Creature Features: Mr. Popper´s ________________
Penguins
On the Bookshelf: In a kids´book, Chester is this title type of insect who comes from Connecticut to live in Times Square
Cricket
Literature for Young People: “Some pig” is one of the lifesaving slogans woven by a spider in this work
Charlotte´s Web
Kids´books: This 1982 Roald Dahl work about a large fellow became a 2016 film
BFG
Contemporary Authors: This author´s official bio can be found at wimpykid.com
Jeff Kinney
This title character was inspired by stories Rick Riordan told his son about the gods and heroes in Greek mythology
Percy Jackson
Nationalitese: It precedes not only checkers but also chess
Chinese
19th CENTURY LITERATURE: Akela the wolf & Baloo the brown bear are 2 of the animals featured in this collection of stories
The Jungle Book
“BLACK”: An essay that promoted kindness to animals inspired Anna Sewell to write this novel
Black Beauty
U.S. LIBRARIES: The iconic Geisel Library at UC San Diego houses a vast collection of items associated with this author
Dr. Seuss
CLASSIC KIDS’ BOOKS: In a Dr. Seuss story he said, with fingers nervously drumming, “I must find some way to stop Christmas from coming!”
The Grinch
CHILDREN’S BOOKS: A selfish boy takes shade and apples, among other things, from this, the title of a Shel Silverstein classic
The Giving Tree
WHAT KIND OF MOVIE?: “The Nightmare Before Christmas”: it means a wild daydream
Fantasy
THE HERO’S JOURNEY: Miguel journeys to the land of the dead in this 2017 animated film with a look inspired by traditional Mexican folklore
Coco
MOVIE TUNES: “Happy” by Pharrell Williams is from this sequel featuring Gru & the Minions
Despicable Me 2
JOE RANFT: PIXAR LEGEND: Not only the voice of Peterbilt, Joe Ranft co-directed & helped write this Oscar-nominated 2006 Pixar hit
Cars
BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG: He illustrated “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” & “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?”
Eric Carle
LIBROS POR NIÑOS: Eric Carle: “La Oruga Muy Hambrienta”
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
BOOKS OF THE 1940s: Among the objects mentioned in this beloved bedtime story are “a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush”
Goodnight Moon
LIBROS POR NIÑOS: Margaret Wise Brown: “Buenas Noches, Luna”
Goodnight Moon
LIBROS POR NIÑOS: Dr. Seuss: “Huevos Verdes Con Jamon”
Green Eggs and Ham
LIBROS POR NIÑOS: Beatrix Potter: “El Cuento De Pedro, El Conejo”
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
LIBROS POR NIÑOS: Maurice Sendak: “Donde Viven los Monstruos”
Where the Wild Things Are
WOMEN AUTHORS: James Corden voices Peter Rabbit in a 2018 film that’s a very 21st century take on a work by this author
Beatrix Potter
FEATURED CREATURES: In a book by Michael Bond, “Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met” this bear “on a railway platform”
Paddington
CHILDREN’S BOOK NAMES: Margaret & H.A. Rey: “The Complete Adventures of Curious ____”
George
WOMEN AUTHORS: Mildred Wirt Benson wrote more than 100 books for young readers including many about this young female detective
Nancy Drew
FOE PA: In this Roald Dahl book, Mr. Wormwood calls his daughter “a cheat and a liar”
Matilda
WOMEN AUTHORS: Astrid Lindgren created this redheaded girl with an odd fashion sense
Pippi Longstocking
CHARACTERS’ FULL NAMES: The full name of this Baum title guy is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambrose Diggs
The Wizard of Oz
QUOTES FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ: “The Wizard of Oz” ends with this 5-word phrase
“There’s no place like home
FAMOUS MOUNTS: Between 1823 & 1831 the artist Hokusai created a series of 36 views of this
Mt. Fuji
ARTISTS: In 1949 Life magazine asked if this drip artist was “the greatest living painter in the United States”
Jackson Pollock
MUSEUMS: The museum of this 19th C. Dutch-born painter is on an Amsterdam street named for 17th C. painter Paulus Potter
Vincent Van Gogh
MOVIE PEOPLE: His first animated cartoons were shown in Kansas City under the title “Laugh-O-Grams”; Mickey came later
Walt Disney
THE STAN LEE CUP: Incredible! This plus-size Lee hero was originally gray, but printing troubles turned him green
The Hulk
KIDS DON’T REALIZE: Kids don’t realize the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are each named for famous men in this occupation
art (artists)
BEAR NAYS: After Goldilocks ate this boiled food of theirs, the 3 bears said, “Never again”
porridge
FAIRY TALES: A house made of food turns into a house of horror when 2 kids bake a witch in this “Grimm” tale
Hansel and Gretel
BROTHERS GRIMM FAIRY TALES: In the Grimms’ version of this character’s fairy tale, she wears golden slippers, not glass
Cinderella
FINISH THE SEUSS LINE: “I’ll just have to save him, because, after all, a person’s a person, no matter…”
how small
DR. SEUSS TITLES BY INITIALS: “G.E.A.H.”
Green Eggs and Ham
DR. SEUSS TITLES BY INITIALS: “T.C.I.T.H.”
The Cat in the Hat
DR. SEUSS TITLES BY INITIALS: “H.T.G.S.C!”
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
DR. SEUSS TITLES BY INITIALS: “O.F.T.F. R.F.B.F.”
One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
DR. SEUSS TITLES BY INITIALS: “F.I.S.”
Fox in Sox
TV FROM THE NEXT ROOM: “In the huge metropolis of Gotham City, who knows when, where or how a warped criminal mind will strike”
Batman
BAD FOLKS IN BOOKS: This ruler of Narnia earned her colorful title by beginning the long winter, a 100-year period of snow and ice
The White Witch
LETTER MEN: This “Narnia” creator taught medieval and Renaissance English lit at Cambridge University
C.S. Lewis
NOTABLE NAMES: During the Civil War, this American painter known for his seascapes made drawings at the front for Harper’s Weekly
Winslow Homer