Most Popular 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

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

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

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

Clayton and Desmond both want to win the town snowman contest. As the day of the contest approaches, Clayton and Desmond join forces to build the biggest snowman ever.

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

When Desmond and Clayton, two mice, finally learn to cooperate, they create a wonderful valentine for their teacher.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Brian''s league-leading hitting streak is costing him the friendship of his teammates when he becomes self-centered over his accomplishment.

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.

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

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.

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

Richard searches all over the apartment for his dog but Milton is nowhere to be found. Then he tries the apartment next door.

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

A family of mice celebrate Hanukkah in a dollhouse

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

"Kroll introduces four notable groups referred to by their enemies as barbarians: the Goths, the Huns, the Vikings, and the Mongols. In each case, he looks at the lives of common people within the group, their religious beliefs, their leaders, their history, and the results of their attacks on other civilizations"--Amazon.com.

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.

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.

Read about 14-year-old Tony Petrosino, an immigrant from a poor village in Italy, living in the America for two years in 1889, as he struggles to decide whether or not to rebel from the Old World ways. Includes a map, a black and white photograph, an author¿s note and an author profile.