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Summer 2025

Llama Quest #3: Curse of the Quakes

Llama Quest #3: Curse of the Quakes

Join Dak, Fenn, and a magical talking llama named Lucy on a quest to find the missing magical stones of Ravenwood and save their kingdom in this epic fantasy chapter book series! While looking for the earth stone, they must overcome earthquakes and magical foxes to find it before the thief!

Dak, Fenn, and the magical llama Lucy are on a quest to find the missing magical stones of Ravenwood! When Lucy senses the Earth Stone, they are whiske...

Mermaid Academy #3: Maya and Rainbow

Mermaid Academy #3: Maya and Rainbow

What would be your mermaid magic? From the creators of the New York Times bestselling Unicorn Academy series comes an all new underwater adventure, where every mermaid bonds with a dolphin and finds their mermaid magic! Maya is excited to go on a research trip with her class and her dolphin, Rainbow, but things don't go to plan when she gets separated from her friends.

Maya loves studying at Mermaid Academy. She just wishes h...

Murray the Knight

Murray the Knight

Escape through the magic cat flap and join your favorite cat and bunny duo on their newest quest where the encounter knights, a jousting competition, and one VERY twisty, turny, confusing maze! Readers will giggle their was through this cat-in-shining armor story that's perfect for readers of Dog Man.

ADVENTURE LIES THROUGH THE MAGIC CAT FLAP

Murray the cat likes the quiet life. Too bad for him, he lives with Bun, a rabbit who is bo...

Murray the Viking

Murray the Viking

Escape through the magic cat flap and join your new favorite cat and bunny duo as they face off against Vikings, trolls, and one hairy, scary, and VERY stinky thing in the start of this highly-illustrated series! Readers of Bad Guys will giggle their way from start to feline finish!

ADVENTURE LIES THROUGH THE MAGIC CAT FLAP

Murray the cat likes the quiet life. His favorite activities are snoozing, sleeping, and napping. Too bad for ...

Sea Otter Sunrise

Sea Otter Sunrise

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series for chapter book readers is ready to whisk you away across the world with Jack and Annie--this time to save sea otters after a shark attack! Magic Tree House is the perfect series for kids ready to transition from leveled readers and picture books to longer novels!

It’s bright and early when the magic tree house spins Jack and Annie to Monterey Bay, California. It’s their mis...

Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule

Bibsy Cross and the Time Capsule

Meet Bibsy Cross, the precocious, regular-pegular eight-year-old who isn't so sure she wants to capture her childhood in a time capsule in the fourth installment of this charming chapter book series.

Most things are easy-peasy, regular-pegular for Bibsy Cross. She loves her parents, her cat, her best friend, Natia. She loves school and the library. And she loves a good school project.

But this time, each student is tasked with creat...

Calendar Mysteries #10: October Ogre

Calendar Mysteries #10: October Ogre

Carve out family time for this Halloween read starring the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids!

October is for Ogre...

In the tenth book of the Calendar Mysteries - an early chapter book mystery series - there's a haunted house in Green Lawn! It's Halloween, and the Shangri-la Hotel has been transformed into a haunted house, complete with an ogre out front. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy are ready for so...

Calendar Mysteries #9: September Sneakers

Calendar Mysteries #9: September Sneakers

It's a mystery every month from popular A to Z Mysteries author Ron Roy! With the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids!

September is for Sneakers...

In the ninth book of the Calendar Mysteries- an early chapter-book mystery series- Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy have taken care of the first-grade class hamster, Goldi, for the summer. But on the first day of school, when they plan to bring her back, Goldi is missing! In...

Calendar Mysteries #11: November Night

Calendar Mysteries #11: November Night

Solve a new November mystery with the younger siblings of the A to Z Mysteries kids!

November is for Night...

It's November, and there's a new mystery to solve. 'The twins' new neighbors are up to something! It's Thanksgiving, and a mysterious couple has moved in next door. Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy mustwork out the clues: The neighbors have built a tall wooden fence. They've bought some strange parts formaking . ....

Witchycakes #1: Sweet Magic

Witchycakes #1: Sweet Magic

Welcome to the most magical bakery -- Witchycakes! Little Blue, a witch-in-training, delivers baked goods all over their town, and helps their neighbors with a touch of magic. Cozy up with this sweet chapter book with irresisitible full-color art on every page!

In a magical bakery called Witchycakes there's a young witch-to-be named Blue. Blue's Mama bakes with magic and Blue makes the deliveries! They ride their bike all over town with th...

Witchycakes #2: Changing Magic

Witchycakes #2: Changing Magic

Welcome to the most magical bakery -- Witchycakes! Little Blue, a witch-in-training, delivers baked goods all over their town, and finds things are magically changing allaround them, whether they like it or not. Cozy up with this sweet chapter book perfect for early elementary school readers!

In a magical bakery called Witchycakes there's a young witch-to-be named Blue. It's Fallnow but Blue doesn't want to let go of the sunshine from summ...

The Day of the Dead Mystery

The Day of the Dead Mystery

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The Aldens are visiting friends for a big Dia de los Muertos celebration. The kids love learning about the holiday and helping out—that is until mysterious events threaten to ruin everyone's preparations. Can the Aldens figure out what's going on and help their friends save the celebration?...

The Sleepy Hollow Mystery

The Sleepy Hollow Mystery

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The Aldens visit the upstate New York town where the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was set and discover a headless horseman mystery all their own! Their friend's ghost tour business is threatened by a spooky figure on horseback who is throwing gory pumpkins. Who—or what—is haunting Sleepy Hollow?...

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus: The Graphic Novel

Laugh out loud with the #1 New York Times bestselling Junie B. Jones—now starring in “a dynamic new graphic ­novel series that stays true to the curious, ­energetic Junie of years past” (School Library Journal, starred review).

“Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun.”—Dav Pilkey, creator of Dog Man

It’s Junie B.’s first day of kindergarten! But she’s afr...

Pizza and Taco: Draw Your Own Comic!

Pizza and Taco: Draw Your Own Comic!

Learn to make the BEST COMIC EVER with Pizza and Taco! Your favorite foodie besties have the BEST TIPS and most fun ACTIVITIES to help you become a super-awesome comic book ARTIST! DRAW right in this activity book that has panels, puzzles, mazes, quizzes, and STICKERS!

If you LOVE comic books and graphic novels, chances are you like to draw them, too...just like Stephen Shaskan! He has been teaching kids how to draw comics for over a ...

Gnome and Rat

Gnome and Rat

Readers will get a kick out of the whimsical and hilarious everyday shenanigans of best friends, Gnome and Rat, in the first book of this early graphic novel series that is now available in paperback.

Gnome and Rat are best friends who live together in a charming forest. Rat enjoys drinking tea and finishing crossword puzzles. And Gnome... well, Gnome likes to polish his pointy red hat and eat delicious sausages.

Join these funny fr...

Grumpy Monkey School Stinks!

Grumpy Monkey School Stinks!

A graphic novel based on the #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey, perfect for children who love the original picture books and are ready for the next step. A longer storyline, multiple panels per page, and hilarious dialogue will keep kids laughing all the way to the end.

The #1 New York Times bestselling Grumpy Monkey is back in an exciting new graphic novel chapter book! Follow Jim Panzee on a back-to-school adventu...

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