New Releases by Kate McMullan

Riding the Cow who Jumped over the Moon, Supercat and Super Mouse leave the Milky Way to come to the rescue of animal babies who have lost their blankets, will not put on their pajamas, and are afraid to go to bed in the dark.

Young readers will love spending a hilarious day with Bulldog and his friends as he tries to find the perfect job. Readers get a glimpse of the inner workings of a fire station, a bookstore, a sign store, and a window washing company. But in the end, it is Bulldog''s love of making cookies that helps him find out what he is truly great at. McMullan''s simple words paired with Lemaitre''s countless objects create an exciting new picture book about the people and places around us.

He''s a great big sauropod. He''s a whole lotta lizard. And he''s . . . lost. Have you seen his herd? Help the big guy find his pals—before he becomes lunch for some hungry predators. Yikes!

Fluffy saves the day, learns to swim, and more in this collection of stories about our favorite classroom guinea pig.

April Fools'' Day is not a happy one for Wagner the mouse because his best friend, Pearl the rabbit, and other children and adults at school keep tricking him.

When Wiglaf and crew visit the Home for Aged Knights, they think they¿ll play a few games of medieval Bingo and leave. But it turns out that Grizzlegore, the world¿s oldest living dragon, is in the neighborhood and stirring up trouble! Includes black-and-white illustrations and book preview. Chapter Book: 9 chapters.

Wiglaf and his friends Angus and Erica find themselves teamed with the obnoxious Bragwort to represent the Dragon Slayers'' Academy in an unevenly matched contest at the All-Schools Brain-Power Tournament.

When the headmaster of the Dragon Slayers'' Academy hears that Princess Belcheena will pay the matchmaker who finds her a husband, he decides that Wiglaf is the perfect candidate.

After the witch, Morgana le Fay, puts a curse on Sir Lancelot, three knights-in-training from the Dragon Slayers'' Academy set out to save him.

Wiglaf wins a contest that brings Sir Lancelot to the Dragon Slayers'' Academy for a day, but when Wiglaf''s friend Erica suspects that Lancelot is not who he claims to be, trouble ensues.

Wiglaf and his friends are on a mission to rescue Worm, the dragon they have raised from an egg, and are surprised to learn that the captor is not a gang of dragon slayers, but rather a young giantess who wants to keep Worm as her house pet.

After spending the summer at spooky Camp Dragononka, Wiglaf and his pals are back at DSA. They''re no longer the youngest lads and lasses—now they''re in Class II, and they are expected to show new students the ropes. Wiglaf not only has to put up with his wild and crazy little brother Dudwin, but also with his Class I "Little Buddy, who turns out to be a not-so-little troll! Wiglaf wants to be a good "Big Buddy" but it''s not easy when the troll is always playing jokes on him. And what about the fire-breathing dragon that the troll swears is in the woods outside DSA? Is it really there? Or is this just another one of the troll''s great big fibs?

Wiglaf returns to school to find himself tormented by his energetic younger brother Dudwin and a troublesome troll with a sense of humor. Dragon Slayers'' Academy #18.

Clank! Rattle! Bang! Who''s making all that noise? Backhoe Loader, reporting for duty. Cleaning up a mess? Easy as pie. Make that a mud pie. RRRRRM! RRRRRM! Who wants to be clean when it''s so much fun being dirty? Clunk! I just LOVE my job!

It’s the last day of the school year, so it must be time for Wiglaf and all his friends at Dragon Slayers’ Academy to go home and enjoy the lazy hazy days of a medieval summer. Ummm, not quite. Not when Mordred the gold-hungry headmaster realizes there’s money to be made running a camp. This double-sized summer super special packs in twice the fun for fans of DSA, and there’s a full-color 8-page insert that pulls out and includes a ghost story, jokes, and more. The Horn Book calls DSA "a hilarious and deservedly popular magic-propelled series set in the Middle Ages.

Sir Mort engineers a class trip to a home for "olde" knights. But when the lads and lasses arrive, they discover that Sir Lancelot has decided he’s had enough of hacking and whacking and is ready for retirement himself. Find out how Erica (his most fervent admirer), Wiglaf, and the rest of the gang get Lancelot back in action, battling the feared Grizzlegore, the world’s oldest living dragon.

MY TRAVELS WITH CAPTS. LEWIS AND CLARK BY GEORGE SMITH Kate McMullan and Adrienne Yorinks "Delectable period details, surprising facts, and classic moments keep the story lively. An inspiring journey." – Publishers Weekly (starred review) This fictional journal tells the true story of sixteen–year–old George Shannon''s adventures with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, through perilous rock–infested waters, bear attacks, Indian war parties, and a host of other thrilling events. Accompanied by Adrienne Yorinks''s illustrations drawn as if sewn by George himself, this is an adventure not to be missed.

Upon superstitious headmaster Mordred''s orders, the returning students and new lasses of Dragon Slayers'' Academy deck themselves in lucky charms on Friday the thirteenth, but luck may not help when a wicked dragon arrives seeking revenge.

Wiglaf faces the double embarrassment of having his wacky parents visit Dragon Slayers'' Academy on Parents Day and starring in the school play as the brave but small knight, Sir Tinybottom.

While Headmaster Mordred is trying to impress a new student, the ghost of one of the school''s founders besieges the halls seeking his stolen gold.

Wiglaf and friends head off to Camp Dragononka, but right away strange things start to happen and Wiglaf¿s little brother is sure he¿s seeing ghosts . . . Does someone (or something) want them to leave? Includes black-and-white illustrations, camp activities and book preview. Chapter Book: 16 chapters.

After the witch, Morgana le Fay, puts a curse on Sir Lancelot, three knights-in-training from the Dragon Slayers'' Academy set out to save him.

Sister Water

Wiglaf ’s latest assignment for the DSA school paper is to write an in-depth article about the headmaster: Who is the real Mordred de Marvelous? Wiglaf, with help from his buddy Angus, decides the best way to learn all about the headmaster is to follow him around school for a day. But when the boys overhear Mordred and his scout, Yorick, whispering about "twins," "kidnapped!" and "gold," they decide to investigate and end up getting much, MUCH more than a newspaper story.

A kind and well-respected doctor can turn himself into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug he has created.

King Ken has come down with the pox and Queen Barb''s great healer is a not-so-great wizard.

Describes the work done by scientists to increase our knowledge about dinosaurs.

After making a real mess of themselves, it is time for the rockin'' babies to get cleaned up and so they head for a soapy bath where they make soapsud beards, play with the rubber duck, and sing their bathtub tunes while getting squeaky clean!