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Pinch and Dash and the Terrible Couch

Michael J. Daley - Charlesbridge
Format: Print book

Pinch's Aunt Hasty is staying true to her name. After selling her house before finding a new home, she realizes she doesn't have a place for her couch so she sends it off to Pinch to take care of in the meantime. When movers show up at Pinch's house with this most unwelcome gift, Pinch...
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National Geographic Readers: Favorite Animals Collection

Laura Marsh - National Geographic Society
Format: Book

Awesome, cool, and amazingly wild! Kids have voted and National Geographic is happy to deliver all their favorites in one convenient package with National Geographic Readers: Favorite Animals Collection. Playful pandas, jumping dolphins, beautiful ponies, and speedy cheetahs have...
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LEGO® CITY: Detective Chase McCain: Stop that Heist!

Trey King - Scholastic
Format: Print book

When the smartest crooks in LEGO City plot to rob the Museum of its priceless blue diamond, it is up to Detective Chase McCain and his SWAT team to save the day!Reading is always fun in LEGO(R) City!
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The Missing Cupcake Mystery

Tony Dungy - Simon Spotlight
Format: Print book

The Dungy kids learn that honesty is the best policy - even when you can't resist a tempting treat!When Mom brings home cupcakes for dessert, all the Dungy kids are thrilled. "These are for after dinner," she tells the children, and they all agree. But when she opens the box after...
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DK Readers L2: LEGO DC Super Heroes: Super-Villains

Victoria Taylor - DK
Format: Paperback

In DK LEGO readers, lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories create a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills! DK Readers: Level 2: LEGO DC Universe Super Heroes: Super-villains What do the Joker...
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Wedgieman to the Rescue

Charise Mericle Harper - Random House
Format: Print book

Following his debut in Wedgieman: A Hero Is Born, our superhero continues on his mission to get children to eat their vegetables. Until he meets Bad Dude and his secret inventions, that is. Bad Dude has a plan; it's a bad plan. He wants to use his Make-Things-Disappear Machine to zap the playground...
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The Really Rotten Princess

Lady Cecily Snodgrass - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

This brand-new Ready-to-Read series stars a princess who's a royal pain!Princess Regina isn't lovely, or sweet, or charming like a princess is supposed to be....Instead, she's downright rotten! When Regina's concerned parents send her off to a special princess boarding school, Regina is horrified...
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Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl

Jessie Haas - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

Come along for a spirited ride as Bramble - a horse with interesting "little ways"- and her devoted girl, Maggie, make their debut in this inviting early reader.Maggie wants a pony to ride and take care of, and to prepare she's been reading a big book on horse care. Meanwhile,...
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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Scooby-Doo on Werewolf Watch

Sonia Sander - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Scooby-Doo is probably the world's best-known and most loved cartoon pooch. Scholastic's books are the #2 Scooby licensed product in the world!Scooby and the gang are helping out at an animal shelter. The kids can't wait to get to know all the cute and cuddly animals. But could one of the dogs...
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Lost at Sea

Disney Book Group - Disney Press
Format: Book

A summer boat trip turns into a day of tropical-island survival when the Flynn-Fletcher family gets shipwrecked! Making the best of the situation, Phineas and Ferb build an elaborate tree house. But will these unlikely castaways be able to find a way off the island? Featuring exciting full-color...
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Kingfisher Readers L3: Dinosaur World

Claire Llewellyn - Kingfisher
Format: Print book

Come along on a trip through Dinosaur World, a live animal park where dinos rule! After a quick look at the map -- and a reminder to keep hands and feet inside the bus -- young readers are off on an adventure. All the favorites are here -- Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, T-Rex and more -- and each...
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The Best Summer Ever

Eve Bunting; Jose?e Masse - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Print book

Welcome to Frog and his world. He enjoys nothing better than spending time floating in his pond or visiting with his friends. He appreciates the simpler things in life and would prefer that things stay just the way they are--nice and peaceful. From acclaimed children's writer Eve Bunting...
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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Rainbow Magic: A Fairyland Costume Ball

Daisy Meadows - Scholastic
Format: Print book

The fairies are throwing a party--and you're invited!Time for a fairy Halloween party!The Jewel Fairies are back for another early reader adventure. They've all been invited to a fancy costume ball at the Fairyland Palace and they could not be more excited! But Amy the Amethyst Fairy can't...
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Lalaloopsy: The Ballet Recital

Jenne Simon - Scholastic
Format: Paperback

Ballet is the perfect theme for the girls age 5-7 who are fans of Lalaloopsy!Tippy is teaching her friends how to do ballet so they can put on a show. But on show night, Dot Starlight is too nervous to perform. Tippy tells her that she doesn't have to have a perfect performance. So long...
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Trains!

Susan E Goodman - Random House
Format: Book

A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite - a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films....
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DK Readers L3: LEGO Hero Factory: Heroes in Action

Shari Last - DK
Format: Print book

LEGO Hero Factory: Keeping the galaxy free from pests and villains! New and exciting LEGO adventures for beginner readers. With this exciting Level 3 reader, LEGO Hero Factory: Heroes in Action, children learn the stories behind the heroes - and behind the most notoriously nasty...
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The Perfect Pumpkin Hunt

RH Disney - RH/Disney
Format: Library Binding

Tinker Bell takes flight again in this Step 2 reader based on the brand-new Tinker Bell TV special, Pixie Hollow Games! Girls ages 4 to 6 will love soaring with their favorite Disney Fairy.
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Fox and Crow Are Not Friends

Melissa Wiley - Random House
Format: Book

Fox and Crow can agree on two things: their love of cheese and loathing of each other. These cagey animals will do whatever they can to outwit their sworn enemy and claim sole possession of the prized cheese they keep finding. But they are too caught up in their plotting and planning...
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The Stinky Giant

Mel Friedman - Random House
Format: Library Binding

Pepper and Jake love herding sheep in the little valley where they live. But there's a problem - a big problem. Urk, a giant who lives on a nearby mountain, is big and stinky and doesn't care that dumping dirty laundry water in the nearby stream causes a flood down below every single week....
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There's a Fly Guy in My Soup

Tedd Arnold - Cartwheel Books
Format: Hardcover

At a fancy hotel dinner, Fly Guy gets into some trouble--and the restaurant's soup!When Buzz and his family have dinner in a fancy hotel's restaurant, Fly Guy isn't allowed in. After searching through the hotel's trash, Fly Guy smells a wonderful aroma coming from the restaurant's kitchen.Fly...
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