New Releases by Michael Dahl

This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A greant-aunt comes back from the dead, just in time for a little girl''s birthday party. With writing prompts and discussion questions to continue the fright, you''ll be spooked long after you finish reading.

One night, a young student''s thesaurus disappears from her bedroom. A trail of slimy footprints leads to the bedroom window, so she looks outside and sees the thesaurus down below in the grass. Then, suddenly, a colossal monster unfolds itself from the pages of the thesaurus like an origami creation gone terribly wrong. Soon, it towers above the family''s house, constantly changing its form and sprouting a new weapon with each transformation! Who could possibly defeat this shape-shifting monster made of synonyms? This reading experience is complete with non-fiction back matter, including discussion questions, writing prompts, and glossaries, these mysteries are as educational as they are enthralling.

Charlie finds himself on the hidden 13th floor of the Abracadabra Hotel. He discovers both Tyler and the magician Brack. Brack was trapped there by a mysterious figure he could not identify.

Don''t turn off the lights when reading this collection of spine-chilling tales. A strange, silent girl who only appears in phone pictures. A school prank with a Christmas elf that goes terribly wrong. A piece of chalk that draws frighteningly fast. A boy''s bone-tingling encounter with the world''s most awesome toothpase! With writing prompts and discussion questions to continue the fright, you''ll be spooked long after you finish reading.

Six-year-old Brandon hates to go up the stairs to bed because there is always a man sitting there, a man only he can see, but tonight he closes his eyes and makes the climb with his mother watching, and then he hears his mother scream--and that is only one of the stories in this collection about all-too-real fears.

There are plenty of chills in this compilation of four separately published books of scary stories: The stranger on the stairs, The doll that waved goodbye, The voice in the boys'' room, and The phantom on the phone.

Livia wears a small porcelain hand around her neck, all that is left of a doll that once belonged to her grandmother, but on the first night at summer camp the hand comes alive and terrifies an envious cabinmate--and there are plenty of chills in five other stories in this collection.

In this eBook, Little Duck loves his pacifier, but he is getting bigger and doesn''t need it anymore. It''s time for Little Duck to make a big decision and give up his pacifier for good.

A song about Albert Einstein''s journey on a train and how it impacted his understanding of relativity. Includes hardcover book, online music access, and music CD.

The Hello Genius series is sure to capture the heart of the youngest learner. These fun, cheerful read-alouds help guide a child s first steps in learning and growing."

Scooby-Doo is up to some funny business . . . are you? Hop on board the Mystery Machine and join the laughs, jokes, and fun!

Little Monkey is having a bad day. After a major melt down, he goes to his room and uses some coping techniques to calm down.

Erik has nightmares that he can''t even tell his best friend about. He sees his face in the mirror with fangs and lizard-like eyes. Could the dreams come true? And who are shadowy kids who follow him after school? They seem even more dangerous than the dreams.

An inky beast attacks the library and bookshelves of a small mountain town. The Librarian and the Specialist must track the monster down before it obliterates every book in its sludgy path.

Little Lion does not like to share, but he must learn so he can share something extra special with his mom.

Sam has dragon blood. So do the teenagers who find him. Only one of them can lead.

In rhyming text a child, home from a game, bids goodnight to all the sights and sounds of a school football game.

Thirty years ago, BRAINIAC shrank the city of KANDOR and sealed it inside an unbreakable glass container. The evil supercomputer is still exploring the universe, collecting cities from hundreds of planets. SUPERMAN must stop BRAINIAC from bottling up METROPOLIS, and then save KANDOR the last remnant of his home planet, KRYPTON.

Hunters are searching for people with dragon blood.

A volunteer assistant vanishes during a trick at the Abracadabra. Can Tyler and Charlie make him appear?

A collection of jokes, comics, and gags about sports.

From the arrival at the stadium to the last goodnight, Goodnight Baseball isa sweet, nostalgictaletold in gentle, fun rhymeabout the thrill of a baseball game.

Little Dino must learn that hitting is not a proper behavior.

Little Dino learns not to push his playmates.

Little Dino learns when to use his loud, strong voice.

Little Dino learns that he should not bite--except for food, of course.

Andy, the new kid at school, has a tattoo on his arm that resembles Lizzie, the school''s most popular girl, and he also has one really big secret.

Penguin is very demanding and must learn to use his manners and say please.

With the help of his mom, bear completes a cute craft project while using his manners.

Simon Skull, an embittered writer, is creating strange blank books, which turn the readers into phantoms--can the Librarian reverse the spell and rescue his friends?