New Releases by John Stadler

Mrs. Calamari''s new landlord tells her that no cats will be allowed starting Sunday, thus beginning a week of trickery and amusing deception, ending in a happy surprise.

If you listen, you may hear Catilda singing sadly. She misses her teddy bear, Ollie, whom she''s lost on a trip to the city. If you listen, you will hear her parents creeping up the stairs, talking about the child they have put snugly to bed. They hear only silence. If you watch, you will see everything those parents don''t suspect -- everything that a child''s love for a teddy bear can lead to. John Stadler has told his loving story with the lightest of touches and painted it with the lightness of air.

Wilson rushes to get to school to see his beloved teacher, Miss Lovely, but when he arrives he finds he is the only person in the building.

MEET WILBUR LITTLE, a lime-juice drinking, pint-sized, sombreroed cowboy who herds pigs for a living. Wilbur tackles the villains he meets in the forms of pig-rustlers and gamblers, along with his loyal companion, Alvin (who happens to be a big blue moose), an off-key singing piglet, and a book-loving pig from Yuma. Their hilarious antics and pell-mell are the norm in a wacky western world where creative problem solving is needed for good to triumph over evil. The Ballad of Wilbur and the Moose was originally published in a slightly different form in 1989 to wonderful acclaim by Publishers Weekly, People, and The New York Times Book Review Children''s Bookshelf. John Stadler recently located all of the original artwork (as well as creating one all-new spread) so that this publisher could bring this book back to the full glory it deserves.

It''s the final play of the biggest game between the two most comically mismatched teams you''ll ever see. Dog has a plan that involves Snail receiving the ball in the end zone. What the team doesn''t realize is that Snail has overslept and is only now getting ready at his own very leisurely pace. Will he make it? Learning to read is easy and fun with this wonderfully silly reader about a most unlikely hero.

A beginner reader. Cat is terrified of taking his first parachute jump, but with Hippo''s reassurance, he goes for it.

Animals drawn by an illustrator for a book try to figure out where they really belong.

When she plays with bigger dogs, Sasha proves herself and her abilities. I Can Read, Level 1.

Slow Snail hits the ball so hard during a baseball game that it flies to the moon and back. Will Snail have time to slide in for a home run?

Presents fourteen rhymed verses describing the activities of animals such as "A duck and his truck are stuck."

Snail wants to help his teacher but every time he tries something strange happens. Is Snail really helpful? Maybe. Is he good at having adventures? Yes! Includes colorful illustrations and a note to caregivers.

Fourteen rhymed verses describe unusual activities of animals. Examples: "A big pig tries a wig." and "A snake tries to bake a cake."

Old Max never suspects the true source of his shop''s financial success.

Snail hits. Snail runs. Snail slides home. Hooray for Snail! Here is a very easy-to-read story about an amazing baseball game.

Hector abandons his career as a pointer for one as a musician when he accidentally acquires an accordion nose.

Snail''s team may lose the football game unless he makes it to the stadium in time.

When Gorman catches a chest instead of a fish in Treasure Lake, everyone is eager to help him open it and have for himself the treasure that must surely be inside.