![I Am So Handsome](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/187757919X.jpg?itok=ruq9MFrL)
The arrogant wolf’s self-confidence is bolstered by his encounters with family characters from fairy tales, until he meets a small dragon whose father has taught the tiny lizard a very impressive skill. Comic illustrations and understated text create a very funny and satisfying tale.
I Am So Handsome
![Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062104187.jpg?itok=kIPowccG)
The author turns the familiar tale around in this funny take-off. Here, Goldilocks goes to the home of three dinosaurs who would like nothing more than a chocolate-filled little girl. Goldi and the dinos take away very different lessons — all to the delight of well-read children!
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
![Magical Life of Mr. Renny](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1877579203.jpg?itok=Fm3JHdkY)
With the help of a little bit of magic, Mr. Renny’s paintings come to life, literally. But when his friend Rose wants a painting, how will the floppy-eared canine artist reverse the charm? A touch of traditional tales is sure to delight adult sensibilities but the book is sure to charm children.
Magical Life of Mr. Renny
![Jangles: A Big Fish Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545143128.jpg?itok=GkFw9izJ)
Jangles is the fish of legendary proportion. He’s evaded everything from special lures to dynamite from fishermen on Big Lake. The narrator shares his father’s story about Jangles, realistically illustrated in deeply hued colors for a fish tale of gigantic proportion.
Jangles: A Big Fish Story
![Strega Nona's Gift](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0399256490.jpg?itok=B39Rak6Q)
Join Strega Nona and Big Anthony for holidays in Calabria (Italy) where feasts, food, and fun abound from early December to Epiphany. Of course, Big Anthony gets into trouble, but all ends well in this cheerful holiday offering with these enduring characters.
Strega Nona’s Gift
![The Last Straw](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810970686.jpg?itok=lLsvQCGY)
Greg doesn’t think he needs a resolution for the New Year; he’d be hard to improve on. But he’s not sure his parents agree. Once again, family and school lives are revealed with ardent honesty through Greg’s voice and comic drawings.
The Last Straw
![Dog Days](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810983915.jpg?itok=rk1VuoAl)
Summer, according to Greg, is all about video games and other indoor activities. His mom does not agree, however. Of course, that Greg had a falling out with his best buddy doesn’t help calm his mother’s enthusiasm for getting Greg involved in other things. Another recognizable saga comes to life in word and comics.
Dog Days
![Rodrick Rules](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810994739.jpg?itok=AnIp_mqZ)
Will Greg’s older brother, Rodrick, reveal Greg’s most embarrassing moment to the world? It’s a real possibility as the school year starts and Greg’s diary (aka journal) goes missing. Greg’s cartoon line drawings and journal entries reveal Greg’s (often self-made) disasters with deadpan humor.
Rodrick Rules
![Diary of a Wimpy Kid](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810993139.jpg?itok=5PFiARuq)
Greg Heffley’s mom makes him keep a journal — NOT a diary! — Greg forcefully asserts. In his journal, Greg uses words and comics to recount life in middle school beginning at the end of summer school. Greg’s voice and stick figures ring true and set the tenor for tales told in other Wimpy Kid books.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
![Cabin Fever](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419702238.jpg?itok=On33bYcl)
Greg Heffley thinks kids who don’t celebrate Christmas have it much better; they don’t have to behave between Thanksgiving and the time Santa comes! Greg’s concerns about his conduct, his family’s traditions, and possible trouble at school make for a memorable tale.
Cabin Fever
![The Third Wheel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419705849.jpg?itok=sTxFFllc)
A lot can happen when friends go to a Valentine’s Day dance together — and it’s not always expected! Greg’s diary entries and line drawings again present the angst of middle school and familiar problems of growing up.
The Third Wheel
![Splat Says Thank You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061978744.jpg?itok=H2Lke9A_)
Splat, a likeable, fuzzy cat is grateful for many things, especially his friend Seymour. To show him, Splat makes more than a card; he makes a thank you book! Expressive, textured illustrations on open backgrounds show Splat’s range of emotions as he thinks about his buddy.
