New Releases by Ursula Vernon

The story of a wombat on an incredible journey of discovery Kurt Busiek calls "utterly charming with a delightful (and refreshingly practical) hero." Digger Unearthed is the story of a shrewd, sensible wombat engineer named Digger-of-unnecessarily-convoluted-tunnels, who finds herself stranded in a fantasy world that is far from logical. Thrust into the middle of a puzzling and often perilous situation involving gods, demons, destiny, and redemption, she finds her way based on a pragmatic honesty and the sincere belief in doing the right thing. This tale manages to be both serious and light-hearted: it explores complex themes of honor, responsibility, and the gray areas between right and wrong, but it does so with a frequent application of humor, wit, and absurdity that makes the journey fun. To celebrate its tenth anniversary, Digger Unearthed offers the complete webcomic collection in a single volume that can be fully enjoyed by young adult readers, yet also contains layers of sophistication that become deeper and more meaningful with age and experience.

Black Dogs: The House of Diamond is the first of two volumes chronicling the adventures of young Lyra, sole survivor of the massacre of her family's estate. Along with a wandering dog-soldier, she is swept up on a mission for the elven nation of Anu'tintavel in its war against a powerful sorcerer. With the help of a pair of female elves, a scout and a warrior, the frightened, bookish girl discovers new talents and confidence that make her a key player in the elves' conflict. This is the second edition of this book. The bold new cover was created by Talenshi to match the cover she created for the second volume. The eleven striking interiors by Chris Goodwin from the first printing remain. This edition includes some minor adjustments to the layout, including a larger font for easier reading. With wry wit and offbeat humor, Black Dogs builds a fully imagined world (both physical and metaphysical) that deftly sidesteps fantasy clichés. It is sure to appeal to longtime fantasy devotees as well as readers looking for a strong female adventure story. Content Warning: Sexual Assault, Torture

¡La protagonista más peluda sigue sus aventuras! ALERTA ROEDORA Como HAMSTER PRINCESS, me complace informaros de que: 1. Las princesas no necesitan un caballero peludo que las salve. --> ¡Yo puedo salvarme sola! 2. Las maldiciones de las brujas CASI siempre tienen su parte positiva. --> En mi caso, ¡soy invencible hasta que cumpla doce años! 3. En mi reino, las aventuras están aseguradas. --> ¿Te atreves a acompañarme?

Harriet no es la típica princesa en apuros que espera a su caballero roedor, prefiere una buena espada antes que probarse vestidos en palacio. Cuando Harriet descubre que de pequeña una maldición la condenó a quedarse profundamente dormida al cumplir los doce años, reacciona bastante bien... ¡Está condenada a ser invencible hasta entonces! No puede quedarse sentada en su trono y desperdiciar la parte buena de la maldición: ¡hay que pasar a la acción!

It's Little Red Riding Hood as you've never seen her before in this funny, feminist spin on the fairy tale, from award-winning author Ursula Vernon Most monsters know better than to mess with Princess Harriet Hamsterbone. She's a fearsome warrior, an accomplished jouster, and is so convincing that she once converted a beastly Ogrecat to vegetarianism. So why would a pack of weasel-wolf monsters come to her for help? Well, there's something downright spooky going on in the forest where they live, and it all centers around a mysterious girl in a red cape. No one knows better than Harriet that little girls aren't always sweet. Luckily there's no problem too big or bad for this princess to solve. In this sixth installment of her whip-smart Hamster Princess series, Ursula Vernon once again upends fairy tale tropes and subverts gender stereotypes to brilliant effect. This is a "Once Upon a Time" like you've never seen before.

Henriette est un hamster princesse qui ne perd pas de temps avec les mondanités et les délicatesses. Elle et sa monture Mamfrey, une caille bien courageuse, partent à l'aventure. Dans ce troisième tome, Henriette souhaite libérer la princesse Ratponce de sa haute tour et retrouver l'oeuf de son amie Têtouille. [SDM].

