Paul DuBois Jacobs

Jennifer Swender

Mack Rhino is a private detective—who just so happens to be a rhinoceros—in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers! Mack Rhino is a private eye who has just finished solving his 99th case. With his trusty sidekick, Redd Oxpeck by his side (or on his back) he’s about to embark on his 100th. There’s a big race in town, but all the runners are missing the laces to their sneakers! Who’s run off with the goods, and why?

Mack Rhino, Private Eye 1

The Big Race Lace Case

1 MetroCard, Momma and me. Down 2 flights—to catch the 3. 4 turnstiles, singers 5. A rumble, a screech . . . the train arrives! This bright, young counting book is a delightful trip through the New York City subway system. Hand in hand, child and mother see colorful subway signs and funny passengers, watch trains screeching by, and make new friends. With bold illustrations and a playful, rhyming text, this is not only a counting book, but also a tribute to New York and a sweet story of a child and parent navigating the city together.

Count on the Subway

Relates the sights and sounds of a subway ride through the boroughs of New York City.

My Subway Ride

When the pets of the Animal Inn learn that a Komodo dragon may be coming to stay, the animals panic, worrying that the dragon will breathe fire and gobble them up.

A Furry Fiasco

Pete Seeger

Based on a South African tale, this story tells what happens when a giant who had been banished from a town by a magician 30 years earlier is called back to save the town from flooding.

Paul DuBois Jacobs

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