronimo Stilton Illustrator: Guiseppe Facciotto, Carolina Livio, Daria Cherchi, and Valeria Cairoli © Date: 2020 (English translation 2023) Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pages: 111 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Kinda, maps of New Mouse City and Mouse Island Summary

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