Matt Phelan
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Every day at the Athensville Zoo the peacocks are allowed to wander freely among the visitors, delighting and guiding kids and grownups alike, and kind, curious Plum is the peacock most proud of their responsibility.
5) Snow White
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The scene: New York City. The dazzling lights cast shadows that grow ever darker as the glitzy prosperity of the Roaring Twenties screeches to a halt. Enter a cast of familiar characters: a young girl, Samantha White, returning after being sent away by her cruel stepmother, the Queen of the Follies, years earlier; her father, the King of Wall Street, who survives the stock market crash only to suffer a strange and sudden death; seven street urchins,...
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 3
Language
English
Description
When Plum the peacock stumbles across a raccoon asking for help finding food on a gloomy day at the zoo, he is delighted to assist his new friend. But Scratch the raccoon doesn't stop there. More and more of Scratch's friends arrive, and soon the zoo is overrun by rowdy and rude raccoons. Though trouble might have found Plum, Plum has a plan to save the Athensville Zoo--and make a few new friends at the same time.
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When an unexpected blizzard strands the animals of the Athensville Zoo in a seemingly empty elementary school overnight, Plum the peacock must overcome his anxiety to save his friend Itch, who gets lost in a snowdrift.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Description
As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before--a feat assuring fame if not fortune--attracted the fearless in droves. Three hardy spirits stayed the course: In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey on a bicycle, the kind with a big front wheel. In 1889, pioneer reporter Nellie Bly...
Author
Series
Knight vs volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The four daring knights and one intrepid archer enter the Faerie Realm, where they find dangerous warlocks, a mysterious knight, and one very nasty dragon"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Formats
Description
The third action-packed story in Matt Phelan's acclaimed Knights vs. series!
Five daring heroes face their most difficult challenge yet: saving Camelot itself. Can the band of friends survive an evil queen, a powerful Faerie King, and one nasty dragon? This heavily illustrated middle grade adventure is a hilarious tale of derring-do, perfect for reluctant readers as well as fans of The Terrible Two
...Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Intoxicating . . . it will be hard for young readers to put down."—New York Times Book Review
"A grand, giddy, and, at times, literally soaring tale."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"An amusing, fast-paced tale of land, sky, and spies."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Incredibly creative. . . . A little bit of history, a touch of mystery, and heaps
...12) Turtle walk
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A family of turtles goes for a long, long walk that has an unexpected and very fun ending"--
13) Sweater weather
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"On a crisp, fall day and evening, rambunctious bear cubs turn getting dressed into an adventure"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Wherever there is injustice, nefarious plots, or threats to society, the Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck are there to stop them!
A sly villain with a plan to cause havoc across the globe is no match for three extraordinary animals—and their two young human friends. From acclaimed author and artist Matt Phelan, The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck is a hilarious, action-packed, and highly illustrated middle grade adventure perfect for fans of Skunk...
15) Pignic
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A pig experiences adversity but in the end enjoys a perfect summer day"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1908, and a troupe of vaudeville performers has arrived in sleepy Muskegon, Michigan to spend the summer. Young Henry Harrison is fascinated with the animals and performers, but mostly with a slapstick performer his own age named Buster Keaton, who is also a master prankster and loves to play baseball.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In Kansas in the year 1937, eleven-year-old Jack Clark faces his share of ordinary challenges: local bullies, his father's failed expectations, a little sister with an eye for trouble. But he also has to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, including rising tensions in his small town and the spread of a shadowy illness. Certainly a case of "dust dementia" would explain who (or what) Jack has glimpsed in the Talbot's abandoned barn - a sinister...
18) Druthers
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Challenged to use her imagination on a boring, rainy day, little Penelope shares time with her daddy while envisioning herself at the zoo, as a cowgirl, flying to the moon, and sailing to an island filled with dinosaurs.
Author
Series
Plum (Matt Phelan) volume 4
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
20240528
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities ever, but before he was the man who brought us "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood", he was just little Freddie Rogers. You Are My Friend tells how Fred was a sickly and lonely child. At school, he was bullied and had trouble making friends and expressing his feelings. His parents and grandparents encouraged Fred to ask for help and explore his world. When Fred grew up he became a champion...
