Wide- Awake Princess, Fairy Tales, Enchantment, Novel

THE WIDE-AWAKE PRINCESS By: E.D. Baker
Princess Annie is the younger sister Princess Gwen. Annie has know special powers, for the fairies made sure no magical powers could touch her. Her sister is the most beautiful princess in the land and has a curse upon her from one of the fairies. When she is sixteen she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and sleep for a hundred years. (Sleeping Beauty) So goes this enchanting story of Annie, trying to get a prince to wake up her sister. Along the way she stumbles on other familiar fairy tales. The book is very clever and a humorous read. Ages 10-14 $16.99 Bloomsbury

Hamster Magic, Humor

HAMSTER MAGIC By: Lynne Jonell
There are four children in this family. One is, let's say the
runt of the family. Celia is sick of being the baby of the'
family. So when they find out they have a a hamster
that can not only talk, but can grant one hamster like
wish, Celia blurts out she wishes she could be big.
Mush to her surprise she is now a giant hamster!
Will she ever be able to be human again? You will
just have to read the book to find out. Ages 6-9
$12.99 Random House books for young readers

Fast and Furriest, humor, boy book

FAST AND THE FURRIEST By: Andy Behrens

Kevin Pugh is 12 years old and he spends most of his time in the basement playing video games and sitting next to his dog Cromwell. Cromwell is part beagle and part coach potato dog. One day he sees a dog show on television and Cromwell goes crazy. He is overweight and hardly moves, but he is determined to do all the things the dog did in the agility competition. Thsi gets Kevin off the coach and in search of a class for Cromwell. His father doesn't want him to do this, he thinks he should play football. Kevin isn't interested. So he goes off and doesn't paly ball the way is parents think. it is extremely funny to read. Ages 9 up $15.99

Guinea Dog, book for boys and girls, humor

GUINEA DOG By: Patrick Jennings
Rufus is in fifth grade and really wants a dog. But his mom buys him a guinea pig instead. This is more than an ordinary pig, he can fetch, bark and even know what you need! Hilarious is the only word to describe this book. I read it to my grandsons and they loved it. Ian was 9 and Daniel was 6 at the time. They recommend this book to everyone who wants to laugh. Ages 8-12 $15.99

Cowgirl, imagination, humor

EVERY COWGIRL NEEDS A HORSE By: Rebecca Janni
Nellie Sue is looking forward to her birthday, she is sure that the new horse will arrive in time for her birthday. She reckons everything is better with a horse.
When she does her chores, harvesting hay (raking the lawn), mucking the stalls
(cleaning the cage), she is always thinking of a horse. So when her
birthday arrives ...... You'll just have to read it to find out. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.
$16.99 Ages 4 up Dutton Publishing

Chickens, humor

BIG CHICKENS GO TO TOWN By: Leslie Helakoski
I had the pleasure of meeting Leslie and she has a marvelous sense of humor when it comes to writing for children.
This time the chickens accientally get on the truck headed to town. They are
bumping along and fall off in the city. There they
worry about everything, from not liking some
thing to not ever finding their way home. All
children will appreciate the humor.
Dutton Publishers $16.99 Ages 3 up