This rapid-paced story for young readers from best-selling author Jonathan London churns with heart-stopping beauty and terror. Twelve-year-olds Aaron and Lisa and sixteen-year-old Cassidy join their fathers on an epic float trip down the Green River and learn what they are made of. Full of suspense, action, and adventure, crazy-frightening characters, and overcoming terrible physical and mental odds, this page turner immerses young readers into the wilds of nature and is destined to become a classic. Their adventures continue in BELLA BELLA (available now) and GRIZZLY PEAK (available...

Which is worse a playdate with a girl or no playdate at all?
A play date with a girl? Froggy is horrified What will his friends say? But when Dad bribes him with the promise of a movie outing, Froggy has to agree, even if he won't sit next to Frogilina. She might try to kiss him. EEWW This could be the worst play date ever.
Children have enjoyed the misadventures of trouble-prone Froggy in more than twenty books. Froggy just never learns and that's why we love him "

From best-selling author Jonathan London comes BELLA BELLA, the heart-pounding sequel to DESOLATION CANYON. In this story for young readers, the same cast of characters thirteen-year-olds Aaron and Lisa and their fathers, and seventeen-year-old Cassidy and his dad embark on a sea kayaking trip through the Inside Passage that brings them unexpected and even terrifying adventures.

Young readers will eagerly follow Aaron s adventures in this suspenseful page turner, as he learns to navigate a kayak, discovers another side to a bully, shares a first kiss, encounters the desperate world...

Follow precious Little Puffin through his first year of life as his parents protect and prepare him for life on his own. From the safety of the little chick s nest to his clumsy attempts at flight, Van Zyle s paintings depict Little Puffin s adventures through a variety of perspectives, from close-up portraits to sweeping action scenes. Jonathan London s lyrical prose imparts a reverence for wildlife, endearing the puffin chick Sea Parrot, Underwater Acrobat, Clown of the Ocean to the reader and creating a suspenseful read-aloud."

Little Wolf, pup of Gray Wolf and White Wolf, bounds into the world and through the seasons in this new children s picture book. Inside the safety of the den, through fields of wildflowers, and in birch shimmering in an autumn moon s glow, Van Zyle s paintings depict Little Wolf s adventures through a variety of perspectives from close-up portraits to sweeping action scenes. Jonathan London s lyrical prose imparts a wisdom to the text, endearing the reader to the pup and creating a suspenseful read-aloud."

Ka-splash Head to the river, where a frolicsome bunch of otters plays all year round in a nonfiction story sprinkled with facts -- and loaded with fun.

It's spring, and a litter of baby river otters emerges from a den . . . to play Follow the otters through the seasons as they chase one another, slide down a mudbank, jump in a pile of leaves, and learn to swim. Even while catching fish for their dinner or grooming themselves in the snow, otters love to play -- and Jonathan London's lively text and Meilo So's fluid watercolors invite you to share in the joy.

From best-selling author Jonathan London comes BELLA BELLA, the heart-pounding sequel to DESOLATION CANYON. In this story for young readers, the same cast of characters thirteen-year-olds Aaron and Lisa and their fathers, and seventeen-year-old Cassidy and his dad embark on a sea kayaking trip through the Inside Passage that brings them unexpected and even terrifying adventures. Young readers will eagerly follow Aaron s adventures in this suspenseful page turner, as he learns to navigate a kayak, discovers another side to a bully, shares a first kiss, encounters the desperate world of human...

Aaron s latest adventure takes him river kayaking with his dad and tests his perseverance, patience and survival skills in encounters with bears, moose, and life-threatening accidents. For more of Aaron's Wilderness adventures, read

Froggy loves the library in this twenty-fifth book in the Froggy series

When Froggy and Mom and Pollywogilina set out for the library, Froggy brings a wheelbarrow to hold all the books he plans to borrow. There are so many to choose from: Dinosaur books Books about Space Frog Froggy is so excited that he forgets to use his indoor voice. Still, readers enjoy Froggy's antics, and so does Miss Otterbottom, the librarian. "Come again soon, Froggy," she says.

"Another uproarious adventure. . . Remkiewicz's brightly colored, cartoonish scenes, which depict lots of bouncy...