Pet-sitting sounds easy, but Hank's first customer is huge, homesick Otis. When Janie, Hank's pesky next-door neighbor, tries to help, things spin even more out of control. Book #1 in the series.
Derrick finally feels like he’s getting the hang of Middle School. But when Derrick’s cartoons protesting racism backfire, the Muslim kids turn against him and the paper is in danger of being shut down, along with Derrick’s cartooning career.
Derrick’s goldfish, Finn and Gillian, have gone missing! Things take a turn for the weird when Derrick realizes his two science teachers are also nowhere to be found. What do plankton, plastic, and the fate of oceans have to do with missing persons and fishy pets?
7th grader Derrick’s “Dead Max Comix” are such a hit in the school paper he and Max start their own advice column. Derrick and Doug should have asked for advice before they started a band without inviting Kim and Keisha to join. Will the Battle of the Bands mean the end of Derrick and Kim? Not if Dead Max can help out.
Derrick Hollis is a 7th grader at Zachary Taylor Middle School and an aspiring cartoonist too shy to show his work to anybody. Derrick is devastated when his dog Max dies. But after being cremated, Max returns as a ghost giving Derrick advice. Will Dead Max be good for Derrick?
Snake is hungry! Readers will enjoy following him as he searches for something to eat.
Snake is hungry! Readers will enjoy following him as he searches for something to eat.
Silly illustrations depict a boy's search for his home.
Circus animals embark on a hot air balloon adventure. Unfortunately for them, what goes up must come down. Repetition and rhyme enhance this playful story.
Readers will enjoy inferring who's really having fun on a trip to the amusement park.
This little boy has no time for a bath! Repetitive text introduces adjectives and will help readers build fluency.
How long can a new pair of gym shoes stay clean and white?
Circus animals embark on a hot air balloon adventure. Unfortunately for them, what goes up must come down. Repetition and rhyme enhance this playful story.
Readers romp with rabbits up, over, down, under, and beyond.
Can Dad act like a scary monster? Repetitive text will help readers build fluency while playful illustrations keep them laughing.
A moose, an owl, and an elephant are just a few of the animals that show up in this fun foray into rhyming.
Little Sock lives in a drawer with other socks. But sometimes late at night, he escapes through a secret tunnel in the back of the dryer to go to Sock City, a marvelous place where everything is new and exciting. Little Sock loves to visit Sock City but sometimes it can be lonely, especially when it looks like everyone else has a friend. Is it hard to make a friend? And how does one be a good friend?
Simple text introduces prepositions, while clever illustrations support the text and keep readers guessing as Matt looks for his cap.
An annoying mosquito introduces prepositions, while simple text helps readers build fluency.
Funny monsters are ready to move. Can you move like the monsters? Monsters Move is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features fewer than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. Monsters Move is 28 pages long and features 19 different words for your child to master.
Bilingual Spanish / English Edition - Funny monsters are ready to move. Can you move like the monsters? Monsters Move is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features fewer than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. Monsters Move is 28 pages long and features 19 different words for your child to master.
Have you ever hear a joke, a pun, or just a strange statement and said, "Wait, what?" This little book features funny and fanciful ideas designed to spark conversation and get your brain thinking deeply about language, idioms, and the world we live in. Each "Wait, what?" statement or question is illustrated by a cute kawaii style image to add to the fun. Great for dinnertime conversation, getting teens and older kids to engage, or sparking thought in a gifted young child, this book is a weird and wonderful look at language.
In this silly installment in the Cat and Dog Readers Series, the cat may be minding his own business, but the boy certainly wants to know what is going on. As the cat sits on things, the boy wonders, "Will I fit?" Hilarity ensues.
These jokes may be stinkers, but that will only get kids laughing more as farts, toots, and other bodily function jokes take center stage. This collection of illustrated jokes is sure to get reluctant readers engrossed in their reading material.
In this silly book for beginning readers, fox shows off all the wrong socks before finally finding the right pair. Fox Needs Socks is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features less than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. Fox Needs Socks is 24 pages long and features 16 different sight words for the reader to master.
