Boy with the Helium Head

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Meet Jonathan, a small seven-year-old boy with big feet and a big problem--he thinks that eight-year-old Duke Duncan is going to beat him up. A mix-up at the doctor's office gives Jonathan the means to...

Yearling First Choice Chapter Books series

Commander Toad in Space

by Jane Yolen Bruce Degen

The intrepid crew of the spaceship the "Star Warts" lands on a water-covered planet inhabited by Deep Wader, a horrible, hungry monster.

Commander Toad series

A Flying Birthday Cake

by Louis Sachar

On the night of Nick's birthday party, Marvin sees a glowing birthday cake flying across the sky. A few days later, a strange new student joins Marvin's third-grade class. Could the two events...

Marvin Redpost series: book 6

Grandpa's Teeth

by Rod Clement

Grandpa's teeth, handmade by the finest Swiss craftsmen, are gone- stolen from his bedside table! Grandpa suspects anyone who doesn't smile widely enough to prove that their teeth are their own. Soon...

Jimmy Zangwow's Out-Of-This-World Moon-Pie Adventure

by Tony DiTerlizzi

When his mother refuses to give him a Moon Pie, Jimmy takes a trip on his flying jalopy to get some from Mr. Moon. Jimmy shares his snacks with nine hundred ninety-nine Mars Men and returns home just...

Porkenstein

by Kathryn Lasky

Dr. Smart Pig feels lonely as Halloween approaches and decides to create a friend to celebrate with him. After two failed attempts, he is stunned to find a monstrous pig eating everything in the house.

Poultrygeist

by Herm Auch Mary Auch Jane

Rudy and Ralph are two noisy young roosters who are bothersome to Sophie the pig and Clarissa the cow. When a poultrygeist appears in the barn and frightens the animals, it is a test to see if the two...

The Toy Brother

by William Steig

An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised kid brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.