"Santa's parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby's gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh ... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny--and two very proud parents."-- From Amazon.com.

Tired of staying in the yard all the time, Stanley the dog finds a secret way out and heads out for a night on the town where he chases cats, raids garbage cans, and takes the ride of his life on a skateboard down a steep hill.

In the third hilarious installment of The Adventures of Stanley, our questing hero and his pals embark on an adventure that makes sea-dogs of them all.

Adventures in Ancient Egypt and Adventures in the Middle Ages mix fact and fiction for fast, funny and fascinating romps through the past. Kids will love each bookĐs contemporary comic-book look with its zany illustrations, speech balloons and guidebook. Parents and teachers will love the well-researched story lines and solid factual information. In the first book, the Binkerton twins, Josh and Emma, and their little sister Libby, stumble into the...

"Up north on Farmer Stolski's farm, winter lasts a long, long time. For the barnyard animals, the season's saving grace is hockey. Their goal is always the same: to win the Stolski Cup, a cracked, gold-rimmed teacup awarded to the winner of their annual game against the Bush League Bandits. After losing for 50 years straight, the Farm Team practices hard for the Big Game, but their chances are slim as they face the Bandits, who play dirty, smell foul,...

In this "picture book about friendship and belonging, ... Stripes the mitten loses her partner and becomes a single mitten. She feels excluded by the other perfectly matching pairs--that is until one day the little girl asks the question, 'Why do mittens have to match?'"--

When Cinderella wishes for a fairy godmother, she's not expecting one that barks! And this fairy dogmother has a different agenda. Yes, Cinderella will have a new dress, but made of a cozy dog blanket. Yes, they will go to the ball, but they will run there and chase squirrels along the way. There's nothing like a canine companion to get a girl out of the house and her mind off her troubles! Yes, indeed, dogs do make everything better--and are a reminder...

The Binkerton kids study the civilization of ancient China by traveling back to the time of the Han Dynasty.

In this third book in the Time Travel Guides series, the three Binkerton siblings go back in time to 1st century CE China! Amid the chaos of their arrival, little Libby slips away, hitching a ride to the capital city. Soon she is dining with nobility and rubbing elbows with the emperor himself! The twins, Josh and Emma, on the other hand, are mistaken for barbarian spies and are pursued through the countryside by imperial guards. Can Josh and Emma...

"In this time-travelling graphic novel, the Binkertons--twins Josh and Emma and little sister Libby--stumble into the Good Times Travel Agency and take a once-in-lifetime trip back to ancient Egypt! Landing knee-deep in Nile mud, the Binkertons are in immediate trouble when Josh is hauled away to help build a pyramid. When Emma and Libby go to look for him, the real trouble begins. Kid-eating crocodiles, tomb robbers and some very angry soldiers keep...