O'Malley, Kevin

Cooperatively writing a fairy tale for school, a girl imagines a beautiful princess whose beloved ponies are being stolen by a giant, and a boy conjures up the muscular biker who will guard the last pony in exchange for gold.

After his mother tells him to stop playing video games and go outside, a young boy tries to catch the last leaf on a tree, thinking it will bring him luck.

A boy who is struggling through snow to get to school is about to give up but then hears some good news from his friends.

Four separate stories tell, in words and cartoons, the surprising history and activities of the ordinary backpack.

Captain Raptor and the crew of the Megatooth rush to help rescue scientists from the planet Mammalia who are trapped on Pyros Prime, an unstable planet with exploding volcanoes.

Captain Raptor and the crew of the Megatooth are called back into action to save the planet Jurassica from rogue space pirates.

"Bea A. Fraid goes to an all-ghoul school where students learn how to make haunted houses, paint terrifying pictures, and eat lady fingers and spare ribs for lunch. But Bea doesn't want to be scary; she wants to dance and sing and tell jokes, which frequently lands her in the principal's office. Find out how Bea becomes the scariest ghoul of all in this . . . Halloween caper for kids"--Provided by publisher.

"A girl tries to pick the perfect dog for her, but in the end, the right dog picks her"--Provided by publisher.

When your parents say you can get a dog, you feel so LUCKY. And after you finally figure out what kind of dog you want, that feels even LUCKIER. But when the perfect dog chooses you it feels like you re the LUCKIEST kid in the world! Dogs come in all shapes, sizes, and personalities. But which one is perfect for you?.