Alamosa Public Library

A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate when to say "thank you," "excuse me," "I'm sorry," "You're welcome," and other niceties of life. Tim Bowers's whimsical illustrations bring an extra dimension of fun to...

On her way to the pet shop to buy an animal with her birthday money, Annie buys a toy, a collar, a dish, and a leash and discovers that she has no money left for a pet.

"Gabriel has his eye on the latest shoes, but they cost too much. He checks websites and stores for sales. Readers discover with Gabriel that gently used can be as good as new"--

When his mother forgets her shopping list, Rappy uses his raps and rhymes to help her remember what she needs from the grocery store.

Teri Gault's website, www.TheGroceryGame.com, has already helped millions save serious money. now she shares the secrets to sensible shopping in one volume, so you can feed your family and take care of their needs for thousands of dollars a year less! Provides step-by-step instructions on how to: find and shop the right stores; decode grocery store lingo; master the science of coupons; organize your shopping list; stockpile effectively; recognize...

Two desperate dads compete in a no-holds-barred battle to be the best father. Laid-back dad Larry is having a bear of a time finding the perfect Christmas gift for his eight-year-old daughter, Noel. The season's hottest toy, The Harrison Bear, is all sold out, and Noel's new stepfather wants to keep it that way, so he can be the one to make her holiday wish come true. When Larry learns all Noel wants for Christmas is the bear, he'll stop at nothing...

When Billy accompanies his mum to buy a new dress for her and a birthday present for himself, they both have a hard time deciding on just the right thing.

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe using the five senses at the grocery store"--

Teens Shay, Marco, Lexi, and Ryan, quarantined in a shopping mall when a biological bomb igoes off in an air duct, learn that in an emergency people change, and not always for the better, as many become sick and supplies run low.

"From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But when a new property manager becomes more active in the upkeep of their apartment complex, the only home Darcy has ever known outside of her books suddenly hangs in the balance. While Darcy is struggling to...