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In this imaginative adventure from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary, a young mouse named Ralph is thrown into a world of excitement when a boy and his shiny toy motorcycle check in to the Mountain View Inn.Sku: 9780380709243
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
By: Beverly Cleary$12.50 -
Laugh aloud as you enjoy the tales of the Peterkin family. They’re a large and smart group, but with not a lick of common sense between them. They’d raise the roof to fit a tall Christmas tree, and not go for a ride because they forgot to unhitch the horse.Sku: 9781922348234
The Peterkin Papers
By: Lucretia Peabody Hale$13.50 – $27.95 -
For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different...Sku: 9780394820378
The Phantom Tollbooth
By: Norton Juster$11.99 -
Four beloved Ramona books in one fun box! The appeal of Beverly Cleary’s stories about the wonderful, blunderful Ramona Quimby has never faded. Each new generation feels connected to Ramona’s unique way of looking at the world as she tries to adjust to new teachers, feels jealous about Susan's curls, and is secretly pleased by Yard Ape's teasing. The scrapes she gets herself into—like wearing pajamas to school or accidentally making egg yolk shampoo—are funny and heartwarming, and sometimes embarrassing. No matter what, Ramona’s lively, curious spirit shines through. Now, with lively art by Jacqueline Rogers, here are four of Beverly Cleary’s favorite Ramona titles in one collection!Sku: 9780061246470
The Ramona Collection: Volume 1
By: Beverly Cleary$39.50 -
For generations, Ramona's adventures have continued to amuse, delight, and comfort young readers worldwide! Life is full of ups and downs in this second collection of stories about Ramona Quimby. Ramona contends with pesty Willa Jean, deals with the horror of throwing up at school, welcomes a new addition to the Quimby family, and even makes her first best friend. Growing up isn’t easy, but with Ramona it is always an adventure!Sku: 9780061246487
The Ramona Collection: Volume 2
By: Beverly Cleary$39.50 -
A funny picture book about solving—finally!—a growing family's picky-eater problem! Peter wants only milk, Lucy won’t settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce... Each new addition to the household brings a new demand for a special meal. What’s a mother to do?Sku: 9780152024406
The Seven Silly Eaters
By: Mary Ann Hoberman$12.50 -
A retelling of the magical fairytale of quest, love and innocence, from the master storyteller via a well known folklorist and writer, with exquisite detailed illustrations.Sku: 9781861478566
The Snow Queen: A Story in Seven Parts
By: Hans Christian Andersen, Retold by Neil Philip$17.95 -
From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny! The Thrifty Guide to the Ancient Greece: A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative travel guide containing information vital to the sensible time traveler: * How can I find a decent tunic that won't break my bank account? * Where can I score cheap theater tickets in ancient Athens? * What do I do if I'm being attacked by an army of one million Persians? This two-color book is filled with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay and top attractions (Don't miss the first-ever Olympics!), and tips on who to have lunch with (Alexander the Great and his horse, Bucephalus, naturally). If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need.Sku: 9781101998168
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Greece
By: Jonathan W. Stokes$14.99 -
From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny! The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome contains information vital to the sensible time traveler: • Where can I find a decent hotel room in ancient Rome for under five sesterces a day? Is horse parking included? • What do I do if I’m attacked by barbarians? • What are my legal options if I’m fed to the lions at the Colosseum? All this is answered and more. There is handy advice on finding the best picnicking spots to watch Julius Caesar’s assassination at the Roman Forum in 44 BC, as well as helpful real estate tips to profit from the great Roman fire of AD 64. There are even useful recommendations on which famous historical figures to meet for lunch, and a few nifty pointers on how to avoid being poisoned, beheaded, or torn apart by an angry mob. If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need!Sku: 9781101998106
The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome
By: Jonathan W. Stokes$11.99 -
The kid-friendly series that makes history approachable, engaging, and funny! From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books. The Thrifty Guide to Medieval Times: A Handbook for Time Travelers is a snappy, informative, illustrated travel guide with everything the sensible time traveler needs to know, like: * Where I can find the best hovel? * What are my healthcare options if I catch the Black Plague? * How can I avoid being attacked by pillaging Huns? * And most importantly, why on earth would anyone want to travel back to medieval times? This book is designed as a parody of Fodor's guides, complete with humorous maps, reviews of places to stay and top attractions (don't miss a jousting tournament . . . but watch out for lances!), and tips on whom to have lunch with (murderous Queen Olga of Kiev, naturally--just don't eat or drink anything around her!). If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook series you would need.Sku: 9780451480286
The Thrifty Guide to Medieval Times
By: Jonathan W. Stokes$13.99 -
From the publishing house that brought you the Who Was? books comes the next big series to make history approachable, engaging, and funny! The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution provides useful information for the practical time traveler, like: • Where can I find a decent hotel room in colonial New England? Are major credit cards accepted? • How do I join the Boston Tea Party without winding up in a British prison? • How can I score a lunch with Alexander Hamilton? This guide answers these fiery, burning questions with the marshmallows of information. There is handy advice on how to join Paul Revere’s spy ring at the Green Dragon Tavern, how to enlist in General Washington’s rebel army, and how to summon the strength to storm a British gun battery when you haven’t eaten for three days. If you had a time travel machine and could take a vacation anywhere in history, this is the only guidebook you would need!Sku: 9781101998137
The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution
By: Jonathan W. Stokes$11.99 -
“Anything can happen,” the Natterjack says, “when you have all the time in the world”...Sku: 9780544671690
The Time Garden
By: Edward Eager$9.99 -
Doctor Dolittle is a very special vet—because he knows how to talk to the animals!Sku: 9781402745744
The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
By: Hugh Lofting$11.50 -
The wishing well is all used up, its magic drained, its enchantment gone dry. Or has it...?Sku: 9780544671676
The Well-Wishers
By: Edward Eager$9.99 -
Award-winning author Sid Fleischman blends the broadly comic with the deeply compassionate in this memorable novel, winner of the Newbery Medal.Sku: 9780060521226
The Whipping Boy
By: Sid Fleischman$10.99 -
Along with Blake and Dickens, Mark Twain was one of the nineteenth century’s greatest chroniclers of childhood.Sku: 9780679405849
Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
By: Mark Twain$40.00