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  • Bibliography:
    294 Books (23 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1999
  • Latest Book:
    August 2024
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Full Series List in Order

Baby Face

1 - Christmas (Aug-2015)
2 - Halloween (Aug-2015)
3 - Pirate (Aug-2015)
4 - Princess (Aug-2015)

Batman: Tales of the Batcave

1 - The Frozen Zone Freeze Ray (Jan-2018)
2 - The Villainous Venus Flytrap (Jan-2018)
3 - Harley Quinn's Hat Trick (Jan-2018)
4 - The Jaguar's Jewel (Jan-2018)

Dragonblood

1 - The Missing Fang (Feb-2010)
2 - Wings Above the Waves (Feb-2010)
3 - The Girl Who Breathed Fire (Feb-2010)
4 - Dead Wings (Feb-2010)
5 - Dragon Cowboy (Feb-2010)
6 - Eyes of the Monster (Feb-2010)
7 - Claws in the Snow (Jan-2010)
8 - Dragon in the Desert (Jan-2010)
9 - Dragon Theft Auto (Jan-2010)
10 - It Screams at Night (Jan-2010)
11 - Stowaway Monster (Jan-2010)
12 - Terror Beach (Jan-2010)
13 - Dawn of the Dragons (Aug-2011)
14 - Duel of Dragons (Jul-2012)
15 - Fangs in the Mirror (Jul-2012)
16 - Monster Hunter (Jul-2012)
17 - The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo (Jul-2012)

Escape From Planet Alcatraz

1 - The Pit of No Return (Aug-2019)
2 - Prisoners of the Poison Sea (Aug-2019)
3 - Flaming Fields of Death (Aug-2019)
4 - Voyage to the Metal Moon (Aug-2019)
5 - Attack of the Drones (Aug-2019)
6 - The Crushing Crystals (Aug-2019)
7 - Arena of Monsters (Jan-2020)
8 - Beyond the Farthest Star (Jan-2020)
9 - Diamonds of Doom (Jan-2020)
10 - The Canyon of Giants (Jan-2020)
11 - Seven Doors to Death (Jan-2020)
12 - Terror Wood (Jan-2020)

A Finnegan Zwake Mystery

1 - The Horizontal Man (Aug-1999)
2 - The Worm Tunnel (Oct-1999)
3 - The Ruby Raven (Dec-1999)
4 - The Viking Claw (Jul-2001)
5 - The Coral Coffin (Jan-2002)

Good vs Evil

Alien Snow (Aug-2011)
Dungeon of the Seven Dooms (Aug-2011)

Hello Genius

1 - Nap Time for Kitty (Feb-2011)
2 - Story Time for Lamb (Feb-2011)
3 - Snack Time for Cow (Feb-2011)
4 - Play Time for Puppy (Feb-2011)
5 - Bear Says ''Thank You'' (May-2012)
6 - Hippo Says ''Excuse Me'' (May-2012)
7 - Penguin Says ''Please'' (May-2012)
8 - Mouse Says ''Sorry'' (May-2012)
9 - Little Dinos Don't Hit (Feb-2013)
10 - Little Dinos Don't Push (Feb-2013)
11 - Little Dinos Don't Bite (Feb-2013)
12 - Little Dinos Don't Yell (Feb-2013)
13 - Duck Goes Potty Easel Display (Apr-2013)
14 - Little Monkey Calms Down (Jan-2014)
15 - Little Lion Shares (Jan-2014)
16 - Little Tiger Picks Up (Jan-2014)
17 - Little Elephant Listens (Jan-2014)
18 - No More Pacifier, Duck (Feb-2015)
19 - Thumbs Up, Brown Bear (Feb-2015)
20 - Hello Genius (Feb-2015)
21 - Big Bed for Giraffe (Feb-2015)
22 - Bye-Bye Bottles, Zebra (Feb-2015)

A High School Musical Mystery

Curtains! (Jan-2009)

Hocus Pocus Hotel

1 - Out the Rear Window (Jul-2012)
2 - To Catch a Ghost (Jul-2012)
3 - The Assistant Vanishes! (Jan-2013)
4 - The Trouble with Abracadabra (Jan-2013)
5 - The Wizard and the Wormhole (Jan-2014)
6 - The Prisoners of the Thirteenth Floor (Jan-2014)
7 - The Thirteenth Mystery (Jan-2014)
8 - The Return of Abracadabra (Aug-2012)

