New Releases by Stephen Cosgrove

A delightful tale from Stephen Cosgrove about a mythical creature, Serendipity, whose only focus is to maintain the sanctity and purity of the the sea. Ages 5-9.

Everyone loves a good story, but Sniffles learns when you exaggerate all the time, others might not believe what you have to say. Ages 5-9.

A dragon is eating all of the muffins the villagers of Castle Crumb can bake, leaving them with nothing to sell. The villagers have to scramble to find ingredients to keep the dragon happy. Ages 5-9.

Tickles lives with a wizard who has but one simple rule: never play with his magic. Alone and wishing for a saucer of milk, Tickles learns that rules have reasons.

A fire-breathing dragon loves munching muffins more than anything in the world, hence his name, the Muffin Dragon. A delightful story about simple economics as it relates to this dragon and kindly but poor folks who live in a run-down castle in the woods.

Toddlers will enjoy this retelling of Stephen Cosgrove’s charming story of Wheedle on the Needle filled with playful rhymes and featuring Robin James’s colorful artwork.

Four book set consisting of four different Serendipity Series titles (Sniffles, Flutterby, Leo the Lop and Buttermilk), packaged in a cardboard sleeve and then shrinkwrapped, plus one 18" x 21" poster.

Deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest lives a quiet old creature named the Wheedle. When humans move into his forests, bringing their loud city noises, Wheedle flees to the rocky peaks of Mount Rainier, and then to the very tip-top of Seattle''s Space Needle. A national bestseller, the beloved Wheedle on the Needle had much of its Seattle-centric storyline stripped from later editions. This glorious 35th anniversary keepsake edition brings back the book''s original charm, inviting a new generation of readers to delight in the Wheedle''s adventures.

For the Bigg family, residents of Buggville in the Land of More-Than-Small, life with ten children in a small house makes it very difficult to get along with each other.

Because he is bored with living in Buggville, where nothing exciting ever happens, Flea Flicker makes up an outlandish excuse for not doing his homework--one that affects the entire town.

It is never easy moving to a different town and when Bee D. Bopp uses insults and cruel jokes to try to win friends at her new school, a gentle older couple teaches her a better approach.

Third-grader Melody Moth pleads for a piano, but when her parents surprise her with it on her birthday, she has a hard time living up to her promise to practice every day.

Young, selfish, and friendless, Shrugg LaBugg has everything money can buy, but it takes the wisdom of an old hermit to show him that in sharing, he gets a gift in return.

Most of the farm animals avoid talking to Fanny, the three-legged cat, mistakenly thinking she would be embarrassed about her physical handicap.

Although Nitter Pitter is the best-looking horse on Serendipity Island, he must learn there is more to life than his appearance. Full-color illustrations.

Serendipity books have warmed the hearts of young and old for over two decades, becoming classics in children''s literature. Each beloved tale teaches youngsters how to deal with the challenges of their world, providing them with positive solutions to difficult problems. Join the whimsical characters in this beautifully illustrated collection as they entertain and inspire every reader.

Catundra is a very fat cat and all of the other animals make fun of her. It takes friendship, exercise, and health food for Catundra to be happy again. Full-color illustrations.

Tweezle the mouse never laughs or smiles because she''s too busy working to prepare for winter. But Tweezle and her friends help each other--she shows them the value of hard work while they teach her that laughter can make work more fun. Full color.

A fat cat loses weight with the help of a friendly mole.

When the other bears get ready to hibernate for the winter, Jingle Bear decides to stay awake so he can see Father Snow.

Maynard is a lonely little dragon until one day a beautiful mermaid visits him. That''s when Maynard learns that by using his imagination, he has found the best friend of all -- himself. Full-color illustrations.

The bears in Barely There live shut up in their houses, each refusing to share his own special food with the others, until a strange new bear comes along with some new ideas.

Natalie and Natasha live in identical houses in Tuggle Town and share everything, including gossip, until one day their story-telling backfires on them.

Lady Lonely had lots of pets but no friends, so she moved to Tuggle to find some until she realized that her best friends were really her pets.

The Fine family lived on a farm and didn''t do chores but did what they wanted to until the animals weren''t fed and made an awful mess in the kitchen looking for food.