Moldy mozzarella, it was every mouse's worst nightmare! My old friend Creepella von Cacklefur called me one night and ordered me to join her for the weekend at her family's spooky castle. And before I could say "boo!" she'd mouse-napped me! Now I was stuck in the gloomiest, eeriest castle I'd ever seen. Even worse, I was surrounded by Creepella's creepy family! Oh, would I ever escape back to my safe, cozy mouse hole in New Mouse City?

人人皆知的主人公杰罗尼摩-斯帝顿，经营着鼠城畅销报纸《鼠民公报》，他博学而睿智，却因过分的原则性而显得古板憨厚。他有一个爱玩的表弟赖皮、一个精力旺盛的妹妹菲、一个聪明的侄儿本杰明，每一次，在家人的“煽动”下杰罗尼摩一次又一次陷入或神秘或恐怖或疯狂的旅行探险中，而且每一次的旅行都将给小读者带来许多有趣的科学文化知识呢。 天啊，这是怎样的一次冒险啊！ 杰罗尼摩和家人们前往出发鬼岛找寻遗失的宝藏。 但是，杰罗尼摩真的不喜欢旅行，呆在海中央的船上，对他而言，可不是一件有意思的事情…… 随着各种突发事件的发生，杰罗尼摩开始怀疑自己是不是只是出来找宝藏的…… 故事惊险刺激、扣人心弦又妙趣横生，配上全彩图片，独特的“老鼠语言”，牢牢抓住孩子的眼球！

Okay, I'll admit it: I'm a bit of a cheesy mouse from time totime. What can I say? I'm a romantic! That's why Valentine's Day isone of my favorite holidays. This year I had a date with a veryspecial rodent-- Petunia Pretty Paws! But then I got a call from myprivate investigator friend Hercule Poirat. He had a mystery tosolve, and he desperately needed my help. The most beloved,romantic, and famous painting in New Mouse City had been stolen!Now I had to help Hercule AND impress Petunia at the same time.Holey swiss cheese, what was a gentlemouse to do?

Book De*ion The world's funniest kindergartner is back, in her 15thbook! It's almost the end of the school year, and Room Nine is taking afield trip to a farm! There's lots of fun farm stuff there. Like areal actual barn. And a real actual farmer. There's even real aliveanimals you can pet! Only, where's the gift shop? That's what JunieB. Jones would like to know. Surely no one would want Junie B. togo home empty-handed. . . .

当孩子们被困在惊恐乐园里时，他们以为这已是非常令人恐惧的事情了。 可是，当他们来到恐慌公园时，才发现相比之下，惊恐乐园简直是快乐天堂了，足可见恐慌公园的恐怖。 在恐慌公园里有一个神秘的恐怖的坏人，他玩人形面具，以玩弄孩子们的生命为乐。 为了逃离这个恐怖的坏人，逃离恐慌公园，孩子们必须敢于面对自己的恐惧，并且和不可能的对手联手，一起想办法逃出这个恐怖之地…… 惊险刺激的故事情节，丝丝恐怖在字里行间里渗透出来，令人感觉头皮发麻，背脊发凉的同时却依然不愿停下来。

Fact and fiction meet--for Halloween What are the origins ofsome of the famous ghost stories in Louisiana? Why do peoplebelieve in ghosts? Do most cultures have some kind of ghoststories? Find out the answers to these questions and more in "MagicTree House Research Guide: Ghosts," Jack and Annie's guide to ghoststories from all over the world.

Luke and Lizzy Morris weren't sure who-or what-would see theirad. It was a risk, but they had to find out the TRUTH aboutHorrorLand, otherwise the kids who were lured there would nevermake it out alive. Between the pages of this cool survival guide,readers will get closer to discovering whether or not there arewerewolves in Wolfsbane Forest, why kids are disappearing, and whythere aren't any mirrors at HorrorLand. One thing is for certain:something very wrong is happening in HorrorLand, and this guide isthe only thing that will help you figure out what. Welcome to Horrorland is a fantasticadd-on to a super-successful franchise that has sold over 300million copies and been published into more than 32 languagesworldwide.

Jack Frost has promised not to trouble the Rainbow Fairies again, but he didn't say anything about the Weather Fairies! Now he has stolen the feathers from Doodle, the weather-vane cockerel in charge of the weather. It's up to Rachel and Kirsty to get each of the feathers back from Jack Frost's goblins, with a little bit of help from the weather fairies. Rachel and Kirsty know that Crystal's snow feather is nearby, but can they find it and persuade the goblin to give it back...?

“Some pig.” These are the words in Charlotte’s web, high in thebarn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig namedWilbur, as well as the feelings of a little girl named Fern...wholoves Wilbur, too. Their love has been shared by millions ofreade

Sam Waters is desperate to have a pet. But his parents saythat first, Sam must prove he's responsible. So he takes anafter-school job in a pet store called Little Shop of Hamsters. Tohis horror, Sam soon finds that cute, little hamsters can becomevery UNCUTE monsters. Suddenly, Sam isn't fighting for a pet--he'sfighting to survive! Could the souvenir he got in HorrorLand haveanything to do with this? Each eerie adventure of the next seven-book arc begins with atrip to the Chiller House, a gift shop only found in HorrorLand.Kids are invited to take a little horror home with them and given asouvenir and a miniature Horror. At home, the kids experience wildthings with their "free" gift, while the glowing, menacing Horrorkeeps an eye on the fun. When it's time for their payment, theHorror takes them back to shopkeeper Jonathan Chiller.

