Synopsis: It's a dark and stormy day at Hound Hotel, and twins Alfie and Alfreeda both feeling a little nervous. Even worse, every boom ofthunder makes their guest, Freddie the beagle, howl like crazy. Not only are his howls annoying, he's scaring the other dogs! Which twin can act brave enough to calm down Freddie?"

Synopsis: This adorable book introduces different kinds of dogs, such as little, sad, and fast.

Synopsis: The First-Time Feelings series explores everyday preschool emotions in a stylish and relatable way. Flo the Flamingo always felt too different, but her friends help her to see that everyone is different.

Synopsis: Answers questions about how castles were built, who lived in castles and how did knights defend castles. Includes information on medieval fairs and feasts, tournaments, battles, sieges, arms and armour.

Synopsis: Cam Jansen and her friend Eric go to the airport to meet Cam's Aunt Molly who has just arrived from France but, before they can say bonjour, a young French girl has disappeared.

Synopsis: No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes...even to the airport. Cam and Eric are greeting Aunt Molly when a young French girl—who can't speak English—disappears. Can Cam find her in the crowded airport?  The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine…

Synopsis: Based on the real-life adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House in the Big Woods is the first book in the classic Little House series.      Four-year-old Laura lives in a log cabin on the edge of the Big Woods of Wisconsin, which she shares with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters Mary and Carrie, and their dog, Jack. Though pioneer life isn’t easy for the Ingalls family, they make the best out of every tough situation. They catch, hunt, and…

Synopsis: Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on ... Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World). Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it. Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her crush on Mr. Prince, the new student teacher at Mackerel Middle School, and she feels certain that he is the secret admirer who is…

Synopsis: A sweet gift book about motherly move that celebrates mothers every day of the year. This small hardcover gift book of unrhymed observations about the ways our mothers shape us into the people we are today includes artwork from P.D. Eastman's classic bestseller, Are You My Mother? This book is a perfect choice to give on its own or to use in place of a greeting card!What do you give the mother who introduced you to P. D. Eastman's Are You My…

Synopsis: Creative text and illustrations teach young children counting and addition.

Synopsis: Each time young Bartholomew Cubbins takes off his hat, another appears on his head. This infuriates the King, who has commanded the boy to remove his hat. Even the King's wise men and magicians cannot keep the hats from reappearing. The 500th hat, however, is so beautiful that the King decides he must have it. He pays Bartholomew 500 gold pieces, and Bartholomew goes home a richer, though hatless, young man.

Synopsis: The big-hearted moose is happy his antlers can be of some use to a menagerie of animals who move in and make themselves at home.

Synopsis: Joe Stoshack lives for baseball. He knows everything there is to know about the game -- except how to play well. Stosh feels like a real loser, until he comes across a little piece of cardboard that takes his breath away. Stosh has stumbled upon a T-206 Honus Wagner -- the most valuable baseball card in the world! And it has the power to transport Stosh across time and into baseball history. . . .This new look for the acclaimed first Baseball…

Synopsis: Greg Tang has built his career as an author and math missionary on the power of creative problem solving. Now, through winsome "fables" about concepts that are relevant to the very youngest math learners -- sharing, teamwork, etc. -- Greg encourages kids to see the basics of addition and subtraction in entirely new ways. Fresh, fun, and most of all, inspiring, MATH FABLES is perfect for launching young readers on the road to math success!

Synopsis: Illustrated book for children.

Synopsis: 'A plain horse and wagon on Mulberry Street grows into a story that no one can beat ' In this tale, Marco allows his imagination to run riot as he travels home from school one day, to the extent that a horse and cart is soon changed into a chaotic carnival of colourful creatures in his own mind.

Synopsis: Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge! Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in!Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting before the rain begins. Primrose, Lord Woodmouse's daughter, meant to help, but somehow she daydreamed her way over the cornfield and into the Chestnut Woods, and before she knew it, she was lost. The sun went down…

Synopsis: Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of "Dr. Seuss" (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only two hundred twenty-three words, Geisel created a replacement for those dull primers: "The Cat in the Hat." The instant success of the book prompted Geisel and his wife to found Beginner Books, and Geisel wrote many popular books in this…

Synopsis: Illus. in black-and-white. With an entertaining blend of fact, farce, and fantasy, Osborne tells the story of Jack and his sister, Annie, who take a trip in a magic tree house and land in a time 65 million years ago. They find dinosaurs and volcanoes and adventure. Veteran storyteller Osborne builds the power of reading into the story: it's the books in the tree house that give the kids the magic to travel and see far, far away.--Booklist.