A funny, feminist twist on the Cinderella fairy tale for fans of fractured fairy tales Princess Harriet Hamsterbone is not the kind of princess who enjoys fancy dresses or extravagant parties. Cliff-diving, fractions, and whacking people with swords are more her thing. So when she's forced to attend a boring ball in honor of a visiting ambassador, Harriet is less than thrilled--until a bewitchingly beautiful stranger arrives. Who is she? And where did she come from? The mystery leads to a not-so-wicked stepsister, an incontinent lizard, and a fairy's spell that's really more of a curse. Luckily, Harriet knows a thing or two about curses... Smart, funny, and filled with swashbuckling adventure, book five in the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series is a hilariously re-told fairy tale for the modern age.

Toujours peu encline à se brosser pendant des heures et à chantonner en duo avec n'importe quel animal de la forêt, Henriette se languit de son activité préférée : sauter du haut de la plus haute tour de son château. Quand une fée musaraigne lui parle de la malédiction qui touche le Royaume rongeur, Henriette n'y tient plus, enfourche son pigeon-destrier et part à l'aventure. Les douze princesses souris du Royaume rongeur sont maudites : tous les soirs et jusqu'au petit matin, elles s'échappent mystérieusement de leur château et se mettent à danser comme par enchantement, sans jamais pouvoir s'arrêter. Les petites souris sont épuisées, la malédiction n'a que trop duré. Armée d'un poncho d'invisibilité, Henriette est bien décidée à trouver le responsable de ce mauvais sort et à sauver les princesses. Sa tâche se révèle, hélas, beaucoup plus compliquée et dangereuse que prévu, même pour une princesse aussi vaillante qu'elle... Heureusement, Henriette s'est trouvé un acolyte

Henriette n'est pas une princesse comme les autres. Déjà, Henriette est un hamster, et, au lieu d'être délicate, polie et d'aimer la poésie, comme toute tête couronnée qui se respecte, Henriette est plutôt intrépide, bruyante et particulièrement douée une épée entre les pattes. Quand ses parents lui révèlent qu'une malédiction la fera dormir pour toujours le jour de ses douze ans, Henriette est ravie ! Comme il faut bien qu'elle soit vivante pour ce jour fatidique, cela veut dire qu'elle est invincible jusqu'à son douzième anniversaire (ce qu'elle s'empresse de vérifier en sautant de la plus haute tour de son château et en apprenant à dompter des dragons !). Le jour de la grande malédiction, Henriette refuse qu'on lui dicte son destin et décide de combattre le sorcier responsable du mauvais sort. Après un duel dantesque, la malédiction se réalise de façon inattendue : c'est le sorcier qui se retrouve profondément endormi... ainsi que tout le royaume d'Henriette ! Oups ! La malédiction accomplie, Henriette n'est plus invincible et elle a une sacrée mission : trouver un prince capable d'embrasser tous ses sujets pour briser le sort qui frappe son royaume. Que la chasse au prince commence !

Henriette n'est pas une princesse comme les autres. Elle n'est ni délicate, ni polie, ni silencieuse. Et elle adore s'entraîner à l'épée. Mais une terrible malédiction la menace : le jour de ses douze ans, elle se piquera sur une roue pour hamster et s'endormira pour toujours. N'importe qui serait terrifié... mais pas Henriette l'invincible ! Que l'aventure commence !

A magical beanstalk leads to a GIANT surprise in book four of the series that’s chock-full of girl power and perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Babymouse Princess Harriet Hamsterbone doesn't go looking for trouble. She prefers to think of it as looking for adventure. But when she climbs to the top of an enormous beanstalk and sneaks into the castle at the top, Harriet finds plenty of both. The castle is home to one very poetically challenged giant rabbit with two unusual prisoners—a girl who is half harp, half hamster, and an extremely large goose. This calls for a heroic rescue, and Harriet is just the hamster for the job. The fourth installment of the critically acclaimed Hamster Princess series turns the story of Jack and the Beanstalk upside down, with plenty of laughs along the way.

Sleeping Beauty gets a feisty, furry twist in this hilarious new comic series from the creator of Dragonbreath Harriet Hamsterbone is not your typical princess. She may be quite stunning in the rodent realm (you'll have to trust her on this one), but she is not so great at trailing around the palace looking ethereal or sighing a lot. She finds the royal life rather . . . dull. One day, though, Harriet's parents tell her of the curse that a rat placed on her at birth, dooming her to prick her finger on a hamster wheel when she's twelve and fall into a deep sleep. For Harriet, this is most wonderful news: It means she's invincible until she's twelve! After all, no good curse goes to waste. And so begins a grand life of adventure with her trusty riding quail, Mumfrey...until her twelfth birthday arrives and the curse manifests in a most unexpected way. Perfect for fans of Babymouse and Chris Colfer's Land of Stories, this laugh-out-loud new comic hybrid series will turn everything you thought you knew about princesses on its head.

