New Releases by Mike Thaler

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the computer teacher, Miss Pluggins, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure.

Pig Little spends a day at the beach with his family and returns home happy and tired.

The school librarian says a book fair is coming to the school, but one little boy has heard some weird things about what will happen.

A young boy is late to school and he dreads having to go the office to get a late slip from the school secretary.

Students, beware! Is Mrs. Green really green? Is there really an alligator lurking in the principal''s office? The answers might surprise you. Really! This book contains these Black Lagoon favorites: The Teacher from the Black Lagoon The Principal from the Black Lagoon The Cafeteria Lady From the Black Lagoon The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon.

As he gets ready for a class trip, a boy worries about all the things that might go wrong--but they are nothing to what he experiences the day of the excursion.

The newest book in the Black Lagoon series. Mrs. Beamster may be the school librarian, but all the kids know her as "The Laminator". If she catches you whispering, you''re laminated! Full color.

Lovely stories capture the charms of Little Dinosaur''s everyday world. Little Dinosaur was bigger than ants. So he was very careful not to step on any. But he was so much bigger, he didn''t mind if any stepped on him. Little Dinosaur is busy from the moment he opens his eyes until he buttons his pajamas and tumbles into bed. He paints pictures of the clouds in the sky, plays card tricks, and has great sea battles in the bathtub. When bedtime finally comes, he is ready to put on his nighttime cap and enter the world of dreams. Beautifully simple stories and charming illustrations capture Little Dinosaur''s world--the imaginative world of every toddler.

"Once upon a time there was a very rich man who had many, many sheep. And there was a poor girl named Mary, who had only one little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow, and everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go..."

These Books Prove that God Created Laughter! The Heaven and Mirth series teaches biblical values in a fun and entertaining way. No more boring Bible stories! These humorous retellings of actual Bible stories will be meaningful and memorable. Each book focuses on one biblical value and with the help of five unique examples from the Bible, your child will be able to zero in on the importance of that value in his or her own life. John the Baptist: Wet & Wild helps your child to understand that he or she can believe in God and His word. Through the lives of John, Christ, Paul, Philip, and the Wise and Foolish Builders, your child will learn that God''s words are true and can be trusted to help with all the important (and not so important!) decisions in life.

This new series teaches biblical values to children in a fun and entertaining way.

Bible Stories Boring? Not these!The Heaven and Mirth1⁄2 series teaches biblical values in a fun and entertaining way. No more boring Bible stories! You''ll want to read these laughter-filled tales over and over again!The five stories in Adam and the Apple Turnover help your child understand the importance of obedience. Through the lives of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, and Lot, your child will learn that every decision has good or bad consequences, and choosing to obey God is always the best choice. Also, a glimpse at Creation Heaven and Mirth1⁄2 style will reveal that we have an imaginative and powerful God!Goldie, the miner prophet says: These books will tickle your soul."Adam and the Apple Turnover Moses: Take Two Tablets and Call Me in the Morning The Prodigal Son: Oh, Brother!"

What happens when poor, mistreated CInderquaker''s Fairy Mom sends her to the Prince''s big ball.

In an adaptation of the classic fairy tale, the prince puts a peanut, a pineapple, and a piano under the twenty queen-size mattresses the princesses would sleep on, so that one would feel the bumpiness and prove her sensitivity

A little boy imagines all the terrible things that could go wrong when he performs in the school play.

Monstrous equipment! Giant drills! Caps on teeth! Snarvey Gooper imagines all the awful things that happen in the dentist''s office . . . but is pleasantly surprised during his first visit.

Miss Cannon the librarian fights pirates, witches, ghosts, giants, dragons and a dancing octopus while her students go on reading.

A young boy worries about what will happen to his sick cat when he takes it to the veterinarian for the first time.

Bubba and Bumpo play a mean trick on the neighborhood boys and girls they invite to their Halloween party.

What is a favorite car monster? Fran-cat-stein! Kids love telling riddles and jokes to their families and friends, and they won''t be able to resist this newly revised and updated collection featuring felines. Kids are guaranteed to find the riddles hilarious.

Hippo and his animal friends share a variety of adventures including making a wish, selling lemonade, and telling a scary story.

Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, and she finds the right ways to help him find the answers.

After Ms. Jones is eaten by a hippopotamus during a class trip to the zoo, she still returns to school to teach her pupils.

A boy with more imagination than money gets an extraordinary puppy.

"What is hiding in this box? Can you guess? It is an ox. Here are Magic Letter Riddles - just for you!"-- Back cover.

From the staff their gypsy father gives them, one brother makes a blowgun and the other a flute.