Splat Says Thank You
![How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426304137.jpg?itok=flvZC3Q6)
Another fictionalized account which brings to life westward expansion. As with …California Gold Rush, fact is made distinct from fiction.
How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail
![Pirates Go to School](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545206294.jpg?itok=7EDjA_Ia)
What happens when pirates and their parrots go to school? Aargh! They learn to follow rules (like cleaning up their messes and enjoying story time) just like the regular kids in class. Wacky, exaggerated illustrations combine with the rhyming tale for a funny romp and different take on a typical school day.
Pirates Go to School
![Ollie's School Day: A Yes-and-No Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823423778.jpg?itok=2ATmIktb)
Children share Ollie’s school day beginning with getting dressed for school (will he wear a bathing suit? A space suit? A police officer’s uniform? Shirt and pants?) as well as everyday activities until the he gets home. Young listeners will laugh as they participate in this inviting, comical, and lively presentation.
Ollie’s School Day: A Yes-and-No Book
![The Case of the Incapacitated Capitals](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823424022.jpg?itok=NLJnr9Rf)
Upper and lowercase letters worry that Mr. Wright’s students no longer know when to use capitalization! A student letter to the principal about Teacher Appreciation Day is all wrong, prompting the small letters to send an SOS (Save Our Sentences). The kids (and readers) learn when to capitalize and a bit of letter history in this bright, humorous classroom tale.
The Case of the Incapacitated Capitals
![If I Built a Car](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0142408255.jpg?itok=f1KSEApr)
In Seussian rhyme and lively illustrations, Jack imagines and describes the car he will build — much better than the clunky family car!
If I Built a Car
![I Know a Wee Piggy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803737351.jpg?itok=PNDi-oFp)
A wee piggy escapes his boy at the fair for a very colorful adventure around the fair. The naughty pig “wallowed in white to go with the red…” but “It’s not polite to wallow in white…” The boy catches up just in time to see his pig win a blue ribbon. Funny, animated illustrations accompany the rhyming tale inspired by “I Know an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly.”
I Know a Wee Piggy
![Good News, Bad News](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452101108.jpg?itok=gk0H08sW)
Good news: rabbit has a picnic to share with his friend mouse; bad news: it starts to rain. So it goes — good and bad events — until mouse is overwhelmed by the bad news, hurting rabbit’s feelings. The duo reconciles, which is “very good news.” Understated text and simple illustrations enliven the series of improbable events for a comical picnic.
Good News, Bad News
![Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375870288.jpg?itok=AK85RhIA)
Can the Lunch Lady protect the Breakfast Bunch of Thompson Creek School from evil mutants posing as “mathletes” in a school math competition? Readers will find out in the latest installment of kids and their offbeat superhero done in signature black/white illustration in graphic format.
Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes
![Daisy's Perfect Word](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554536456.jpg?itok=MDYsSL5M)
Daisy loves to collect words and decides that the perfect word is just the right gift to give to her teacher as a wedding present. Daisy’s daily activities, her friendships, and even dealing with a bully are sure to resonate with newly independent readers.
Daisy’s Perfect Word
![Chloe and the Lion](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423113349.jpg?itok=9Mbw6_xj)
The author introduces himself as the author, the book’s illustrator, and the main character, Chloe, as the book opens. The conflict between author and illustrator has a significant impact on Chloe’s book adventure in this funny, sophisticated presentation. As the author and illustrator pop in and out, style of illustration and text is varied for maximum effect.
Chloe and the Lion
![BookSpeak! Poems about Books](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547223005.jpg?itok=bzY_yFBU)
Sophisticated readers will appreciate the themes of the poems presented in this large, attractively illustrated collection of poems. In varied forms, each poem celebrates books and reading and the pleasure it brings even to “The End/…an invitation back/to the beginning.”
BookSpeak! Poems about Books
![Bink and Gollie: Two for One](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763633615.jpg?itok=C265Uz7g)
Best friends don’t have to be alike, just look at tall Gollie and short Bink! They share a day at the state fair playing Whack-a-Duck, a talent show, and a visit to Madame Prunely. The line drawings capture the humor, the fun of a fair and the solid friendship of this appealing duo first introduced in Bink & Golly (opens in a new window).