Marylin Hafner Books

Finalist for the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz AwardFor the Pepins, life is one sticky problem after another. What do you do when you wake up to find toads in all your shoes? Where do you put a dapper stranger who suddenly walks into your house and makes himself at home? How to determine which of your neighbors is in fact a very fine neighbor, and which is an imposter?Happily, the Pepins have an author with unusually large psychic antennae and great problem-solving readers who can join the Pepins on their hilarious adventures. And they need all the help they can get!

Bacteria and viruses have never looked so good! As packed with wit and good humor as with charts and diagrams, this book is the best explanation of how your body fights germs.

How are you feeling? Most of the time you feel fine, but sometimes you get sick. Sometimes a germ catches up with you. Germs are all around you, but they are too small for you to see. Many germs are harmless, but two kinds, viruses and bacteria, can make you sick. Read and find out about germs, how they can make you sick, and how your body works to fight them off and keep you healthy.

When Clyde's bean plants suddenly wilt and die, he begins to panic over not having a project for the fair, but when his tooth suddenly falls out of his mouth, a terrific idea for an entirely new project comes to mind. Reprint.

"The book has energy, movement, and a solid, comforting understanding of the emotional trials of a first grader." —School Library Journal Clyde is worried. Show and Tell is just a couple of days away, and he doesn't know what to bring. Then by pure luck, down in the dark and dusty basement at home, Clyde discovers a unique and mysterious object—something that will hold his entire class spellbound. Young readers who have already met Clyde in LUNCH BUNNIES and SCIENCE FAIR BUNNIES, along with those who are meeting Clyde for the first time, will appreciate both his worries and his triumphs.

It was only a game, but suddenly it seemed real. Best friends Mandy and Mimi are bored with all their old games. What a perfect time to play the Haunted House Game! After making paper spiders, mixing “bat blood,” and dressing up in spooky costumes, M and M are ready to scare the neighbors. But are they ready for what’s awaiting them in the dark? “A very easy chapter book with sprightly pictures and an enjoyable cast.”—Childhood Education

Un corbeau et un fermier passent tout leur temps à se jouer des tours et ne font rien d'autre.