Igor's Lab of Fear

1 - A Jar of Eyeballs (Aug-2015)
2 - Blood Shark! (Aug-2015)
3 - Ooze Is It? (Aug-2015)
4 - Werewolf Skin (Aug-2015)
5 - Brain Invaders (Aug-2016)
6 - Electric Claw (Aug-2016)
7 - Maze Monster (Aug-2016)
8 - Lost Skeleton (Aug-2016)

Library of Doom

1 - The Beast Beneath the Stairs (Jan-2007)
2 - The Book That Dripped Blood (Jan-2007)
3 - Attack of the Paper Bats (Jan-2007)
4 - The Smashing Scroll (Jan-2007)
5 - Poison Pages (Jan-2007)
6 - The Eye in the Graveyard (Jan-2007)
7 - Creeping Bookends (Jan-2008)
8 - Golden Book of Death (Jan-2008)
9 - Twister Trap (Jan-2008)
10 - Cave of the Bookworms (Jan-2008)
11 - Escape from the Pop-Up Prison (Jan-2008)
12 - Word Eater (Jan-2008)
13 - The Sea of Lost Books (Sep-2010)
14 - The Vampire Chapter (Sep-2010)
15 - The Book That Ate My Brother (Sep-2010)
16 - Zombie in the Library (Aug-2010)
17 - Inkfoot (Sep-2010)
18 - Rats on the Page (Sep-2010)
19 - Blood in the Library (Jul-2011)
20 - Dictionary of 1,000 Rooms (Jul-2011)
21 - Ghost Writer (Jul-2011)
22 - Killer App (Jul-2011)
23 - Tome Raider (Jan-2015)
24 - Death Sentence (Jan-2015)
25 - The Lost Page (Jan-2015)
26 - The Spine Tingler (Jan-2015)
27 - Don't Open It! (Jan-2016)
28 - The Last Word (Jan-2016)
29 - Night of the Scrawler (Jan-2016)
30 - Thesaurus Rex (Jan-2016)

Little Dinos

1 - Little Dinos Don't Hit (Feb-2013)
2 - Little Dinos Don't Push (Feb-2013)
3 - Little Dinos Don't Bite (Feb-2013)
4 - Little Dinos Don't Yell (Feb-2013)

Monster Street

1 - Two Heads Are Better Than One (Sep-2010)
2 - In One Ear, Out the Other (Sep-2010)
3 - Another Mouth to Feed (Sep-2010)
4 - Cold Feet (Sep-2010)

Princess Candy

1 - Sugar Hero (Sep-2009)
2 - The Marshmallow Mermaid (Sep-2009)
3 - The Green Queen of Mean (Feb-2010)
4 - The Evil Echo (Sep-2010)
5 - Tales of a Sugar Hero (Aug-2011)

Really Scary Stories

1 - The Stranger on the Stairs And Other Scary Tales (Aug-2015)
2 - The Doll That Waved Goodbye And Other Scary Tales (Aug-2015)
3 - The Voice in the Boys' Room And Other Scary Tales (Aug-2015)
4 - The Phantom on the Phone And Other Scary Tales (Aug-2015)
5 - Frightmares: A Creepy Collection of Scary Stories (Aug-2015)
6 - The Monster in the Mailbox (Aug-2016)
7 - The Boy Who Was It (Aug-2016)
8 - The Goblin in the Grass (Aug-2016)
9 - Zombie Cupcakes (Aug-2016)
10 - Frightmares 2: More Scary Stories for the Fearless Reader (Aug-2016)

Return to the Library of Doom

1 - The Sea of Lost Books (Sep-2010)
2 - The Vampire Chapter (Sep-2010)
3 - The Book That Ate My Brother (Sep-2010)
4 - Zombie in the Library (Aug-2010)
5 - Inkfoot (Sep-2010)
6 - Rats on the Page (Sep-2010)
7 - Blood in the Library (Jul-2011)
8 - Dictionary of 1,000 Rooms (Jul-2011)
9 - Ghost Writer (Jul-2011)
10 - Killer App (Jul-2011)

