Marty McGuire believed her teacher when she said that third grade would be even more fun than second grade, but she's not fooled anymore!

Petunia so desperately wants a pet skunk that she refuses to believe her parents when they say that skunks stink, but she soon learns that sometimes it is okay to settle for the stuffed-animal version instead.

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Young Squish the amoeba loves comic books and Twinkies and, alongside his single-celled pals Pod and Peggy, does his best to survive the school day without being eaten by bullies who literally want to swallow him whole. This 1st book in a new series by the creators of Babymouse, is a fun, quick read about the daily adventures of Squish and his friends, from detention with Principal Planaria to getting a new pet slime mold and more.

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Somewhat mellowed by age, Big Bad Wolf (aka "B.B.") has retired to the Villain Villa Senior Center. When he's invited to attend a Storybook Tea at the local library, B.B. gets a crash course in proper behavior from a friend and even makes up a little ditty to help himself remember: "Sip your tea and never slurp, / Say 'excuse me' if you burp."

In this straightforward yet touching story, shy Mia is intrigued when a new student, Shakeeta, introduces herself to the class by blurting out, "I have an iguana." But Mia hangs back and lets the other girls show Shakeeta around, only daring to talk to the new girl when both of them are excluded from a soccer game at recess. The two become friends in a realistic way.

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As he hops along, an imaginative little rabbit wonders what it would be like to be as green as grass, as tall as a fir tree, as still as a rock, or to be able to flutter through the air like a butterfly.  This delightful picture book makes a great spring read.

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The kids in Miss Loupe's sixth-grade class (on a North Carolina military base) can tell right away that she is unusual. Honestly, have you ever had a teacher bring a big, ugly couch into a classroom...and start talking to it?!? But once they get to know her and learn a little bit about improvisational theater in the process, they can't imagine having any other teacher. Later, when Miss Loupe's brother (a soldier) goes missing, she breaks down--and the class bands together to show their support.

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Four lucky kids have been chosen as contestants in a competition to create the tastiest new confection in the country: Logan, son of the Life is Sweet factory's Candymaker; Miles, who's allergic to everything from merry-go-rounds to pancakes; Daisy, an unusually strong girl who arrives at the factory on horseback; and Philip, who is super-competitive and quite secretive. When the factory's secret ingredient is stolen, the four of them--one of whom may be a spy--work together to try to save the sweets (and the day).

Having achieved numerous successes including saving the world from the evil fairy Oberon, the Grey Griffins reopen Iron Bridge Academy to help train young recruits. What they don't count on is a nasty plot to dissolve the boundary between the human and fairy worlds.

From the moment he hatches, young Tyrannosaurus Math ("T-Math" for short) counts everything: his own claws and toes, his brothers and sisters, his teeth, and more.