Lenore Look

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  • Bibliography:
    14 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1999
  • Latest Book:
    August 2014
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Full Series List in Order

Alvin Ho

1 - Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things (Jul-2008)
2 - Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters (Jul-2009)
3 - Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes (Oct-2010)
4 - Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances (Sep-2011)
5 - Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night (Apr-2013)
6 - Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions (Aug-2014)

Ruby Lu

1 - Ruby Lu, Brave and True (Feb-2004)
2 - Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything (Apr-2006)
3 - Ruby Lu, Star of the Show (Feb-2011)

Book List in Order: 14 titles

  • Love as Strong as Ginger

    Katie loves to show her grandma how to dress a Barbie...and GninGnin loves to show Katie how to make rice dumplings. More than anything, Katie longs to go with GninGnin to work, to crack a mountain of crabs alongside her at the crab cannery. One day...

  • Henry's First-Moon Birthday

    Jenny's baby brother Henry is having his one-month birthday -- his first-moon, as it's called in Chinese. And even though Jenny's sure he doesn't deserve it -- all Henry does is sleep, eat, and cry -- there's a big celebration planned for him. Togeth...

  • Ruby Lu, Brave and True

    Ruby Lu - 1

    Most days the best thing about being Ruby is everything. Like when she's the star of her own backyard magic show. Or when she gives a talk at the school safety assembly on the benefits of reflective tape. Or when she rides the No. 3 bus all the way t...

  • Uncle Peter's Amazing Chinese Wedding

    Jenny's favorite uncle, Peter, is getting married, and everyone is happy happy -- everyone, that is, except Jenny. While her family runs about getting ready for the traditional Chinese wedding -- preparing for the tea ceremony, exchanging good-luck m...

  • Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything

    Ruby Lu - 2

    When Ruby's cousin Flying Duck emigrates from China to live with her, Ruby decides the best thing about Flying Duck is that she is a great new friend. BUT the worst thing about Flying Duck is that now, no one speaks English at home. Plus, there's str...

  • Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things

    Alvin Ho - 1

    The first book in a hilarious chapter book series that tackles anxiety in a fun, kid-friendly way. Perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers, and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid!A humorous and touching series about facing your fears and embracing...

  • Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters

    Alvin Ho - 2

    Alvin Ho is back, and this time he's facing his biggest fear: The Great Outdoors. Alvin Ho is back and his worst fear has come true: he has to go camping. What will he do exposed in the wilderness with bears and darkness and . . . pit toilets? Luc...

  • Allergic to Birthday Parties, Science Projects, and Other Man-Made Catastrophes

    Alvin Ho - 3

    Alvin is back to face his fears in this funny and touching third book in the Alvin Ho series. When an invitation to a birthday party arrives in the mail, Alvin's sure it's the one he's been waiting for. But, no -- this one's pink and smells nice . . ...

  • Ruby Lu, Star of the Show

    Ruby Lu - 3

    Ruby is starting third grade, and she can't wait! In third grade you get to join clubs, like for knitting and ballroom dancing and yoga. In third grade you get to sign up for a musical instrument (Ruby is convinced that she is destined to play the ha...



  • Polka Dot Penguin Pottery

    Aspen Colorado Kim Chee Lee likes writing stories about monkeys, elephants, and aliens, but these days writing hasn't been much fun. It's like her characters are on vacation. Her pages are blank and she's blocked. Luckily, her grandparents know that ...

  • Allergic to Dead Bodies, Funerals, and Other Fatal Circumstances

    Alvin Ho - 4

    Everyone's favorite neurotic second grader is back, in the most touching Alvin Ho book to date. In this fourth book in the Alvin Ho series, Alvin is facing something truly scary: the idea that someone he loves might die. When Alvin's GungGung loses h...

  • Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night

    Alvin Ho - 5

    Readers will herald the return of their favorite phobic boy in this, the fifth book in the beloved Alvin Ho series. Alvin's mother has been getting bigger . . . and bigger. Alvin's sure it's all the mochi cakes she's been eating, but it turns out she...

  • Brush of the Gods

    Who wants to learn calligraphy when your brush is meant for so much more? Wu Daozi (689-758), known as China's greatest painter and alive during the T'ang Dynasty, is the subject of this stunning picture book. When an old monk attempts to teach young...

  • Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions

    Alvin Ho - 6

    Here’s the sixth book in the beloved and hilarious Alvin Ho chapter book series, which has been compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid and is perfect for both beginning and reluctant readers. Alvin, an Asian American second grader who’s afraid of e...

Award-Winning Books by Lenore Look

Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
2011 Virginia Readers Choice Award -- Elementary


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lenore Look has published 14 books.

Lenore Look does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Allergic to the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, and Other Tourist Attractions, was published in August 2014.

The first book by Lenore Look, Love as Strong as Ginger, was published in June 1999.

Yes. Lenore Look has 2 series.
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