New Releases by Marilyn Helmer

This Level 3 first reader containing riddles about sports and games will get kids laughing and reading.

This Level 3 first reader containing riddles about food will get kids laughing and reading.

This Level 3 first reader containing riddles about school will get kids laughing and reading.

This Level 3 first reader containing lots of silly and gross-out riddles will get kids laughing and reading.

This Level 3 first reader containing scary-silly riddles will get kids laughing and reading.

This Level 3 first reader containing riddles about animals will get kids laughing and reading.

That stray canine isn't supposed to hang around the farm, but young Mattie can't help but love him. Her sister and parents just want the skinny mutt to go away, but when Mattie goes missing, their opinion changes forever.

Of all living things, butterflies are Sarah's favorite. Imagine being able to fly on those wonderful wings! When she and her grandmother discover a tiny egg on a milkweed plant, Sarah sets out to learn all she can about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. As she watches its miraculous development from egg to flight, she is awed by the courage of this tiny creature. When an emergency arises on the day of the church play, Sarah is asked to step in. Can she do it? Can she stand in front of the wholechurch and play the most important role of all? Will she be able to spread her wings and fly, just like her brave little butterfly? Beautiful illustrations by Deborah Lenz enhance this tender story of a young girl as she struggles to overcome her fear and find the self-confidence to do something she had once thought impossible. Information about the life cycle of the monarch butterfly is included at the back of the book.

Purrcey LeChat doesn't want to hunt mice—he wants to be an actor!

Charlotte and her brother, Jacob, are thrilled to head off on an adventure in their grandpa's boat, The Seawind. As they set sail for Pirate Island, they look forward to a day of beachcombing, playing pirates and storytelling. There are plenty of great treasures to be found, but Charlotte, who can be very bossy, is having trouble sharing with Jacob. When Charlotte accidentally loses one of Jacob's best finds, a piece of driftwood that looks just like a pirate's cutlass, it's the final straw. Feeling horrible for upsetting her brother, Charlotte is determined to set things right.

Bad weather, bugs and boredom—DJ and the boys in Camp Lots-o-Fun's cabin six are starting to call it Camp Not-so-Fun. To make matters worse, one of the boys has it in for DJ. But DJ isn't about to let that bother him. His lively imagination and wit ensure there's never a dull moment. A bear in the woods, monsters in the lake and a hermit's ghost make for a week at summer camp that none of the boys in cabin six will soon forget.

DJ mistakenly sells the wrong jewelry box to his friend at his grandma's garage sale and has to sacrifice his beloved skateboard to make things right.

Can a monster be afraid of children? Walli Goggins is scared of all the children in their Halloween costumes, and he's the one who is supposed to be scaring them!

Shelley arrives at her aunt and uncle's cottage on Grey Rocks Lake and is excited to see her cousin Kyle. Her excitement quickly turns to disappointed when she discovers Kyle's friend Marcus is staying at the cottage too. Shelley feels left out of the boys' games. Then the fossil she found at the beach goes missing, and she thinks Marcus took it. But when Topper, Kyle's dog, loses her ball, Shelley and Marcus are given an opportunity to become friends.

More than anything else in the world, Ali wants a pet cat for her birthday. Unfortunately her brother Jay is allergic to cats. One day, Ali discovers that something is sharing her clubhouse with her. To Ali's delight, the new resident is a beautiful white cat, who she names Snowy. Ali thinks that the clubhouse is the perfect home for Snowy. But is she right and, more importantly, is Snowy really hers to keep?

A tender story, illustrated in richly detailed photocollage art, of a struggling family making their own Christmas magic.

Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Alors que leur père est au combat, Pierrot et Colette, qui habitent un petit appartement en ville avec leur mère qui travaille, entraînent chaque locataire à participer à la décoration d'une plante d'intérieur. Pierrot, qui ne peut se résigner à passer Noël sans sapin, en raison du manque d'argent, travestit un palmier verdoyant du vestibule en arbre de Noël étincelant. -- Un récit tendre et nostalgique, sis dans une ville canadienne des années 1940 dont les habitants célèbrent les valeurs chrétiennes du partage et de la solidarité en cette période difficile. La fabrication de quelques ornements peu coûteux jalonne l'album, illustré de collages de photographies d'époque et d'images de synthèse. [SDM].

Josie is fascinated with the secrets of the prehistoric world. She and her grandfather, an amateur paleontologist, explore the beaches and cliffs near Stone Trees Cottage in Nova Scotia. Tiny bones have been discovered, but what are they from? As Josie searches for the answer, she is forced to cope with an accident and competition from an unpleasant neighbor. Time is of the essence, for she must find the answer before someone else does and before the tides and waves that exposed the secret wash it away forever.

Enter an enchanted world of beautiful princesses, captivating mermaids and evil sorceresses in these delightful retellings of Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for bedtime or anytime.

Return to a world of make-believe with the fifth volume of the Once-Upon-A-Time series. Each book features three traditional fairy tales uniquely organized by thematic links. The appealing retellings of these stories -- The Little Red Hen, The Ugly Duckling and Chicken Little -- will carry children down country lanes to a place where feathered friends reap what they sow, and birds of a feather flock together. The author has retained the magic and fun of these popular tales in versions just the right length for reading aloud at bedtime or anytime.

Two strong-minded, lovable characters come to an understanding in this lighthearted tale about acceptance and friendship.

A little girl and her grandfather take in a stray cat.

When Benno goes to the fair with his father there is so much he wants to do. But he only has a dollar and that won't go far. Then he sees the wonderful hat. And then he has a wonderful idea.