Lookunderrocks: 5 books

This year, when Grandpa puts Caspian’s special Unbirthday box under his bed, it’s empty.Grandpa insists that he has given Caspian an Invisible Magic Wand® Caspian has to name it before it will work.“Maybe,” says Caspian.“Good name,” says Grandpa. “Nobody will get suspicious.”Caspian’s...

Once upon a time, in a land of magic, there lived a princess who did NOT want to marry. She wanted to have adventures like the knights, or rule a kingdom like her father. She didn't like sitting around in pretty dresses, eating daintily with fancy silverware, and speaking in a soft, ladylike voice....

SCIENCE FUN FOR CHILDREN! Follow along with Amanda as she uses science and imagination to solve mysteries with her friend Elaine. These aren't your typical whodunits: Amanda is more interested in Why and How of things, and children will learn along with her. Jack Kershner's joyous illustrations...

Oliver (an alligator like creature) is stuck in his room. His father sent him there for playing pirate in a tree that was too young to be climbed.Oh, if only he still lived with his birthparents! What could he do if he were with them? Be a scientist? Or trapeze artist? Do other people wishfor other parents when they are angry with their own? What should Oliver do?

Loretta finds a caterpillar egg on a milkweed plant. She breaks off the leaf and brings it home. Mom won't let Loretta keep it in the house, so she tapes the leaf back on the plant, and watches over the egg. It hatches. It eats the leaf, and more leaves. As the caterpillar grows and molts, Loretta...