I've Got a Bad Case of Poetry brings together the delight of words, rhythm, rhyme, and images to instill a love of poetry in kids.

“This world is full of unfillable gaps, unfixable problems. When I see a gap that I don’t know how to fill or a hurt I can’t possibly heal, my instinct is to offer a poem.”
Kelly D. Belmonte, Poet

If Kathy Waters had known her role in Hamlet would put her center stage in a murder investigation, she would have auditioned for The Music Man instead. But when the star of Hamlet fails to rise for curtain call—and his missing EpiPen turns up in Kathy’s purse—Kathy is forced to leave the safety of Shakespeare to delve into a real-life tragedy

When ten-year old Thomas Spencer and his family move to the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carlina for the summer to help his mom recuperate after a lengthy bout with cancer, the last thing he expects to discover is a fantastic hidden world in the woods behind their house. As Thomas explores the woods, he finds a mysterious stone tiger that comes to life when he sings. Thomas and Shalomar, the tiger, forge an unlikely bond while exploring the wonder and wildness of the woods.

Joe the Fourth has four older siblings—Joe the First, Joe the Second, Joe the Third, and a sister, who is just called Jo. As the youngest, Joe the Fourth is often overlooked by his family. He has a deep longing to travel and see the world, and when an old professor stops to ask for directions to the city of Dawnlor, Joe the Fourth decides to leave home and find his own adventure.

Rosco Lockhart has never thought about the fourth dimension before.

Rosco plods through high school uninspired, but when he meets Tess, a being from the fourth dimension, his mind begins to open to the fantastical nature of ordinary things. 

In a hidden kingdom where dinosaurs roam freely, Carthus is trapped. The thirteen-year-old orphan guards a stegosaurus herd for an uncaring relative, and trusts only himself.

Balter (verb): “To dance artlessly, without particular grace or skill but usually with enjoyment.”

Ashton Harper has three problems and two of them are his sisters. First Drusilla, the oldest, who has decided that all she cares about is muslin and courtship. Second Zizi, the youngest, a stubborn optimist who is constantly pushing her brother outside his comfort zone, whether it’s in their dancing lessons or his disbelief in magic.

In Hargrove Settlement, nobody dreams.
Those few who do, like 12-year-old Aster Temple, are banished through a mysterious portal to an unknown fate or forced to flee into the dangerous wilderness lands. Aster is determined not to get caught, but then she begins having strange waking Dreams.

When Maleen arrives in Dranneth, she hopes to connect with loyal Ardeners so they can plan to retake Arden from King Gregor and Prince Melanor of Pandor. She’s determined to accomplish this on her own terms: she’ll continue to hide behind the safety of the Dragon Fever veil and remain dead to Crown Prince Jared of Dranneth.

Patience, they say, is a virtue. But kids still wonder:

Why does mommy say wait?!

For Marivel Jiménez, life in her big family is full of chaos. Feeling overlooked by her parents and overshadowed by her eight siblings is frustrating, especially considering that the only one who pays attention to her is her annoying, mischievous three-year-old sister, Susana.

We all crave the peace that’s found in nature.

While on a summer vacation with his family, young Doodle is overwhelmed by his noisy surroundings. He spends his vacation saying “Shhh…” to all the noise around him—until he encounters something new and quiet.

A semi-exhaustive guide…

It is important, when going on a dragon hunt, to be prepared. Not only does it keep you safe, but it improves your chances of actually finding a dragon. When Going on a Dragon Hunt is the guide parents and children need in their intrepid adventures hunting the dragons hiding in their neighborhoods.

“A story so real…it was.”

What would it be like to enter the world of our story books? This is a question many children have dreamed about, but have you ever considered what would happen if the characters in story books entered our world?

A collection of new fairy tales…

Throughout his career, the scholar and professor Zao Cadmus did extensive research on international mythology, ethnic fairy tales, and folklore. The primary collection of his work, An Anthology of Fairy Tales from Around the World, includes such classics as “Chang and the Dragons,” “The Swan Princesses,” and “The White Buffalo.”

Goblabet is a curious collection of twenty-six goblins who are under trial for the mysterious murder of their king. Can you crack the code and find the three guilty characters who committed the crime?

When her wheelchair basketball team's uniforms go missing, Joey Jacobs takes the lead to solve the mystery with the help of her friends and family. In the process, she catches the perpetrator of a city-wide crime spree and learns how to be a better team player on and off the court.

Maleen, Princess of Arden, longs to be free of her father’s plan to keep her safe from the Aharrans, a barbarous army threatening to invade their nation. He has given her two choices: exile in a tower that’s protected by the work of a Stone Sage, or marriage to Prince Jared of Dranneth, their ally to the north. Maleen chooses the tower, hoping it will give her beloved Prince Melanor of Pandor time to rescue her. But Melanor doesn’t arrive in time, and Maleen must come to terms with her decision.

Smuggins stands every day ready and waiting in the King's courtroom in the castle. It's the center of all the kingdom, perched high in its city, rising from the plains around it. The King's people love him, but there are rumors of unrest at the edges of kingdom