New Releases by Margie Palatini

Experience the world from a puppy''s perspective via the video camera on its head.

Through a video camera positioned on the puppy''s head, readers will follow along from the puppy''s point of view as it tries to catch a ball, follow birds, and dig, but gets a surprise instead! Go, Puppy, go! Dan Yaccarino''s bright art and Margie Pala

Experience the ocean from a shark’s perspective via the video camera on its head in this fun and exciting Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series! Swim, Shark. Swim. Swim. Swim. Swim. Readers can swim along with a shark and see what it sees as it dances with an octopus, encounters a whale, and meets new fish friends! Dan Yaccarino’s bright art and Margie Palatini’s simple text create a dynamic world that beginning readers will want to visit over and over again!

See the world from a pet kitty''s point of view via the video camera perched on its head in this playful and energetic Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series!

Experience the ocean from a shark''s perspective via the video camera on its head in this fun and exciting Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series!

"A shark documents its adventures in the ocean with an action camera"--

When Isabella Antonelli becomes an overnight YouTube sensation in a documentary detailing her REAL, non-royal Italian American family, she needs to figure out a way to tell everyone at her fancy new school the truth about her family—or come up with some better lies. Brimming with offbeat humor, Isabella for Real sets the scene for an eccentric, multi-generational family drama that will have readers laughing out loud and giving Isabella’s performance a standing ovation.

The publisher and author of Under a Pig Tree seem to be having communication issues. The author has written a clear, no-nonsense history of figs. But the publisher is sure she meant pigs. After all, what’s the difference between two measly letters? What results is a hilarious illustrated history of pigs, from the earliest times (“Pigs were presented as ‘medals’ to the winners of the first Olympics”) to the present day (“There is nothing better than enjoying a cup of tea or glass of milk with one of those famous Pig Newtons”). The author, needless to say, is not happy about this “little mix-up” and makes her feelings very clearly known—by scrawling all over the book! With sticky notes from the publisher, angry scribbles from the author, wrinkles, and pages askew, Under a Pig Tree is a playful peek into a book in “midproduction” and a humorous look at the consequences of small mistakes, by industry pro Margie Palatini and up-and-coming talent Chuck Groenink.

A humorous naptime book for baby (and sleepy mama, too) from best-selling author Margie Palatini and award-winning illustrator Dan Yaccarino. Includes Read Aloud/Read to Me feature where available. Readers embark on a fast-paced chase through every room in the house as we follow Mommy on her quest to settle Baby down for nap. Dashing from family room to living room, both on the table and under it, through the kitchen and even hiding in the laundry basket, this hilarious romp culminates with mommy and baby collapsed - AT LAST -- fast asleep in a chair.

Lots of kids have a sweet tooth. But not like Stewart''s. His very loud sweet tooth wants what it wants, when it wants it...and lets everyone know about it. Stewart''s sweet tooth screams for cake at weddings, for candy during class, and torments him at the movies. Stewart has had enough, and he''s bringing out the big guns -- a carrot. Can he stand up to the most annoying sweet tooth in history?

Edward loves his Stuff more than anything . . . . . . until he gets buried beneath it. Edward has a lot of Stuff—too much Stuff. Soon the Stuff takes over his house. But will Edward agree to part with his Stuff before it’s too late? Stuff is Margie Palatini and Noah Z. Jones’s hilarious story about the stuff that counts and the stuff that’s just, well, . . . Stuff.

Hogg Hogg and Hog have everyone in the Big City OINKING! These three city pigs are the trendsetters of the city--but what will happen when they run out of fashionable ideas?

The Hare family—Papa, Mama, and Little Baby Hare—are enjoying a peaceful day in their rabbit hole until they hear a big THUMP outside their door. The thump is Goldilocks herself, who has fallen down the rabbit hole after being chased by the Three Bears. (I think you know why those bears were chasing her.) The Hare family is happy to help the girl, who has hurt her foot. But as you might imagine, Goldie is not a very good houseguest. She is tough to please, since every chair is too hard, too soft, or otherwise not just right. (If you were the Hares, you might agree that Goldilocks is loud, obnoxious, and demanding.) But when Goldie is finally comfy-cozy in the Hares’ rabbit hole, how are they ever going to get her to leave? Margie Palatini and Jack E. Davis bring a hilarious, just-right twist to the nursery classic.

When tooth fairy Edith B. Cuspid finds her friend Bernice Sparklestein, a fairy godmother whose work is legendary, having a very bad wand day, she tries to cheer her up by suggesting Bernice try other fairy jobs.

Meet Zoey Age: Eleven. Well, almost eleven. Backspace. Halfway to eleven. Factoid: 198 days to sixth grade. Problem: Coolability (see glossary inside). Connect the dots: A bad hair situation . . . Growing earlobes . . . Wanted: 1. A fairy godmother. 2. A molto chic makeover [molto = very in Italian]. 3. A seat at the primo lunch table. [Primo is also Italian. It means best.] The solution: Tune in!

Retells Aesop''s fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

When Hilda Mae Heifer''s trademark "moo" starts sounding even worse, the other animals decide she is lonely and hold auditions to find her some singing partners.

When Hilda Mae Heifer''s trademark "moo" starts sounding even worse, the other animals decide she is lonely and hold auditions to find her some singing partners.

Bad boy wolves Willy and Wally try to get a chicken dinner by disguising themselves as the Handy-Dandy Lupino Brothers and going to work for a hen in need of household help.

When Gorgonzola the dinosaur learns that everyone runs from him to avoid his smell, rather than out of fear, he is grateful to the little bird who shows him how to brush his teeth and wash.

Hilda Mae Heifer has lost her melodic mi-mi-moo! A clunk on the head, and now Hilda''s not sure if she should mew, oink, or honk. With the help of the animals on the farm, will Hilda once again be able to sing her sensational moo?

Louise has a problem. She has the tendency to . . . how to put it? Gnaw? Chomp? Bite! . . . on everything and everybody. She promises Mother that she won''t do it again, but sometimes Louise just can''t help herself. "OOOOooooowww!" No biting, louise captures the humor—and the pain—of a common stage for preschoolers.

Why the cheese stand alone? In this hilarious riff on the favorite nursery rhyme "The Farmer in the Dell," readers will discover what really happened to that hunk of cheddar.

Those two bad boys -- Willy and Wally -- are still bad. Bad. Bad. Really, really bad. And now they have two big bad sweet tooths. When the baker''s cookie runs off, these newly cloaked private eyes, "Willis and Wallace," see their chance to Get Cookie! But this is one smart cookie, and the pair may require a plan B. Can this terrible and terribly hungry duo satisfy their hankering before their new disguises land them in ill-fated trouble? Margie Palatini and Henry Cole reunite for a rollicking fairy-tale follow-up to their hilarious bad boys.

According to his bossy sisters, Shelly is taking far too long to develop, but Shelly will emerge from his shell when he''s good and ready. But when will that be? Full color.

As in their celebrated "Earthquack!," Palatini and Moser combine their talents to create an raucous retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" that''s ideal for reading aloud and reinforcing math concepts. Full color.