Lucia and the Light
Publisher Weekly Review: Root (Big Momma Makes the World) draws deftly from Nordic folklore to shape this tidy tale set high in the mountains of the Far North, where Lucia lives in a cozy cabin with her mother, baby brother, "velvet-brown cow" and "milk-white cat." One fierce, windy winter, the sun fails to rise over […]
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
The beguiling porcine wonder turns bucking bronco in order to snare a robber in this hilarious new addition to the "New York Times" bestselling series.
Jack and the Beanstalk
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. K-Gr 3?This witty, elegant retelling of the beloved English fairy tale, originally published in 1908 in The Old Nursery Stories, uses rich language to depict an endearing, if lazy, ne'er-do-well who turns folly into triumph. Into the traditional story Nesbit injects clever details that make the setting vivid and […]
The Dragon's Eye
Publisher Weekly Review: The year is 1882, in this first volume of the Dragonology Chronicles, and Daniel and Beatrice's parents leave the siblings in the care of their friend Dr. Drake while they attend to their mysterious "work." Dr. Ernest Drake, an eccentric "dragonologist" (whose name will be familiar to Dragonology fans), proceeds to teach […]
Lucy and Bob
Pirateology : the Sea Journal of Captain William Lubber, Pirate Hunter General, Boston, Massachusetts
"Pirateology" offers adventurers and treasure hunters, landlubbers and sailors alike heretofore hidden knowledge of the exploits of one wickedly daring woman pirate and the lore of pirate ships, weapons, dress, customs, codes, and pirate routes. From the publishers of "Dragonology, Egyptology," and "Wizardology."
Wizardology : the Book of the Secrets of Merlin
Children's Literature (Mary Quattlebaum Templar Company): The makers of the best-selling Dragonology, are back, this time with Wizardology. Purportedly written by Merlin (of the Arthurian legends), this well-research volume ranges across countries and time to gather the history and trade secrets of wizards. Bearing the look of a richly illustrated, early-renaissance scholarly scrapbook, Wizardology includes […]
It's Not the Stork! : a Book About Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families, and Friends
From the expert team behind "It's Perfectly Normal" and "It's So Amazing!" comes a book for younger children about their bodies–a resource that parents, teachers, librarians, health care providers, and clergy can use with ease and confidence. Full color.
John Muir : America's First Environmentalist
Quoting from John Muir's diaries, Lasky tells the inspiring tale of one of America's most dedicated environmentalists, aided by Fellows's evocative, dramatic acrylic paintings. Full color.
Mercy Watson Goes For a Ride
Booklist: PreS-Gr. 2. Mercy the pig, who proved herself a worthy child substitute in ercy Watson to the Rescue (2005), is up to her old tricks again. This time the self-absorbed, endearingly naughty Mercy brings many a child's dream to life: she squeezes herself onto Mr. Watson's lap and commandeers his beloved 1959 pink Caddy […]