Short stories
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The Light of the World
$16.95 Add to cartOne magical book exploring how everyday interactions shape the world around us-making it lighter and brighter, or sometimes, dimmer and darker.
These short stories mirror real-life situations, making t
- Author: Bliss, Claire Louise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 28
- Publish Date: August 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1637848056
- Language: English
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Noodles and Gumbo
$29.99 Add to cartDiscover what makes soup special in this cross-cultural short story about food, family, friendships, traditions, and new experiences.
Noodles and Gumbo is an uplifting short story of a little girl who
- Author: Rucker, Hedwig Gayle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 58
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 9798822966918
- Language: English
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On the Block: Stories of Immigrant Families
$8.99 Add to cartFrom We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigra… [more below]
- Author: Oh, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 0593648471
- Language: English
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Super Great Kids’ Stories: From Storytellers Around the World
$19.99 Add to cartSuper Great Kids’ Stories is a Webby Award Kids and Family Nominee!
Go on a worldwide adventure as you discover thirty tales told around the globe in this illustrated collection perfect for reading to- Author: Normanton, Kim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1547619287
- Language: English
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Little Red Hen
$5.99 Add to cartWho will help the Little Red Hen plant some grains of wheat? Not one of her three best friends. Find out what she does next in this lively retelling, specially written for children who are just learni… [more below]
- Series: Read with Usborne
- Author: Patchett, Fiona
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 1836052162
- Language: English
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Ink of Nightmares
$14.95 Add to cartThe 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
- Series: The Book of Screams
- Author: Szpirglas, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 1459840593
- Language: English
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A Treasury of Ballet Stories: Four Captivating Retellings
$16.99 Add to cartStep into the magical world of the ballet with this timeless collection of four stories, each one based on a beloved classical ballet, now beautifully reimagined by the award-winning Caryl Hart, with
- Author: Hart, Caryl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 1529074320
- Language: English
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Stinetinglers 3: More Chilling Stories by the Master of Scary Tales
$8.99 Add to cartFrom R.L. Stine, the master of horror for young readers, comes ten brand new stories that are sure to have you keeping the light on at bedtime tonight.
A boy thinks that a dream factory will help him- Series: Stinetinglers #3
- Author: Stine, R. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 26 2025
- ISBN10: 1250836379
- Language: English
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The Tree That Was a World
$18.99 Add to cartThe interconnected stories of seventeen creatures all living and dreaming underneath the same tree.
The tree is as old as the world, covered in cracks and crevices–and full of life. A sloth hangs on- Author: Goldewijk, Yorick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: October 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0802856500
- Language: English
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Nightmare Hour: Time for Terror
$10.99 Add to cartEnter the most terrifying place of all…the mind of R.L. Stine!
The Nightmare Hour…the time when the lights fade, the real world slips into shadow, and the cold, moonlit world of evil dreams takes o
- Author: Stine, R. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 0064408426
- Language: English
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Scream and Scream Again!: Spooky Stories from Mystery Writers of America
$9.99 Add to cartA harrowing array of scary stories that all have one thing in common: each either begins or ends with a scream!
R.L. Stine–the godfather of Goosebumps–and some of the most popular authors today bring
- Author: Stine, R. L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 0062495658
- Language: English
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Growing Up Beth
$16.99 Add to cartMeet 10-year-old Beth, a no-nonsense truth-teller with five brothers and laugh-out-loud childhood stories, as she and her family move out of public housing and into their first house.
Debut author Bet- Author: York, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 1623544726
- Language: English
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When All the Men Wore Hats: Susan Cheever on the Stories of John Cheever
$30.00 Add to cartA sympathetic and illuminating account of the stories of John Cheever, and the intersecting life and work of the legendary writer John Cheever, as told by his eldest daughter.
The Stories of John Cheev- Author: Cheever, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 28 2025
- ISBN10: 0374600996
- Language: English
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Hattie Peck
$14.95 Add to cartLittle Hattie Peck loved eggs!
Big ones, small ones, speckled ones. All she wanted was an egg of her own.
One day, Hattie left her cozy coop on an adventure to find all the abandoned eggs of the world.
- Series: Picture Books – Gemini Children
- Author: Levey, Emma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 1917082746
- Language: English
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The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen
$21.99 Add to cart“Bordo’s sharp reading of Boleyniana and her clear affection for this proud, unusual woman make this an entertaining, provocative read.”–Boston Globe
Part biography, part cultural history, The Creati- Author: Bordo, Susan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0547834381
- Language: English
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The Haunted States of America
$9.99 Add to cartFifty two different stories. Fifty two different Authors. Endless fright for all ages.
Every state has an urban legend that evokes fear and curiosity in equal parts, and we’ve chronicled all of these l- Author: Hughes, Solomon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1250377889
- Language: English
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We Always Have a Choice – Mean or Kind
$11.95 Add to cartAlthough this book is written from the point of view of a ten-year-old, it is meant to speak to the child that still lives inside each of us.
The part of the brain responsible for decision making and u
- Author: Meyer, Gloria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 66
- Publish Date: July 18 2025
- ISBN10: 9798895434567
- Language: English
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Little Spottie Runs Away
$14.95 Add to cartA small puppy named Spottie, decides to run away from home after being disciplined by his mom for being mischievous. This story is filled with many challenges and obstacles, as Spottie encounters whil
- Author: Cordero, Carmen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 26
- Publish Date: June 06 2025
- ISBN10: 9798895265987
- Language: English
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America Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stamerica Street: A Multicultural Anthology of Stories
$29.95 Add to cartWelcome to America Street, where every story is as vital and unique as the friends, neighbors, and relatives we encounter every day. Here are fourteen stories about young people told by some of Americ… [more below]
- Author: Mazer, Anne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: May 12 2008
- ISBN10: 0892551909
- Language: English
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Kindness Lives Inside All of Us
$14.99 Add to cartIt is a heartwarming children’s story about the power of empathy, compassion, and connection. Told through the eyes of “Kindness Kathy,” this beautifully illustrated book shows how one small act of ki
- Author: Greenberg, Lisa Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: June 10 2025
- ISBN10: 1956665803
- Language: English
