Sophie and her mother are making chocolate kisses filled with pistachio cream for a party, and everyone will get exactly one. But what happens when an extra person shows up?
“Finding gold takes planning,” Crocodile tells Anna. Also, a map, a boat, and secrecy, so others don’t find the gold first. Then, with bravery and enthusiasm, the friends begin their search.
“What the snow left behind/ was a red scarf/ next to a wooden carrot/ one blue mitten/ a big snow shovel/ a little snow shovel/ and mud/ and mud.” In 48 poems, a girl observes the changing seasons.
Twig, a chipmunk, is unskilled at craftwork so likely will become a lowly Errand Runner. Humiliated, Twig runs away– and makes a discovery that changes his future.
When the real and imaginary worlds collide, Tuesday and her dog Baxterr, return to the place where stories come from. This time, the heroine needs Tuesday’s help.
When Emma finally has her Destiny Dream, all she sees is an old key. Could it have something to do with an old legend of treasure supposedly hidden in Blackbird Hollow?
Maisie is knocked down by the thief who steals Professor Tobin’s Amazonian tribal mask. All she remembers is a looming figure, and the only clue is a torn scrap of fabric.
Kara and Taff’s only chance to reverse the terrible spell on their father is to find their foe who cast the Last Spell. But she is in the Well of Witches, far, far away.
In this updated and expanded version of Sara Varon’s first book, floppy cats, dogs in caps, and beach-loving robots populate a whimsical look into the author’s creative process.