In the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. The farmers in this case are a vaguely criminal team of three stooges: "Boggis and Bunce and Bean / One fat, one short, one lean. / These horrible crooks / So different in looks / Were nonetheless equally mean." Whatever their prowess as poultry farmers, within these pages their sole objective is the extermination of our hero--the noble, the clever, the Fantastic Mr. Fox. Our loyalties are defined from the start; after all, how could you cheer for a man named Bunce who eats his doughnuts stuffed with mashed goose livers? As one might expect, the farmers in this story come out smelling like ... well, what farmers occasionally do smell like. This early Roald Dahl adventure is great for reading aloud to three- to seven-year-olds, who will be delighted to hear that Mr. Fox keeps his family one step ahead of the obsessed farmers. When they try to dig him out, he digs faster; when they lay siege to hi

人人皆知的主人公杰罗尼摩 - 斯帝顿，经营着鼠城畅销报纸《鼠民公报》，他博学而睿智，却因过分的原则性而显得古板憨厚。他有一个爱玩的表弟赖皮、一个精力旺盛的妹妹菲、一个聪明的侄儿本杰明，每一次，在家人的“煽动”下杰罗尼摩一次又一次陷入或神秘或恐怖或疯狂的旅行探险中，而且每一次的旅行都将给小读者带来许多有趣的科学文化知识呢。 当杰罗尼摩的侄子本杰明邀请他去参加学校的家长职业分享日活动时，他*想不到那天会变成多么糟糕的一天。 杰罗尼摩不但引起了火山爆发，连操场居然都塌方了！ 更糟糕的是，他还意外让班级的宠物蜥蜴从笼子里跑了出来！ 整件事情看起来乱套了，杰罗尼摩能出办法收拾这个烂摊子吗？ 故事惊险刺激、扣人心弦又妙趣横生，配上全彩图片，独特的“老鼠语言”，牢牢抓住孩子的眼球！

在巴黎生活着一个上了年纪的流浪汉，他的名字叫阿曼德。横跨塞纳河的大桥底下便是他的栖身之所。一天傍晚，当他返回住处时，发同自己的地盘儿居然被三个陌生的小孩子和一只小狗给占了。他既吃惊又生气，要把他们赶走。后来，在与孩子们的接触中，他逐渐改变了自己的态度，甚至替他们白天在洗衣房工作的妈妈照顾他们，而这三个孩子也早已把他当作自己亲爱的爷爷了。阿曼德重新找到家的感觉，与此同时，他也深知孩子们渴望、需要的就是一个真正的家。为了实现孩子们的愿望，阿曼德决心搸起来，不再以乞讨为生。他以崭新的精神面貌谋到了一份适合自己的工作，他将与孩子们的妈妈一起共同支撑起一个真正属于他们自己的家。

PW's starred review of the 1999 Newbery Medal winner described it as a "dazzling blend of social commentary, tall tale and magic realism." Ages 10-up. (May) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Illus. in full color. In an original yarn of the Louisiana bayou, McKissackhonors the tradition of bragging about the one that got away. Hugh Thomas hearsthat strange things happen on the Bayou Clapateaux, but he's skeptical--untilhe invents a fish story of his own. "McKissack understands the elements of agood story, and includes just enough detail to make it work. Uninhibitedsplashes of vivid colors fill the pages and elicit a joyous emotional responseto the dynamic human figures. A radiant debut for a talentedillustrator."--(starred) School Library Journal. 小男孩Hugh的家乡是一块神奇的地方。不过，对于传说中的奇事，他觉得那只是玩笑。有一天，当Hugh抓到了一百万条鱼，遇到鳄鱼的威胁、浣 熊敲竹杠、狗熊的刁难，就连邻居家的猫也来瓜分。后Hugh带回家的鱼只够吃一顿的了。这次他明白了什么叫“不可思议”。

戈登是一个非常勇敢的孩子，他喜欢尝试惊恐乐园里所有刺激惊险的路线。 他的弟弟布莱登却相反，他害怕所有事情，吵闹声、云霄飞车，甚至是戈登买的木制人形模型他都怕！ 可是，这个木制人形模型似乎有点不寻常，他恐怖的脸上似乎有什么变化，这真的很恐怖。 布莱登的胆小使得哥哥戈登一直以嘲笑他为乐，但是他的父母却让戈登保证不可以再这么做了，否则他们就不同意他举办除夕夜聚会。 但是，谁也没想到，在这个聚会上总是有那么多奇怪的事情一直缠着弟弟布莱登…… 惊险刺激的故事情节，丝丝恐怖在字里行间里渗透出来，令人感觉头皮发麻，背脊发凉的同时却依然不愿停下来。