New Releases by Jean Van Leeuwen

Jean Van Leeuwen is the author of The Missing Pieces of Me (2016), Chicken Soup (2009), Cabin on Trouble Creek (2008), Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day (2007), Benny & Beautiful Baby Delilah (2006).

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The Missing Pieces of Me

release date: Aug 16, 2016
The Missing Pieces of Me
When nothing she does seems to please her mother, Weezie decides to find her missing father.

Chicken Soup

release date: May 01, 2009
Chicken Soup
When they hear that Mrs. Farmer is making soup, all the frightenened chickens run for their lives, but Mr. Farmer finds Little Chickie, who has a bad cold, and he takes her to the kitchen for some nice hot vegetable soup.

Cabin on Trouble Creek

release date: Nov 13, 2008
Cabin on Trouble Creek
After clearing enough forest to build a log cabin for their new home, Pa returns east to fetch the rest of the family, while young brothers Daniel and Will stay behind to watch the land. Pa had planned to return within six weeks . . . but something must have gone wrong. Now the boys must survive the winter with only a few supplies and their ability to invent and improvise. But are they alone in the woods? Jean Van Leeuwen?s engrossing novel of pioneer survival is based on a true incident.

Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day

release date: May 10, 2007
Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day
It is the hottest day of the summer, and poor Amanda pig is as droopy as the plants in her father’s garden. Her knees are hot, her nose is hot, even her hair ribbons are hot! How will this little pig stay cool? it is not easy, but plucky Amanda is determined to beat the heat. with four funny chapters filled with adorable illustrations, this story will have readers giggling over Amanda’s muggyday woes and her quest to keep cool.

Benny & Beautiful Baby Delilah

release date: Jan 01, 2006
Benny & Beautiful Baby Delilah
Benny is not pleased when his new baby sister, Delilah, arrives at his house.

Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Oliver and Albert, Friends Forever
Oliver makes friends with Albert, the new boy in class, and they have fun together, playing kickball and collecting bugs.

Hannah of Fairfield

release date: Aug 01, 2000
Hannah of Fairfield
The Pioneer Daughters series is "a heartwarming portrait of a colonial girl and her family struggling to meet the challenges of pioneer life during the Revolutionary War." --Kirkus Reviews In Hannah of Fairfield, Hannah would rather be nursing a fragile spring lamb back to health than counting stitches. How can she concentrate when the war is so close? Everyone in Fairfield is doing all they can to help the colonial army. What can Hannah do to help?

Tales of Oliver Pig Promo

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Tales of Amanda Pig Promo

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Hannah's Winter of Hope

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Hannah's Winter of Hope
In 1780 in Fairfield, Connecticut, Hannah worries about her brother Ben, a colonial soldier being held prisoner by the British, and joins her family in rebuilding their home and preparing for Ben''s homecoming.

Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver Promo

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver Promo
Five charming tales--humorous and insightful, about sibling love and rivalry.

Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl

release date: Jun 21, 1999
Amanda Pig, Schoolgirl
Finally it is the day Amanda Pig has been waiting for. It is the first day of school. Whether making a new friend, coloring a picture to put up in the classroom, or twirling around in the sandbox, Amanda is everyone''s favorite schoolgirl.

Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow

release date: Nov 01, 1998
Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow
Whether building a snow fort, braving the big hill on their sleds, or building a snow pig, the lovable Oliver and Amanda Pig find plenty of fun after the "big snow." "The warm interactions among family members continue to make these gentle stories a delight for early readers."-- The Horn Book

Growing Ideas

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Growing Ideas
Children''s author Jean Van Leeuwen describes her life and writing process and how they are interwoven.

The Tickle Stories

release date: Jan 01, 1998
The Tickle Stories
Grandpa''s fanciful tall tales of ticklish worms, cows, and toes help three rambunctious children get ready for bed.

Oliver & Amanda and the Big Snow

release date: Jan 01, 1998
Oliver & Amanda and the Big Snow
Four stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig and their parents, who go outside to play after a big snowstorm.

