Juvenile & Young Adult / Imagination & Play

Trolly on the loose

by Dorothy Stéphanie Alastra

  Trolly is a supermarket trolley- but not just your generic trolly but one with super red wheels and a dream. He dreams of adventures out on the road.

Alas, his wheels are rusted and damaged and squeak terribly...

Peter Pan's Shadows in the Literary Imagination

by Kirsten Stirling

This book is a literary analysis of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in all its different versions -- key rewritings, dramatisations, prequels, and sequels -- and includes a synthesis of the main critical interpretations...

The Rocket Book: Special 100th Anniversary Edition

by Peter Newell

One of the true classics of American literature, Peter Newell's "The Rocket Book," has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1912 by Harper & Brothers,...

The Amazing Apple Tree

by Donna Brooks

Synopsis: On a beautiful spring day, a little girl looks out her window and witnesses an apple tree come to life. Adorned with bright flowers and wonderful, magical creatures, the tree becomes the catalyst for...

The Rocket Book: 100th Anniversary Edition

by Peter Newell

One of the true classics of American literature, Peter Newell's "The Rocket Book," has stirred the imagination of young and old alike for over four generations. Originally published in 1912 by Harper & Brothers,...

Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog

by Mini Grey

THAT SQUARE-JAWED CAN-DO action toy, Traction Man, is back in another hilarious adventure. The little boy, Traction Man, and his brave pet, Scrubbing Brush, are inseparable—until the boy’s father throws...

Eloise in Paris

by Kay Thompson & Hilary Knight

Eloise in Moscow

by Kay Thompson & Hilary Knight

Odd Couple Invade Russia and Produce Best-seller

When Kay Thompson (with Hilary Knight in tow) swept through Moscow at the height of the Cold War, the Russians didn't know what hit them. No one could have predicted...

Eloise Takes a Bawth

by Mart Crowley, Kay Thompson & Hilary Knight

ELOISE has been celebrated at the PLAZA, in PARIS, at CHRISTMASTIME, in MOSCOW.

Now ELOISE takes a plunge in the BAWTH.

11 Experiments That Failed

by Jenny Offill & Nancy Carpenter

"This is a most joyful and clever whimsy, the kind that lightens the heart and puts a shine on the day," raved Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.

Is it possible to eat snowballs doused in ketchup—and nothing...

The Unusual Mind of Vincent Shadow

by Tim Kehoe

Vincent Shadow isn't particularly good at sports and is constantly being picked on by his classmates at Central Middle School. But it is Vincent's unusually creative mind that truly separates him from other...

Moo, Moo, Brown Cow! Have You any Milk?

by Phillis Gershator & Giselle Potter

Moo, moo, brown cow! Have you any milk?

"Yes, sir, yes, sir," smooth as silk.

Does milk make me sleepy before I go to bed?

"Yes, sir, yes, sir," the brown cow said.

There's something about this well-known and well-loved...