Beginning Readers

Maria loves to play soccer. She gathers up her courage to ask to join the best soccer club in the area. At first, the boys laugh at her because she's a girl, but she wins them over with her great skills and tenacity.

The life of a cavegirl is not exactly easy, but it's nothing that Lia cannot handle. Things become more complicated after a meteor shower separates her from her clan.

Kai's clan takes refuge in a cave after a series of natural disasters. They never expected the entrance to become blocked or that they would see and hear strange things. How will Kai and other cavemen manage to get out?

After finding a message in a bottle, the Famous Five go in search of treasure. Soon they locate a deep cave and get totally lost! Who will come to find them?

While camping, the Famous Five hear a mysterious noise coming from a castle. It can’t be the pirates from Dick’s stories because ghosts don't exist...right?

A smelly cloud has invaded the goats' pasture. Everytime the Princess in Black and her friend manage to push it away, it stinks up another kingdom. Other masked heroes come to lend a hand.

Ros wakes up slowly and notices something strange at the end of his bed. He sees a present wrapped in red paper with a yellow bow. With the help of his family, he will soon discover that sometimes the best gift of all is learning to share with others.

It's Science Fair Day! Will a slimy monster inside a volcano ruin everything?

Princess Magnolia and Princess Sneezewort have plans...and they do not include monsters! When a little kitty is in danger, it's time for the Princess in Black to come to the rescue!

Everyone in Pablo's family is angry with him because he is very messy and careless with their things. He decides he should go in search of a new family, but, after some consideration, he realizes the one he has isn't so bad.

After getting drenched during a field trip to see dinosaur fossils, Virginia decides to take a bath before dinner. Her father tells her not to fall asleep in the water. Suddenly, she hears a voice, and a dinosaur appears! She ends up having a lot of...

Award winning writer Pilar Lozano Carbayo has adapted this famous classic for beginning readers. Information on the time period, characters, and Dumas is included at the end.

Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when the monster alarm sounds! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia, but luckily she is also the Princess in...

There are so many good reasons to read, and this one-of-a kind book presents 101 of them, supplied by children, in a lighthearted way. The illustrations add a touch of humor to the book's simple, yet profound message. It is a perfect title for...

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.

Marta the mail carrier, who dreams of being a painter, delivers packages to different fairy tale characters. No one ever seems happy with what they get. One rainy day, the addresses run and Marta gets her deliveries all wrong. After that day,...

After battling monsters all night, a sleepy Princess in Black decides that she needs a vacation. After all, the Goat Avenger, a new hero who looks oddly familiar, has offered to protect the goats while she takes a much needed break. The very next day,...

Princess Magnolia and her unicorn, Frimplepants, are on their way to have brunch with Princess Sneezewort, an occasion Frimplepants enjoys more than anything in the world. Just when he can smell the freshly baked bread and the heaping platters of...

Today is Princess Magnolia's birthday party, and she wants everything to be perfect. Just as her guests are arriving the monster alarm rings! Princess Magnolia runs to the broom closet, ditches her frilly clothes, and becomes the Princess in Black! She...

Rosa's friends do not want to go swimming with her because, due to her weight, she makes a big splash and takes up a lot of space. She's horrified when she learns that she is referred to as the big-butted hippo. At first, she believes her friends when...

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?

With the help of a new babysitter and a healthy imagination, Raul manages to overcome his fears.

Did you know that some types of wind help crops to grow while other types are destructive? Little Wind cannot decide which type of wind he wants to be when he grows up, so he sets out to explore the world to help him decide among all the different kinds.

While the Magic Rescuers are enjoying a day at the pool, they receive an urgent message. The pirates and the mermaids are fighting and no one knows why. They are the only ones who can restore the peace, but it won't be easy. They will first have to...

Lucas, Marina, and Zoe are the new Magic Rescuers of the forest. When Faucyn, the dragon, asks for help, they must hurry home for their grandmother's birthday. Little did they know that some naughty elves would follow them and cause quite a problem...

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...

When a charming grasshopper embarks on a journey, he observes different characters and discovers some very peculiar modes of behavior.

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 Maurice Sendak's debut as a writer, a little boy named Kenny has a dream one night in which a four-footed rooster asks him seven questions. Readers young and old will be swept up in his quest to answer them all in a story that masterfully blends...

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.