Going West

release date: Aug 01, 1997
Going West
Award-winning author Jean Van Leeuwen tells the moving story of a pioneer family during the Westward Expansion One day in early spring they packed everything they had into our wagon, and set out to find a new home. Sleeping under the stars, weathering terrible storms, and fording swollen rivers, Hannah and her family made the journey of a lifetime. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. "Like pages torn from a frontier journal, stirring sketches and lyrical text form a moving tribute to the brave families to whom the book is dedicated."—Publishers Weekly

Oliver and Amanda's Halloween

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Oliver and Amanda's Halloween
Oliver and Amanda Pig''s Halloween activities include making their costumes, getting a pumpkin for a jack-o''-lantern, and going trick-or-treating.

Two Girls in Sister Dresses

release date: Jan 01, 1997
Two Girls in Sister Dresses
Jennifer and her younger sister Molly experience the pangs and joys of rivalry and family love in five revealing episodes.

Bound for Oregon

release date: Nov 01, 1996
Bound for Oregon
"Basing her story on the published accounts of her true-life heroine, Mary Ellen Todd, Van Leeuwen describes a family''s tumultuous journey along the Oregon Trail in 1852." --Publishers Weekly With only a guide book to show them the way, the Todd family sets out from their Arkansas home on a two thousand mile trek to claim unchartered Oregon Territory. Crossing rough terrain and encountering hostile people, the Todds show their true pioneering spirit. But as winter draws near, will the Todds have the strength to complete their journey? And if they make it, will Oregon fulfill their dreams? “This is a convincing picture of a pioneer journey that does a good job of showing the tremendous sacrifices people made to follow their dream of a better life.” –School Library Journal

Los Cuentos del Cerdito Oliver

release date: Jul 01, 1996
Los Cuentos del Cerdito Oliver
Five adventures of Oliver Pig with his family. Full color.

More Tales of Amanda Pig

release date: Aug 01, 1995
More Tales of Amanda Pig
Amanda Pig may be the youngest in her family, but she''s growing up. She''s big enough to care for her stuffed-animal babies, and she''s big enough to help Oliver make a bubble bath. But is she too big to snuggle with Sallie Rabbit?

Across the Wide Dark Sea

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Across the Wide Dark Sea
A boy and his family endure a difficult nine-week journey across the ocean and survive the first winter at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts.

Amanda Pig on Her Own

release date: Oct 01, 1994
Amanda Pig on Her Own
When her brother goes off to school, Amanda finds new things to do, including ballet dancing, cleaning her room, and making a very sad, mad day go away, with the help of hugs from Mother Pig.

Tales of Amanda Pig

release date: Jan 01, 1994
Tales of Amanda Pig
Amanda Pig, the youngest member of the Pig family, isn''t little anymore. But is she big enough to do all the things her brother Oliver does? Can she eat her breakfast? Can she make up games? Can she go to sleep by herself? Amanda knows she can!

The Great Summer Camp Catastrophe

release date: Jan 01, 1992
The Great Summer Camp Catastrophe
Three mice who live in a department store are dismayed when they are accidentally shipped in a care package to a ten-year-old boy in a summer camp in Vermont, but after joining in a few of the activities they find that they like camp life.

Miranda in the Middle

release date: Jan 01, 1990
Miranda in the Middle
Miranda finds herself on the spot with her best friend and also with a new friend she meets while running. Sequel to "Marathon Miranda."

Dear Mum, You're Ruining My Life

release date: Jan 01, 1990

Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Dear Mom, You're Ruining My Life
Samantha Slayton''s eleventh year includes losing her last baby teeth, towering over every boy in dance school, and being mortified by everything her mother does.

More Tales of Oliver Pig

More Tales of Oliver Pig
For use in schools and libraries only. Young readers will enjoy sharing the adventures of the charming and likable Amanda Pig and her big brother Oliver as they deal with the everyday fears and challenges of childhood and school.
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