Young Captain Scallywag is the boldest and bravest pirate ever to sail the high seas. But when his teddy bear falls overboard, he’s not sure what to do. With his new friends, he journeys to a faraway castle and finds not just his bear, but a room where all the world’s lost teddy bears are being held prisoner!
Primary (ages 6-9)
Material appropriate for primary age groups
The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon
Having run away together, the Dish and the Spoon from the nursery rhyme “The Cat and the Fiddle” become vaudeville stars before turning to a life of crime.
Ghosthunters And The Gruesome Invincible Lightning Ghost
Boy hero Tom, Hugo the Averagely Spooky ghost, and famed ghoul hunter Hetty Hyssop have formed an agency dedicated to dealing with difficult apparitions. No spook can defeat them until their too close encounter with a Gruesome Invincible Lightening ghost.
Harriet Bean And The League Of Cheats
Harriet helps her detective aunts, Thessalonika and Japonica, investigate cheating at the racetrack by disguising herself as a jockey.
Lucia and the Light
One winter in the Far North the sun disappears and Lucia, accompanied by her milk-white cat, braves the freezing cold and trolls who want to eat her, trying to find the sun and bring it back.
The Nightingale
The hero of this story is a little bird with a very sweet song-so sweet it brings tears to the eyes of the Chinese Emperor and charms Death right back into the graveyard.
When Owen’s Mom Breathed Fire
Owen’s mom is usually pretty frantic in the morning because of all she has to do before going to work. Owen finds he can block her out with his dragon head on. But one morning Owen wakes up and discovers that his mom has turned into a dragon. What’s even worse is that she can’t remember how to do mom’s stuff like make breakfast and wash dishes. Instead she eats bugs and breathes fire.
Just Like me
Tom is not happy about the arrival of his new baby brother until his parents show that change can be a positive experience.
Mark’s Messy Room
Carlo is one unhappy cat. That’s because he lives with Mark in the messiest bedroom in town. He can’t even find a place to lie down, so he makes his escape.
Cal And The Amazing Anti-Gravity Machine
In this wacky, adventurous chapter book, Cal and his grouchy talking dog, Frankie, discover the joys (and pitfalls) of anti-gravity when they join forces with Cal’s inventive neighbor, Mr. Frout. This hair-raising adventure is a laugh-out-loud romp that lifts one boy’s curiosity about science to a new level!