Synopsis: Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings--and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable."--School Library Journal. Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.

Synopsis: It's icicle city...when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to the frozen Arctic. Luckily, a seal hunter on a dogsled lends them warm clothes. Unluckily, they get stuck on cracking ice. Will the giant polar bear save them? Or will Jack and Annie become frozen dinners?

Synopsis: Marsha Cessano promised her parents that third grade will be her best school year ever. But that yucky Roger Friday will do anything to get Marsha in trouble! Now third grade couldn't be crazier - because Marsha and Roger have to work on a class project together.

Synopsis: Petey the puppy has one wish for Christmas: to have a boy of his very own. He searches long and hard, but boys are in short supply this year, and no one seems right for him. Just as Petey is about to give up hope, his Christmas wish is granted -- in a very surprising way.

Synopsis: Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.

Synopsis: Frogilina is the prettiest frog that Froggy has ever seen. He can't even think straight when she's around. With Valentine's Day around the corner, he gets busy making his beloved a special treat. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series. Think you know every I Spy book out there? Think you've found every last bauble, bow, striped cat, and cloudy ship? Think again! Jean Marzollo has written her most challenging riddles yet to accompany Walter Wick's fabulous photographs culled from the original I Spy books. You've never seen I Spy like this!

Synopsis: During a game of hide and seek Miguel searches for his friends in every room of the house.

Synopsis: A hungry frog finds his lunch when a fly happens by the pond.

Synopsis: In three separate episodes Fox wants to play with his friends, but duty in one form or another interferes.

Synopsis: Albert learns to stand up for himself at preschool when he wants to build a snow castle while his friend Brendan is insisting that they should throw snowballs.

Synopsis: This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the underground railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.

Synopsis: "A bullied little chicken discovers his inner strength along with some surprising dinosaur ancestry in this farmyard tale with huge heart. Little Chick just wants to belong, but the bullies of the barnyard--Little Donkey, Little Pig, and Little Sheep--won't let him play in their tree house because he is a chicken, and chickens are not strong and brave. Little Chick sees their point: What have chickens done besides invent the chicken dance and…

Synopsis: It's hard to believe this is Roan's last year at Jedi Academy. He's been busier than ever learning to fly (and wash) starships, swimming in the Lake Country on Naboo, studying for the Jedi obstacle course exam, and tracking down dozens of vorpak clones--don't ask. But now, someone is setting him up to get in trouble with everyone at school, including Yoda. If he doesn't find out who it is, and fast, he may get kicked out of school! Why can't…

Synopsis: "The Duckling asks for a cookie - and gets one! Do you think the Pigeon is happy about that?" -- back cover.

Synopsis: After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

Synopsis: In this picure book, the animals aren't happy that there's a dragon on the farm. Old MacDonald likes his dragon, until it starts swallowing up the animals! Can Old MacDonald save his farm before it's too late?

Synopsis: Come along as little puppy goes out exploring in the world. Along the way he meets new friends, big and small, and sees amazing sites, but can't wait to get back home to mom.

Synopsis: This official handbook might just save your life. Learn how to find resources; make a shelter; craft tools, armor, and weapons, and protect yourself from monsters. With tips from Minecraft experts, including developer Jeb and creator Notch himself, this is the definitive guide to surviving your first few days in Minecraft.

Synopsis: A teacher makes her students laugh when she mixes up words, saying "goats" instead of "coats" and "poodles" when she means "puddles."