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Lois Wickstrom, Milagros Darling
Xenia and her brother Lucas must rescue their mother, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, with the help of Xenia's science project involving mysterious ants.
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Lois Wickstrom
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.
Caspian is back for another UN-birthday adventure. This year, he receives an Invisible Magic Wand, which helps him control the speed of time. He can speed time up to get…
On Caspian’s Unbirthday, his grandpa always gives him a silly present that just isn’t right for a birthday present. This year it’s an empty box. Caspian is disappointed. Grandpa tells…
Colleen’s Dad Walks Around with his Hands in the Air. He says He’s Holding Up the Sky
Nobody believes him. Nobody likes him. The kids make fun of him, and…
Colleen’s dad walks around town with his hands in the air. He says he’s holding up the sky. One day he puts his hands down. Now, what will happen?
Shirl feels like she is an outer space alien, then she meets a real one. Can they be friends?
Shirl feels like she is an outer space alien, then she meets a real one. Can they be friends ?
My brother says, There are no monsters! Tell it to come out! I dare you! A modern adaptation of the Hindu Teaching Tale by the same name. What do you…
My brother says, There are no monsters! Tell it to come out! I dare you!
A modern adaptation of the Hindu Teaching Tale by the same name. What do you…
The kids see that Eee-ahh is an alien. She is green and has an antenna. Eee-ahh draws her home constellation. It looks like a rocket ship.
Giants gotta eat, too. This one thinks he has catching boys down to a science.
He’s making an infomercial to sell his tricks to other giants. He’s even selling them…
Jack and the Beanstalk, from the Giant’s point of view. A giant’s gotta eat. But people are afraid of him. A giant does what he’s gotta do. And so does…
Lois J Wickstrom
It’s Caspian’s UnBirthday again. This year, Grandpa gives him a pencil and a small pad of paper. When Caspian picks up the pencil, it starts writing by itself. What does…
How will Loretta keep her orange tree healthy for the science fair? With a little secret help from the insect world, Loretta just might win first place.
Loretta finds a leafcutter bee nest in her woodpile. The bees hatch. They cut circles in the leaves on her rose bushes. She finds their new nest, and watches the…
The wolf has already swallowed Grandma. Will Little Red’s detective kit provide the clues to save her?
When Grandma moved across town, she left four mysterious boxes in the hall closet: Feathers, Wandas, Fascinator, and Dowse. Dowse can mean soaking wet or find something valuable. In this…
The Round Box in Grandma’s Closet is labeled FASCINATOR. Carrie looks inside.
She sees a boat. The boat is a hat. Carrie puts it on. Suddenly her world rocks, as…
Loretta is a mischievous girl who lives in a cabin high up in the Colorado mountains. She loves her garden and the ladybugs that protect it. But where do they…
Loretta protects a monarch caterpillar from a wasp, a bird, and a lizard as it eats milkweed, grows, goes through metamorphosis to become butterfly.
Jean Lorrah
Jean Lorrah’s novels have a loyal following, but her many fans are unaware that she’s also written short stories. Here are all her best tales collected in one volume. The…
When Grandma moved across town, she left four boxes in a closet marked Keep.Fascinator, Feathers, Dowse, and Wandas. In this book, Carrie explores the wandas. They’re female wands, of course…
Goldilocks, the curious explorer, is a homewrecker no more. She has learned to use the six simple machines.
Chester doesn't want to clean his room. Four cat-faced aliens arrive in a merry-go-round-shaped spaceship and make things even messier. Will his mom believe him?
Loretta finds a leafcutter bee nest in her woodpile. She watches the bees hatch and cut circles in the leaves and flowers on her rose bushes. Illustrated instructions for building…
Loretta finds a leafcutter bee nest in her woodpile. She watches it. The bees hatch. The cut circles in the leaves and flowers on her rose bushes. She finds their…
Shirl accidentally steals a Zib (She thought it was a free sample) Now she’s trapped on the planet until she can repay the debt. Earth money is no good here…
Lois Wickstrom, Jean Lorrah
Craig and Linda's parents have taken them to Canada this summer -- far away from "that wicked monster Nessie." But there's a secret passageway between Loch Ness and Lake Memphremagog…
Carrie finds a set of antique wing that used to belong to Grandma. Can she figure out how to make them fly?
The giant is hungry. So is her mom. Now she has two hungry families to feed. Jacqueline must discover the true magic of the beans.
The 3 Little Pigs have been to Architecture School. They know how to build Wolf-Proof houses
The wolf huffed and he puffed. But the pigs’ houses didn’t fall. The wolf-couldn’t…