School Bus of Horrors

1 - Destruction Zone (Aug-2018)
2 - Dead End (Aug-2018)
3 - Crush Hour (Aug-2018)
4 - Under the Hood (Aug-2018)
5 - Friday Night Headlights (Aug-2018)
6 - The Squeals on the Bus (Aug-2018)

Scooter Spies

1 - The Wheels That Vanished (Dec-2000)
2 - The Ghost That Barked (Dec-2000)

Secrets of the Library of Doom

1 - Dead Letters (Aug-2020)
2 - Don't Read This! (Aug-2020)
3 - Invisible Ink (Aug-2020)
4 - Raiders of the Lost Archives (Aug-2020)
5 - The Eraser Strikes Back (Aug-2020)
6 - The Index Insects (Aug-2020)
7 - The Ghost Riddle (Jan-2021)
8 - The Beast that Borrowed (Jan-2021)
9 - The Book that Ate Me (Jan-2021)
10 - The Bottomless Book (Jan-2021)
11 - Crushing Covers (Jan-2021)
12 - The Ghoul in the Glossary (Jan-2021)
13 - Doom School (Aug-2021)
14 - It Came from a Comic (Aug-2021)
15 - Library Wing Warriors (Aug-2021)
16 - Little Bookshop of Horrors (Aug-2021)
17 - The Grim Reader (Aug-2021)
18 - The Puzzler's Riddles (Aug-2021)
19 - Shifting Shelves (Jan-2022)
20 - The Haunted Handwriting (Jan-2022)
21 - Bookmarks of Blood (Jan-2022)
22 - Monster in the Margins (Jan-2022)

Super Funny Joke Books

1 - Laughs for a Living: Jokes about Doctors, Teachers, Firefighters, and Other People Who Work (Aug-2010)
2 - The Funny Farm: Jokes about Dogs, Cats, Ducks, Snakes, Bears, and Other Animals (Aug-2010)
3 - Wise Crackers: Riddles and Jokes about Numbers, Names, Letters, and Silly Words (Aug-2010)
4 - Chuckle Squad: Jokes about Classrooms, Sports, Food, Teachers, and Other School Subjects (Aug-2010)

Superman: Tales of the Fortress of Solitude

1 - The Last City of Krypton (Jan-2017)
2 - A Buried Starship (Jan-2017)
3 - Rays of Doom (Jan-2017)
4 - The Robot That Barked (Jan-2017)

Tales of the Batcave

1 - The Penguin's Power Parasol (Aug-2016)
2 - The Clown Prince of Cards (Aug-2016)
3 - The Crushing Coin (Aug-2016)
4 - Dino Death-Trap (Aug-2016)

Wonder Woman: Tales of Paradise Island

1 - The Legendary Lasso (Aug-2018)
2 - The Tiara and the Titan (Aug-2018)
3 - The Unbreakable Bracelets (Aug-2018)
4 - Jet-Powered Justice (Aug-2018)

Multi-Author Series List

DC Super Heroes: Batman

Bedtime for Batman (Aug-2016)

DC Super Heroes: Green Lantern

Guardian of Earth (Jan-2011)
The Last Super Hero (Jan-2011)

DC Super Heroes: Superman

The Shrinking City (Aug-2009)
Last Son of Krypton (Dec-2009)
The Museum Monsters (Apr-2010)
Good Morning, Superman! (Mar-2017)

DC Super Heroes

Batman Five Riddles for Robin (Jan-2009)
Superman Last Son of Krypton (Jan-2009)
Superman Museum Monsters (Jan-2009)
The Man Behind the Mask (Aug-2009)
Last Son of Krypton (Dec-2009)
Trial of the Amazons (Jan-2010)
The Museum Monsters (Apr-2010)
Trickster's Bubble Trouble (Aug-2011)
Bedtime for Batman (Aug-2016)
Good Morning, Superman! (Mar-2017)
Be a Star, Wonder Woman! (Jun-2017)
Sweet Dreams, Supergirl (Feb-2018)
Family Is A Superpower (Feb-2019)
Save the Day, Wonder Woman! (Aug-2020)

