New Releases by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Last night the rain poured down. Today the stream is empty! Where did the water go? It''s a good thing Dot and Jabber are on the case--these mouse detectives love mysteries. Their scrambling search upstream leads to funny encounters with a puddle full of minnows and a snake . . . and to lots of clues. But can the detectives figure out just how those clues fit together? Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, brings us this companion book to Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about storms and dams.

Dot and Jabber are mouse detectives with a mission: They’re determined to find out how a little oak tree grew in their field when there are no other oak trees around. They know it grew from an acorn, but how did the acorn get there? Dot and Jabber have a case to crack--if Jabber doesn’t eat the clues first! Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, introduces two new mice who love mysteries. Full of curiosity and humor, Dot and Jabber track clues to solve science mysteries for young readers. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about acorns and oak trees.

Jumper is missing, and his mouse friends look for him inside the cave and outside, up among the branches and down into mole''s tunnel, but still they cannot find him.

Two mice have fun playing on a teeter-totter, but as more and larger friends join them, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay balanced.

What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice--who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat. Ellen Stoll Walsh once again proves that she’s a master of concept books in this celebration of shapes, color, and innovation.

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. Lap-sized board book.

Ten clever mice outsmart a hungry snake.

Henry and Pell have plenty of determination and courage. Never mind that they''re just a couple of hamsters. They''re hamsters with a mission--they found a feather and need to return it to the seagull that lost it. Nothing they encounter along the way will stop them. Not giant sand dunes. Not cranky crabs. Not even the big scary seagull himself! Ellen Stoll Walsh''s gently suspenseful story about perseverance includes a fun seek-and-find shell game at the end of the book.

Bugs are all over Dot and Jabber''s meadow. Then--poof!--they''re gone! Bugs can''t just disappear, can they? The mouse detectives know a big bug mystery when they see one. Join them as they search for clues to prove that there''s more to this vanishing act than meets the eye. An afterword provides clear and fascinating information about how insects and animals use camouflage.

Kit and the Wizard experiment with colors, finding that some colors vibrate when placed next to each other.

Pete, an alligator who thinks that he is a flamingo, worries when he begins to notice the differences between him and his flamingo friends.

Bored with just hopping and jumping, a frog discovers dancing.

Samantha, the smallest of the mouse children, thinks she needs a fairy godmother to protect her from her rougher brothers and sisters.

Pip the salamander is afraid of the dark, so he sets out in search of a wizard who will help him overcome his fear and unexpectedly finds courage.

Theodore considers himself quite grown up until he starts giving away his old toys.

A silly goose mistakes a mouse for a fox until the real fox arrives and sets her straight.

Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake.

Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake.

Benjamin''s stuffed bear is jealous when a new bear arrives in the mail.