Best Selling Books by Steven Kroll

Humorous poems with titles such as, "The Enormous Pile," "Nose," "My Grandmother''s Gold Teeth," and "Sleepy Ida."

Describes how the immigration station on Ellis Island served as a gateway into the United States for more than sixteen million immigrants between 1892 and 1954.

Even though Tucker causes chaos as he bounds through the house, knocking things over, his owners find it difficult to scold him because he is such a nice dog. 4 yrs+

Every August, Patrick and his parents visit his grandparents in Maine. But this summer, Patrick is really excited. He''s spending the first week in the country alone with his grandparents while his parents attend a convention. He is even more thrilled when Granddad reveals a surprise-Patrick''s very own tree house.

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Wishing to control the outcome of her father''s hat contest, because she knows she must marry the winner, Princess Abigail accepts the help of a strange green lizard from the forest.

Unlucky Harold, for whom every day is Friday the 13th, finally has a change of fortune.

A young girl describes all that she would do if she were her grandmother.

Depicts a typical day, from opening, through breakfast, lunch, and dinner, to closing, of a busy luncheonette.

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

Recounts the "real story" of the first Thanksgiving when the Pilgrims pursued such tough turkeys for dinner that they had to settle for squash.

From the little bits of information that he has gathered, Newsman Ned decides that the new owners of the house on Grove Street must be a circus family.

Amelia adopts a stray bull terrier who barks a lot but earns her family''s gratitude by solving a mystery.

Amanda chases a light-fingered ghost through the town at night followed by neighbors who think Amanda is the thief.

Thomas is delighted to draw Gretchen''s name to be the recipient of his valentine at school, but then he worries that she does not like him.

Penelope removes her too-tight sneakers on the way to school, thereby setting the stage for a series of disastrous encounters between her feet and a variety of messy substances.