Jim Averbeck

• Apr-2008
• / General Fiction
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Alice is wide, wide awake. Mama brings flowers, tea, a quilt, even lullaby bells to help her sleep. But none of these things are blue, and Alice can sleep only in a blue room. Yet when the light goes out, a bit of magic is stirred up. Pale blue moon...

• Feb-2011
• / General Fiction
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In the beginning, there is an egg. Which may become a baby bird, except if it becomes a baby snake instead. Except if the baby snake is really truly a dinosaur! In this young, clever, and whimsical picture book in the spirit of Not a Box and Firs...

• Aug-2012
• / General Fiction
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Little Dragon wreaks adorable havoc in this energetic picture book from the creator of Except If." With a PHOOSH" and a Grrrrrr" and a CANNONBAAAALLLLLL " Little Dragon tears through his day (and the house). But even when he gets a little too ramb...

• Feb-2013
• / General Fiction
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Yoyo has listened to Mama Cécile’s song about how to make ndolé (bitterleaf stew) her entire life -- long enough to know how to make it herself, now that she is finally old enough. But slicing the bitterleaf, grinding the pumpkin, measuring out t...

• Jun-2014
• / Action Adventure
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An intrepid boy teams up with Alfred Hitchcock himself in this rollicking mystery rife with action, adventure, intrigue, and all the flavor of film noir. After the mysterious death of his mother, eleven-year-old Jack Fair is whisked away to San Fr...

• Jun-2015
• / General Fiction
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Sophia tries varied techniques to get the giraffe she wants more than anything in this playfully illustrated story about the nuances of negotiation. Sophia has one true desire for her birthday. But she has Four Big Problems in the way: Mom, Dad, U...

• Jun-2018
• / General Fiction
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Sophia quickly learns her new pet comes with two giraffe-sized problems in this enterprising sequel to One Word from Sophia. Sophia and Noodle, her One True Desire, are together at last. But Noodle comes with two gigantic problems, and those pr...

• Jul-2018
• / General Fiction
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Trevor is a lonely yellow canary looking for a friend. He stretches his wings the width of his boring cage and notices the tree outside stretching its branch. And on the end of that branch? Another canary! But he’s so shy and quiet. Trevor k...

• Jun-2020
• / General Fiction
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The precocious Sophia and her pet giraffe Noodle learn how to look at life, love, and art in this latest installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls “fun, clever, and empowering.”Sophia loves her family and her wonderful pet giraffe Noodl...