Daniel Pinkwater Books

Four-fantastic-books-in-one by the popular author of The Hoboken Chicken BorgelYobgorgleThe Worms of KukumlimaThe Snarkout Boys & the Baconburg Horror

A collection of five humorous novels for young people originally published between 1978 and 1982, including "Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars," "Slaves of Spiegel," "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death," "The Last Guru," and "Young Adult Novel."

Melvin recounts his extraordinary adventures in time and space with his 111-year-old sort of great-Uncle Borgel.

An ALA Notable Book Kids ages 9-12 will “delight in [the] oddness” of this Home Alone-style tale set in the 1970s—from a prolific children’s author who captures “a magic that’s not like anyone else’s” (Neil Gaiman). With Victor’s parents out of town, he is free to investigate the mysterious lizard musicians who have recently appeared on TV . . . Things Victor loves: pizza with anchovies, grape soda, B movies aired at midnight, the evening news. And with his parents off at a resort and his older sister shirking her babysitting duties, Victor has plenty of time to indulge himself and to try a few things he’s been curious about. Exploring the nearby city of Hogboro, he runs into a curious character known as the Chicken Man (a reference to his companion, an intelligent hen named Claudia who lives under his hat). The Chicken Man speaks brilliant nonsense, but he seems to be hip to the lizard musicians (real lizards, not men in lizard suits) who’ve begun appearing on Victor’s television after the broadcast of the late-late movie. Are the lizards from outer space? From “other space”? Together Victor and the Chicken Man, guided by the able Claudia, journey to the lizards’ floating island, a strange and fantastic place that operates with an inspired logic of its own.

Told from Iggy's perspective, this sequel to the acclaimed THE NEDDIAD explores new adventures and insights as he navigates a world filled with challenges and friendships. Iggy's unique voice adds depth to the narrative, offering fresh takes on familiar themes and expanding the story's universe. Readers can expect a blend of humor, heart, and the whimsical elements that characterized the original, while also delving into Iggy's personal growth and experiences.

Kevin Spoon, a wealthy kid who gets everything he wants, learns a lesson about the value of ownership when he is given a doodle flute by Mason Mintz, but is not told how to play it

Introducing the Best Friends Reader Collection! Four bestselling Level 3 readers in one collection, paper-over-board, 6 x 9, and priced at $6.99!Four Level 3 Scholastic Readers, bound in a 6 x 9 paper-over-board format, each containing a friendship story!This bind-up Even Steven and Odd ToddFootball FriendsHare and Friends ForeverSecond-Grade Ape

SOMETHING'S FOWL IN HOBOKEN. When Arthur Bobowicz is sent out to bring home the family's Thanksgiving turkey, he returns instead with Henrietta -- a 266 pound chicken with a mind of her own. Feathers fly when this colossal clucker descends upon Hoboken, New Jersey. Thus begins the hilarious hen-tastic tall tale that has kept readers in stitches since Henrietta first pecked her way onto the scene in 1977. Revised with brand new illustrations by Pulitzer Prize winner Tony Auth, this new edition of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency will have readers crowing so hard with laughter, they may just lay an egg!

A new YA novel in the style of THE EDUCATION OF ROBERT NIFKIN

They were on their own -- three kids and one giant chicken. Stuck in Hoboken for the summer, Nick Itch, Loretta Fischetti, and Bruno Ugg are really, really bored. After whiling away their time spitting in the Hudson River and trying to teach Henrietta, Nick's 266-pound chicken, how to juggle marshmallows, they're ready for something -- anything -- to happen.When a mysterious and brilliant chalk artist starts decorating Hoboken's streets, the three friends are blown away. They set off to explore the art world in a frenzy of adventurous drawing, screeving, and eggplant picnics.