When Charlie and Dwayne headed out to play a little baseball on the afternoon of Halloween, they had no idea the adventure they were about to embark upon. When Dwayne hit a ball that headed straight for old Mr. Rollon's window, the two boys were in for the scariest night of their life!

With more than 31 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In the first My Weird School book ever, second-grade teacher Miss Daisy is in over her head at Ella Mentary School. She doesn't even know how to add or subtract!But the students, like A.J. and his friends, have other things on their minds. Principal Klutz has promised their class that if they read a million pages in books, they can turn the school into a video-game arc...

From the award-winning author of SO B. IT, a story about family, friendship, and...pie! When Alice's Aunt Polly, the Pie Queen of Ipswitch, passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily fat, remarkably disagreeable cat, Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice. Suddenly, the whole town is wondering how you leave a recipe to a cat. Everyone wants to be the next big pie-c...

Here is the perfect little book for anyone—teenage or otherwise—who has ever wanted to master the art of good table manners. Written by Walter Hoving, former chairman of Tiffany's of New York, it is a step-by-step introduction to all the basics, from the moment the meal begins to the time it ends ("Remember that a dinner party is not a funeral, nor has your hostess invited you because she thinks you are in dire need of food. You're there to be entertaining"). In addition to the essentials ...

A retelling of the classic fairy tale for 21st century youngsters by a master storyteller.We are all familiar with Goldilocks, of course, but there is a lot more to her than a bowl of porridge and a broken bed. What awas she doing in the woods in the first place, and what did she do after she left the Three Bears? The story as we usually hear it today is a very much shortened version of the original.Fairy Stories have been told for hundreds and hundreds of years. No one rea...

Smart, irreverent humor for the upper-elementary set, compiled and illustrated by an actual fourth grader! Check out a sample, and let us know by reviewing here, commenting on Facebook, and visiting us at www.snotnosedkid.com, if you like what you read. We want to hear from other kids (and parents)!

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From the award-winning author of SO B. IT, a story about family, friendship, and...pie!When Alice's Aunt Polly passes away, she takes with her the secret to her world-famous pie-crust recipe. Or does she? In her will, Polly leaves the recipe to her extraordinarily surly cat Lardo . . . and then leaves Lardo in the care of Alice.Suddenly Alice is thrust into the center of a piestorm, with everyone in town trying to be the next pie-contest winner ... including Alice's ...

We Wish You a Pearlie Christmas and a Magic New Year!It's only two days until Christmas in Jubilee Park! Pearlie, Opal and Jasper are so excited because Carols by Candlelight will be celebrated under the giant Christmas tree. The tree is glittering with marvellous decorations and topped by the most beautiful Christmas angel ever! But when a fierce, hot summer storm hits the park, the tree is ruined and the poor angel is toppled from her branch!Can Pearlie a...

This wonderfully weird and wacky early reader series delivers laugh-a-page humor that is perfect for reluctant readers.In the seventh hysterical tale, a carton of rancid eggnog bubbles to life, devouring unfortunate citizens and plastic reindeer on the lawns of Gingham County. With the power to morph into the shape of people, the eggy menace seems unstoppable, withstanding spitballs and even a group of relentless Christmas carolers. Will Wiley and Grampa, with the ...

Elly always gets stuck with entertaining her relatives while their parents talk to her mom. Blah, blah, blah. It goes on for hours. But this time, she worked and worked to make a special surprise for her visiting cousins...a haunted house in the basement! With a super-duper, extra-gross surprise in the spooky cellar.It should be the most fun that they’ve had in forever...until things start to go mysteriously wrong...

Break-in at the Three Bears family home? It could only be one dame. Wicked witch gone missing from her candied cottage? Hansel and Gretel claim it was self-defense. Did Humpty Dumpty really just fall off that wall, or was he pushed? Here are five fairy-tale stories with a twist, all told from the point of view of a streetwise police officer called Binky, who just happens to be a toad in a suit and a fedora. When Snow White doesn't make it to the beauty pageant, Officer Binky is the first t...