Quick view Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco With the rich folk-art style and lively text for which she has become well-known, Patricia Polacco has created an outstanding family story of trust, love, and acceptance. After her own grandmother dies, a young Russian-American girl is initiated... View Details
Quick view Boy Detective by Donald J Sobol Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idavilles ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. Now, his first four mysteries are available in new... View Details
Quick view Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett Berlioz and his bear orchestra are playing the gala ball in the village square at eight o'clock. But a strange buzzing sound coming from inside Berlioz's double bass causes him to steer the mule-driven bandwagon of musicians into a hole in the road. Who... View Details
Quick view The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka For those who think they know the story of the Three Little Pigs and the Big, Bad Wolf, here it is as they've never heard it before. In this highly acclaimed, laugh-out-loud collaboration between Scieszka and Smith, Alexander T. Wolf tells his side of... View Details
Quick view Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema What's a little lamb to do about a fierce coyote that wants to eat her? Why, trick him, of course...and and trick him again...and trick him one more time! Here's a lively retelling of a Mexican folk tale by master story teller Verna Aardema, illustrated... View Details
Quick view The Butter Battle Book by Dr Seuss Dr. Seuss chronicles the feud between the Yooks and the Zooks from slingshots through sophisticated weaponry, until each side has the capacity to destroy the world. The language amuses, the drawings are zesty and humorous, and the demand for this book... View Details
Quick view Owl Moon by Jane Yolen On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl. View Details
Quick view No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart Most kids love chocolate, but few of them know that its main ingredient, the cocoa bean, comes from a tree that grows in tropical rain forests. Dual-layer text describes the life cycle of the tree, emphasizing its botanical structures and highlighting... View Details
Quick view Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother in this Chinese retelling. View Details
Quick view The Hundred Panny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things. View Details
Quick view How to Speak Dolphin in Three Easy Lessons by Dan Greenburg When Zack is given the chance to swim the dolphins on a trip to Florida, he dives right in. But before long, Zack is surprised to find that the dolphins are trying to tell him something--and even more surprised that he can understand and talk to them. View Details
Quick view How to Save Your Tail by Mary Hanson When he is captured by two of the queen's cats, Bob the rat prolongs his life by sharing fresh-baked cookies and stories of his ancestors, whose escapades are remarkably similar to those of well-known fairy tale heroes. View Details
