Valentine's Day is coming, and Mr. Brown's bookstore is so busy that he decides to hire someone to help out. Miss Button is perfect for the job. She loves books, she loves cats, and she even understands the special ghost in Mr. Brown's bookstore. There's only one problem. Mr. Brown and Miss Button like one another, but they're both too shy to say so! Fortunately, Cobweb the cat is there to help make sure that everyone has a happy Valentine's Day in this charming follow-up to The Bookstore Ghost and The Bookstore Burglar.

The Bookstore Valentine (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3)

Children's Books

Barbara Maitland

David LaRochelle

Animals

Penguin Young Readers

A little boy's mother won't let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?

The Best Pet of All

Puffin Books

There is one thing Steven knows for sure: He's absolutely, positively NOT gay. Steven's a 16-year-old boy with two obsessions: sex and getting his driving license. The problem is, Steven's not thinking girls when he's thinking sex. Could he be -- don't say it -- gay? Steven sets out to get in touch with his inner he-man with Healthy Heterosexual Strategies such as "Start Hanging Out with the Guys," and "Begin Intensive Dating." But are Steven's tactics going to straighten him out, or leave him all twisted up? Absolutely hilarious. Positively sidesplitting. But absolutely, positively NOT GAY!

Absolutely Positively Not

Teen & Young Adult

Literature & Fiction

Scholastic Paperbacks

"Once upon a time" takes on a whole new meaning in David LaRochelle's hilarious backwards collaboration with Caldecott winner Richard Egielski. "...And they lived happily ever after." So begins David LaRochelle and Richard Egielski's wacky original fairy tale THE END, which traces the courtship of a handsome knight and a beautiful princess . . . backwards! Before you reach the beginning, you'll meet a temperamental giant, a beleaguered cook, a dragon who's scared of bunny rabbits, an oversized tomato, and an impish figure on a flying pig who just might be the cause of all the madness. It's a conventionally perfect and perfectly unconventional take on the fairy tale -- guaranteed to convert the Grimmest reader to giggles.

The End

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Arthur A. Levine Books

What's scarier than a ghost story? Three ghost stories, of course. And these three stories, told to little ghosts at bedtime, are the scariest kind of ghost stories there are-they're about people! From a ghost who becomes the victim of a baby in need of a diaper to a hamburger that can win a scaring contest just by lifting its bun, these hilariously illustrated silly stories are sure to bring laughs to even the littlest ghosts.

The Haunted Hamburger and Other Ghostly Stories

Dutton Books for Young Readers

While playing Cupid at the haunted bookstore, Cobweb the cat, with the help of her ghostly friends, sets out to bring together shy Mr. Brown and his sweet, bookish valentine. Simultaneous.

The Bookstore Valentine (Dutton Easy Reader)

Dutton Juvenile

A young boy pretends to be a sea captain, explorer, giant, magician, monster, and king

The Evening King

Catherine Stock

Atheneum

These rainy-day interludes will fill the soul with meaning and pleasure. The activities that Donna Erickson has dreamed up will make the time you spend with your kids count--and provide fun for everyone.

Donna Erickson's Rainy Day Fun Book (Prime Time Family Series)

Humor & Entertainment

Donna Erickson

Puzzles & Games

Augsburg Fortress Pub

Donna Erickson, author of Prime Time Together...With Kids, offers fifty-plus ideas to help parents survive trips with children and to make the travel experience positive for all involved.

Donna Erickson's Travel Fun Book (Prime Time Family Series)

Geography & Cultures

Donna Erickson's Fabulous Funstuff for Families: 100S of the Best Award-Winning Activities, Games, and Crafts from Donna's Prime Time Books and TV Show

Donna Erickson's Fabulous Funstuff for Families: 100s of the best award-winning activities, games, and crafts from Donna's Prime Time books and TV show

Parenting & Relationships

Family Activities

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