Synopsis: Fourth grader Alex's new friendships in California are endangered when her chance to appear in a rock video brings her glamour and an inflated ego. Sequel to "Alex Fitzgerald's Cure for Nightmares."

Synopsis: Two young witches use their powers in opposite ways, one helping people and the other making mischief.

Synopsis: Introducing Alice the Amber Fairy, the next fabulous story in the Sparkle Town Fairies series. Beautiful illustrations and funny, rhyming text make this story a delight to read with one child or with a group. Perfect for kids who love sparkles!

Synopsis: Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy--a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own! There are still a few things Alice needs to learn to become a Permanent Fairy, like how to float her dog on the ceiling and make her clothes put themselves away, but she's working on it--sort of. Here's an…

Synopsis: Imagine a perfect day, when everything goes just right. Alicia is having just that sort of day. It is her birthday, and we are joining her on her journey through her neighborhood, as her family, friends, and neighbors do their part to make her day a happy one. The familiar scenes will leave every urban kid excited about his or her next birthday.

Synopsis: Illustrations and rhyming text reveal the true reason aliens visit Earth is that they deem underpants so much fun to play with.

Synopsis: Unhappy at being sent to stay with his hippie grandmother at the Washington inn she operates, The Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast, Scrub discovers that each room is actually a portal to space and the inn's visitors are aliens who are vacationing on Earth.

Synopsis: Self-awareness is so important for toddlers, and All About Me encourages toddlers to talk about their daily routine.The Words are Fun series introduces little ones to words in both Spanish and English that describe their world. Beautiful photographs of everyday objects for each word help to build your child's vocabulary. Tabbed pages invite little hands to turn each page by themselves. Self-awareness is so important for toddlers, and All About…

Synopsis: The Scholastic First Encyclodedia series is written and illustrated with the youngest readers in mind. ALL ABOUT SPACE introduces children to the solar system, astronomy, and space travel.SCHOLASTIC FIRST ENCYCLOPEDIA: ALL ABOUT SPACE covers all the basic questions a young child may have about the solar system and space travel. This book begins by guiding children to each of the planets in the solar system with the help of photographs,…

Synopsis: From noodles to salad, from congee to pancakes, from dim sum to pizza, author Molli Jackson Ehlert and illustrator Fanny Liem embrace food of all types in this fun and inclusive picture book. All food is good food. Food fuels your day, nourishes your body, and excites your taste buds. Sweet or salty? Spicy or sour? Tried and true favorites or a food you’ve never tried before? There’s room for all of it on your plate, and whatever makes you feel…

Synopsis: Determined in her effort to play basketball, a young Afro-American girl gives it one more shot with the support of a special friend.

Synopsis: Kristen's parents bring the new baby home from the hospital. But this baby can't be Kristen's little brother! One night Kristen's mom goes off to the hospital to have a baby. But Dad gets lost on the way, and ends up at the zoo instead. When they get home, Kristen takes one look at the baby and says, "That's not my baby brother -- it's an alligator!" So the parents go off to the zoo to find their real baby. They bring back a baby seal, a baby…

Synopsis: Children may be different in how they look, what they like to do, and even what they like to eat, but they all have great smiles.Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on their own.

Synopsis: Kindness and understanding are two of the most important gifts you can give a child; whether giving it to them directly or teaching them how to give it to others.All People Are Beautiful is a fun and beautifully illustrated children's book that celebrates diversity, love, and acceptance. This engaging picture book for early readers teaches that diversity goes beyond the color of our skin, showing children that people, cultures, and languages…

Synopsis: With inspiring and educational stories, Scholastic's Hello Reader series caters to the spectrum of reading abilities among beginning readers. My First Hello Readers use basic words to reinforce phonics and sight vocabulary. The books at this level offer punch-out flash cards plus six additional pages of skill-building activities. Levels 1 - 4 combine a greater vocabulary and longer sentence length. Each book has an introductory letter from an…

Synopsis: Learn the difference between baby teeth and permanent teeth, the importance and uses of teeth, and how they are used by different kinds of animals.The natural world comes alive for young readers (Ages 6-7) with Rookie Read-About "RM" Science! With striking, full-color photos and just the right amount of text, this series immediately involves young readers as they discover intriguing facts about the fascinating world around them.

Synopsis: All aboard for a train ride through the alphabet! Whether chug-chug-chugging up a mountainside in an Incline train or zipping at super speed in a Bullet train, trains will get you where you need to be—A to Z! There is a train—some familiar and some unusual—for every letter of the alphabet. Trains are used all over the world for carrying people and cargo from place to place. With a bouncy rhyming text, and clever illustrations full of visual cues…