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Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the st… more

What if? Why not? Could it be?When a fortune teller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchenne knows the questions that he needs to ask: Does his sister still live? And if so, how can he find … more

Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost… more

The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor.A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-D… more

The New Bestseller.If your child enjoys stories from authors like Kate DiCamillo, Cynthia Rylant, Mem Fox or Gary Paulson then your child will love this beautiful mermaid tale told by Lily Lexington in this children’s picture story book com… more

The New Bestseller.If your child enjoys stories from authors like Kate DiCamillo, Cynthia Rylant, Mem Fox or Gary Paulson then your child will love this beautiful ballerina story told by Lily Lexington.This is a tale about a young ballerina… more

Winner of the 2011 KART Kids Book List AwardWinner of the 2012 Purple Dragonfly Award HM”A brilliant twist on a famous tale.” — Tamara Montano, LibraryThing”The word play is fantastic…. Everything is original and fresh.” —Suzanne Morris… more

Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger - a real-life, very large tiger - pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine … more

If your child enjoys stories from authors like Kate DiCamillo, Cynthia Rylant,Mem Fox or Gary Paulson then your child will love this beautiful luna moth tale told by Lily Lexington in this children’s picture story book complete with a valua… more

If your child enjoys stories from authors like Kate DiCamillo, Cynthia Rylant,Mem Fox or Gary Paulson then your child will love this beautiful firefly tale told by Lily Lexington in this children’s picture story book complete with a valuabl… more

An inspired collection of short stories by an all-star cast of best-selling storytellers based on the thought-provoking illustrations in Chris Van Allsburg’s The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. For more than twenty-five years, the illustration… more

If your child enjoys stories from authors like Kate DiCamillo, Cynthia Rylant,Mem Fox or Gary Paulson then your child will love this beautiful pony tale told by Lily Lexington.The Small Pony lives on a farm with her 3 bigger brothers. They … more

Who are today’s must-know children’s authors and illustrators? McElmeel’s ready reference introduces you to some of the hottest new names in children’s literature, and reacquaints you with established authors and illustrators who are just n… more

Winners of the most respected prizes in children s literature speak out in an exclusive collection of acceptance speeches, culled from the archives of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and The Horn Book magazine. Featur… more

The perfect companion to Kate DiCamillo’s “Tale of Despereaux ,” this study guide contains a chapter by chapter analysis of the book, a summary of the plot, and a guide to major characters and themes.BookCap™ Study Guides do not contain tex… more

The Tale of Despereaux Study Guide contains comprehensive summaries and analysis of the book. This study guide includes a detailed Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Character Descriptions, Objects/Places, Themes, Styles, Quotes, a… more

The first complete guide-for use by adults and children-to creating fun and educational book clubs for kids. As authors of The Book Club Cookbook, the classic guide to integrating great food and food-related discussion into book club gathe… more

This study guide includes the following sections: Plot Summary, Chapter Summaries & Analysis, Characters, Objects/Places, Themes, Style, Quotes, and Topics for Discussion.

Teachers, exercises, mentors, critiques, humor, and inspiration: these form the fuel all writers need when they get down to work every day. For decades the Loft Literary Center has provided this fuel to an enormous community of writers. Vie… more

It’s here: Volume One of the official Guys Read Library. Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read initiative was founded on a simple premise: that young guys enjoy reading most when they have reading they can enjoy. And out of this comes a series that aims… more