Rapunzel gets a rodent twist in book three of the critically acclaimed and uproariously funny series that’s perfect for fans of Princess in Black and Babymouse Princess Harriet Hamsterbone does not like sitting around at home. How’s a princess supposed to have any fun when her parents are constantly reminding her to be careful and act princessly? So when her pal Prince Wilbur needs help finding a stolen hydra egg, Harriet happily takes up the quest. The thief’s trail leads them to a wicked witch and a tall tower, occupied by a rat whose tail has more to it than meets the eye! The third book in the award-winning comic hybrid Hamster Princess series will make you look at rodents, royalty, and fairy tales in a whole new light.

Danny Dragonbreath and his friends are cooler than ever in book 11 of the comic series perfect for Big Nate and Diary of a Wimpy Kid fans Danny Dragonbreath doesn’t just have a cold. He is cold. His fire has gone out! And that’s super-dangerous for a fire-breathing dragon like Danny. So, following a tip from his great-grandfather, Danny and his trusty friends Wendell and Christiana head to the farthest north to find the magical ingredient that will reignite his fire. On the way, the gang faces an extremely windy bridge, killer ice worms, and one very confused baby phoenix. A perfect blend of text and comic panels, this goofy eleventh installment in the Dragonbreath series is guaranteed to make you laugh until smoke comes out of your nose!

From the creator of Dragonbreath comes a tale of witches, minions, and one fantastic castle, just right for fans of Roald Dahl and Tom Angleberger. When Molly shows up on Castle Hangnail's doorstep to fill the vacancy for a wicked witch, the castle's minions are understandably dubious. After all, she is twelve years old, barely five feet tall, and quite polite. (The minions are used to tall, demanding evil sorceresses with razor-sharp cheekbones.) But the castle desperately needs a master or else the Board of Magic will decommission it, leaving all the minions without the home they love. So when Molly assures them she is quite wicked indeed (So wicked! REALLY wicked!) and begins completing the tasks required by the Board of Magic for approval, everyone feels hopeful. Unfortunately, it turns out that Molly has quite a few secrets, including the biggest one of all: that she isn't who she says she is. This quirky, richly illustrated novel is filled with humor, magic, and an unforgettable all-star cast of castle characters.

Danny Dragonbreath must save his cousin from the ultimate enemy: Knights!

Danny Dragonbreath is hoping to see lots of cool bats when he and his best friend, Wendell, visit Danny's cousin, a bat specialist in Mexico. But he isn't expecting to get up close and personal with a giant bat monster, who kidnaps Danny and carries him off to her lair! Now nerdy Wendell will finally get a chance to be a hero . . . but only if he can hunt down the bat monster before she permanently adopts Danny as her bat monster baby. Ursula Vernon has packed the fourth book in this laugh-until-smoke-comes-out-of-your-nose series with fantastic bat facts and hilarity of the highest order. Wimpy Kid fans everywhere will love this decidedly un-wimpy (but often unlucky!) dragon. Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid and Bad Kitty. Watch a Video

Danny Dragonbreath can't breathe fire, but he has no fear. And that comes in handy when a bad grade at school inspires him to enlist his cousin the sea-serpent's help with a research project. Using a hybrid of comic-book panels and text, Ursula Vernon introduces an irresistible set of characters that will have readers laughing until smoke comes out of their noses!

Danny Dragonbreath knows girls are nothing but trouble. And the new foreign exchange student, Suki the Salamander, is the worst: she's reduced his best friend, Wendell, to a blithering, lovesick tadpole. But when a group of ninja frogs attempt to kidnap her, Danny knows he must step in. Danny and Wendell have watched lots of kung fu movies and can totally take on a bunch of ninja frogs. Or, um, so he hopes . . .

