Best Selling Books by Stephanie Calmenson

When Allie Gator comes down with swamp flu, she worries that she will miss the street fair being held in her neighborhood.

A little sea princess, longing to be human, trades her mermaid''s tail for legs, hoping to win the heart of the prince she loves.

In this variation on the old English folktale, a teeny tiny teacher takes a teeny tiny bone back to her classroom and has it subsequently disrupted by a teeny tiny voice asking for the bone.

Morning to night; all featuring Jim Henson''s Sesame Street Muppets.

Traces the history of marbles and marble making, gives instructions for playing various kinds of games, explains related terms, and suggests further activities.

A collection of games and songs to enjoy while traveling, including word games, memory games, license plate games, writing games, geography games, jokes, and riddles.

There is a first time for everything: a first haircut, a first time at home with a babysitter, the first steps to walking. This book of familiar firsts will reassure children as they share their anticipation and excitement with favorite Sesame Street friends.

The Big Bad Wolf has gobbled up Mr. Bundy and his assistant principal Ms. Moore! Will the kids of PS 88 outsmart the ravenous wolf to get Mr. Bundy back?

A uniquely green principal named Mr. Bundy runs PS 88, in two silly fairy tales.

In Look! Fish!, kids can dive in to find out about all types of fish in this colorful nonfiction book. Lantern fish have dots that glow, lighting their way wherever they go. Kids will delight in learning about these beautiful and amazing fish—from the common to the rare and unusual! This book features curious parrot fish, slimy catfish, colorful goldfish, speedy black marlins, graceful flying fish, poisonous lionfish, huge whale sharks, tiny dwarf pygmy gobies, and more! This book includes a gatefold at the end that shows even more types of fantastic fish!

Presents a collection of poems about the many activities and joys of kindergarten days, including doing puzzles, participating in show-and-tell, and having parties.

What do you do when something you’ve done really, really upsets someone? With gentle warmth and humor, this picture book companion to How to Cheer Up a Friend shows how Elephant learns to say “I’m sorry.” When Elephant mistakenly does something that upsets his friend, he’s not sure what to do. Should he run? Hide? Blame someone else? In time, Elephant’s able to put himself in his friend’s shoes and say the two words he truly means: I’m sorry. An answer doesn’t come right away, but Elephant’s patience is rewarded when his friend invites him to play again. With a light touch, How to Say You’re Sorry and its companion book How to Cheer Up a Friend show children ways to be kind and get along with one another.

Look! Birds! What a beautiful sight! Find out about all types of birds in this colorful nonfiction book. Look! Birds! What a beautiful sight! They put on a show from morning through night. Children will love this book that features all types of birds and the amazing things they do—from morning through night! It features robins digging for worms, sparrows cleaning themselves, ostriches running, penguins swimming, pelicans fishing, owls hunting, and more! This book includes a gatefold at the end that shows even more types of marvelous birds!

On a bright Spring day, fluffy Little Bunny takes his favorite animal friends on a fun-filled picnic.

A take-along journal provides plenty of spaces for young campers to record every memory about their stay away from home and includes fifteen camper songs and cheers and ten rainy-day activities. Original.

Rhyming text and illustrations introduce the numbers from one to ten by following the antics of ten playful monsters.

What will Ollie wear to school? A bathing suit? NO! A space suit? NO! Will Ollie wear pants, a shirt, socks and shoes? YES! Humorous call-and-response text and zany illustrations engage children in the reading process while teaching social skills and positive classroom behavior.

Barney walks along the seashore looking for the crowning touch for his sand castle.

CHILDREN''S BOOKS/AGES 9-12

Asks the reader a series of yes or no questions as Ollie and his classmates visit an aquarium.

A collection of jokes about summer, hot weather, fun in the sun, and camp.

A unique principal named Mr. Bundy runs PS 88 and gets into all sorts of mishaps in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series. The first eight stories are now available in a collectible paperback boxed set! Acclaimed author Stephanie Calmenson turns fairy tales on their ears with the silly adventures of Principal Bundy. In these Mr. Bundy misadventures, PS 88’s beloved principal gets enchanted, gobbled up by the Big Bad Wolf, turned into a spider, and more! How will Mr. Bundy get himself out of these sticky situations? This wacky boxed set includes: Our Principal Is a Frog! Our Principal Is a Wolf! Our Principal’s in His Underwear! Our Principal Breaks a Spell! Our Principal’s Wacky Wishes! Our Principal Is a Spider! Our Principal Is a Scaredy-Cat! Our Principal Is a Noodlehead!

The Sesame Street characters try all kinds of new things for the very first time.

The vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two tailors that they will make him an amazing suit visible only to intellegent people who are good at their jobs.

Gives directions for games and amusements of all kinds, including riddles, tongue-twisters, card games, street rhymes, brain teasers, and fun with string.

Two rabbits begin a satisfying correspondence, unaware that they already know and dislike each other.

In this Mr. Bundy (mis)adventure, PS 88''s beloved principal hears loud voices, but doesn''t know where they are coming from. Could there be an invisible man on the loose? Or even a ghost in the halls of PS 88?

Children travel by airplane, train, car, helicopter, truck, ferry boat, and bicycle to Grandma''s house for her birthday

Over 300 action rhymes, old & new riddles, tongue twisters, and play rhymes.

Best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. But a new girl has moved to their neighborhood, and she has only one extra ticket for the most exciting concert ever. Which friend will get to go?

When the Kinderkittens play "Who Took the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?" it is only a game, but when they are ready for their snack they discover that one of the cookies really is missing.

From Stephanie Calmenson and Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole comes the first story about the adventures of Allie and Amy, two friends who have a true-blue friendship in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers! Best, best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. And this summer they have made a list of activities that they will do each and every day. But then Allie learns she’s being sent to sleep-away camp and all their plans are ruined! How will these BFFs ever make it through the summer?

Booker befriends a cave creature with some very destructive habits--and some lovable ones too.

A bear couple open a skate store and sell roller skates to other animals in town.