Fourth-grader Jillian LOVES math! It’s her favorite subject and she is good at it too. But it’s the early 1970’s in America. When Jillian goes to sign her name on the Math Club sign-up sheet, she is met with snickering and jeers. A girl in the boys’ club? Maybe she doesn’t belong.

Gordy and his family live in Detroit, Michigan, the heart of the United States automobile industry.  Every Friday night after coming home from work at one of the plants, Gordy’s father teaches him how to box.  Their hero is the famous American boxer Joe Louis, who grew up in Detroit.

In 1918, a deadly influenza pandemic was sweeping across America.  But in the tenement apartments of New York City’s Lower East Side,  one young girl is determined to keep her family safe.

Poems, state symbols, hidden pictures and riddles engage the beginning readers, while prose, biographies, non-fiction, short stories and a reader theater challenge advanced readers.

The Pennsylvania Reader is patterned after early primers.  Colorful illustrations accompany lively prose, poetry, games, and short stories; working together to entertain and educate.

Now for the young learner, board books for New Jersey and Pennsylvania!  State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lover.  Toddlers will… Read More

Now for the young learner, board books for New Jersey and Pennsylvania!  State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lover.  Toddlers will… Read More

Young readers are invited to take an armchair counting tour through the great state of Pennsylvania. Using state symbols, landmark events and famous people, numbers come to life in poetry and prose.

Young Jimmy decides to bring his pet boa constrictor on a school field trip to the farm. Bedlam erupts, though, when the constrictor decides to socialize with the barnyard animals.

A pet boa constrictor wreaks havoc on a posh garden party.

When Jimmy’s birthday rolls around, his mom decides to give him a goldfish and a party at SeaLand. Once they arrive, chaos reigns; Jimmy and his guests set off a tidal wave of crazy situations, carefully choreographed in text and art.

When Jimmy refuses to dance with anybody but his pet boa constrictor, mayhem becomes the name of the game!

Katrina loved the old apple tree. One special branch was Katrina’s own spot to sit and sketch to her heart’s content. She pretended it was her studio.

Miss Mary is beloved by her students.  She makes learning fun and easy, and her brightly colored knitwear brings a smile to people’s faces.

Long ago in a faraway place there lived two mothers. And, although they may appear as different as night and day, these two mothers had more in common than would first seem.

From Trinka Hakes Noble comes the story of a young girl who learns the most precious things in life are not measured in dollars and cents but by the warmth of one’s heart.  And that truth, beauty, and love are in the eye of the beholder.

A touching story of a Lenni Lenape boy standing on the cusp of childhood and moving into manhood just before his people’s lives are changed forever.

Gettysburg, July 1863: Union and Confederate troops arrive, ready to face off. The stage is set for what becomes one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War.

In the fall of 1777, Philadelphia sat twitching like a nervous mouse. The British were going to attack, but no one knew where or when.

The Pine Barrens in New Jersey has long been a place of mystery, with its dark pine groves, black swamps, and dank bogs.  Reputed to be haunted, it’s an unsettling place. But of all the mysterious happenings and sights in the Pine Barrens, none are as intriguing as the Jersey Devil!

Delving into the natural beauty of New Jersey’s famous coastline, Trinka has crafted a wondrous tale explaining the origin of the Cape May Diamond.

Long, long ago there was a time when mankind did not venture into the deep ocean waters.  It was believed that the world was flat and to sail beyond the horizon meant falling off the edge of the earth.  Yet, they were drawn to the ocean.

Long long ago, the ancient peoples of the forest gathered around their warm bright fires and told the tale of a time long past, when the land of Michigane was covered with thick heavy ice. They called it the Long Night of the North Wind.

The Battles contains three stories focusing on key American wars: the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

Lizzie loves school.  She loves it almost more than anything. When the time comes for Lizzie to start first grade, she can’t wait.

Trinka Hakes Noble’s deadpan tall tale has inspired a zany, on-target vision from Tony Ross, and the West has never been wackier or more fun.

The King’s tea had to be perfect. But sometimes things weren’t just right. So each morning the tea steward held his breath as the King took his first sip…

One spring day, after a storm, the Klumperty sisters find a mermaid stranded in a small inland pool and take her home. They hide the mermaid’s tail under a homespun dress and set about turning her into a good Dutch peasant. Only Hansy, the youngest child, sees the sadness in the mermaid’s eyes…

For Karin, Uncle Jerry’s visit was what made Christmas really special. But it was already the day before Christmas, and he still hadn’t arrived.

A witch is convinced that no cat could take the place of her lost black cat Shadow, until she is pursued by a small striped kitten

There’s so much to see and taste and do on Strawberry Day in June – ride on a hay cart, play scissors-and-stone, drink rosy-hip tea!

Gregory Maguire, the famed author of Wicked, spins an original tale drawing from the Russian folk stories about Vasilissa the Beautiful, Baba Yaga, and the Firebird.