Imagination & Play - Kids Fiction

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Deidre Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Corinne Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Chloe Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Cheyenne Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Cheyanne Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Catherine Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Cassidy Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Carly Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Carla Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Brooke Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Brianna Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Bria Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Bonnie Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Brandy Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Audrey Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Beverly Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Blair Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Arianna Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Anastasia Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Amy Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Aliyah Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Alissa Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Alejandra Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Alana Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Adriana Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Everybody wants to be a princess What could be better? In "Today Abigail Will Be a Princess," one little heroine craves the royal treatment until she learns that princesses don't get to play in the mud. It's no contest--the tiara is abandoned in favor...

Can cats take over the title of Man's Best Friend from dogs? Two cats will try and find out as they embark on a campaign to tell the world that cats have what it takes to become your best friend.Our main character Tux never...

The story centers on Sterling, a young pup with his own unique sense of style who has to adapt when a change of plans arises. Sterling is unfailingly polite and likes to say to himself, "I have swag. Yes, I do. I have swag...

Magic is afoot and Rachida is determined to find it. Follow her on a journey to meet Goddesses and dolphins, houses standing on chicken feet, talking cats and wise coyotes, volcanoes and giant pearls. Rachida is looking for magic and will fly on eagle-back,...

Sit back, kick up your feet and let your mind take you on a whimsical journey with Pixie Addy. The pixies are smaller and less glamorous than the fairies who rule over the woodlands. Pixie Addy longs to be a fairy and hates being...

With very little text, this book lets the illustrations tell the charming story of a child carried away into a world much bigger than herself. A young girl and her family travel from the city to the country to celebrate her grandmother's birthday. Someone...

Our favorite pretend princess, Angelica, aka Jelly, is back! A case of mistaken identity, a wild imagination and a love of storytelling leads Jelly to tell her friend Joon and the new kid she's just met, Leo, that she's a part-time lion trainer at...

Angelica isn't a liar, she just loves making up stories. When Angelica goes to sleepaway camp and is mistaken for a princess, she could easily clear up the misunderstanding...but pretending to be royalty is way more fun! When her best friend from home surprises...

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe, inspired by the familiar nursery rhyme The House That Jack Built, follows the course of one very unusual shoe as it travels through a fascinating, imaginative world to encounter an assortment of quirky characters. The imaginative text and cumulative...

"This highly recommended tribute to the imagination is comprised of delightful pictures and three clever and entertaining stories." -Booklist, starred review This playful and endearing book celebrates imaginative play as Mable and Sam move into a new house and make it their own. They...

This unique wordless book includes twelve imaginative story creation scenes that offer limitless possibilities for "my story". Whether quietly pouring over this book alone or co-creating with a favorite adult, a child will develop and enhance imagination, language & emerging literacy skills while pondering,...

Eloise searches for treasure in this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read that's perfect for emerging readers. How marvelous! Eloise loves, loves, loves dressing up as a pirate. Read along as she and Weenie search for pirate treasure!Author: Tammie Lyon, Lisa McClatchyISBN-10: 1481499793ISBN-13: 9781481499798Publisher: Simon SpotlightLanguage:...

Get to know one half of your favorite Peanuts duo in this oversized board book that's shaped like Snoopy! Snoopy and Woodstock are BFFs--that is, until they both reach for the last slice of pizza. An argument ensues, and the two former best friends...

Eloise visits a very secret room in the Plaza Hotel in this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read that's perfect for emerging readers. How marvelous! Eloise can go wherever she wants in the Plaza Hotel, but her favorite place is a secret room. Here she can...

Sibling rivalry reaches new heights in this delightfully tongue-in-cheek picture book that's perfect for fans of Lauren Castillo's The Troublemaker. Being a bad guy can be lots of fun. You can trap all of the superheroes in a cage with hungry lions or sail...

Meet Ralph! He loves all things that go, and he especially loves rocket ships. Oh--and he's Katy Duck's best dog pal, Get to know him in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story for beginning readers. "A rocket ship can take me up to the stars,"...

A little kid who wants to play the big kids uses the alphabet and spelling to get his way in this classic story from Strega Nona author and illustrator Tomie dePaola, now featuring a new cover and refreshed artwork. Andy may be the littlest...

In this charming board book little ones will love seeing how just a few shapes make up all of their favorite things--from a rocket ship, to a kitty cat, to a friend, and beyond! What can you make out of a triangle, a circle,...

In this adorable new picture book by Lindsay Ward, the classic rivalry between dog and new baby comes to vivid life as an overwhelmingly cute battle for their attention ensues. Rosco the family dog is the heavyweight champion of 17 Parkwood Avenue--until a new...

The alphabet takes flight in this vividly illustrated picture book of aviation from A to Z! From A is for ace to Z is for zeppelin, this high-flying alphabet book presents the ABCs through the amazing world of aviation. Get to know biplanes, carriers,...

Soft kittens, wooly socks, soggy mittens, fleecy flocks--this pictorial celebration of things tactile explores how what we touch touches us. There's a reason why toddlers put everything (or so it seems) into their mouths--it's how they understand it...with grabby hands, open mouths, and...here...open book....

A little boy and two dragons discover what really matters about friendship in this charming picture book from the author of Me Want Pet and Mostly Monsterly. With scissors and tape a boy transforms himself into...a dragon! "ROAR!" he says. He is BIG. He...

A little girl with a wild imagination explores what her life would look like if she and her family lived in the ocean. She decides a warm body of water would be best, and she pictures her mom and dad and brother and sister...

Can you imagine a world where whales climb trees and monkeys have feathers? What about horses that crow first thing in the morning or groundhogs that sing? Can you picture tall purple dandelions that grow like trees - or kids with wings flying high...

Penelope Discovers the Wonderful World of Imagination Ever since she was a baby, Penelope has loved pinwheels, and the colors pink and purple. From the very first moment that her little hand could hold on to something fun, she has enjoyed spinning and whirring...