New Releases by Laura Driscoll

When Tinker Bell agrees to water Lily''s flowers for a day, she discovers something about gardening: it''s very, very boring. So tinkering Tink, ever the inventor, whips up a watering, shading, digging, planting, gardening machine and presents it to the astonished Lily. But alas, Lily explains to Tink that she likes watering, shading, digging, and planting by hand—just like Tink enjoys mending pots and pans and inventing things. Tink can''t help but feel a little sad... will her amazing invention go to waste? /div divGorgeous, rich embossing enhances this sweet story, sure to charm the pixie dust out of parents and little fairies fans alike.

Finding a mysterious seed in the woods, Lily decides to use her special talents to plant it and tend to it as it grows, but when it comes up looking oozy and strange, Lily begins to doubt that this is the type of plant she wants to keep in her beautiful garden. Original.

As his pet cockroach keeps him company, Wally the robot shovels and scoops trash into his compacter every day, creating compacted trash blocks, and finding "goodies" to collect .

How smart are dolphins? They’re good at doing tricks, and they love fish! But how much do we know about the ways dolphins communicate and relate to each other? In Do Dolphins Really Smile?, curious young readers will learn all the dolphin basics, as well as new information scientists are finding out about these fascinating creatures!

On no! A mean elf has trapped Swiper in a bottle! To save him, Dora has to dance her way to the Castle, where she can win a wish to set Swiper free. Will Dora be able to dance to Swiper''s rescue?

When Vidia, a disagreeable fairy, finds herself accused of stealing the Queen''s tiara, she enlists the aid of a fellow sprite to help investigate and the two race against time to clear Vidia''s name.

Get ready to rocket off with Buzz Lightyear and the whole gang from Andy''s room in this 16-page book with lift-the-flaps on every spread. The biggest surprise comes at the end, when a little green alien launches himself right out of the book! To Infinity and Beyond is full of DisneyoPixar fun all the way through to its blastoff ending!

Annoyed at his brother Colin''s obsession with knights, Jared challenges his younger brother to live one full week as if it were the Middle Ages.

Stanley''s pal Lester is sleeping over for the first time, and Lester is feeling a bit nervous. Stanley''s room isn''t his room. Stanley''s bed isn''t his bed. And Stanley''s mom and dad aren''t his mom and dad. Stanley''s house is great. It''s just - different! It takes a visit to the gorilla world to help Lester survive his very first sleepover!

Solve kid-sized dilemmas and mysteries with the Science Solves It! series. These fun books for kids ages 5–8 blend clever stories with real-life science. Why did the dog turn green? Can you control a hiccup? Is that a UFO? Find the answers to these questions and more as kid characters dive into physical, life, and earth sciences. Sara does everything fast - too fast. She builds a soapbox derby racer in one day and it falls apart. Then Sara discovers friction and not only wins the derby but has to slow down to do it! Books in this perfect STEM series will help kids think like scientists and get ahead in the classroom. Activities and experiments are included in every book! (Level Two; Science topic: Friction)

Piglet is left out when his friends are working on a big plan but he saves the day in the end.

Contains six descriptions of domestic and wild animals.

Everyone in Stanley''s class has already lost a tooth, except Stanley. Worried that he''ll have to keep his baby teeth forever, Stanley takes a trip to the swamp to find out about the toothsome crocodile.

Bob is worried because he can''t find Pilchard, the cat.

When Tutter tells Bear that he is afraid of Halloween, Bear shows him how much fun it can be. There is dressing up in costumes, carving a pumpkin lantern, and hanging spooky decorations. But the best part is having a spooky Halloween party with friends.

Croak if you love frogs! Amazing amphibians leap from the pages of this easy nonfiction reader featuring incredible cut-paper frogs in every color, shape, and size.

Illustrated with full-color photographs by Elizabeth Hathon.Bark if you love dogs! Then learn all about them in this fact-and-photo-filled book that captures all the charm of these lovable animals. Chapters on different breeds, caring for a new puppy, and those amazingly intelligent herding dogs, guide dogs, and police dogs add to the fun.

Discusses great home run hitters in the history of baseball and focuses on the significant accomplishments of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the 1998 season.

Here''s the heartwarming, true story of the cat who risked her life to save her five kittens from a burning building. Written for very young readers, The Bravest Cat! follows the feline family''s recovery and their eventual adoptions into loving homes.