Most Popular Books by Stephen Krensky

On April 15, 1947, Matt Romano and his father watch the Brooklyn Dodgers season-opener, during which Jackie Robinson, a twenty-eight-year-old rookie, breaks the "color line" that had kept black men out of Major League baseball. Includes facts about Jackie Robinson's life and career.

Ghoulish figures come alive as each book in this series examines the origin of the monster folklore and mythology and their rise to popularity as media icons of today.

The magical Wynd family becomes involved with dragons needing help in recovering treasure lost centuries before at the bottom of a lake. Sequel: The Witching Hour..

A young Abe Lincoln stumbles across a pig in trouble and decides he must help, even though it will mean arriving late and muddy for the important speech he is scheduled to make.

Arthur series/Chapter Books.

Bubbles from a little boy's bath take over a whole town.

Presents the life of Barack Obama, including his childhood in the United States and abroad, careers as a community organizer and lawyer, and election as the forty-fourth president in 2008.

Featuring redesigned jackets, interiors, and up-to-date vocabulary throughout, DK Readers now have a fresh new look! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interests while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read-and read to learn! Ring! Ring! Ring! It's the fire alarm! A house is on fire! The fire fighters are on their way!

A "heartwarming, magical tale"--SLJ Among the grand balsam firs and pines at the Christmas tree lot is a little hunched tree that is missing several branches. Still, no tree is more filled with the spirit of Christmas. As the weeks go by, many others are selected but still the little tree keeps up its hope of finding the perfect family. On Christmas Eve, now the last tree in the lot, a special visitor (Ho, Ho, Ho!) might just give the little tree what it wants most of all.

For Lionel, fall means starting a new school year, raking leaves, and getting to dress up as a knight and chase a dragon from house to house on Halloween.

Ghoulish figures come alive as each book in this series examines the origin of the monster folklore and mythology and their rise to popularity as media icons of today.

Arthur attends a rock concert in hopes of meeting the famous musical group, Binky.

Rufus doesn't like school at first. He loves being a wolf and doing wolf stuff -- like running through the woods or howling at the moon. But Rufus, like all wolves, must go to school to learn real wolf work, like wearing clever disguises and speaking sheep. While Rufus learns, he also teaches: Sometimes ou have to cut loose and learn to be yourself!

Will these fraidy cats EVER get to sleep? The Fraidy Cats let their imaginations run wild one dark and noisy night. They imagine all sorts of scary things--from wild elephants to hungry wolves! With Stephen Krensky's easy-to-read text and Betsy Lewin's eye-catching artwork on every page, kids will keep turning the pages of this leveled reader!The new edition of this best-selling Scholastic Level 2 Reader features brand-new cover artwork from best-selling illustrator, Betsy Lewin.

Arthur and his friends try to find a substitute to attend the Father's Day picnic with Buster, whose father is not around much since his parents' divorce.

Five clichés woven into stories. Included are the title story and "Too Clever for Words," "Barrel of Fun, " "Fine Kettle of Fish, " and "The Last Straw."