Synopsis: "Bound to be a series that will appeal to fans of fast-paced mysteries."--SLJ Not many sixth-graders work undercover for the NYPD, but Edmund Xavier Lonnrot, code name Eddie Red, is not just any sixth-grader. A "near-death ice cream experience" lands him as a material witness in the police station with his dad, where the NYPD first discovers Eddie's photographic memory and uncanny sketch-artist abilities. Things get dangerous when Eddie is…

Synopsis: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.

Synopsis: A creative spin on the Christmas classic, this whimsical celebration follows the family as they greet friends and relatives, prepare the feast and give thanks. Illustrations.

Synopsis: Juice Faulstich lives with her pa and ma and four sisters in the North Carolina hills. Working with her hands comes easy to Juice, but not school. This year, she's back again in Miss Hamble's third grade. Letters and numbers still don't make sense to her, even though she's the biggest kid in class.Juice skips school when she can, and spends the day with her pa. When he gets an official-looking letter, he asks Juice's little sister to read it--he…

Synopsis: If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix. In this hilarious sequel to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. Young readers will delight in the comic complications that follow when a little boy…

Synopsis: Kids will love hooing like an owl and buzzing like a bee along with Mr. Brown in this noise-filled classic from the one and only Dr. Seuss! This board book edition features abridged text for the littlest reader.“Oh, the wonderful sounds Mr. Brown can do! He can sound like a cow. He can go moo moo.”Mr. Brown is a sound-making wonder! He can hoo hoo like an owl and buzz buzz like a bee. It is so much fun to make noises that you hear every day,…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Mr. Fish has a frown on his face - a permanent frown. As he drifts from one spot to the next, his droopy expression never changes. One by one, other sea creatures approach him, telling him he should be happier, but he always has the same reply: "I'm a pout-pout fish with a pout-pout face, so I spread dreary-wearies all over the place." Being glum, it seems, is his destiny. Then one day a new friend tries something…

Synopsis: Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter has a brand-new baby sister in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book! Whether he’s rocking her to sleep, helping change diapers, or pushing the stroller, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to help a soon-to-be older sibling welcome a younger one!

Synopsis: When Sophie gets angry, she runs out and climbs her favorite tree. Different people handle anger in a different way.

Synopsis: In this latest installment of the magical series, Jack and Annie are whisked off to the vast plains of Africa, where they must solve Morgan le Fay's third magical riddle. Once the riddle is solved, they still have to get past a pride of lions, a herd of rampaging wildebeests and one very hungry Masai warrior.

Synopsis: A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year.

Synopsis: When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up. So he waters his seed, and pulls the weeds, and he waits ... First published in 1945 and never out of print, this timeless combination of Ruth Krauss's simple text and Crockett Johnson's eloquent illustrations creates a triumphant and deeply…

Synopsis: Explains various animal expressions that employ similes, metaphors, idioms, and proverbs.

Synopsis: When a bug goes for a walk, he might meet a cat and a crocodile and a bee and ... well, all kinds of creatures. They could sing and dance and do all sorts of things. To find out who this bug meets and what they do, you'll have to join them. But ready for anything and be ready for fun, because this is a tumble bumble story and you just never know what's going to happen!

Synopsis: Brief text and photographs introduce the snail, spider, butterfly, bumblebee, grasshopper, ant, ladybug, and damselfly.

Synopsis: Pete the Cat grooves back in time to the Jurassic era, where under the guise of "Cavecat Pete," he helps his herbivore and carnivore friends learn to get along.