juvenile fiction / humorous stories

The second week of Next Best Junior Chef features family and traditions, as Caroline, Oliver, and Rae, ages eleven to twelve, face more challenges and another elimination.

The finalists face surprises as they find their culinary knowledge, ingenuity, and friendship tested in the final week of competition that will determine who earns the title of Next Best Junior Chef.

"Sox is an adorable companion robot, made just for Buzz Lightyear! He knows all the ways to help Buzz between his missions in space. Whether it's a deep paw mission, a catnap, or lending an ear, Sox knows all the best relaxation techniques for a busy space ranger. But when Buzz is feeling down, can Sox help him with his most important mission"--.

It's Christmastime for Pookie! And that means a walk in the snow, and company coming.

Follows two hippos as they calmly and mindfully go about an ordinary day.

G.O.A.T. is the Greatest Of All Time goat, but all his farmyard friends would like to be the greatest too.

"On a mission from Heracles to find his lost Golden Apple, Julius and his pals come face-to-face with a minotaur in a labyrinth, must find some way to trick a one-hundred-headed dragon at the Garden of Hesperides, and wind up in the palace of King Midas himself. But what on earth will the gods on Mount Olympus have to say about the gang's antics in the underworld? Madcap hijinks abound in another adventure with broad appeal for fans of historical fiction and comedy alike. It's all Greek to Julius Zebra and his pals in this fourth exciting, action-packed, hilarious adventure brimming with entertaining facts about the ancient world."--.

Hank and Hoog are best friends, but they have very different opinions on winter: Hank hates it and Hoog loves it and they will have to find a way to deal with their differences, because their friendship is very important to both of them.

When a little girl's sister tells her that mermaids are not real, she sets out to prove her wrong.

In rhyming Bruce and Bill explore the world of collective animal nouns--and try to avoid being eaten by a fox.