DC Super Heroes: The Flash

Trickster's Bubble Trouble (Aug-2011)

DC Super-Pets

The Fantastic Flexy Frog (Jul-2012)
Krypto: The Origin of Superman's Dog (Aug-2017)

Famous Characters: Wonder Woman

Trial of the Amazons (Jan-2010)
Be a Star, Wonder Woman! (Jun-2017)
DC Super Heroes World's Greatest Jokes (Feb-2018)
Jet-Powered Justice (Aug-2018)
The Legendary Lasso (Aug-2018)
The Tiara and the Titan (Aug-2018)
The Unbreakable Bracelets (Aug-2018)
Save the Day, Wonder Woman! (Aug-2020)

Famous Characters: Batman

Batman Five Riddles for Robin (Jan-2009)
The Man Behind the Mask (Aug-2009)
Bedtime for Batman (Aug-2016)
Dino Death-Trap (Aug-2016)
The Clown Prince of Cards (Aug-2016)
The Crushing Coin (Aug-2016)
The Penguin's Power Parasol (Aug-2016)
Batman Tales of the Batcave (Jan-2018)
Harley Quinn's Hat Trick (Jan-2018)
The Frozen Zone Freeze Ray (Jan-2018)
The Jaguar's Jewel (Jan-2018)
The Villainous Venus Flytrap (Jan-2018)

Famous Characters: Green Lantern

Guardian of Earth (Jan-2011)
The Last Super Hero (Jan-2011)

Famous Characters: Superman

The Shrinking City (Aug-2009)
A Buried Starship (Jan-2017)
Rays of Doom (Jan-2017)
The Last City of Krypton (Jan-2017)
The Robot That Barked (Jan-2017)
Good Morning, Superman! (Mar-2017)

Famous Characters: The Flash

Trickster's Bubble Trouble (Aug-2011)

Scooby-Doo!

Scooby-Doo Animal Jokes (Jan-2015)
Scooby-Doo Food Jokes (Jan-2015)
Scooby-Doo Monster Jokes (Jan-2015)
Scooby-Doo on the Go Jokes (Jan-2015)
Scooby-Doo's Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes! (Mar-2015)
Sleep Tight, Scooby-Doo! (Aug-2021)

Troll Hunters

1 - Skyfall (Jan-2012)
2 - Dark Tower Rising (Jan-2012)
3 - The Lava Crown (Jan-2012)
4 - Fallen Star (Jan-2012)

Book List in Order: 294 titles



  • Thirteen-year-old Finnegan Zwake stumbles upon a corpse in his apartment house basement and joins forces with Uncle Stoppard, a famed mystery writer, to find the thief stealing gold artifacts found by his missing archaeologist parents...



  • Thirteen-year-old sleuth Finnegan discovers that digging up the past is not always a good idea when he accompanies his uncle and their friend Jared on an archeological expedition to Aguilar, where they will uncover a rare dinosaur egg and evidence of...



  • Finnegan''s uncle receives an invitation to be a finalist in an international mystery writers'' award competition. Since the author must be present to accept the prize, that means exotic Saharan travel for Finn and Uncle Stoppard. The competition win...



  • CLUES an old steamer trunk a howling beast roasted garlic meatballs Scooter Spies Max, Oscar, and Lily (and her pet chameleon, Speck) are up to their necks in mud in their latest case, The Ghost That Barked. While practicing their moves at a constru...



  • CLUES a strange green bicycle a stolen skink a skateboarding student Eleven-year-old Max Martin and his fellow scooter riders Oscar Santiago and Lily Blue (and her pet chameleon, Speck) are hot on the trail of a thief in a puzzling case: The Wh...



  • Finn," he said, "Don't go in." What was his problem? After days of climbing and trudging through the snow, I wasn't going to turn around now. I pushed past Uncle Stoppard into the cave and then froze. The murky light from the mouth of the tunnel g...



  • While searching for his missing archeologist parents in the Great Barrier Reef, Finn is separated from his Uncle Stoppard by a tropical storm and picked up by a ship led by the notorious female pirate, Blue Jade. Original....











