Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

Love strikes in the Black Lagoon! Everyone has to make a card for Valentine's Day. And even worse you have to give it to someone in your class. Plus, you can't draw a green-colored square or a dinosaur. You must draw a pink or red heart or a cupid. Yuck! You'd rather eat worms! And you know how it goes: First you give a Valentine card and the next thing you know, you're married! You're just not ready for this!

Betsy experiences an interesting first year in school and looks forward to summer vacation at her grandfather's farm.

Some of the kids at school wonder if Mr. Jolly could be Santa Claus. He keeps the building cold as the North Pole and the school building magically clean. Can he make a miracle happen?

When a band drops out of Battle of the Bands Eva and her friends decide to form a band of their own, and when a secret singer joins the chorus it really sounds good, but she flies away before anyone can identify her.

On picture day at Ella Mentry School, the strange new photographer wants to turn A.J. into a supermodel and the Picture Day Zombie makes an appearance.

A cat that enjoys his carefree life gets some treats and backrubs from the humans who have just moved into his favorite abandoned house, then sets out to train them properly, all the while protesting to his friends that he has no interest in being tied down to a human pet.

"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"-- After Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets carried away wearing his famous helium pants, Ada and her...

The Bailey Elementary School third graders are greeted at camp by Mr. Jenkins, a growling barefoot creature who eats raw hamburgers and avoids lights.

From superstar authors and friends Mac Barnett and Jory John comes the third installment in their smart and funny New York Times bestselling Terrible Two series, The Terrible Two Go Wild. Everyone's favorite pranksters and founders of the International Order of Disorder are at it again!Miles and Niles find themselves marooned for the summer at Camp Good Times, which is all about peace and good vibes. (Can you say BOR-ING?) With no clear prank-ortunities,...

"..the well-meaning Bear with a talent for trouble continues to fill the lives of the Brown family with unexpected adventures that will delight the multitude of Paddington fans."