Bailiwick Press imprint: 12 books

Hotdogger

Book 8

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013

Just how humdrum is 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick’s life right now? So humdrum that he sets out to measure which January day will be the most boring. So humdrum that Jack and Bee succeed in getting him to try some weird hobbies. So humdrum that his recurring Hawaiian dream has become way more enticing than...

Goodnight Brew

A Parody for Beer People

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014

It’s closing time at the brewery. While the moon rises, the happy crew sings and dances as they wind down for the day. Join them in saying goodnight to the beer-making equipment, brew ingredients, and styles of suds.This humorous parody of a children's literature classic is a "pitcher book" for grown-ups. It's the perfect anytime story for beer lovers everywhere!

Artsy-Fartsy

Book 1

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010

Wimpy Kid and Dork Diary fans, meet Aldo Zelnick!Aldo Zelnick is not an athlete like his older brother or a rock collector like his best friend; he’s just a regular kid who likes to draw.On the first day of summer vacation after fourth grade, Aldo's grandma, Goosy, gives him a sketchbook in which to...

Bogus

Book 2

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010

Ten-year-old Aldo Zelnick has decided it’s fun to be artistic, and when his grandma Goosy gives him a second sketchbook, Aldo fills it with more comic drawings, fun words, and accounts of his extraordinary adventures in everyday life. When Aldo and his best friends, Jack and Bee, find a diamond ring,...

Egghead

Book 5

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012

It's October, and Aldo thinks he's Einstein. Gloating over his epic first-quarter grades and test scores, he even decides to dress as the iconic scientist for Halloween. But his bubble bursts when he realizes he's not living up to expectations in one class, Español, and that the consequences may be...

Glitch

Book 7

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012

The Zelnick family likes Christmas a lot, but Aldo-whose plan to get presents galore may be running into a glitch-does not. He thinks that “giving being better than receiving” is gobbledygook and doesn’t understand what the “Adopt-a-Family Tree” at the mall has to do with him. Guinness World...

Jackpot

Book 10

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014

When a warm March day beckons Aldo and his best friend, Jack, outdoors to their fort under the giant pine tree, stick-in-the-mud Aldo gets, well, stuck in the mud. As they dig Aldo’s sneakers out from the embankment, they unearth a humungous bone, which rock-hound Jack believes to be a dinosaur fossil...

Cahoots

Book 3

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011

As summer draws to a close, 10-year-old Aldo Zelnick travels to the Anderson farm in Minnesota for a family vacation. Aldo’s mom is eager for him to experience her favorite childhood pastimes such as shucking sweet corn, milking cows, gathering eggs-and best of all-enjoying fresh air and living off...

Ignoramus

Book 9

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013

If there’s a more inopportune date for an elementary school boy to have a birthday than February 14th, Aldo Zelnick wants to know what it is. With his 11th birthday-and Valentine’s Day-fast approaching, Aldo plans a guys-only party with absolutely no pink, lace, or hearts, thank you very much. But...

Jackpot

Book 10

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014

When a warm March day beckons Aldo and his best friend, Jack, outdoors to their fort under the giant pine tree, stick-in-the-mud Aldo gets, well, stuck in the mud. As they dig Aldo’s sneakers out from the embankment, they unearth a humungous bone, which rock-hound Jack believes to be a dinosaur...

Dumbstruck

Book 4

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011

Ten-year-old Aldo lives with his family in Colorado. He's not athletic like his older brother; he's not a rock hound like his best friend; and he is none too fond of the outdoors-but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a passion. Aldo is passionate about bacon. Back at school adjusting to life in the 5th...

Finicky

Book 6

by Karla Oceanak
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2012

As Thanksgiving rolls around, Aldo Zelnick-a fifth-grade foodie if there ever was one-is flummoxed by his best friend Jack's refusal to try new food. Jack, who famously eats nothing but peanut butter sandwiches for lunch, is so finicky that he's even grown squeamish about Aldo's incessant talk about...
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