New Releases by Jean Van Leeuwen

Grandpa''s fanciful tall tales of ticklish worms, cows, and toes help three rambunctious children get ready for bed.

Emma Bean, a rabbit sewn from old dress scraps, shares a child''s most special moments in the adventure of living--she is tossed about, hugged, tastes food first, left out in rain, patched, kissed and treasured, as the author describes a celebration of love and sharing. Watercolor illustrations.

Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion One day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. "Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated."—Publishers Weekly

Young Jesse and his family are with a wagon train traveling from Indiana to Oregon when they stop to celebrate the Fourth of July, but Jesse is too young to go hunting with the men so he comes up with his own contribution to the festivities.

"Basing her story on the published accounts of her true-life heroine, Mary Ellen Todd, Van Leeuwen describes a family''s tumultuous journey along the Oregon Trail in 1852." --Publishers Weekly With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim unchartered Oregon Territory. Crossing rough terrain and encountering hostile people, the Todds show their true pioneering spirit. But as winter draws near, will the Todds have the strength to complete their journey? And if they make it, will Oregon fulfill their dreams? “This is a convincing picture of a pioneer journey that does a good job of showing the tremendous sacrifices people made to follow their dream of a better life.” –School Library Journal

Five adventures of Oliver Pig with his family. Full color.

Amanda Pig may be the youngest in her family, but she''s growing up. She''s big enough to care for her stuffed-animal babies, and she''s big enough to help Oliver make a bubble bath. But is she too big to snuggle with Sallie Rabbit?

When her brother goes off to school, Amanda finds new things to do, including ballet dancing, cleaning her room, and making a very sad, mad day go away, with the help of hugs from Mother Pig.

Amanda wants to do everything her big brother, Oliver, does. She wants to run as fast and jump as high, but it seems she never can. Is there anything Amanda can do as well as Oliver?

Jennifer and her younger sister Molly experience the pangs and joys of rivalry and family love in five revealing episodes.

The Pig Family is getting ready for Christmas. Oliver and Amanda write letters to Santa Claus, and then Oliver searches for something--anything--big enough to hold all 22 presents. Whether baking cookies, making gifts, or going to pick out a tree, Oliver, Amanda, and the rest of the Pig family welcome the holidays in five endearing stories certain to bring high spirits to any season. Full-color illustrations throughout.

Oliver and Amanda Pig''s Halloween activities include making their costumes, getting a pumpkin for a jack-o''-lantern, and going trick-or-treating.

Three mice who live in a department store are dismayed when they are accidentally shipped in a care package to a ten-year-old boy in a summer camp in Vermont, but after joining in a few of the activities they find that they like camp life.

Miranda finds herself on the spot with her best friend and also with a new friend she meets while running. Sequel to "Marathon Miranda."

Samantha Slayton''s eleventh year includes losing her last baby teeth, towering over every boy in dance school, and being mortified by everything her mother does.

Thirteen-year-old Kathy tries to make herself attractive with the help and advice of her girl friend during a summer vacation at the lake.

When Grandmother Pig comes for a visit, Oliver and Amanda learn just how much fun it is to have a grandmother in the house.

Les aventures de la soeur d''Olivier et de ses rapports avec lui et ses parents...

When one of their cronies is missing from his favorite haunts in Macy''s toy department, Merciless Marvin and his protege Raymond set out to find him.

Benjy discovers that brains work better than brawn when it comes to beating the other fourth grade class''s football team.

Einbruch im Käseladen! Täter: eine Mäusebande. Aber sie werden erwischt. Der Einbruch hat unvorstellbare Folgen für sie ...

Eight-year-old Benjy tries various schemes to earn money to buy a baseball glove.

The adventures of Marvin the Magnificent and his mouse cohort.

Third-grader Benjy, tired of being small for his age, decides to build up his body by eating the breakfast cereal of sports stars.

A 17-year-old minister''s daughter who feels her world is crashing down suffers an emotional breakdown which eventually forces her to make some difficult decisions.