Synopsis: Can a lost box of crayons help a lonely unicorn regain his color?A shy unicorn has a hard time making friends. In his sadness, his colors start to fade away until they are gone completely. Worrying that he may never get back his colors or make true friends, the unicorn finds himself lost and alone. It is not until he comes across a group of spunky crayons that his world changes. The crayons band together to help their new friend get back his…

Synopsis: "Bunny Bunson Brittle goes fishing. He has no permit. Who cares? There are no fish." That's the first of Papa Snap's favorite "no such" stories, and there are plenty more to come. Unabashedly silly and often delightfully dark, these tales feature a host of fanciful characters -- from young Arson Twitch, who runs away with the family bathtub, to Uncle Rimsky, who finds that a dragon is the perfect cigar lighter.

Synopsis: Edgar Award Nominee for Best Middle Grade MysteryAll Charlie Tickler wants is for his parents to listen.Charlie's parents have left him (again). This time they are off to South Africa to help giant golden moles. And Charlie? He's been dumped with his TV-obsessed grandparents. Lonely and curious, Charlie heads into the village of Castle-on-the-Hudson, where a frightened old woman gives him a desperate message-in sign language. When she suddenly…

Synopsis: Boy, does Andy have troubles! His gerbils escaped and are scampering all over the basement. He's late for school and he sure doesn't want to give that boring Ms. Roman another excuse to call his parents. And he planned to ask his parents today if his good friend Tamika could live with his family until her parents fully recover from a terrible accident. It is definitely not a good day for gerbil troubles. And when Andy learns that his mother is…

Synopsis: Pinkerton doesn't understand his owner’s commands. When told to come, he jumps out the window. When asked to fetch, he destroys the slippers instead. Pinkerton’s desperate owners take him to obedience school, but he flunks out in record time. Then one night a burglar breaks into their house, and Pinkerton is able to put his bad habits to good use.This silly charmer of a story was included on the Booklist and Horn Book best of the year lists and…

Synopsis: Drumroll, please: Judy Moody is about to become a poop-scooping, hinny-riding, one-girl band extraordinaire as she takes on her very own Bucket List.Judy is visiting Grandma Lou one day when she accidentally finds an uber-mysterious list of activities — a Bucket List! Which gives Judy an idea: How rare would it be if she made her own way-official bucket list of all the things she wants to do—before she starts fourth grade? Pretty soon Judy is…

Synopsis: With more than 23 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In this first book in the My Weirder-est School series, Ella Mentry School is having a science fair!Guest scientist Dr. Snow has arrived to help A.J. and his friends conduct their own cool experiments. But what is “the Snowman” really planning? And what does S.T.E.M. even stand for, anyway?Perfect for reluctant readers and all kids hungry for funny school…

Synopsis: Join the mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he bakes his own cookies in his little mouse house.This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy the simple introduction to reading. Each page has one or two sentences.Starring the ever-popular Mouse, this is a sweet addition to the classic and beloved series.

Synopsis: These eighteen zany rhyming riddles involve addition, subtraction, and simple multiplication to calculate everything from poodle weights to travel time. And for anyone who's stumped, the answers are included in mirror-writing below each riddle.

Synopsis: Chester, a wild horse who wants to be tame, comes to the city looking for a home. ‘Reading for fun: the artist’s sense of pacing makes this book race along.’ —Saturday Review.

Synopsis: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.