But this year they are in trouble--the boys are growing up and no longer want to play with dolls. How can the Dollhouses warn the humans of an impending burglary? Illustrated.

    But the wicked emperor wants to capture the boy when he hears the news. The story will excite readers as the ruler gets his just reward when the boy creates a masterpiece that spells his doom.

    That's why Kelly convinces Lisa and Rebecca to try out for Cinderella, the school musical. Kelly is sure she'll get the lead...until she totally messes up her audition!

    The arrival of a new baby brings some happiness to Lucie, and when she receives some letters from a girl in England, a mystery begins to unfold as Lucy realizes their lives are connected.

    When L. L. Putt,a suspicious-looking "TV repair" man comes nosing around her mother's antique shop looking for miniature furniture, and then their next-door neighbor, old Mrs. Bright, recognizes the house as a replica of her own family home-- which had mysteriously disappeared in 1915-- Mindy is sure she was right. But as she and Mrs. Bright begin to investigate, there comes a frightful shock, a ringing in their ears, a whoosh of an explosion... ---and the long-gone Bright house is back! But not for long. All too soon the house rocks with an earthquake-like lurch and, as they pick themselves up, Mindy and Mrs. Bright find themselves trapped inside the house-- suddenly dolls' house size again-- and jolting off in the back of dastardly Mr. Putt's van to an unknown destination. Plopped down into the middle of a bizarre adventure, full of excitement, danger, new friends and hairsbreadth escapes, how can they escape? Will Mindy's quick wits and Mrs. Bright's good sense save the day? Is Horace, the Hallams' Great Dane, still following their trail? How CAN the tiny secret inhabitants of "Professor Lilliput's Marvelous Museum of Miniatures" trap a full-size villain on their own?

    And their stories are wonderful." Nancy WillardImpunity Jane--a china doll who goes adventuring with Joe and his gang. What will happen when the gang finds out Gideon stole her?The Fairy Doll--as Elizabeth's life changes for the better she begins to belive her doll is the cause. But is it?The Story of Holly and Ivy--Holly a doll, wished for a little girl. Ivy, a little girl, wished for a doll. Will their wishes come true?Candy Floss--Jack is heartbroken when Candy Floss, his good-luck doll, is taken. Will he

    She wants to make friends. She tells everyone about all the wonderful things she has... even if she doesn't really have them. Soon everyone at school is tired of Veronica the Show-off. But then a very odd girl named Hilary and a mystery at the library teach Veronica something new: When you're busy being a friend, there's no time to worry about finding one.

    "Stover captures . . . the ambiance of a warm, 19th-Century family story, and an element of fantasy".--School Library Journal.

    "Who is William Shakespeare?" For more than 20 years, Lois Burdett has asked that question of her elementary school students in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, leading them on a voyage of discovery that brings the Bard to life for boys and girls ages seven and up.Macbeth for Kids, written in rhyming couplets is suitable for staging as class plays as well as reading aloud.

    She's visiting next door all summer and everyone wants the three of them to be buddies. But since she's a girl, Rory and Derek decide to ignore her completely. Except it's not so easy to ignore someone who has her own pet parrot and who likes to make snowballs -- out of ice-cream!Derek starts thinking Bolivia's the funniest, craziest kid he's ever met, but Rory still says three's a crowd. Is there room in their friendship for Bolivia, or is she about to break up a perfect team?

    Why else would she have such a lovely pink gown? Why else would she have such golden hair and flawless skin? And why else would she have a four-foot, curly-haired human creature to wait on her? Meanwhile Zoey, that four-foot, curly-haired creature, has always dreamed that someday one of her dolls would come alive. But in her dreams, the doll never ordered her around. The doll didn’t call her a servant. And the doll was a whole lot nicer!In a classic storyteller’s voice, Marion Dane Bauer tells an exquisite tale of friendship, family, and loss, laced with humor and joy.

    Will Maggie really go on printing her whole life?

    It’s the mysterious castle his housekeeper has told him about, and even though William is sad she’s leaving, now the castle is his! William can’t wait to play with the castle—he’s certain there’s something magical about it. And sure enough, when he picks up the tiny silver knight, it comes alive in his hand! Sir Simon tells William a mighty story of wild sorcery, wizards, and magic. And suddenly William is off on a fantastic quest to another land and another time—where a fiery dragon and an evil wizard are waiting to do battle.

    Here you will also meet Allison Beals and her twenty-five eels; Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear; the Human Balloon; and Headphone Harold.So come, wander through the Nose Garden, ride the Little Hoarse, eat in the Strange Restaurant, and let the magic of Shel Silverstein open your eyes and tickle your mind.

    While visiting her Aunt Clare at the old family home, she discovers an eerily-haunted dollhouse in the attic—an exact replica of the family home. Whenever she sees it, the dolls, representing her relatives, have moved. Her aunt won't listen to Amy's claims that the dolls are trying to tell her something. This leads Amy to research old news reports where she discovers a family secret—the murder of her grandparents. The two sisters unravel the mystery. Amy grows to accept her sister and to understand that Louann is more capable than she had first thought.