  • Relates the reasons why certain historical places and people have been honored by being depicted on American coins and paper money, interspersed with verses of original song lyrics to be sung to the tune of "This Old Man."...











  • Describes some animals that survive extremely cold temperatures and the different ways that these animals stay warm. Some of the animals shown include the tundra bumblebee, the Alaskan blackfish, the polar bear, and the emperor penguin....



  • Describes some animals that live in low places, who dig, swim, and hide in extreme depths. Some of the animals shown include the aardvark, the green parakeet, the vampire squid, and the spiny sea cucumber....















  • A reader of fairy tales, a young princess longs for the day when a prince will save her from a dragon or witch, but when she finally is chased and locked in a tower she decides to take matters into her own hands....





  • A young woman finds a bizarre book on a crowded bus.  After reading a few pages, she becomes trapped inside the book itself.  The pages spread out like an endless plain.  A mysterious stranger known only as the Librarian offers to guide her to saf...






  • A weird book left on an empty street flips its pages in the wind. The breeze vanishes, but the pages keep moving. They take on a horrible, and hungry, life of their own. Only the Librarian can prevent a young boy falling prey to the razor attack of t...



  • As the librarian returns to his underground library, he discovers that someone has broken in and stolen his collection of deadly books. Unless he finds them, the entire world may be faced with a plague of endless evil....



  • A shopkeeper comes across a strange book with fur on the cover. The book''s title, CLAWS, is a clue to just how dangerous it is. Will the Librarian come to the rescue before more damage is done? With eight pages of never-before-published content, the...



  • Some books are too evil to be ignored. They cannot be thrown away or burned. They must be buried deep in the earth. So when the Librarian tries to dispose of one vile volume, he risks being buried alive in an eerie tower. A special 10th Anniversary e...



  • An ancient curse sends a stone silo crashing across the countryside.  Houses, barns, and cars are crushed in its path.  The silo contains a giant scroll, sent by the foul Spellbinder to imprison the entire earth within its vast, unrolling page.  E...



  • The Page Turners, two powerful books from the Library of Doom, have fallen into the hands of an evil magician.  He turns the books into two terrible tornadoes, to destroy the Librarian.  But when the twisters suddenly head toward a small village, t...



  • A young man gets a sliver from a strange book.  That night, beneath the glow of a full moon, the man transforms into the Word Eater.  The beast prowls the streets, searching for words to eat.  If the Librarian doesn't stop it, every word and every...



  • One night, after awakening from a terrible dream, a young boy heads out on his bike. Soon he arrives at a mysterious cave, which he feels an urge to explore. Inside, a giant, deadly worm has trapped the Librarian! Now, the boy is in danger as well....



  • One evening, a young boy is accidentally locked inside the library. Suddenly, a pair of lizard bookends come alive! The boy watches as the ravenous reptiles gobble up stacks of books. Will the Librarian arrive before the boy becomes their next meal?...



  • A girl follows a group of strangers inside the giant Library of Doom. The strangers want their evil friends released from the pages a pop-up book. Can the Librarian stop them before the world’s deadliest criminals are set free?...






  • Someone has broken into the Library of Doom! While searching for the intruder, the Librarian is captured by a shadowy figure the Eraser. He has chained the Librarian to a huge golden book. If the Librarian can’t escape, all the world’s books cou...



  • In a dark forest, a merchant picks a rose for his daughter Beauty. It belongs to a terrible beast. To save his life, the merchant promises that his daughter will visit the creature. When she does, Beauty grows to like the beast. But can she ever love...



  • BATMAN has been kidnapped by the RIDDLER! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to ROBIN. If ROBIN can solve the puzzle, he will locate the CAPED CRUSADER. But that first riddle leads to another. Then the RIDDLER turns off ...



  • STARCUPS!, the Harrison Ford High School musical, is in danger. First, a huge light crashes down onstage, nearly hitting the director. Then part of the set falls over on the show''s star. When another actor''s costume is destroyed, Kyle Sutton knows ...



  • The distant planet KRYPTON faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist JOR-EL and his wife LARA send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the bo...



  • DAILY PLANET reporters CLARK KENT and LOIS LANE are covering the opening of the new METROPOLIS MUSEUM when, suddenly, a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale comes to life. With lightning-speed, SUPERMAN catches the colossal creature, but the magical mis...