Danny Dragonbreath knows girls are nothing but trouble. And the new foreign exchange student, Suki the Salamander, is the worst: she's reduced his best friend, Wendell, to a blithering, lovesick tadpole. But when a group of ninja frogs attempt to kid

NOT your little sister's glittery fairy story! Everyone knows rule #1 in the dragon world: Never, ever mess with a dragon's mama. So when Danny Dragonbreath's mom gets kidnapped by fairies, Danny, his best friend Wendell, and know-it-all Christiana hop the first bus to the Faerie realm to show those fairies who's boss. But these are not the sparkly Tinkerbell kind of fairies. These guys play dirty, and escaping fairyland with Danny's mom is no easy task, even for a sort-of-fire-breathing dragon. The seventh book in this laugh-until-smoke-comes-out-of-your-nose series is perfect for Wimpy Kid, Bad Kitty, and Dork Diary fans everywhere.

Ride 'em, cowboy! Danny's off to summer camp! Danny Dragonbreath is counting down the days to his awesome western summer camp . . . until he gets the terrible news that his annoying younger cousin Spencer is going too. Good-bye, Danny the Cowboy; Hello, Danny the Babysitter. But when Spencer befriends a mythical jackalope (or horned bunny) and then uncovers a diabolical jackalope-napping ring, things start looking up again. After all, if you need a math problem solved, you call a nerd. But if you need a villainous ring of horned-bunnynappers broken up, you call Danny Dragonbreath. The sixth book in this laugh-until-smoke-comes-out-of- your-nose series is perfect for Wimpy Kid and Bad Kitty fans everywhere.

Danny Dragonbreath is excited about going to camp with his best friend Wendell and classmate Christiana even though his obnoxious, seven-year-old cousin Spencer is going too, but things change when Spencer finds a real jackalope.

Danny Dragonbreath and his best friend, Wendell, have a carefully constructed trick-or-treating system designed to maximize their Halloween candy haul. But this year, despite Danny's awesome vampire costume, their plan is flopping. First, Danny's dad makes them trick-or-treat with Christiana Vanderpool, an annoying know-it-all (and girl) who doesn't even believe that dragons exist. And then the school bully dares them to go into a spooky old haunted house. Naturally, the house is inhabited by a creepy clown and a candy-crazed ghost of yore. It's going to take more than fire-breathing to get them out of this mess - they might even have to (horror of horrors!) perform a sacrificial candy offering. Perfect for fans of Wimpy Kid, Bad Kitty, and Big Nate, Ursula Vernon's hauntingly hilarious fifth book in the Dragonbreath series will make you check your closets and lock up your candy.

Torna en Dani Bocafoc, cinturó verd (i molt verd!) de kung-fu. En Dani s'avorreix, a l'escola. Però quan unes granotes ninja segresten la nova companya que estava d'intercanvi i la proclamen reina ninja, les coses es posen més interessants. Com ell diu sempre: "Tenim un problema ninja!" Per sort, en Dani ha vist moltes pel·lícules de kung-fu i està preparat per a tot. O gairebé tot.

Si et penses que la teva vida és complicada, és que no coneixes en Dani Bocafoc. És l'única criatura mítica en una escola d'amfibis i rèptils. No sap treure foc per la boca com un drac normal. I el milhomes de l'escola no para de robar-li l'esmorzar. En Dani acaba de suspendre un treball sobre el mar, i li han fet repetir, però aquest cop ha de buscar informació real. El seu millor amic, en Vicenç (que és un set-ciències), li recomana que vagi a la biblioteca. Però en Dani té una idea millor... MK: flyer de la col·lecció.

Si crees que tu vida es dura, es que no conoces a Dani Bocafuego. Es la única criatura mítica en una escuela de reptiles y anfibios. No puede echar fuego por la boca como un dragón normal. Y el matón del cole siempre le está robando el almuerzo. Dani acaba de sacar un cate en un trabajo sobre el mar, y le han hecho repetirlo, pero esta vez buscando información de verdad. Su leal y empollón mejor amigo, Vicente, sugiere una visita a la biblioteca. Pero Dani tiene un plan mucho mejor...

Hugo Award Winning fantasy graphic novel about a wombat engineer lost in a strange land. With a relentlessly positive outlook and an engineer's stoic pragmatism she winds her way through a mystery involving gods, demons, and old wrongs. She's just trying to find her way home, but her simple acts of kindness along the way produ

When Danny Dragonbreath's best friend Wendell the iguana is bitten by one of the hot dogs from his school lunch, he begins to turn into a were-wiener.