Mom is very angry. Her very favorite teapot is broken, and no one is 'fessing up. Was it Dad, sitting in his underwear reading the paper? Was it Cat, who was all tangled up in a ball of yarn? Was it Baby perched in his highchair? Or is there a surprising twist to this mystery that teaches Mom a little lesson in anger management? Bill Slavin takes a sly poke at parents in their less-than-finer moments in this funny and energetic story.

Mordecai Crow must solve a mysterious murder to clear his name in a world ravaged by its past.The secrets of the past have been lost. Knowledge is forbidden, the climate has run wild, and civilization has devolved into post-technological anarchy. In the midst of this wasteland, Mordecai Crow, a drifter in search of his long-lost parents, becomes embroiled in a murderous conspiracy when he seeks refuge in a fortress committed to preserving ancient knowledge. What secrets lie at the ...

Our favorite party animal Stanley, the star of The Adventures of Stanley series, is back. This time, once he discovers a way out of the yard, he’s in for an exciting late-night ride with his friends!

The uproarious story of a good dog who unleashes his inner party animal when his folks go away.

A thrilling trip back in time to the Viking Age.Binkerton twins Josh and Emma tried to stop their little sister, Libby, from opening the guidebook in the creepy Good Times Travel Agency. Instead, the book sent them hurtling back in time — to the Viking Age! All goes fine, at first. But Viking life is not for the faint of heart. And when Josh and Libby inadvertently stow away on a Viking ship headed for a raid, it suddenly turns perilous! Can the Binkertons finish the guidebook and ...

Stanley knows school is for kids, not dogs. But every day he grows more and more curious. What did the kids do in that school all day? Stanley rounds up his pals from the dog park to take a closer look. Will they find the answers they’re looking for? One thing is for certain: School + Stanley = TROUBLE!

In the third hilarious installment of The Adventures of Stanley, our questing hero and his pals embark on an adventure that makes sea-dogs of them all.

Think you know all about how your stuff impacts the environment? Think again!Where did all our “stuff” come from? And where does it go when we’re done with it? Kids find out by tracking the life cycles of typical items in a school backpack — water, food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals and electronics. Though they all end as waste, there are lots of decisions to be made along the way. And kids will see that there’s an important, constructive role they can play by making choices th...

Buckle up for a thrilling trip to the past!Twins Josh and Emma are not happy when their little sister, Libby, leads them into the creepy Good Times Travel Agency. There, the strange shop owner encourages them to open a guidebook — and they’re sent back in time to ancient Egypt! With the help of the guidebook, the children encounter one adventure after another: building a pyramid, shopping at a market, attending a banquet. But after an unlucky encounter with the king’s guards, they’...

Another high-speed adventure with those reluctant time travelers, the Binkertons!Once again, the Binkerton children try to get away before the owner of the creepy Good Times Travel Agency can send them back in time. But once again, they fail. This time, the trio lands in ancient China, where Libby quickly slips away from Josh and Emma in an official carriage headed to the capital. Then, as the twins set out after her, they’re mistaken for barbarian spies and imperial guards begin c...

In 1877 in Rochester, New York, George Eastman couldn’t understand why picture-taking was so difficult. Having left school at fourteen to support his mother and two sisters, George decided to find out by making photography his hobby. He packed up glass plates, a plate holder, a tent, a heavy tripod, a thick piece of black cloth, a water jug, and chemicals and set off to take his first photograph.George realized that not many people could own a camera — they were too expensive and t...

Time travel with the Binkertons!Josh, Emma and Libby Binkerton return to the Good Times Travel Agency — but this time, with a plan to travel to the future, to the next Olympic Games. What could go wrong? Well, plenty! Like when the owner of the shop misunderstands and sends the children to the ancient Olympic Games instead — in fifth-century BCE Greece! Uh oh! What will the Binkertons do?Kids won’t want to miss this funny, Olympic-sized adventure filled with facts about anc...