Most Popular Books by MONICA KULLING

Edgar Badger finds a way to keep his neighbors happy even though they complain about the ever-growing pile of junk in his backyard.

Edgar Badger and his best friend Duncan Bear have a squabble when they go on a fishing trip.

"Fairy Tale: A True Story" tells the tale of two little girls who set out to prove the existence of fairies. Starring Peter O''Toole as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harvey Keitel as Harry Houdini, "Fairy Tale: A True Story" is sure to become a family favorite.

The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a nineteenth-century Mississippi River town as he plays hooky on an island, witnesses a crime, hunts for pirate treasure, and becomes lost in a cave

Lump the dachshund, who lives with a photographer and a larger dog in Italy, travels to the south of France to meet Pablo Picasso, who promptly names him "Lumpito," in a story based on actual events.

It’s Alice’s birthday! A beautiful spring afternoon in Paris — what could be better? Little does she know that her friend has arranged some surprises! It’s Alice’s birthday! But her friend Gertrude seems to have forgotten. No matter, Alice goes out and enjoys her day just the same. A beautiful spring afternoon in Paris — what could be better? Little does she know that her dear friend has a few surprises up her sleeve. While Alice spends the day walking around Paris — riding a carousel in the park and watching a puppet show — Gertrude turns her attention to the kitchen. She is determined to make a lavish dinner with all of Alice’s favorite things and write a poem to match the occasion. But the lure of the perfect poetic line proves to be too distracting, and just as Alice’s day takes an exciting and unexpected turn, Gertrude’s big dinner falls all to pieces. The poem turns out beautifully, of course, but the house is a bit of a mess. It’s a good thing Alice doesn’t mind cleaning up. And that she has such a good brownie recipe for their guests. Inspired by the lives of artist Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, Monica Kulling’s warm and whimsical narration is perfectly balanced by Qin Leng’s bright and energetic illustrations. This is a sweetly joyful story of love, friendship and creative inspiration. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts). CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Aunt Pearl arrives one day pushing a shopping cart full of her worldly goods. Her sister Rose has invited her to come live with her family. Six-year-old Marta is happy to meet her aunt, who takes her out to look for treasure on garbage day, and who shows her camp group how to decorate a coffee table with bottle caps. But almost immediately, Pearl and Rose start to clash -- over Pearl''s belongings crammed into the house, and over Rose''s household rules. As the weeks pass, Pearl grows quieter and more withdrawn, until, one morning, she is gone. Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this story about homelessness, family and love, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher''s rich collage style.

Profiles the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own, devoted to helping others and working for peace.

Because he''s sad and can''t face the end of summer, Edgar Badger escapes by going to bed and staying there until his friends come around to cheer him up.

In 1818, seven-year-old Elisha was fascinated by farm machinery. As a young man, he tried a variety of ways to make a living, but nothing fired his imagination more than the job he found in a bed-frame factory. Soon he invented a machine that made frames four times faster than ever before. In 1852, while overseeing the construction of a new factory, he had to find a way to move heavy machinery to the second floor. He didn''t trust the hoisting platform, so he invented a safety brake. It was so successful that rather than lift machine parts, Elisha decided to build "people-hoisting machines." In 1857, Elisha Otis installed his first successful passenger elevator in a five-storey department store in New York City. Before Elisha''s invention, buildings were never higher than six stories. At last it was possible to build skyscrapers!"

Stepping Stone Classics series.

In 1815 in Scotland, having realized that the corpses he and his peers examine in anatomy class are stolen from fresh graves, a young medical student finds that he must procure the next specimen.

An integrated multimedia approach to language arts.

Shares the inspirational story of African-American inventor Garrett Morgan, whose incredible safety hood became a forerunner to the gas masks that saved thousands of soldiers during World War I.