Jamie Michalak

Bob Kolar

Food Truck Fiasco

Frank and Bean

In a clever take on the "night at the museum" theme, a little mouse with a genius for collecting leads picture book readers--and seek-and-find aficionados--on a thrilling nocturnal adventure. Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter is both a rollicking story with a dash of danger and, in its final eye-popping spreads, a seek-and-find challenge. As the clock in the great museum tick-toocks pas midnight, a little mouse with a sack and a treasure map scurries past the guards. Plucky and intrepid Dakota Crumb scours the museum for artifacts, including the rare purple jewel of Cairo (a gumdrop stashed in an exhibit). By day, the little mouse shares her carefully curated finds with fellow tiny creatures that flock to Miss Crumb's tiny Mousehole Museum. A feast for sharp-eyed readers--who'll delight in circling back after the story to pore over the illustrations in search of treasure--this gently suspenseful tale, splashed with soft, dusky hues, evokes a world of wonders after dark.

Dakota Crumb: Tiny Treasure Hunter

Lorian Tu

A Book About Doing the Right Thing

Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS : Sophie and the Tiny Dognapping

Accidentally becoming stuck on a school bus that has just pulled away from their cageless zoo, Safari World, Sparky and his buddy, Joe, arrive at the school and learn a variety of new things by the end of the day.

Joe and Sparky Go to School

Kaori Watanabe

The fairy family gets ready for bed in a book that introduces young readers to counting. On board pages.

Fairy Goodnight Kisses

Somehow Judy, Stink, and Aunt Opal end up at an abandoned amusement park, eating what...? (Age 5-8) Judy is desperately trying to earn thrill points, so she plans a trip to the Cemetery Creep ’n’ Crawl. Meanwhile, Stink has been collecting all the samples and evidence he can in his efforts to catch Bigfoot. Add in Aunt Opal’s crazy driving (and bad sense of direction), and somehow they all end up at an abandoned amusement park, eating scat sandwiches. That’s gotta be worth some thrill points. . . .

Judy Moody and the Poop Picnic

"Henry and Avril have just discovered that Professor Fizzy is missing from the Lunch Lab. And so is the rest of the crew, even the Freezer Burn Band. It can only be the work of their archnemesis, Fast Food Freddy, who is holding his rivals captive at Greasy World, the unhealthiest theme park on the planet."--Publisher.

Fizzy's Lunch Lab: Escape from Greasy World

Megan McDonald

Judy Moody is determined to make this the best summer ever by developing the thrill points race, in which she and her friends accumulate thrill points throughout the season by doing daring things.

Judy Moody and the Thrill Points Race

When her best friends and her parents are going away for the summer, Judy worries that it will be the worst summer ever spent with little brother Stink and Aunt Opal.

Susis Freunde sind ein bisschen ... anders. Nicht nur, dass sie alle höchst talentiert, stur und streitlustig sind – nein! – sie sind außerdem allesamt bereits tot. Denn Susi hat eine Maschine erfunden, mit der sie berühmte verstorbene Persönlichkeiten in die Gegenwart holen kann. Mit ihrer Hilfe meistert Susi schwierige Hausaufgaben, private Probleme und auch modische Fehlgriffe. Als jedoch der alljährliche Talentwettbewerb ansteht und Susi sich auch noch in ihren neuen Mitschüler Jack verguckt, zählt sie etwas zu sehr auf ihre himmlischen Berater. Und schon bricht das totale Chaos aus! Der Auftakt zu einer witzigen Mädchen-Reihe ab 11 Jahren, die nicht nur durch Alltagsthemen wie Freundschaft und erste Liebe, sondern auch durch besondere Charaktere wie Coco Chanel oder Sigmund Freud besticht und für beste Unterhaltung sorgt.

Humorvolle Kinderbuchreihe ab 11 Jahre

Susis geniales Leben (Band 1) - Der berühmt-berüchtigte Talentwettbewerb

Chicken Soup for the Soul Kids imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help kids put their best foot forward. Sophie loves to play with Mia's dollhouse, and most of all she loves the tiny dog named Emma who lives in the dollhouse. But every day, Sophie has to put Emma back. One day, she doesn't. The dog is so tiny, and Mia doesn't even like the dollhouse. Nobody will know if Sophie keeps it - so she tucks Emma into her pocket. But back at home, Emma's smile doesn't seem so friendly. She looks out of place, and Sophie knows why. After worrying and asking for advice from the Sunshine Squad, Sophie decides to do the right thing and learns that telling the truth feels good, even better than getting a new toy!

Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS: Sophie and the Tiny Dognapping

Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help little ones put their best foot forward. All the animals at the playground like to share--just like the characters in their favorite book. All except Cat, that is. Why won't Cat share the seesaw? Maybe he can be convinced to give it a try? Maybe sharing can be even MORE fun than being top dog--er, cat? Sweet and silly, Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies makes lessons easy and fun for the littlest readers.

A Book About Sharing

Chicken Soup for the Soul BABIES: Everyone Shares (Except Cat)

Kate DiCamillo

Presents the adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

A Junior Novelization

The Tale of Despereaux

Chicken Soup for the Soul Kids imparts good values through heartwarming and humourous stories to help kids put their best foot forward. They call themselves the Sunshine Squad: five friends (and one tagalong little brother) who decide to be superheroes. They have courage, capes, and even a secret clubhouse. They all have their own kind of superpower too. Oliver is a genius at drawing comics. Mia is a star athlete. Lilly creates amazing inventions. Lucas is a master of practical jokes. Sophie is an animal expert. And Tommy, well, he's still figuring out what his strength is. Maybe he doesn't belong in the squad at all. But throughout the day, Tommy helps his 123 Sunshine Street neighbors in different ways. And he learns that caring about others might be the best superpower of all.

Discovering What Makes You Special

Chicken Soup for the Soul KIDS: The Sunshine Squad

Aufregung in Big Ditch! Das Falling Stars Museum für legendären Krimskrams soll einem Vergnügungspark weichen. Das kann Susi nicht zulassen, denn ohne das Museum kann sie keine berühmten Persönlichkeiten mehr ins Leben zurückrufen! Eigentlich wollte sie ihren selbst gebauten Enttotifizierer nicht mehr benutzen, aber jetzt braucht sie prominente Unterstützung mehr denn je. Gemeinsam mit revolutionären Weltherrschern, unvergessenen Filmikonen und ihren echten Freunden nimmt Susi den Kampf für das Museum und ihre außergewöhnliche Erfindung auf! Zweiter Band der witzigen Zeitreise-Geschichte für Mädchen ab 11 Jahren, der Freundschaft und erste Liebe mit Humor und Magie verbindet. Viele prominente Persönlichkeiten wie Marilyn Monroe und Cleopatra sorgen in diesem Roman für beste Unterhaltung!

Susis geniales Leben 2 - Das legendäre Krimskrams-Museum

When the introspective Frank meets the gregarious Bean, can they find a way to make beautiful music together? Dry wit and hilarious illustrations introduce a new unlikely pair. Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet -- toot, toot! -- and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words. What will happen if Frank shares his words with Bean? With a laugh-out-loud narrative by Jamie Michalak, author of the Joe and Sparky series, and Bob Kolar's bright, graphic, comical illustrations, this fresh and funny story will go down easy for beginning readers and young listeners alike.

Debbi Michiko Florence

Niki Nakayama: A Chef's Tale in 13 Bites is a picture book biography that tells the story of the powerhouse female Japanese-American chef and her rise to fame As a child and adult, Niki faced many naysayers in her pursuit of haute cuisine. Using the structure of a traditional kaiseki meal, the authors Debbi Michiko Florence and Jamie Michalak playfully detail Niki's hunger for success in thirteen "bites" — from wonton wrappers she used to make pizza as a kid to yuzu-tomatillo sauce in her own upscale Los Angeles Michelin-starred restaurant, n/naka. To anyone who tells her a woman can't be a master chef, Niki lets her food do the talking. And oh, does it talk. Niki was featured on the first season of Netflix's culinary documentary series Chef's Table. And Chrissy Teigen proclaimed that Niki's restaurant was one of her absolute favorites. She's currently a featured teacher on MasterClass. A smart, strong woman with starpower, Niki is only just getting started — like the young readers who will devour this book, featuring illustrations by Yuko Jones!

Jamie Michalak

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