New Releases by Jean Van Leeuwen

Relates three stories of young rabbit siblings Flossie, Homer, Henry, Little George, and Baby Sadie as they visit their grandmother, show off their daring stunts, and play house.

When nothing she does seems to please her mother, Weezie decides to find her missing father.

It is time for first grade, and Amanda Pig is so excited because this year, she will know how to read. But when Amanda looks at her book, she recognizes the letters but not the words. Will she ever be able to read? Full color.

When they hear that Mrs. Farmer is making soup, all the frightenened chickens run for their lives, but Mr. Farmer finds Little Chickie, who has a bad cold, and he takes her to the kitchen for some nice hot vegetable soup.

Amanda Pig is ecstatic! She has her first wiggly tooth, and she can?t wait for the tooth fairy to come! But her loose tooth won?t fall out. Her father offers to pull it out, but Amanda is scared that it will hurt too much. Disaster strikes when Amanda realizes that her tooth has fallen out on its own. Where can it be? Will the tooth fairy still come if Amanda?s tooth is really lost?

After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within six weeks . . . but something must have gone wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only a few supplies and their ability to invent and improvise. But are they alone in the woods? Jean Van Leeuwen?s engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident.

It is the hottest day of the summer, and poor Amanda pig is as droopy as the plants in her father’s garden. Her knees are hot, her nose is hot, even her hair ribbons are hot! How will this little pig stay cool? it is not easy, but plucky Amanda is determined to beat the heat. with four funny chapters filled with adorable illustrations, this story will have readers giggling over Amanda’s muggyday woes and her quest to keep cool.

This warmly engaging story--inspired by the Rwandering footS quilt pattern that was popular during pioneer days--is the moving account of an early American girl who chronicles her family''s journey on the Oregon Trail through the quilt she''s making. Full color.

Benny is not pleased when his new baby sister, Delilah, arrives at his house.

Mon nom est Marvin le magnifique et Sans-Merci. Je suis une souris, pas tout à fait comme les autres. Moi et ma bande, on vit dans un cinéma de quartier. Lassés de l''éternel pop-corn et des barres chocolatées, on a décidé de monter le coup du siècle. Il faut dire qu''avec tous les films qu''on a vus, on est devenus des pros de l''action. Bref, j''ai dégoté le plan idéal : faire un casse dans une fromagerie...

Amanda the pig sees monsters at night, but her parents and her brother find different ways to convince her that there are no monsters.

Oliver feels like the superhero Mighty Pig when he wears his Mighty Pig cape, but he finds that being a superhero in the real world has some complications.

Oliver makes friends with Albert, the new boy in class, and they have fun together, playing kickball and collecting bugs.

With the help of new friends and a very special dog, Morgan begins to come to terms with the loss of her mother and five-year-old brother, who boarded a plane and never came back.

Tired of gangster movies and a steady diet of candy wrappers, three theater mice decide to rob a cheese shop.

Tired of gangster movies and a steady diet of candy wrappers, three theater mice decide to rob a cheese shop.

In 1780 in Fairfield, Connecticut, Hannah worries about her brother Ben, a colonial soldier being held prisoner by the British, and joins her family in rebuilding their home and preparing for Ben''s homecoming.

In 1779 in Fairfield, Connecticut, Hannah and her family try to maintain a sense of normalcy as the Revolutionary War rages around them, threatening to destroy their way of life.

The Pioneer Daughters series is "a heartwarming portrait of a colonial girl and her family struggling to meet the challenges of pioneer life during the Revolutionary War." --Kirkus Reviews In Hannah of Fairfield, Hannah would rather be nursing a fragile spring lamb back to health than counting stitches. How can she concentrate when the war is so close? Everyone in Fairfield is doing all they can to help the colonial army. What can Hannah do to help?

Amanda and Lollipop love playing make-believe at Amanda''s house, but Amanda would rather go over to Lollipop''s. Except when Amanda finally gets to sleep over at her best friend''s house, she realizes that maybe she really does like her own home best.

Five charming tales--humorous and insightful, about sibling love and rivalry.

During Oliver Pig''s first day at school, he builds with blocks, plays with his toy dinosaur, and makes a new friend.

Finally it is the day Amanda Pig has been waiting for. It is the first day of school. Whether making a new friend, coloring a picture to put up in the classroom, or twirling around in the sandbox, Amanda is everyone''s favorite schoolgirl.

Billy''s love for his toy Blue Dog, who lives on a toy farm, transforms both their lives, making Blue Dog''s world seem real and inspiring Billy to get a real dog.

Whether building a snow fort, braving the big hill on their sleds, or building a snow pig, the lovable Oliver and Amanda Pig find plenty of fun after the "big snow." "The warm interactions among family members continue to make these gentle stories a delight for early readers."-- The Horn Book

Children''s author Jean Van Leeuwen describes her life and writing process and how they are interwoven.

When her father leaves, Twig feels isolated from her older brother and her mother as they all try to cope with the change in their lives.

A close-knit pioneer family carves out a new home amidst the densely forested land of Ohio in the early nineteenth century.