Most Popular Books by Valerie Tripp

"Let''s play mermaids," Camille says on a hot day. The WellieWishers imagine an underwater world full of colorful coral reefs and friendly sea creatures. When Camille and Willa discover a sunken ship, they have a great idea for surprising their friends. Camille comes up with an even bigger surprise! Will the others help her pull it off?

The story of Molly, who schemes and dreams on the home front around the year 1944 during World War Two.

Emerson learns that taking care of a chick isn''t easy after Queen Ruby''s first egg hatches.

From American Girl, meet the WellieWishers, a sweet and silly group of girls who each have the same big, bright wish: to be a good friend. Join them in playful early chapter books, as they step into their colorful garden boots, and get ready for stomping in mud puddles, putting on shows, and helping friendships grow. The WellieWishers'' castle has become a school for royalty! Camille is teaching the others how to curtsy with a crown, ride a unicorn, and make wishes come true. But being princes and princesses takes some practice. Luckily, the mistakes are magical, too. Includes ideas for encouraging a child''s learning through play.

A young English girl comes to stay with Molly''s family.

When Samantha is reunited with Nellie, she discovers that their lives have changed in very different ways.

Nine-year-old Felicity is sent to Miss Manderly''s house to learn to be a polite gentlewoman ...

A collection of stories about a girl named Felicity, a spunky, spritely colonial girl, full of energy and independence.

When Tía Dolores, the beloved aunt who has cared for the Montoya family since the death of their mother, announces that she is planning to leave, Josefina and her sisters try to find a way to change her mind.

Grade 4.0; pts 1.

This companion book to the Felicity series features Felicity''s best friend, Elizabeth Cole, an English girl from a prominent Loyalist family. The girls'' favorite pastime is teasing Elizabeth''s annoying sister, Annabelle. When Annabelle becomes engaged, Felicity and Elizabeth prove that they are the merriest mischief-makers in Virginia. The book includes a nonfiction "Looking Back" essay focusing on courtship and marriage customs of the eighteenth century.

Maryellen strives to invent a flying machine, become famous, and get her sister''s wedding off the ground.

Kit doesn''t like her cranky Uncle Hendrick, until he unwittingly gives Kit a great idea that gives her and her family hope for the future.

Spring has sprung in the garden, and the WellieWishers want to throw a party. But then they discover that the garden is a mess! The flowerbeds are weedy, the pond is mucky, and the swing is broken. Will they be able to clean up the garden in time for a party? Unexpectedly, the girls discover a new power -- and a new friend!

"Growing up in the 1950s, nine-year-old Maryellen longs to stand out, but in a family with five brothers and sisters, it''s easy to get lost in the shuffle!"--

The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775 brings drastic changes to Felicity''s life in Williamsburg, affecting both her family and her friendship with Elizabeth.

The WellieWishers want to give Aunt Miranda something special for her birthday, and when Kendall discovers the Tomorrow Pile, a bunch of old, dirty, broken things, she sees the potential to make some cool stuff.

When Josefina wants to rescue a newborn goat that needs help, Papa has doubts. But after a rattlesnake threatens the baby goat, Josefina discovers her healing skills -- and her courage. She gets another chance to prove her bravery in a daring midnight journey to learn the truth about a man who may have stolen from her family. Then the worst happens: Josefina''s beloved aunt, Tia Dolores, announces she is leaving. How can Josefina get Papa to ask Tia Dolores the one question that might change her mind? The second book in Josefina''s stories is richly illustrated in full color and includes a peek into Josefina''s world in 1824.

Things have changed for Samantha. She leaves quiet Mount Bedford for the bustle of New York City and the company of Aunt Cornelia''s ten-year-old twin sisters, Agnes and Agatha. This pair is good at getting into mischief, and at bringing Samantha with them. When the three of them visit Grandmary''s summer home, their adventure leads to danger on Goose Lake — the same lake where Samantha''s parents drowned! Then word comes that Samantha’s neighbor Nellie and her sisters are in serious trouble. It''s up to Samantha to save her friends before it''s too late. This book is richly illustrated in full color and includes a peek into Samantha’s 1904 world.

An American girl doll kit which includes: 1 paperback book of Sunlight and Shadows : Josefina, 1824, 1 Josefina American girl doll, 1 set of doll outfit, 1 laminated card of outfit item list, 1 American girl doll carrying case.

"Molly tries to keep spirits up on the home front during World War II by bringing people together for Christmas"--Provided by publisher.

In 1932, Kit faces a very different Christmas because of her family''s financial problems and allows her pride to estrange her from her best friend.

The Depression hits and nine year-old Kit writes her own newspaper stories.

Molly, a lively, lovable dreamer growing up in 1944, misses her father while he is away caring for wounded soldiers. World War Two turns her family upside down as war threatens to break out on the homefront, too. American Girls Collection/Molly #1.

Summer on Grandfather''s plantation next to the York River is heaven for Felicity. One day she finds a secret note and it is a cry for help. Felicity plunges into a dangerous adventure.

Josefina''s six-book series is bound in one beautiful hardcover volume. Set in 1824, each story reveals more of this caring girl growing up on her family''s "rancho" in New Mexico. The cover features rich illustrations, foil detail, and die-cut windows that offer a peek at the full-color illustrations inside.

All winter Felicity has waited to go to the Williamsburg town fair, but her foolhardy actions in trying to feed the race horses spoil the fun and teach her a lesson.

"Josefina is pleased and proud when her godmother, T''a Magdalena, asks for her help with springtime chores. T''a Magdalena is a respected healer in the village, and Josefina hopes to become a healer just like her someday. Then one day at T''a Magdalena''s house, Josefina makes an awful mistake that shatters her hopes. She''s sure T''a Magdalena will never teach her now! But when Josefina visits her Pueblo Indian friend Mariana, a terrifying adventure shows her just how much she''s already learned." --Amazon.

Josefina and her sisters do not trust the changes Tia Dolores brings to the household.

Nellie O''Malley finally has a home again with Samantha''s family in New York City.

Samantha and her friends set off on a secret summertime exploration that lands them in the middle of a dangerous storm. Part of the "American Girls" series.

When to share and when not to share.

The WelliWishers, four girls who have backyard adventures after stepping into their colorful garden boots, make friends with a robin. Includes related activities.

Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly''s father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.

The WellieWishers are putting on a theatrical show, and because the girls are each full of good ideas, Emerson will work with each of her friends to make their show happen.

Nine-year-old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies.

In Williamsburg in 1774, nine-year-old Felicity rescues a beautiful horse who is being beaten and starved by her cruel owner.