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Lois Wickstrom
Trezzie, Maia, and Fig swap science tricks using treasures from the mermaid’s secret box. Best of all, they make a rainbow with a mirror, a piece of paper, and a…
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Mermaids love jewelry. Luckily Maia knows how to make a necklace out of ice cubes. And luckily the necklace floats, making a life preserver for Fig after she gets a…
One of Trezzie’s treasures has a pattern on it. Is it art, or something else? They need to look with a magnifying glass. Maia shows the mermaid how to make…
Belinda demands an Invisible Magic Wand, just like Caspian’s. She wants to use it to control time, so she can enjoy her waffles longer. Then an earthquake hits.
On Caspian’s Unbirthday, Grandpa always gives him a silly present. This year it’s brown socks. Grandpa spills cocoa on Caspian’s feet. Caspian glares. Grandpa smiles. Caspian floats.
Caspian and his magic brown socks try to rescue a kitten stuck in a tree. But then a flying saucer shows up. Will Hot Chocolate Socks save the day?
Oliver is stuck in his room. Oh, if only he still lived with his birthparents! Do other people wish for other parents when they are angry with their own? Updated…
A cuckoo lays her egg in Mama Warbler’s nest, and flies away. Will Mama Warbler love her new baby?
The Queen is the fairest judge in the land. But what if she makes a mistake? Snow White investigates. What she finds can change the kingdom forever.
Albert is a turkey at a Turkey Farm. Can he convince the family that buys him for Thanksgiving to take him to Turkey Pardon Park where he can live a…
The house looks good enough to eat. But, if you eat it, will the owner make you bake a new one?
A ravenous wind sucked up all the water from Lake Fish-Or-Cut-Bait. It sucked up the fishes and the frogs too. Then that ravenous wind headed toward town. How will I…
This poncho has not one but three head holes! Lila is sure Grandma made a mistake.
Meg's big sister tries to explain why monsters are scary. Meg is blind, so her sister uses other senses to try to scare her.
All but one of Mama Warbler's eggs have hatched. The Cuckoo keeps telling the reluctant baby warbler "stay in your shell where it's safe." What will the baby warbler do?
Children get angry with their parents. And they imagine other lives they could be having. Oliver is adopted. His imagination is wild.
Maia has a friend, but Fig can’t see her. Fig says Maia is just pretending. Maia knows her friend Trezzie is real. Trezzie is a mermaid.
Alex is an inventor. She never lets anything go to waste. Magnets push apart. Magnets pull together. Can she use the power of magnets to make a flying saucer?
Alex likes to make fun things from old stuff. What can she do with a box full of magnets? It has to be something wonderful. A flying carpet would be…
While out walking her sheep, Wynnie finds a mysterious egg. It shakes. It glitters. It hatches. A baby dragon is loose in the kingdom, starting fires. Wynnie loves it!
While out walking her pet sheep, Wynnie finds a mysterious egg. It shakes. It glitters. It hatches. A baby dragon is loose in the kingdom. Starting fires. Wynnie loves it!
Stega eats the berries she picked for Benny’s house-warming present. Then she gets the tummy rumbles – right in front of his door. Fortunately she’s half unicorn.
Alex hears balloon flower buds popping. She is sure the plants are talking to her. She invents a plant translator. The plants want to have a party. They want to…
Alex is sure the balloon flowers are talking to her. What are they saying? She invents a plant translator. The plants want to fly. It’s time for another invention.
Lois Wickstrom,Timna Green
The lion is eating our sheep. Our king declares a contest to stop her. Nothing the grown-ups try works. Now, it’s up to Wynnie. But she always asks too many…
The lion is eating our sheep. Our king declares a contest to stop her. Nothing the grown-ups try works. Now, it’s up to Wynnie. But always asks too many questions.
Carrie’s Grandma left four mysterious boxes in a closet marked: KEEP. Wandas, Fascinator, Dowse, and Feathers. These treasures help Carrie feel closer to Grandma. There’s magic in love. And in…
Lois J Wickstrom
A bridge collapses, a truck burns and an earthquake shakes the city. Timmy and his trained spy rat use science to avert a far greater disaster.
Dinopotamus watches the children. He tries to do what they do. He follows them to school. He doesn’t fit through the door, so he climbs in the window. The children…
In the world of Mr. Barsin's Toy Emporium, only a rare few children are able to see the Elementals: sylphs (or fairies), mermaids, dragons, and gnomes. Most people call them…
Loretta loves her garden and the ladybugs that protect it. But where do they go in the winter? On a cold winter day when she was collecting pine needles for…
Loretta protects a monarch caterpillar from a wasp, a bird, and a lizard as it eats milkweed, grows, goes through metamorphosis to become butterfly.
The Sky is Ready Carrie fulfills a childhood dream of both the author and artist of Carrie’s Flight. She actually flies! The antique wings Grandma left - lift her into…
This year, Caspian's UnBirthday Gift
is a Mind-Reading Hat. When he puts
it on he hears his mom and Grandpa
talking about his surprises.
Then he hears a turtle talking.
This year, Caspian’s UnBirthday Gift is a Mind-Reading Hat. When he puts it on he hears his mom and Grandpa talking about his surprises. Then he hears a turtle talking.
Albert is a turkey at a turkey farm. Can he convince the family that buys him for Thanksgiving to take him to Turkey Pardon Park where he can live a…