New Releases by Kiki Thorpe

When Polly joins the soccer team, her dad''s newwife, Veronica Kreep, becomes the spookiest soccermom ever! Polly is glad to have so much supporton the sidelines, but she''s also worried--when oddthings start happening on the field, Polly has towonder. Could witchy Veronica be using magicalpowers to help Polly''s team?One thing is still certain--life with the Kreeps isnever boring!

Polly''s odd, mad-scientist stepbrother, Damon, has always been home-schooled...until now. This year he''s in Polly''s class, where he doesn''t look or act like any of the other kids. He''s also decided to compete in the science fair, spending hours in his creepy basement laboratory. Polly doesn''t know which is worse: that Damon''s creating something truly sinister for the science fair--or that he might actually win!

Includes an excerpt from ''Kicking and screaming.''

Now that Polly and the Kreeps are officially family, their parents have left the kids with a nanny with a mean streak. The Kreeps may be creepy, but this nanny has got to go!

Wall-e has just arrived in space and is searching for his friend, Eve. To his surprise, robots are everywhere. From paint-bots to crane-bots, each quietly does its job. But when Wall-e spots Eve, a boisterous chase begins, and suddenly everything goes haywire. This spirited take on the film Wall-e features lively verse and a fresh visual approach from a Pixar artist.

Polly Winkler is determined to keep the weird Kreeps family out of her life when they move into the spooky house next door. But when her dad likes the new neighbors, especially beautiful Veronica, can Polly save her normal family from the creepy Kreeps?

Polly Winkler tries to keep her father away from their strange new neighbor and her children.

Tinker Bell, a pots-and-pans fairy who loves fixing things, has lost her hammer and now everything she tries to repair goes wrong, but in order to get her talent back, she may have to visit a former friend who once hurt her feelings.

Who says learning about manners has to be boring? Join six of your favorite Disney Princesses - Snow White, Jasmine, Ariel, Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella - for delightful stories and helpful advice on manners, including such gems as: "Meeting New People. Be on your best behavior when you visit a king - even if you''re the daughter of a Sultan. "Being Polite. Don''t interrupt-except for something important, like a fire-breathing dragon. " Apologizing. Have you enraged the King of the Seven Seas… again? Here''s how to apologize. " Table Manners. If there is one thing you never forget, try not to sneeze on your fellow Dwarfs, especially in front of Snow White! This beautifully illustrated book includes 12 sheets of stationery with matching envelopes, plus a sheet of full-color stickers, so little princesses can write their own thank-you notes. Learning manners has never been so much fun!

While searching for a snow leopard high in the Himalayan Mountains, Eliza and Darwin the chimpanzee get lost in a blizzard.

"Gordo''s always been there for Lizzie -- a true best friend. But when he starts secretly dating pretty Brooke Baker, everything changed. Now Gordo''s making up stupid excuses to ditch Lizzie. He''s not sitting with her at lunch, and in science lab he actually leaves her holding a squid. Eeeuuw! The whole thing is freaking Lizzie out! Gordo''s a frog, not a prince -- certainly not boyfriend material. So Brooke must be two-timing him. Lizzie advises Gordo to dump Brooke before he gets hurt. But is Lizzie truly worried about Gordo''s feelings -- or is she just trying to protect her own?"--Cover.

While Kim and the rest of the camp-goers feel that the bus'' flat tire is just a bit of bad luck, Ron is suspicious based on the horrible summers he''s spent at Camp Wannaweep in the past.

Kim Possible has got a major problem-she''s totally broke! If she ever wants to buy the supercool jacket she has her eye on at Club Banana, she''s going to have to get a -gulp-after-school job. Serving up the brand new "naco" at Bueno Nacho with her best friend Ron won''t be all that bad, will it? It can''t be worse than trying to stop her archenemy from covering the state for Wisconsin in burning magma-or can it?

It''s Christmas for Jay Jay and his friends.

Dora is playing hide-and-go-seek with Boots. And Dora thinks she can find Boots by looking for things that are red, just like his red boots. Readers can help Dora by lifting the flaps to find her friend -- and other things that are red!

Someone has a crush on Lizzie McGuire--Larry Tudgeman, the biggest geak in North America! When he asks her out, Lizzie says no automatically, and she doesn''t feel gad about it. Not al all. Even though Larry is really sweet.

Bob the builder invites Muck the tracter to spend the night since he has to get up early.

When the Thornberrys travel to Tanzania to visit Dr. Jane Goodall''s chimpanzee sanctuary, Eliza''s pet chimpanzee Darwin is captured by poachers.

During preparations for Thanksgiving dinner Treelo feels out of place and leaves, but the aroma of Bear''s delicious food leads him back to find that he is needed after all.

Help Bob and the team search for his missing hammer so he can finish fixing up Wendy''s house.

Woody is missing and the town is goin'' haywire worryin'' about him! So the Roundup gang goes on a manhunt for the lost sheriff. Has he been kidnapped by robbers? Attacked by a wild bear? Is he lost in Hotstuff Valley? Where could Woody be?

When Bear starts to make his famous Banana Berry Whole Wheat Pancakes, he realizes that he will have to ask everyone to pitch in and lend a paw.

When Tutter sets out to find his great-grandfather''s lost treasure, everyone at the Big Blue House wants to help.

Bear of Bear in the Big Blue House has everything ready for Halloween--except his costume Readers can use the more than 50 stickers that are included with this book to help Bear with his costume and house decorations. Full-color illustrations and photos. plus 2-page sticker insert.

Bear teaches Ojo a little song to help her conquer her fear of a vaccination shot.

Chuckie dreams that he will have a mother again and that she will be a princess, but while in Paris Chas decides to marry a woman who is mean and it is up to Chuckie and the other babies--and Reptar--to stop him.

Bear and his friends discover a lot of different dances.