Ashley Spires
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press Ltd
Pub. Date
2014
Language
Español
Description
Una pequeña niña y su asistente perruno se disponen a crear la cosa más magnífica. Pero después de mucho esfuerzo, el resultado final no es lo que la niña tenía en mente. Frustrada, decide rendirse. Su asistente le sugiere dar un largo paseo, y mientras caminan, poco a poco queda claro qué debe hacer la niña para tener éxito. Una encantadora historia que dará a los niños la cosa más magnífica: ¡perspectiva!
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A little girl has a wonderful idea. With the help of her canine assistant, she is going to make the most magnificent thing! She knows just how it will look. She knows just how it will work. But making the most magnificent thing turns out to be harder than she thinks.
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 5
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Binky, Gord and Gracie are shocked to learn that their humans are going away on a trip without them. Even worse, the "pet hotel" the space pets are taken to turns out to be the VET! In graphic novel format.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
This delightful picture book from Ashley Spires, bestselling author of The Most Magnificent Thing, perfectly depicts what children go through when confronted with something difficult. With humor and endearing artwork, Spires sensitively portrays Lou procrastinating, making excuses, imagining alternatives and denying she cares. Ultimately, Lou faces her fear, and although she fails, the effort empowers her, encouraging a growth mindset. All the while,...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A girl and her dog are back in this follow-up to the bestselling The Most Magnificent Thing. Usually, the girl is an idea machine -- sometimes her brain is so full of ideas that her hands can't keep up. But today feels different. She seems to have everything she needs to get to work ... but she doesn't know what to make! She searches high and low for an idea. She and her dog go for a walk, they brainstorm, they research, they dig through the entire...
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 1
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Binky's blast-off into outer space (outside) to battle aliens (bugs) is delayed when he realizes he's left something behind--and it's not the anti-gravity kitty litter
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 2
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A loveable and delusional house cat named Binky, who, while in hot pursuit of an alien wanderer (a bug), falls out of the space station porthole (the bathroom window), and finds himself in outer space (outside the house)
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 4
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
64 p. : chiefly ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Binky the space cat has been promoted to lieutenant. He's now in charge of training the next generation of space cadets. But then he meets the new space kitten -- who isn't a kitten at all! Is someone trying to pull the fur over his eyes? Binky and Captain Gracie need to figure out the new cadet before the next alien attack!"--Information from Amazon.com
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press Ltd
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
55 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Some bugs have super-power like abilities. And then there's Burt the beetle. He's not strong and he can't run fast. He doesn't even bite. He's more of a hugger, really. But Burt wants more. He wants a SUPERPOWER. There's just one tiny problem: what kind of special abilities do June beetles have?"--
10) Tiny barbarian
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Tiny fantasizes he is a mighty Barbarian who can conqure anything, but even he has trouble conquring the dark.
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning and bestselling author-illustrator Ashley Spires takes readers on an inspirational alphabet journey, as our favorite characters from THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING introduce all the words little makers need to know. This informational picture book gives young kids and their grown-ups vocabulary that will help them on their creative journeys, touching on themes such as growth mindset, imagination, innovation, mistakes and perseverance, so...
12) Small Saul
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Small Saul is a different kind of pirate. Will Small Saul be able to prove his worth as a pirate or will he be thrown overboard?
13) Larf
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"No one believes Larf exists, and he likes it that way. Larf, you see, is a sasquatch, the only sasquatch in the world (or so it seems). He has a very pleasant, and very private, life in the woods, where on any given day he might be found jogging, gardening or walking Eric, his pet bunny. But everything changes one morning when Larf discovers that another sasquatch is scheduled to make an appearance in the nearby city of Hunderfitz. What?! That must...
Author
Series
Binky adventures volume 3
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
64 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Holy Fuzzbutt! Binky the Space Cat meets his match in this hilarious new Binky Adventure.
15) Fairy science
Author
Series
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
All the fairies in Pixieville believe in magic--except Esther. She believes in science. When a forest tree stops growing, all the fairies are stumped--including Esther. But not for long! Esther knows that science can get to the root of the problem--and its solution!
Author
Series
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
59 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"All Burt the beetle wants to do is settle down and find the perfect home for himself. Should he build his home out of silk like monarch butterflies? Or make it out of wood fibres and saliva like wasps? Or maybe he could just move into a human home? What does the perfect home for a June beetle look like anyways? And how will Burt know when he's found it? Follow along in this charming and humorous tale as Burt learns all about different insect habitats...
17) Edie's ensembles
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 unpaged volume : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
" A laugh-out-loud tale about friendship, fashion and the need to be noticed" -- On back cover.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"After admiring the new movie poster for Bob the Barbarian Conquers The Kraken, Tiny wants to battle a kraken in the choppy seas, too! There's just one problem: Tiny doesn't know how to swim! Off to the community pool for Tiny's first swim lesson! With a swim cap stretched over his signature barbarian "helmet" and some cool new gear, Tiny learns to blow bubbles, float, dog paddle, kick, and build his confidence in the water. Just in time, because...
Author
Series
Publisher
Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a bestselling illustrator, this utterly unique comic-style book for kids 4 to 8 explores super-small creatures with astounding abilities. Did you know that some of the smallest creatures on Earth have real-life superpowers? The minute oribatid mite can lift more than 1,000 times its own weight. A tiny type of salamander (called an axolotl) can regrow body parts. And the almost microscopic tardigrade? It can survive practically anywhere, even...