Juvenile Fiction - Short Stories

Happy Birthday to US! A Fourth of July Celebration for kids!It's the Fourth of July - and someone's birthday!At first, a young child believes the parade, fireworks, and fanfare are all in honor of his special day. But as the story unfolds, he discovers...

A collection of terrifying tales from the thrilling world of Netflix's hit series Stranger Things! Prepare to visit the darkest and most chilling corners of Hawkins. Dustin, Lucas, Max, and their friends want to rent videos one night. But when a blackout changes their...

Susan Perrow is a "story doctor." She writes, collects, and documents stories that offer a therapeutic journey for both the storyteller and listener--a positive, imaginative way of healing difficult situations.Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour gathers the fruits of Susan Perrow's work in story-making. It...

A classic story from one of the most beloved children's book authors!Mary Poppins meets Nanny McPhee in Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, a hilarious and charming picture book about a magical problem solver that has been delighting readers for generations. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children! Well-mannered and...

✨ Inspire Your 8-Year-Old Boy With Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Adventure, and Believing in Himself! ✨Being eight is an incredible adventure-full of curiosity, big dreams, new friendships, and the courage to try things for the very first time. It's also the age where boys...

✨ Inspire Your 8-Year-Old With Stories of Confidence, Courage, and Believing in Herself! ✨Eight is such a wonderful age, full of curiosity, big dreams, new friendships, and sometimes overwhelming feelings. It is the stage where an 8-year-old is discovering who she is, testing her...

✨ Inspire Your 8-Year-Old Boy With Stories of Bravery, Friendship, Adventure, and Believing in Himself! ✨Being eight is an incredible adventure-full of curiosity, big dreams, new friendships, and the courage to try things for the very first time. It's also the age where boys...

✨ Inspire Your 8-Year-Old With Stories of Confidence, Courage, and Believing in Herself! ✨Eight is such a wonderful age, full of curiosity, big dreams, new friendships, and sometimes overwhelming feelings. It is the stage where an 8-year-old is discovering who she is, testing her...

✨ Inspire Your 8-Year-Old With Stories of Confidence, Courage, and Believing in Herself! ✨Eight is such a wonderful age, full of curiosity, big dreams, new friendships, and sometimes overwhelming feelings. It is the stage where an 8-year-old is discovering who she is, testing her...

An ALA Notable Children's Book * Multiple starred reviews"Engaging" -- ALA Booklist (starred review)"A compelling portrait." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Funny and poignant." -- School Library Journal (starred review)Honest and engaging, award-winning author Jean Little's beloved Hey World, Here I Am! is told in...

A contemporary collection of original short stories by Anica Mrose Rissi that is sure to elicit chills, laughs, and screams, even from the most devoted fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A game of hide-and-seek goes on far too long... A...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Four "lost" Dr. Seuss tales starring familiar faces, including Horton the Elephant and an early version of the Grinch! "It happened last May, on a very nice dayWhile the Elephant Horton was walking, they say, Just minding his...

Hot Chips, Mad Fish & Other Tales contain five funny, decodable (sound-out) stories brought to life by adorable and humorous illustrations. These stories are mostly short vowel words (also known as CVC or consonant-vowel-consonant words). CVC words are the first concept taught in all...

A collection of 5 high-octane stories based on Hot Wheels Let's Race, debuting on Netflix in Spring 2024. Meet a daring group of kids who have accepted the challenge to work together as a team and become Hot Wheel Racers. In these five stories,...

A lesser-known collection of classic Dr. Seuss stories about humility, equality, and the power of imagination! This collection of three rhyming stories by Dr. Seuss features a whole litter of Cat in the Hat-like cats! In "I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today!" a boastful...

Creak...Crash...BOO!Shivering skeletons, ghostly pirates, chattering corpses, and haunted graveyards...all to chill your bones! Share these seven spine-tingling stories in a dark, dark room.Author: Alvin SchwartzPublisher: HarperCollinsPublished: 03/14/1984Pages: 64Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.02w x 0.40dISBN: 9780060252717Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.5Point Value: 0.5Interest...

In a dark, dark room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a scary story!Newly reillustrated, this classic I Can Read full of spooky stories is perfect for beginning readers who love a bit of a scare.Victor Rivas's silly and spooky art will introduce a...

In a dark, dark room, in a soft, soft voice, tell a scary story!Newly reillustrated, this classic I Can Read full of spooky stories is perfect for beginning readers who love a bit of a scare.Victor Rivas's silly and spooky art will introduce a...

The final instalment in the Book of Screams series. Tanya and Niah lure writer Joel Southland to a local coffee shop to find out his scheme. But soon, customers are collapsing around them, lulled into an unnatural sleep--Southland's (and the evil ink's) doing. When...

Josefina Javelina longs to be a ballerina. So.she packs up her concertina and leaves her favorite little cantina to go to Pasadena to visit her cousin Angelina. From the desert to the city, a wild adventure ensues as Josefina puts some dip in her...