books by Orchard Books (NY)

books by Orchard Books (NY)

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Orchard Books (NY)

Karen Scourby D'Arc

Orchard Books (NY), 2001

HEARTWARMING AND WONDERFUL!
The author has written a book with wit, humor and wisdom that both adults and children can enjoy together.

New Shoes, Red Shoes

Susan Rollings

Orchard Books (NY), 2000

New Shoes, Red Shoes Shines!
New Shoes, Red Shoes is currently one of my almost two year old daughter's favorite books. Although the reading level is listed at 4-8, it has been the first non board book that has been concise and colorful enough to hold my toddler's attention as I read to her. I ...

Oliver's Vegetables

Vivian French

Orchard Books (NY), 1995

Cute Book
I love the story & the lesson behind this book. Oliver refuses to eat veggies until he makes a deal with his grandfather. Everything he grows he has to eat. Oliver ends up loving all of his veggies & when his mother comes to pick him up after he'd spent the summer with ...

Farmers' Market
Paul Brett Johnson

Orchard Books (NY), 1997

Laura gets the chance to feel useful, all summer long. For hers is a farming family, and on Saturdays, she and her brother, Mitch, and their parents load their truck with fresh-picked produce and head into town to set up their market stand. Set during the high point in the market day, this book opens to a gatefold panorama, lively, profuse, and ...

Beethoven Lives Upstairs (Orchard Paperbacks)

Barbara Nichol

Orchard Books (NY), 1999

Life With Beethoven.....
"...I write, Uncle, because something terrible has happened. A madman has moved into our house." Young Christoph can't believe his family's misfortune with their new boarder. Mr Beethoven has rented the upstairs rooms, and the terrible noises begin at dawn. There's ...

Lost

Paul Brett Johnson, Celeste Lewis

Orchard Books (NY), 1996

Wonderful!
My daughters, both aged 3, love this book. I get choked up every time I read it. Its one of the books they repeatedly request. I highly recommend it.

Sammy and the Dinosaurs

Ian Whybrow

Orchard Books (NY), 1999

Sammy and the Dinosaurs
A young boy discovers some toy dinosaurs; cares for them, learns more about them, and they "come alive" for him. Simple story line, great dinosaur illustrations in color, with accompanying names. Recommended for K through the 2nd grade.

"Hi, Pizza Man!"

Virginia Walter, Ponder Goembel

Orchard Books (NY), 1998

Hi, Pizza Book!
Some books should never be allowed to go out of print. Virginia Walter's Hi, Pizza Man! is one such book. This deceptively simple picture book about pizza delivery and imagination delivers the kind of story toddlers and preschoolers can enjoy over and over again. My ...

Shoes from Grandpa

Mem Fox

Orchard Books (NY), 1992

a story that builds on itself...
... in the same manner as "The House That Jack Built." Great fun to read aloud. Grandpa kicks off the plot by buying Jesse a pair of shoes, which of course, need a pair of socks to go with them...and soon the whole extended family is pitching in to buy something "to ...

Is This a House for Hermit Crab?

Megan McDonald

Orchard Books (NY), 1990

Gentle little hermit crab searches the beach for a new home.
Simple, sweet story of a little hermit crab who has outgrown his shell and crawls, "scritch, scratch," along the beach in search of a new home. He tries out a variety of items; including a tin can, which is too noisy and a plastic bucket, which is too big. He ...

The Bat in the Boot

Annie Cannon

Orchard Books (NY), 1996

one of a kind
I originally bought this book for a presentation in one of my college classes and ended up falling in love with it.

The Seven Chairs (Venture-Health & the Human Body)
Helen Lanteigne, Maryann Kolvalski

Orchard Books (NY), 1998

Recounts the fate of seven very different chairs made by one man over the course of his life.

Cocoa Ice

Diana Karter Appelbaum

Orchard Books (NY), 1997

Great mixture of facts and story about a popular substance.
This book shows two sides of the historical journey of chocolate from producer to market -- but really it is the personal story of two little girls from two cultures who both enjoy chocolate (what little girl doesn't?). The illustrations are wonderfully evocative. ...

Who Came Down That Road?

George Ella Lyon

Orchard Books (NY), 1996

A Favorite!
A favorite to check-out at the library and to give as a gift. This book is wonderfully illustrated and the text opens the door for a history lesson. I still get goose-bumps when I read it aloud to a child!

Julius (Preschool)

Angela Johnson

Orchard Books (NY), 1998

Fun and imaginative!
My kids and I loved this book from the first time we read it. My kids are teenagers now, but I still recommend this book to new parents. I fell in love with Julius and he still brings a smile to my face, when I think of him trying on clothes, and listening to Jazz ...