Joan Holub

Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.

It's time to pick pumpkins! Mrs. Blue's class is on its way to the pumpkin patch. Count down from 20 name tags to 12 animals in the petting zoo. Next count 8 orange pumpkins, tall. 7 yellow pumpkins, bumpy. 6 pumpkins, green and white. And lots that are just right! Finally, the day is done and the children line up 2-by-2 and sing 1 final pumpkin song as they head back to school!

"A Grimmtastic girl named Cinderella is starting her first week at Grimm Academy on the wrong foot. Cinda's totally evil stepsisters are out to make her life miserable. The Steps tease Cinda, give her terrible advice about life at the academy, and even make her look bad in front of her new friends, Red, Snow, and Rapunzel! But when Cinda overhears the Steps plotting a villainous deed that could ruin Prince Awesome's ball, Cinda, her new friends, and...

Ava and Itty Bitty Kitty take a trip to the firehouse, where Itty Bitty Kitty's penchant for trouble could make for an interesting visit.

"'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons"--

Worried that her stepmother may be a member of the E.V.I.L. society, Snow White joins her friends to stop the society's plans to destroy Grimm Academy, but her bad luck seems to be jinxing all of their efforts.

Fang, a bat, is having a tough time getting to sleep. His brother Fink decides he needs a story - a scary story. Now Fan really can't get to sleep. Next, brother Batrick thinks he has the answer - an adventurous pirate story! Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awak. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That's even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There's one story yet to hear . . . will it be the one...

Lorsqu'un mortel du nom d'Héraclès est transféré à l'Académie, Athéna comprend ce qu'il vit. Elle n'y est arrivée elle-même que quelques mois auparavant. Non seulement Héraclès doit-il apprendre à s'intégrer, mais il doit aussi réussir douze «travaux». Sans quoi il sera expulsé de l'école! Et lorsque le directeur Zeus, le père d'Athéna, lui demande de s'occuper en secret du nouveau garçon, elle se retrouve à capturer des créatures...

Après l'avoir échappé belle contre les soldats du roi Cronos, Zeus et les Olympiens se rendent au temple de Delphes... et ils vont avoir toute une surprise visqueuse et rampante! Un python géant en garde l'entrée et fera tout en son pouvoir pour les empêcher d'entrer. Au milieu de tout ce chaos, leur fidèle oracle, Pythie, réussit à faire savoir aux Olympiens qu'ils doivent trouver la lance de la peur. Elle est entre de mauvaises mains et...

When Odysseus goes shopping with his mom, she tells him to stay close, and he does-until he is tempted by The Odyssey-inspired play area in the mall and wanders off. He has fun at first, but when he can't find Mom, he gets scared. Not to worry: Mom was always close behind, and, reunited, they make their way home together. Conceived and crafted by Greek-mythology expert Joan Holub and illustrated by the bestselling Leslie Patricelli, this book also...