  • Thirty years ago, BRAINIAC shrank the city of KANDOR and sealed it inside an unbreakable glass container. The evil supercomputer is still exploring the universe, collecting cities from hundreds of planets. SUPERMAN must stop BRAINIAC from bottling up...



  • Many years after the death of his parents, BRUCE WAYNE comes face to face with their killer, JOE CHILL. While chasing down the cold-blooded crook, BRUCE recalls the story of his own past and how he became the world's greatest crime fighter . . . BATM...



  • At Halo McNightly's school, the swimmers are disappearing from the boys' swim team. No one can figure it out, until Halo stars investigating. A deadly mermaid lives in a cave connected to the school swimming pool. Halo will have to use her special ca...



  • On Halo Nightly's eleventh birthday, her Aunt Pandora gives her a collection of jars filled with brightly colored candies. Soon she learns that the candies give her the incredible powers of nature. Halo uses the powers to combat Doozie Hiss, a rival ...






  • The distant planet KRYPTON faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist JOR-EL and his wife LARA send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the bo...



  • Will and his mom are caught in a blinding blizzard. A shadow is hiding in the snow. A shadow that roars. Giant claws grip the car. Will wishes his older and stronger brother was with them now. Or is he?...



  • Two teenage friends hike into the deserts of Mongolia. Their destination: the Hills of the Seven Dragons. But they are not alone. A third figure walks through the desert, following their footprints. ...



  • Sixteen-year old Henry travels to a strange city in search of his missing friend. Someone, or something, in the city is stealing cars. Is the missing boy mixed up with the crime? Henry thinks something bigger is behind the thefts. Something with wing...



  • A lonely farmhouse on a deserted dirt road holds a terrible secret. A young boy is held captive by his family. But it's for his own good. They are trying to protect him from a dangerous creature. A creature that screams in the night. ...



  • Eli is a young stowaway on a ship bound for America. A mystery unfolds as a sailor's tattoo, and a weird cargo hidden on the ship, hold the secret to Eli's real identity. ...



  • The morning after a storm, Rico searches the beach for rare and unusual objects. He doesn't believe his eyes, the sand is covered with dozens of giant eggs. Rico and his friend, Dr. Agon, will soon discover that the eggs are not the key to treasure b...



  • When a fighter jet crashes on PARADISE ISLAND, young PRINCESS DIANA asks her mother, QUEEN HIPPOLYTA, for permission to enter the world of mortals. The queen thinks DIANA'S request is a good one. She holds a special competition, a test of skill and b...



  • Taj has discovered that he's growing wings. He straps them down to hide them, but what if the wings are only the beginning? What kind of beast will he grow into? Taj seeks help from his cousin, the only person he can trust. But his cousin has a terri...



  • A teenage cowboy is working at a ranch for the summer. His father said it would be good for him. One night, the horses begin to snort in fear and a strange teenage boy appears where a fire-breathing shadow once stood. The cowboy is afraid, until he s...



  • Ren is tired of being bullied, but he thinks the bullies are right. He is small and weak. But when his eyes turn golden, and his skin turns scaly, Ren thinks he can finally get revenge on the boys who tormented him. What will he do when he sees what ...



  • Noor and Farah, searching for food, find themselves in a crumbling library. But when Noor shouts, the sound is heard by three soldiers who patrol the old building. The soldiers are angry, and the two girls are scared. That all changes when Noor opens...



  • Carr is looking for a tooth. It's no ordinary tooth. It is a dragon's fang. In his search, he hears that these fangs can be found on Snair Island. A little boy on the island offers to show him one, but Carr will be shocked when he discovers where the...



  • Carlos works on a fishing boat in the middle of the sea. After a storm, he spots a woman clinging to driftwood. The woman's friends are lost, maybe swallowed by the ocean. But the woman says it was no storm that capsized her ship, it was a monster! ...



  • The teacher, Mr. Slink, assigns an environmental project, and Halo Nightly pairs up with Flora, the school's resident treehugger. Their team has the assignment in the bag (reusable, of course). But when the evil Doozie Hiss ruins their chances for a ...



