MacCarthy, Patricia

17 kings and 42 elephants by Margaret Mahy( Book )
6 editions published between 1972 and 1990 in English and held by 1,807 libraries worldwide
Seventeen kings and forty-two elephants romp with a variety of jungle animals during their journey through a wild, wet night.

The five sisters by Margaret Mahy( Book )
6 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in English and held by 1,123 libraries worldwide
Before Sally's Nana can finish filling in the faces on a row of paper dolls which she has cut out, the five sisters are whisked off on a series of extraordinary adventures.

Boom, Baby, boom, boom by Margaret Mahy( Book )
3 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 865 libraries worldwide
Pictures tell the story of a happy mother serving lunch to a baby who may not by very hungry.

Down the dragon's tongue by Margaret Mahy( Book )
4 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 654 libraries worldwide
When twins Harry and Miranda bring their buttoned-down father to the playground, he discovers that he does not want to stop sliding down the dragon's-tongue slide.

The horrendous hullabaloo by Margaret Mahy( Book )
4 editions published between 1991 and 1994 in English and held by 647 libraries worldwide
Miffed that her pirate nephew never invites her to the parties he attends, an old woman throws a wonderfully horrendous hullabaloo for herself and his parrot.

Herds of words by Patricia MacCarthy( Book )
4 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 556 libraries worldwide
Text and illustrations provide examples of named groups of animals, people, and things, including a parliament of owls, a crew of sailors, and a fleet of ships.

Ocean parade : a counting book by Patricia MacCarthy( Book )
2 editions published in 1990 in English and held by 416 libraries worldwide
An array of colorful fish of different shapes and sizes introduces the numbers one through twenty and the concepts of color and shape.

Animals galore by Patricia MacCarthy( Book )
2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 415 libraries worldwide
Text and illustrations provide examples of named groups of animals, including a bed of eels, a pride of lions, a knot of toads, and a pod of whales.

The tiniest mermaid by Laura Garnham( Book )
4 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in English and French and held by 393 libraries worldwide
Lily befriends an injured young mermaid, taking her home to convalesce in an aquarium.

Cat & Kit by Jenny Koralek( Book )
2 editions published between 1994 and 1995 in English and held by 308 libraries worldwide
Cat finds young Kit alone in the woods, and takes it upon himself to teach the kitten how to live in the wild.