The world's greatest detective' follows the clues that lead to the King of Pooka Pooka's missing prize elephant.

'Time for bed,' Mother Earth said. 'Not for a while,' said her wild child. 'A song, first. I need a song to play in my head before going to bed.' So Mother Earth gave her child a song.... But then this wild child ...

When Mary Ellen gets bored with her reading, Grandpa knows a hunt for a bee tree is just what she needs. Half the town joins the exciting chase, but it's not until everyone returns home that Mary Ellen makes a discovery of her own: So...

Illus. in full color. An apple pie is easy to make...if the market is open.But if the market is closed, the world becomes your grocery store. Thisdeliciously silly recipe for apple pie takes readers around the globe to gatheringredien...

The longest dachshund in the world, Pretzel is admired by all and the winner of a blue ribbon at the dog show. Only Greta, the little dachshund across the street, doesn't care for long dogs. At least not until she gets into a jam out ...

Tom Gallagher is in a tight spot. The fate of the Dillontown team rests on the outcome of one baseball game, winner take all. If Tom's team loses, they lose their field too. But how can they possibly win? Just when everything se...

A is for author.... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writerWallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement,Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to befound. The ...

B is for Bandit... The Green Lawn Savings Bank has been robbed! When aprivate detective comes to Dink's door looking for the kid who videotaped thecrime, Dink and his friends volunteer to find him. After all, there's a reward!But trac...

Z is for ZOMBIE . . .Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are excited to vacation in the Louisiana bayou. But the small village they visit has a scary problem. The villagers tell stories of voodoo and a giant zombie with silver hair who has been...

Henry and his 180-pound dog Mudge are best friends forever. And in this eleventh book of their adventures they build a glorious indoor castle with knights and kings.

With his new spy kit and his faithful sidekick Mudge, Henry is ready to look for clues, steal secrets, and flirt with danger. One of the first things Henry and Mudge find is a coded message -- could there be another spy in the neighb...

Mr. Putter and his beloved cat bake a light and airy Christmas cake for their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry. "Howard's relaxed, mixed-media pictures catch the nuances of the cozy, affectionate relationship between an old man and a cat w...

Mr. Putter and Tabby love going to the fish store. Mr. Putter loves it because he has always liked fish. Tabby loves it because fish make her whiskers tingle and her tail twitch. So, one day Mr. Putter and Tabby decide to bring three ...

When Marvin Redpost agrees to go over to Casey Happleton's house, he doesn't know what he's in for. Casey shows him the magic crystal she has just found and offers to give Marvin a few wishes. Is the crystal really magic? Or is it too...

Cornelius P. Mud, do you know what time it is?It's time for bed, and Cornelius P. Mud knows what that means -- putting his toys away, brushing his teeth, putting his pajamas on, all the things we do every night. Right? Wrong! Be...

Greta had always loved the fog—the soft gray mist that rolled in from the sea and drifted over the village. The fog seemed to have a secret to tell her. Then one day when Greta was walking in the woods and the mist was closing in...

A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback!Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say's Grandfather's Journey when it was first published. At once deeply persona...

Sally, Huckle, and Lowly are supposed to go sailing with Huckle and Sally's father, but it starts to rain. Father says they will have to stay inside and play, but their friend Rudolf von Flugel saves the day when he picks the kids up ...

Illus. in full color. The animal residents of Busytown learn useful lessons about manners, thoughtfulness, and caring in this perky, funny paperback.

School Library Journal called Stacey Schuett's stunning authorialdebut 'a book that is perfect for sparking an interest in geography,emphasizing the amazing concept that at the same moment we are getting ready tosleep, other people ar...

16-year-old Alex decides to get even. His parents are separated, his father is dating his former third-grade teacher, and being 16 isn't easy, especially when it comes to girls. Instead of revenge though, Alex ends up in trouble with ...

Marly's father came back from the war a different man. Something inside him seems as cold and dead as the winter world outside. But when the family moves to Grandma's old house on Maple Hill, miracles begin to happen. The sap in the t...

In this unique collection of short stories, the small events of daily life reveal big themes--love and friendship, youth and growing up, success and failure. Calling on his own experiences of growing up in California's Central Valley,...

One wintry day, a postman delivers a mysterious package with a big pink bow to a lonely man named Mr. Hatch. 'Somebody loves you,' the note says. 'Somebody loves me!' Mr. Hatch sings as he dusts his living room. 'Somebody loves me!' M...

Abel's place in his familiar, mouse world has always been secure; he had an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home, and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious flood water carry him off and dump him on an unin...

In the further adventures of the hero from the Newbery Honor-winning Doctor De Soto, the diminutive dentist is summoned by cablegram to Africa to aid Mudambo, an elephant with an unbearable toothache. Children's Choices for 1993 (IR...

Before Shrek made it big on the solver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ordinary ogre who leaves his swampy childhood home to go out and see the world. Ordinary, that is, if a foul and hideous being who ends u...

By the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The LibraryLydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual tr...

A multicultural cast of children imagines what is would be like to be president.

I, Geronimo Stilton, was in love! I went out for a cup of coffee one morning and laid eyes on the most beautiful rodent I'd ever seen. Unfortunately, I immediately tripped over my paws and ended up with my tail in a toaster! I was one...