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Cakes in Space

Philip Reeve - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Get ready for cupcakes! Sprinkles! Space! Robots! And big adventure with hilarious illustrations on almost every page. Astras family is movingto a whole new planet. And what does any kid need on moving day Snacks! But when Astra asks her spaceships computer to whip up the ultimate treat,...
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Grilled Cheese and Dragons #1

Nancy Krulik - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Meet the princess who'd rather wear a suit of armor than a crown!Princess Serena (or as she prefers, Princess Pulverizer) doesn't want to be a princess--she wants to be knight! But her father, King Alexander of Empiria, thinks she still has a lot to learn when it comes to exhibiting...
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Beast Keeper #1

Lucy Coats - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Beasts of Olympus is a series of 144-page illustrated chapter books set in a magical Ancient Greece where strange things still walk the Earth. Beast Keeper tells the story of Pandemonius (a.k.a. "Demon," the half-god son of Pan) who, on his tenth birthday, is called upon to look...
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A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans

Laurence Yep - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Fans of How to Train Your Dragon will love this whimsical tale, the first in a series, by a Newbery Honor winner, featuring charming illustrations and pet training tips in each chapter. Crusty dragon Miss Drake has a new pet human, precocious Winnie. Oddly enough, Winnie seems to think...
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Alien in My Pocket #1: Blast Off!

Nate Ball - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Print book

The adventure begins in this exciting new chapter book series, complete with a do-it-yourself science experiment! When a four-inch-tall alien crash-lands through Zack McGee's bedroom window, Zack is sure he's about to become the first victim in a new War of the Worlds. But when the alien...
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Poseidon and the Sea of Fury

Joan Holub - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A young Poseidon must triumph over aquatic terrors in this Heroes in Training adventure. The merciless Cronus and his Titan buddies are in hot pursuit of Zeus, Hera, and Poseidon, who plan to travel across the treacherous boiling sea in order to save a fellow Olympian. They have a boat,...
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The Sasquatch Escape

Suzanne Selfors - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Ben Silverstein is sent to the rundown town of Buttonville to spend the summer with his grandfather, hes certain it will be the most boring vacation ever. That is, until his grandfathers cat brings home what looks like . . . a baby dragon?Amazed, Ben enlists the help of Pearl Petal,...
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Gustav Gloom and the People Taker #1

Adam-Troy Castro - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

Enter an exciting new world of shadows from Hugo Award nominee Adam-Troy Castro. Meet Gustav Gloom. Fernie What finds herself lost in the Gloom mansion after her cat appears to have been chased there by its own shadow. Fernie discovers a library full of every book that was never written,...
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Wilma Tenderfoot: The Case of the Frozen Hearts

Emma Kennedy - Dial; First Edition, First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

Nothing and nobody stops Wilma Tenderfoot! If she does say so herself. Wilma Tenderfoot, a tiny, brash, and determined ten-year-old orphan, dreams of becoming a worldfamous detective so she can find out who her parents are. Wilma discovers that her new next-door neighbor is the renowned...
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The Magical Ms. Plum

Bonny Becker - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Ms. Plum is the magical teacher every schoolkid wishes for!Everybody wants to be in Ms. Plum's class. It's not just that she teaches the usual things in unusual ways. There's something more, something about Ms. Plum herself - and her mysterious supply closet. Whenever she asks...
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The Iron Giant: A Story in Five Nights

Ted Hughes - Knopf Books for Young Readers

From Ted Hughes, Englands Poet Laureate,Knopf is proud to present a childrens classic which has been unavailable in the U.S. for many years.First published in 1968, The Iron Giant is a modern fantasy about a massive giant who stalks the earth devouring metal, terrifying farmers and townspeople...
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Midnight on the Moon

Mary Pope Osborne - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House! Three . . . two . . . one . . . BLAST OFF!The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the moon - and the future. Their mission? To find the last "M"...
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Kenny & the Dragon

Tony DiTerlizzi - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Now in paperback, the New York Times bestselling tale of chivalry and showmanship from Tony DiTerlizzi.. Kenny is a little rabbit with a very big problem. His two best friends are heading into a battle of legendary proportions - with each other! In one corner theres Grahame, a well-read...
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#1: The Cave of Aaaaah! Doom!

Jaden Kent - Llittle Bee Books
Format: Print book

The Ella and Owen series debuts with a fun romp through the world of dragons! Readers can follow twin sibling dragons as they head deep into the forest in search of a wizard who may be able to cure Owen of his fiery cold. In the first book of the Ella and Owen series, the twin siblings...
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The Storm Dragon (1) (The Secret Rescuers)

Paula Harrison - Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

A group of friends set out to save magical creatures from a cruel queen and her wicked soldiers in the first book in the brand-new Secret Rescuers chapter book series.. When Sophy finds a little lost dragon named Cloudy, she knows hes in danger. It will take all the courage she can muster...
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