Fiction

The six stories in this book use animal characters to help children understand their emotions, boost their self-esteem, and be happy. Advice for parents and educators is provided, including suggested activities and games that reinforce the message in...

Award-winning writer Eliacer Cansino has adapted this classic Christmas tale for young readers.

In book one, Billie B.'s grumpy neighbor refuses to return the soccer ball that falls in her yard. How will she get I back? In book two, Billie B. and Jack's classroom is filled with bees and Jack is allergic!

Soccer is the most important thing in the world to Leo and his friends. For the first time ever, Leo is watching the game from the bench. Kevin, the new kid, is playing his position and he has become close friends with Dani, Leo's best friend. When...

The strawberries in Mika's mother's garden have disappeared! Billie B. and the rest of the Mystery Club have a new case to investigate.

Someone has put eucalyptus leaves in Rebecca's sandwich and everyone at school accuses Benny. Billie B. is certain he didn't do it, but how can she prove it? With the help of her friends, a recorder, and a bit of intuition, she will discover the truth.

Billie B. and her best friend Jack find a message written in code on the door to Billie’s house. The members of the Mystery Club will have to decipher the contents.

Something very important has gone missing from the principal's office and the Mystery Club is trying to find out who took it. It turns out it might be one of Billie B.'s three friends! Could it be a false clue?

Jack decides to sell his toys because he thinks they no longer work, but he soon changes his mind. Could it be possible that Billie B. and Jack know a famous singer? Find out what happens in these two stories.

The day that Billie B. is absent from school, Jack has such a great time watching ants with Alex that Billie B. gets a little jealous. Why do Billie B. and Jack get angry with each other on Jack's birthday? Will they make up?

Billie B. Brown creates the Mystery Club and enlists the help of Jack, Mika, and Alex. Their first mission is to investigate a haunted house. Billie is certain a witch lives in it. Everyone gets too frightened to continue, but Billie and Jack know...

In book one, Jack is worried about the spelling test he did not study for. In book two, it's Math Week and Jack has to learn how to work well with a classmate other than Billie.

In book one, Jack asks Billie for help because he is nervous about auditioning for the school concert by himself, but things do not turn out like he had planned. In the second book, Billie and others realize how brave Jack is after learning he has...

In book one, Billie tries to act brave and agrees to watch a scary movie with her friend Rebecca. She ends up having quite a fright night! In the second one, Billie wants a pet, but her parents say no to all the animals she mentions. Will she ever...

In the first story, Jack helps Billie with her chores, thinking that with the money she will earn, she would buy something they both want. When she finally has enough, she wants to get something just for herself. Will she change her mind? In the...

In book one, Billie B. is asked to show Mika, the new student from Japan, around. When Mika begins to copy everything Billie does, she gets really annoyed. In the second story, Billie B. must learn to overcome her fear of swimming. Help comes in a way...

In this installment, Billie B. loses her first tooth and has a run-in with the school bully.

Billie B. learns to be quite creative and adaptable in the two beginning chapter books contained in this volume. In story one, her baby brother destroys her school project, but she comes up with an idea the morning it is due. In the second story,...

In this installment of the popular series, Billie B. becomes a big sister and learns the importance of telling the truth.

In book three, Billie learns she should not play with scissors and cut her own hair and decides that finding a secret message in a bottle is a great way to make friends at the beach.

In the first of the two beginning chapter books in this beginning reader, Billie B. takes a class trip to the zoo and becomes the teacher's extra-special helper. In the second one, it's Christmas and both Billie and her friend Jack want new bicycles.

In the first of the two chapter books in this volume, Billie B. makes a second-best friend. In the second one, she has a backyard camp out with her best friend Jack.

Join Billie and Jack as they attempt ballet and show everyone that girls can play soccer just as good as boys can.

Álvaro is friendly and talkative. He also has two cowlicks in his hair, and one arm that's a bit shorter than the other. But he is happy because he does well with his good hand, and the other one doesn't hurt or anything. Will Álvaro manage to overcome...