Fiction

Twins Lucia and Pablo lead a normal life until their older brother Enrique invites them to spend the weekend at a country house with an interesting past. There they discover they have a unique ability to solve the exciting mystery about treasure hidden...

When Jorge's friend Aleksandra disappears, he decides he will no longer use words that contain the letter A until she is found. He decides to try and figure out why she went missing and it seems like her Russian roots are going to play an important part...

This illustrated book introduces the famous character Don Quixote to young children. The simplified text and fanciful drawings allows them to gain an appreciation of the Spanish classic.

Las Flores is a peaceful neighborhood until a strange presence fills the residents with fear and curiosity. Many think it's a ghost, but Miguel and Watson, two kid detectives, know this is impossible. After all, there is an explanation for everything.....

Pilar's magic hammock takes her, Breno, and her cat Samba to the Amazon, where they befriend Bira and Maiara. Together they discover the secrets of the enchanted forest and learn that trees are being wiped out. Pilar records the adventure and diversity...

In this zany retelling of the classic folktale, Prairie Chicken goes to warn Cowboy Stan and Red Dog Dan that a stampede is coming. Along the way, she picks up her friends and they run into a hungry coyote! Readers will love seeing what happens next.

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.

Leo and his father take a trip around the world as they explore the different parts of their town. They eat foods from many lands as they explore the various cultures.

Merlin the Magician and Morgan le Fay have disappeared! Jack and Annie, along with their friends Teddy and Kathleen, travel to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds to try and find them. There they discover that the Ice Wizard has stolen Merlin's Staff of...

Merlin the Magician sends Jack and Annie to a haunted castle to find out what happened to the people who lived there. Will they be brave enough to step inside and smart enough to figure out how the castle became haunted in the first place?

Jack and Annie receive an invitation to spend Christmas Eve in Camelot. They have no idea that they have been invited to save Camelot from being forgotten forever. Will they succeed when the great knights have failed?

Merlin the Magician needs Jack and Annie to get the powerful Sword of Light for the good of all Camelot. With just a rhyme to guide them, they embark on an amazing journey filled with fabulous creatures. Will they be able to solve the mystery before...

Bear is hungry and he spies a cake cooling on a windowsill. Since it's really high up, a bunch of animals try to help him reach it. Children will love the cumulative text and the book's sweet ending.

Inspired by the author's visit to Turkey, this picture book proves why Istanbul is known as the Cat City. Lila the bookstore cat and her feline friends search the city for a small tabby named Omar. Readers will get to witness the beauty of the city...

The myths and legends in this book come from Mexico, Chile, Nicaragua, Peru, and Argentina, providing wonderful insight into the beliefs of the early people of Latin America.

When Elephant and Piggie discover that they are in a book, they decide to engage the reader and have some fun. The humor and the whole concept of the story make it a great read aloud.

Elephant has quite the dilemma. He has to decide whether to share his ice cream with his friend Piggie. Will time--and other things--melt away before he makes up his mind?

Stink needs a sport and fast! Can his alter-ego, Shark Hammersmash, wrestle a win at thumb wars or will a perfect karate kick lead him to victory? Stink Moody, family brain, brings home a report card that isn't perfect...yikes! It's time for him to get...

Everyone knows N-A-T-E does not equal N-E-A-T! And when Nate's sloppiness gets out of hand, his best friend, Francis, is in serious trouble. Can Nate clean up his act, or will he flip out first?

Chicken and Hedgehog spend a delightful afternoon looking up at the sky and imagining all sorts of shapes in the clouds. Readers will adore seeing how these shapes transform and take on a life of their own.

The Foster Monsters are the hottest toys. Oscar dreams of having one. When he finally gets one, an accident in his father's workshop leads him to discover the sinister truth of what goes on at the Foster Factory. Together with his friends and their...

Evan Treski is a people person. He can talk to anyone, including adults. His sister Jessie is just the opposite. While she is great at math, she knows that dealing with feelings his her worst 'subject.' When they decide to start a lemonade war, there...

This picture book introduces children to the colorful, abstract artist Vasily Kandinsky. It explains how the colors spoke to him like musical notes, which lead him to revolutionize the art scene in the early 1900s.

Petronella is a young girl who loves animals. She wants to be an animal researcher when she grows up, but in the meantime, she is happy helping any sort of creature that needs her help.

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you're the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns. Gas station bathrooms, crazed seagulls, a fender bender, and a runaway pig are...

Pilar travels to Greece in search of her grandfather thanks to a magic hammock he left her. There she meets characters from Greek mythology including Zeus, Hera, Hercules, King Midas, Medusa, and Pegasus. She writes all the details of this...

Heidi enters the school's cookie contest and decides to add a little magic to her family's chocolate cookie recipe. Will the results be sweet?

Max, Alison, and their friends solve 10 cases in this graphic mystery, including discovering who stole Ethan's basketball card and who broke into the store at the White Pine camp.

Who is sabotaging the space mission? Who stole Twiggy the lobster? Max Finder and his friends investigate 10 cases in this graphic mystery.

Who laid a trap and made Andrea fall so she could not participate in the race? Who stole Tony's skates? Who is making the geese sick? Max, Alison, and their friend solve these and seven other cases.

Coco goes on a field trip with his class to the Valley of the Giant Mushrooms. The teacher wants to find a rare plant. How boring! Or is it? Wait until you see what sort of amazing creatures live in the valley.

Daniel has a recurring nightmare about a giant, vicious dog that terrifies him. One night, just when he thinks the animal is about to attack him, the Nightmare Princess appears and saves him. She only asks for one favor in return. Discover what she...

Marta is a good witch who has to pretend to be evil in order to buy the house in which she lives. That won't be easy for our lovable protagonist because her good will and magic have a life of their own.

Elmore Green is quite content being an only child. He has a room all to himself and he does not have to share his things, especially his beloved jelly beans. Everything changes one day when a new small person is brought home. As with most older...

Heidi has had just about enough of mean Melanie, so she decides to cast a little spell. Will it have its desired effects on Melanie and on her?

Heidi attends public school after being homeschooled. She encounters common issues, such as bullying and fearing the unknown, as do many new students, but there is something a little different about Heidi. She's a witch! Her spells do not always have...

In this heartwarming collection of rhyming verses, Alma Flor Ada captures the sheer joy felt upon the birth of child. The musicality of the poems make them ideal for reading aloud. Each one will evoke imagery for older children while being as soothing...

In this adaptation of the Selfish Giant, Ruperto will not share anything in his lush garden with the animals that ask for his help. When everything withers, so do his mean ways.

Uncle Manuel leaves his dragon Ziggy with Eduardo while he goes to a retreat. Eduardo discovers that Ziggy is actually a girl dragon when she lays an egg in the linen closet and, days later, out hatches a baby dragon. In this hilarious book, told...