Bent Northrop Memorial Library

A household of unusual creatures help beginning readers recognize common "household" words.

Bierce's classic work of satirical wit and Steadman's pointed pen redefine the way we see even the seemingly simplest of terms. Ambrose Bierce's "dictionary" of epigrams, essays, verses, and vignettes targets the religious, the romantic, the political, and the economic, in equal measure. The book you need to define both friends and enemies, The Devil's Dictionary is also the perfect gift, showcasing Bierce's razor-sharp wit and Ralph Steadman's incisive...

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

When Bean's parents leave her in the care of her older sister Nancy for the afternoon, she enlists her neighbor and best friend Ivy to come over and teach Nancy how to be a really good babysitter.

Nancy is devastated, which is even worse than heart-broken, when her fancy Christmas tree topper breaks, threatening to ruin Christmas.

Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.

Rhyming text and illustrations animate the feeling of "up" as experienced by a little girl with her father.

Tiger unwittingly helps some worms overcome their fear of tigers with a well-placed, informative book, but will a wormy hug aid a fearful Tiger?

Nancy is excited about her new babysitter coming over and has the whole evening planned out. But things don't turn out quite the way she expected. Her babysitter, Alex, is a teenager, but Alex is a boy, not a girl!

Nancy Clancy has everything she needs to be a super sleuth. but when crime strikes right in the middle of her classroom, will Nancy have what it takes to crack the case?