Best Selling Books by Steven Kroll

Desmond and Clayton must work together to win the Biggest Pumpkin competition, in this popular bestselling picture book

New York City at Christmastime--seen through the eyes of a runaway dog

A packrat resists recycling, reducing, and reusing

A lonely doll without a name endures a series of terrible misfortunes before she finally finds someone to love her.

Clayton and Desmond work together to try to find the biggest apple for a school contest, but when they realize they will not win they find a better use for all of the apples they have collected.

Invites readers to search for hidden pumpkins within the background scenes.

Chronicles the story of how Francis Scott Key came to write the United States'' national anthem.

To get what they want, the larger jungle animals bully the smaller ones until Mama Monkey shows them all the benefits of sharing.

12 kids make up an imaginative story about a tyrannosaurus on the loose

Get ready for the newest installment of the New York Times Bestselling Biggest Ever series!It''s the day after Thanksgiving, and Clayton and Desmond feel the chill in the air. The cool weather makes them think of Christmas . . . and Christmas makes them think of Christmas trees! Who''ll find the biggest one?In the newest installment of this beloved, bestselling series, Clayton the town mouse and Desmond the country mouse team up to bring the spirit of Christmas to Mouseville-in a BIG way.

Drago the little dragon surprises his family when he enters a stunts-flying competition with them, after having taken flying lessons from a bird.

A little girl gets mad at a lot of things in her daily life but is comforted that her mother understands her anger.

A little girt imagines all the things she''d like to be before deciding that being me is the best of all.

Clayton and Desmond are back in this companion to the bestselling book THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN EVER A sheet of colorful foil stickers is bound into the book for extra valentine fun When Mrs. Mousely asks her class to make valentines, Clayton and Desmond decide to make one together and give it to their teacher as a surprise. But things don''t go as planned. First Clayton puts too much glitter on the card. Then Desmond puts on too many hearts. Soon the friends are arguing and they rip the card in half. "I''m going to make my own valentine " they both say and go home in a huff. But then Desmond and Clayton realize that by working together they can make the biggest, best valentine ever Kids can use the colorful foil stickers to make their own valentines

More than any other event, the Boston Tea Party of 1773 has come to stand for the determination of American colonists to control their own destinies. From the arrival of the ships full of controversial taxed tea in Boston Harbor, through the explosive protest meetings at the Old South Church, to the defiant act of dumping 226 chests of fine tea into the harbor on December 16, Freedman captures this exciting story. Source notes, a bibliography, a time line, an afterword, a historical map, and index.

The Raymondtown Rockets have just won 6-5 against the Bradford Bulldogs and it''s all due to Vicky Lopez. She not only scored the winning run, she made the crucial plays for the crucial outs. Her teammates greet her with high-fives and cheers as she reaches the dugout and Vivky feels great. But in art class no one is cheering Vicky''s work. Instead they''re making fun of her. And if she lets that bother her too much, it may cost the Rockets the next game.

When the mayor of Mouseville announces a contest, Clayton and Desmond compete to win the prize for building the biggest snowman.

Whenever Mickey thinks up fun things to do, it is his friend Jake who gets into trouble, until Mickey finds out that this situation might change.

One day when Mom returns home she is greeted by surprise after surprise from each of her six children and her husband.

When three "cute" pigs get into the farmhouse, total chaos results.

An illustrated account of the amazing two-year journey of Lewis and Clark across the American West. In the early 1800s, William Clark and Meriwether Lewis set out, at the request of President Thomas Jefferson, to explore the Louisiana Territory. For two years, four months, and nine days the men and their crew traveled the rivers, plains, and forests of the west, discovering unknown plants and animals and making contact with many native tribes. This simple introduction to their epic journey is perfect for young readers, featuring large-format illustrations, a timeline of important events, and an afterword that describes the lives of the explorers after their return home.

Luke, the Rockets star catcher, didn''t want to believe that he was in a batting slump, and even when his friends started to offer advice, he just wanted them to get off his back.

David, a boy who thinks modern Thanksgivings are boring, imagines being at Plymouth Colony and celebrating the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.

Jenny draws, then writes, a story about losing and finding her pet guinea pig.

Micael is taken out of the team''s starting lineup.

Two dogs in search of the right family, and two families in search of the right dog. 3-8 yrs.

When the court magician puts a spell on him that makes him grow very fat, Prince Timothy takes some drastic measures to remedy the situation.

Tired of being the Easter Bunny, Wilbur decides to get a new job as assistant to Morgan the Magician.

As Mouseville prepares for a gala Easter celebration on the village green, complete with a biggest Easter Basket contest, two lovable mice learn a lesson in cooperation and fun.

Antonio, a street performer who admires a rich merchant''s daughter, must use his talents in juggling, tightrope walking, and guitar playing when he rescues her from bandits and tries to get her home again.

Eric doesn''t want to play George Washington in the school play because he has stage fright, but when Marty the class bully gets the part instead, there''s trouble ahead.

In 1889, after he and his family emigrate from Italy to New York City, fourteen-year-old Tony tries to adjust to becoming an American, while avoiding an Irish gang and befriending photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis.

Jealous when his brother''s loose tooth gets him all the attention, Flapper decides to steal the tooth before the tooth fairy can come.

A young boy finds himself inadvertently leading an extraordinary parade of goats into his school.

Because her good deeds are not noticed, a small witch steals every trick-or-treat bag in town on Halloween.

A carpenter''s apprentice who yearns to be a pirate finally gets the experience and finds out it''s nothing like he''d imagined.

Fifteen-year-old Nick must deal with his father''s death and various school problems during his junior year at a New York City private school.

At their summer house, a young boy and his father go off by themselves on a fishing expedition.

A succession of annoyances causes Santa to wish he were at home rather than on his Christmas Eve journey.