Fans of dePaola's kindly Strega Nona will love this charming look at the early days of her good-hearted but clumsy helper, Big Anthony. Full color. ...

Lars, the little Polar Bear, goes out to look for a friend and winds up being captured by animal traders. He manages to set the other animals free, and one of them turns out to be a cute brown bear named Bea. "The pictures are as begiuling as those in de Beer's previous books".--Booklist. Full color. ...

An exciting spiritual adventure that pits the excitement of an Aborigine "coming of age" celebration against today's bar mitzvah rituals. ...

This lively story captures George's adventure of becoming a first space monkey from the classic "Curious George Gets a Medal". Full color. ...

When George the monkey finds a hutch full of bunnies and wonders what it would feel like to hold one, he creates a serious problem for himself. ...

When Vesper learns that she owns a volcano in the tiny republic of El Dorado, she sails to Central America and is thrust into danger. Someone wants her property, and they will stop at nothing to get it, even if it means destroying an entire tribe of Chirica Indians and Vesper herself. ...

A gentle Triceratops forgets to stay with the herd and has to use his sharp horns to fight a Tyrannosaurus. Full-color illustrations. ...

According to Papa Bear, a bear must use his "smarts" to search for honey. When he brings Brother Bear along on a hunt for honey, it takes more than a few missteps to outsmart the Bears. ...

Written by an 11-year-old boy and his mom, this adventure is about Chuck Farris, a young video game aficionado who turns into a real-life superhero. ...

Cody's mom is pulling the plug on the TV and video games and sending him to camp. While the first rule of survival is "Be prepared", the only thing Cody is not prepared for is how much fun he'll have at camp. Illustrations. ...