Ten stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate, from the following perennial all-stars: Dustin BrownJames Brown Joseph BruchacChris Crutcher Tim GreenDan Gutman Gordon KormanChris Rylander Anne UrsuJacqueline Woodsonwith illustrations by Dan Santat[...]

A hilarious retelling of the "Three Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka. You may think you know the story of the "Three Little Pigs" and the "Big Bad Wolf" - but only one person knows the real story. And that person is A. Wolf. His tale starts with a birthday cake for his dear old granny, a bad head cold a[...]

Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: "Chicken Licken", "The Princess and the Bowling Ball"; "The Really Ugly Duckling", and "Jack's Bean Problem". Chosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children's Book Groups, this book was describe[...]

As for that huffing and puffing stuff? A big lie. A Wolf was just trying to borrow a cup of sugar to make his poor old granny a birthday cake. Who should you believe, the pigs or the wolf? You read. You decide. Twenty five years after publication, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs remains as f[...]

Other Worlds, the fourth volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tween boys, features ten thrilling new tales of science fiction and fantasy from some of the biggest names in children's literature.Prepare yourself for ten trips into the unknown, as ten of your favorite writers--Rick [...]

The entire book, with its unconventional page arrangement and eclectic, frenetic mix of text and picures, is a spoof on the art of book design and the art of the fairy tale. The individual tales, such as he Really Ugly Ducklingand ittle Red Running Shorts, can be extracted for telling aloud, with gr[...]

"Amoeba"
Don't ever tease a wee amoeba
By calling him a her amoeba.
And don't call her a him amoeba.
Or never he a she amoeba.
'Cause whether his or hers amoeba,
They too feel like you and meba.What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration abo[...]

Jack Truck and his best friend Dump Truck Dan are spending the day doing their favorite thing... Smashing and Crashing throughout the whole town Along the way the meet up with their friends and give us a rollicking tour But when a mysterious shadow falls and a strange voice calls, is the duo in tr[...]

A star-studded anthology with a devilish hook, whose proceeds benefit 826nyc: the fabulous literacy non-profit founded by Dave Eggers.
Can you imagine the most cantankerous book editor alive? Mr. Burns meets Stalin, but worse (appearance and odor-wise) than a gluttonous farm pig? A man who make[...]

Hjullastar-Hjalmar har letat reda på det bästa stället att gräva på. Han gräver och gräver och gräver. Till sist är gropen så stor och så djup att han inte kan ta sig upp. Som tur är kommer hans bror Dumper-Danne och Bärgar-Bengt och räddar honom!

I Bilköping är alla figur[...]

Lastbils-Ludde har en viktig julklapp att leverera till vännerna i Bilköping. Utan Luddes present blir det ingen riktig jul! Men snön vräker ner och vägarna är hala och det är nästan omöjligt att ta sig hem. Som tur är får Ludde hjälp av Bärgar-Bengt att ta sig igenom snödrivorna och �[...]