New Releases by David LaRochelle

Colorful illustrations and unusual calculations encourage children to think about numbers in a creative way. 1+1=14? One ant and one spider equals 14 legs.

"...And they lived happily ever after." So begins David LaRochelle and Richard Egielski''s wacky original fairy tale THE END, which traces the courtship and marriage of a handsome knight and a beautiful princess . . . backwards! Before we reach the beginning, we meet a temperamental giant, a beleaguered cook, a dragon who''s scared of bunny rabbits, an oversized tomato, and an impish figure on a flying pig who just might be the cause of all the madness. It''s a conventionally perfect and perfectly unconventional take on the fairy tale - guaranteed to convert the Grimmest reader to giggles.

A little boy''s mother won''t let him have a dog. Dogs are too messy and too loud. But she says he can have a dragon for a pet - if he can find one. Enter the coolest - but naughtiest - pet ever. The dragon is messier and louder than any dog. And he will not leave. How will the boy ever get a dog now?

To better help pass the time on a long trip, this book is packed with entertaining mysteries and games. Illustrations. Consumable.

Detective Dave is back in two more madcap mystery activity books, each with 20 of the funniest, most challenging games, codes, puzzles and mazes allowed by law!It?s a case of alien abduction when everyone?s favorite snoop is captured by a seemingly friendly space geek out to prove that earthlings are?well, stupid.

Young Sherlocks love the games, coded messages, and mazes filled with clues to help them solve a wacky mystery. Here, Goofy gumshoe Detective Dave is off on a whirlwind vacation as he travels across land, sea and sky to reveal the true identity of the mysterious Miss Chiff.

A young boy pretends to be a sea captain, explorer, giant, magician, monster, and king.

A young child and his mother help an old woman seeking a bit of warmth on Christmas Eve, only to find out later that she was a very special guest.