Featured Reads

Category
Audience

May's Too-Big Pizza

A. T. Woehling

May and her siblings make homemade pizza for their big family in this second book in the zany and exhilarating Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about a lovable and rambunctious family of ten!

May has a big family. And when they decide to make homemade pizza together, it keeps getting bigger and bigger! Can May and her brothers and sisters solve their pizza problem?

View Details >>

100 Days! (An All Are Welcome Early Reader)

Alexandra Penfold

Celebrate 100 days of learning in this Step 2 Early reader featuring the beloved characters from the New York Times Bestselling picture book All Are Welcome! Perfect for emerging readers who are proud to show what they are learning in school.

The kids from All Are Welcome are celebrating a new milestone in school: 100 days! How do they celebrate? They each bring 100 things to school to share. They’ve learned so much with their friends, and they’ve only just begun!

Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are ideal for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Perfect for children who are ready to read on their own!

View Details >>

Barney: Everyone Is Super!

Ilanit Oliver

Get ready for a superhero adventure in Barney’s World with this Level 1 reader!

Barney and his pals, Mel, Vivie, and David can’t wait to play superheroes! But David’s feeling quiet today. He doesn’t want to play the same way as his friends. With some help from their favorite purple dinosaur, Mel and Vivie learn that everyone has their own special superpower—no matter how they like to play!

Based on an action-packed, music-filled adventure from Barney’s WorldTM, as seen on Max, Cartoon Network, and YouTube!

View Details >>

Ellie Finds Her Voice

Callie Barkley

In the thirtieth book of the Critter Club series, Ellie recovers her love for singing to help an injured fox.

Ellie is heartbroken when she has a less-than-great audition for a singing contest. The Critter Club decides to cheer her up with a snowy trip to the mountains, where they’ve volunteered to help a fox sanctuary with an injured fox. When the fox takes a liking to Ellie’s singing, Ellie realizes she must regain confidence in her own voice.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

View Details >>

Hedgehog Whodunit: the Carousel Caper

Heather Preusser

Get ready to join Hitch the Hedgehog and his sidekick, Vinnie the Rat, on a whirlwind adventure that proves even the smallest creatures can solve the biggest mysteries. This charming, hilarious, and fully illustrated chapter book will captivate young readers and encourage their problem-solving and critical thinking skills.

It's merry-go-round mischief for Hitch the hedgehog! Hitch, a shrewd and edgy hedgehog detective, and his food-loving sidekick, Vinnie, are back with another mystery to solve: someone's stolen the wooden cheetah from the City Zoo's carousel, and, according to Vinnie, "The longer it takes to pinpoint those pranksters who took that cheetah, the more animals they'll likely steal, which could mean more pinching, more plundering, more pilfering! IT'LL TURN WILD AROUND HERE!"

A wild and ruckus-filled zoo is exactly what Hitch does not want, so he agrees to postpone his nap and solve the case. But that's easier said than done. From sneaky meerkats to a dramatic cabbage-eating contest, Hitch and Vinnie must navigate a series of comical and challenging events to catch the culprits and let Hitch take a nap, once and for all.

Through clever deduction, teamwork, and a few hilarious mishaps, Hitch and Vinnie manage to outwit the thieves and restore order to the carousel. Their journey is filled with witty dialogue, humorous illustrations, and engaging twists that keep readers on the edge of their seats.

Hedgehog Whodunit: The Carousel Caper is a delightful and engaging chapter book that encourages young readers to solve puzzles and think critically. It's sure to inspire budding detectives and provide animal enthusiasts with endless enjoyment.

View Details >>

Big Bub, Small Hat

Alastair Heim

A monster wants to wear a hat that is too small for his head in this funny Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read, the third book in the Big Bub series.

Big Bub the monster wants to wear a hat, but it is too small. What will he do? He will get creative—and silly too—in this follow-up to Big Bub, Small Tub and Big Bub, Small Car!

Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Big Bub, Small Hat was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a hilarious story with words they can read on their own?

Each Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go! story contains about 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills. In this book, readers will learn twenty-two sight words and sixteen words from seven word families. So come on and get reading!

View Details >>

Live Stream (Game Quest #2)

Ash Wu

The second in a new highly illustrated chapter book series set in both a Minecraft-style video game world and the real world of elementary school where friendships will be tested, courage will be discovered, and teamwork will always win!

Kat, Tai, and Alex are obsessed with the video game Otherworld. They strategize and play together all the time but are famous for their arguments while playing. They can't help being passionate about what they love!

View Details >>

Light It Up! (Avatar Legends Bending Academy: Fire #1)

Ash J. Wu

Four young Firebenders enter their island’s regional Firebending Tournament in the first book of this new original chapter book series taking place in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender!

Adaki dreams of being a powerful Firebender, but at eleven years old, he feels like he’s not where he should be. So when the chance to train with his school’s best firebending master arises, Adaki jumps at the opportunity, even though it means he and his friends will have to compete in a tournament full of older kids with more experience—and more attitude. When training does not go as planned—what do cooking and math have to do with being a Firebender?—Adaki begins to wonder: Can he and his friends overcome their inexperience and defeat the older competitors?

This funny, action-packed story is the first in a new illustrated chapter book series set in the world of Avatar Legends, perfect for young readers who love stories about adventure and friendship!

View Details >>