Jack and the Snackstalk


Book Description

A few jelly beans are about to turn into a GIANT problem! Princess heads to Moldylocks’s house for movie night. Moldy’s cousin Jack comes, too. He brings pink jelly beans for a snack. But Princess doesn’t like pink, so she throws the jelly beans out the window. Soon, the beans sprout into a huge pillar of snacks! The three friends climb up the snackstalk and find themselves in Snackland! It is filled with pizza-roll hills and nacho-cheese rivers, and there’s even a golden egg roll in a snack-filled castle! The problem is there’s also a GIANT in that castle! Will Princess and her friends ever escape Snackland? This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Praise for Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1: Moldylocks and the Three Beards “Jones takes ‘The Three Bears’ for a dizzy spin in this laff-riot series opener.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Will have kids guffawing with the silly puns and cheering for the ingenious Princess Pink in this subverted version of the more traditional tale.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books




Little Red Quacking Hood


Book Description

Princess Pink is back for another fractured fairy tale adventure and she and her friends team up to stop a pie thief! In the Land of Fake-Believe, Princess Pink meets Scaredy-Pants Wolf—a baker whose bakery has been robbed! Little Red Quacking Hood is stealing pies from the Big Bad Bakery! Princess, Scaredy-Pants, and their friend Moldylocks follow Little Red over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s hair salon. Can they stop Little Red? This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Praise for Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1: Moldylocks and the Three Beards “Jones takes ‘The Three Bears’ for a dizzy spin in this laff-riot series opener.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Will have kids guffawing with the silly puns and cheering for the ingenious Princess Pink in this subverted version of the more traditional tale.” —Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books




Secrets of the Secret Panda Village


Book Description

Issued with a detachable double-sided poster.




Moldylocks and the Three Beards


Book Description

After falling through the refrigerator into the Land of Fake Believe, Princess meets a girl named Moldylocks who takes her to the home of the Three Beards for chili--but when the Beards capture her friend, Princess must come up with a plan to save her.




Robot Zot!


Book Description

From the minds of Scieszka and Shannon comes a tale of a quixotic robot determined to conquer the earth. The only problem is that the earth he lands on is a suburban kitchen and he is three inches tall. Robot Zot, the fearless and unstoppable warrior, leaves a trail of destruction as he encounters blenders, toasters, and televisions. But when he discovers the princess...a pink cell phone...his mission takes a new course. Robot Zot must learn how to be a hero - in the name of true love.




Goldilocks Breaks In


Book Description

In this fairy tale retelling, Goldilocks hopes to prove herself a worthy friend by infiltrating an evil organization and saving the day. Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia . . . Goldilocks is so eager to make friends at Grimm Academy, she’s even tempted to accept an invitation to join E.V.I.L.—it’s just nice to be included! But she doesn’t want to be a villain. Can Goldie get inside the secret society and do some good?




The Three Little Pugs


Book Description

In the Land of Fake-Believe the Three Little Pugs' used car business has sold Scaredy-Pants Wolf a lemon (literally) instead of a delivery van, so Princess Pink gets an opportunity to use her karate moves to get Wolf's money back--and set the Pugs on the straight-and-narrow path to business success.




Moldylocks and the Three Beards: A Branches Book (Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1)


Book Description

Noah Z. Jones turns well-known fairy tales upside-down in this humorous new series! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In the Land of Fake Believe, Princess meets a strange girl named Moldylocks. When Princess's stomach grumbles, Moldylocks takes her to the home of the Three Beards. The girls sit in the Beards' chairs, eat their chili, and jump on their beds. The Three Beards are not happy when they get home--and they are very, very hungry! Will Moldylocks and Princess go into the chili pot? With easy-to-read text and engaging full-color artwork throughout, kids will be drawn right into this very funny land of fractured fairy tales!




Doña Esmeralda, Who Ate Everything


Book Description

A silly, laugh-out-loud read-aloud picture book debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz! Once upon a time, in the middle of a group of seven thousand happy islands named after King Philip of Spain, there lived a lady named Dona Esmeralda. She had a big bouffant hairdo and was much smaller than you. And she was always hungry... And so begins the wickedly hilarious tale of one very old, but very stylish little lady who loves to eat, but can only find the ooey, gooey, mushy, smelly leftovers of naughty children to nosh on. But what happens when Dona Esmeralda finds out about all the tasty treats that children do eat? Hold on to your hairdos as Esmeralda eats everything in sight in a cumulative read-aloud inspired by stories from author Melissa de la Cruz's childhood in the Philippines!




Dragons Eat Noodles on Tuesdays


Book Description

A playful, interactive, and laugh-out-loud-funny picture book with a deliciously hilarious ending! "Once upon a time," begins the big blue monster who is trying to tell a fabulous story. "It needs to be about a kid who is eaten by a dragon," he insists.But his little monster friend is not convinced that this is a good idea. "Dragon stories usually don't end well," he warns.As the two monsters argue over how the story should go, a hungry dragon named Dennis is listening nearby. Dennis knows exactly how this story should go... And by the way, what day is it?Watch out!