Best Selling Books by Mary Labatt

Sam, a dog detective, and her friends investigate the new neighbors who might be witches.

Sam and her friends uncover a spooky Halloween legend.

Join Sam, Dog Detective, as she enjoys a family holiday at the Grand Hotel.

Sam has the winter blahs until she discovers that a mummy is possibly looking for her.

Sam the dog gets into trouble because she loves people food instead of the traditional puppy chow.

Sam: Dog Detective, a junk food-loving canine sleuth, and her best friends Jennie and Beth get to the bottom of the strange things happening at Woodford''s abandoned airfield.

Canine detective Sam is bored at the prospect of spending a cottage weekend at Sagawa Lake - until she hears that the lake has a deep, dark secret.

Sam the puppy discovers many ways to have fun in the snow when Joan and Bob take him to the park for a day of play.

That adorable little pup Sam returns and is faced with something unknown--something that he thinks could be a monster!

While downtown with Joan and Bob, Sam jumps out of the car to explore, only to discover that Joan and Bob have gotten lost.

"Based on the book The mummy lives! by Mary Labatt"--T.p. verso.

Puppy Sam sets off to find the perfect pal.

"Based on the book Spying on Dracula by Mary Labatt"--T.p. verso.

In this Level 1 first reader, Puppy Sam causes mayhem at school.

The girls are vacationing in a pirate''s home, and Sam convinces them to look of buried treasure.

Elsie is about to have puppies, and Elizabeth is going to help. Elsie''s grandmother shows her exactly how to make the den for the dog and how to be ready when the puppies come out. After they are born, Elizabeth helps Elsie care for them. Most important of all, though, she helps her grandmother find just the right home for each, especially the very last one. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Sam watches the big parade but then decides that he wants to be in it.

Sam: Dog Detective is back in a ghostly adventure that occurs during summer vacation at a spooky old mansion built by a pirate.

In this Level 1 first reader, Puppy Sam gets in trouble at the beach.

Jennie Levinsky has an amazing secret -- and only her best friend, Beth, knows about it. Jennie can "hear" what her neighbor''s sheepdog, Sam, is thinking! And what Sam is usually thinking is how to find fame and fortune as a world-famous detective. With Sam: Dog Detective as their fearless leader, the girls snoop their way into trouble, but quick thinking and swift action always lead them to safety. In Spying on Dracula, Sam''s dismay over moving to Woodford is quickly forgotten when Jennie shows her the creepiest house in town. Since the house is always dark, surrounded by bats and inhabited by a frightening creature, Sam comes to the only logical conclusion: Dracula lives in Woodford!

Sam: Dog Detective discovers some surprising secrets while on vacation in this book for middle readers.

Des textes simples pour apprendre à lire en compagnie de la petite chienne Sami. [SDM].

Sami a faim, mais chaque fois qu''elle veut manger quelque chose, comme du gâteau ou des biscuits, on lui dit que ce n''est pas pour les chiots. La petite chienne finit par décider que la pizza, c''est pour Sami!

Sam wants to play with the new neighbors, but their dress-up games are not to her liking. Soon she''s showing these kids all about the messy games that puppies prefer to play. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.

Par une journée ensoleillée, Sami va jouer dehors. Mais ce serait bien plus amusant si elle avait un ami. Qui sera l''ami de Sami?

In this Level 2 first reader, youngsters will identify with Franklin and his friends as they learn to share.

Kids Can Read! Level 2.

While visiting her grandmother, Elizabeth assists as the farm collie, Elsie, gives birth to six puppies who are cared for until Grandma can find six people who need a puppy to love.

Sam the puppy wants to play with the new kids that moved in next door.