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Skeleton Hiccups

Vivid, detailed pictures of everyday life in one amazing anthill provide a background for a simple, fact-filled narrative about that fascinating...

The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, but she can't get it off the vine. How can the tiny bat succeed?

The terrific team of Margery Cuyler and Arthur Howard tackle Jessica's latest worry, when helping her best friend Lizzie turns into cheating.

Here are twelve deeply moving short stories from the perceptive pen of Cynthia Rylant. Each captures the moment when someone's life changes -- when an...

When the class bully, Brenda Bailey, makes fun of Jessica’s skinny legs and her boyish lunch box, Jessica doesn’t know what to do. She...

In Princess Bess Gets Dressed,Bess has a wardrobe the size of a kingdom. But what she really wants to wear is a secret she can't share

Crash, crash! Stomp, stomp! A tired monster goes up the stairs. But zzzz, zzzz, a boy is sound asleep. And ick, ick, his room...

When Jessica tries to read aloud in class, she stumbles over the words and everyone laughs. Now the upcoming Reading Theater day has her more worried...

Shade, a young silverwing bat in search of his father, discovers a mysterious Human-made building containing a vast forest. Could his father be there?...

When Mrs. Ruler asks five of her kindergarteners to miss recess, she's got a special plan up her sleeve. She's about to teach a new golden rule: ...

When Jessica's teacher tells everyone in class to find 100 things to bring to school for their 100th day, Jessica starts to worry. She wants to bring...

Santa has the best job he can think of -- brining presents each Christmas to children all around the world. Every year he prepares for his trip: He...

Have you ever wondered what Santa did before he was Santa? When Santa was young and needed a job, no one was looking for a man in a red suit to...

Jessica has always been a worrier, and learning about fire safety is making her more nervous than ever. But our favorite worrywart is about to...