Klutzy Boy is the clumsiest kid in the neighborhood. He always has a new boo-boo from his latest klutzy encounter. It's not until Shluffy Girl encourages him to "slow down and take your time" that he can drink milk without spilling it and play ball with all windows intact. A lesson for us all: slowing a bit can lead to an easier day. But Klutzy Boy can still be a bit clumsy at times just like most everyone else. Ages 0-7 years.
Noshy Boy loves to eat. Every thing. Watermelon, cookies, pasta, broccoli, but especially cake and ice cream. When his pants get a bit tight, he takes his big sister Keppy Girl's smart advice to "save treats for special occasions." With that, cake and ice cream become even more delicious to Noshy Boy. Ages 0-7 years.
"Even when she tries to keep clean, Shmutzy Girl is constantly so dirty she even leaves a ring around the swimming pool, but an encounter with Kvetchy Boy makes her realize something about herself"--
"Middle school readers will easily relate to the situational humor and school life, but everyone should read this book for its message. The Bubble Wrap Boy is perfect for fans of R.J. Palacio’s Wonder and will be an excellent addition to any library or classroom."-VOYA Charlie Han’s troubles are much bigger than he is. At school he’s branded an outsider, a loser—the tiny kid from the Chinese takeout. His only ally is Sinus Sedgely, a kid with a lower-level reputation than Charlie himself. Life at home isn’t much better. His dad is more skilled with a wok than he is with words, and his mom is suffocating the life out of Charlie, worried about his every move. But when a new passion leads Charlie to the mother of all confrontations, he finds his real mom has been hiding a massive secret. A secret that while shocking, might actually lead Charlie to feeling ten feet tall. The Bubble Wrap Boy is a funny and inspiring novel about friendship, family, and one undersized boy's ability to think BIG. "Both laugh-out-loud funny and heartbreaking...In the fast-growing bullying genre, Charlie's story stands out. This isn't a kid who will do anything to join the cool clique. This is a story about staying true to yourself and following your passion."-Kirkus Reviews "Earle excels at showing personal growth in the characters, and it is gratifying to observe the believable evolution of Sinus’s and Charlie’s parents. VERDICT Family drama with a solid mix of action, adventure, and humor."-SLJ "Charlie is a character to root for. He is witty and perceptive and has a secret weapon in his best friend, Sinus Sedgely....[The Bubble Wrap Boy is] exciting to read."-Booklist "Charlie's amusing sarcasm masks a vulnerability that will resonate with anyone who has felt like an outsider. The humiliation of being the butt of a joke is sensitively rendered, as is Charlie's slow reclamation of his pride in this witty, true-to-life story."-Publishers Weekly
After his most klutzy move ever, falling into a pool of sharks, things for Tristan Hunt begin to look up. Tristan is invited to an ocean-themed summer camp in the Florida Keys where he discovers that he and the other young teens there have very special and rare talents when it comes to the ocean. After the camp receives a distress call from ocean animals, Tristan and his new friends get pulled into a daring rescue in the Bahamas. With the help of sharks, dolphins, a quick-escape artist octopus, and some seabird bombers, the campers must use their young talents in an attempt to outwit an evil shark-finning, reef-blasting billionaire.
Shleppy Boy is always dragging some thing, some where - a tuba, a tent, a dozen basketballs! In his book, he learns that sometimes less shlepping allows for more time to actually have fun with his friends, Shmutzy Girl, Klutzy Boy, Kibbitzy Girl, Noshy Boy and Shluffy Girl. Shleppy Boy transitions from thinking more stuff is always better to realizing that only "some things are worth the shlep." Ages 0-7 years.
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Shluffy Girl loves to sleep. It's what she does best. But sometimes her sleeping gets her into trouble, like when falls asleep on the bus and misses her stop or falls asleep in the playground and Klutzy Boy trips over her. When Kvetchy Boy is worried that there's something wrong, Shluffy Girl goes to the doctor who advises, "there's a time and place for most everything, maybe save naps for nap time." With that, Shluffy Girl vows to stay awake on the bus and the play yard, but looks forward even more to her next slumber party with Shmutzy Girl. Ages 0-7 years.