  • BATMAN has been kidnapped by the RIDDLER! The crook has left behind one of his infamous riddles, addressed to ROBIN. If ROBIN can solve the puzzle, he will locate the CAPED CRUSADER. But that first riddle leads to another. Then the RIDDLER turns off ...



  • Little Duck learns how to go potty all by himself. ...



  • Superman, the Man of Steel, defeats aliens and super-villains, and rescues Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Featuring new stories, with original art by DC illustrators, the books in this series bring the adventures of DC's ultimate hero to a younger reader...






  • A collection of jokes and riddles about numbers, letters, names, and silly words. ...



  • A zombie, made of unread and discarded books, comes to life during a lighting storm. A young boy makes the mistake of visiting the library after hours, and comes face to face with the hungry creature! ...



  • Harvey hears his parents refer to his new sibling as "another mouth to feed." All he can imagine is his new sibling with a mouth that keeps growing and growing. Find out if Harvey's new sibling eats his family out of house and home. ...



  • Hannah has cold feet. Literally. Her feet are two big blocks of ice, which grow whenever she's afraid. Those big blocks of ice keep getting in the way, which only makes Hannah more nervous. Hopefully Hannah’s friends can make her feel warm and safe...



  • With the evil Echo around, Halo Nightly faces her strongest villain yet herself. Echo is a sneaky shape shifter that morphs into Halo and causes her all sorts of problems. When Echo steals Halo's candy, Halo is forced to battle someone who is every b...



  • Bud (the monster) has a listening problem. Everything goes in one ear, and out the other. What will his parents do to fix this problem? ...



  • All of the monsters in George's family have two heads-all of them except George. All George ever hears is the saying, two heads are better than one. Find out what makes George feel better about only having one head. ...



  • Jack writes a letter to the Librarian because he needs help. His brother has been eaten by a book! ...



  • An inky beast attacks the library and bookshelves of a small mountain town. The Librarian and the Specialist must track the monster down before it obliterates every book in its sludgy path. ...



  • A mysterious picture book turns children into hungry rat creatures. The rats travel through the sewers of the Library of Doom and begin to devour the libraryu2019s most precious treasures. ...



  • The underwater library has been attacked. The Librarian will have to retrieve all of the lost books. ...



  • Someone, or something, is draining all the books of their ink. ...



  • During a routine test flight above the deserts of the Southwest, ace pilot HAL JORDAN has a too-close-for-comfort encounter with a UFO. His jet takes a nosedive, but before HAL bites the dust, a gigantic green hand appears, grabs the aircraft, and pr...



  • HAL JORDAN of Earth is recruited to join an intergalactic law enforcement squadron known as the GREEN LANTERNS. He is summoned to their headquarters on the planet Oa, which lies at the center of the universe. Unknown to HAL, or any of his new alien p...







  • The Archivists' worst fear has happened: the Librarian is dead. Or is he? The sub-librarian needs to help. ...



  • The Librarian's pages are missing. Can he defeat the Wordsmith to save them? ...



  • A vengeful writer sends his enemies mysterious blank books, which turn them into phantoms! The Librarian and the Specialist must save a young boy from the evil ghost writer. ...



  • RavenWing creates a popular app. Readers can download their favorite horror tales. But the app sends more than eBooks their way. Hungry ravens swarm out of thin air! ...



  • On a winter day, a young boy visits a strange antique shop. The eerie shopkeeper tries to interest the boy in his personal collection of snow globes. The boy is polite, but clearly bored by the objects. Then suddenly, the boy finds himself trapped in...



  • A new Age of Dragons is about to begin. The powerful creatures will return to rule the world once more, but this time will be different. This time, they will have allies. Who will help them? Around the world, some young humans are making a strange di...



  • Young Prince Arel has been imprisoned by his evil brother, Prince Kalban, who seeks to steal the throne. Arel must use his wits and his sword arm to battle through the monstrous traps of the Dungeon of the Seven Dooms in order to rescue his father an...



  • On her eleventh birthday, Halo Nightly receives a mysterious collection of candy jars from her Aunt Pandora. The sweet treats inside fuel her with the powers of fire, water, earth, and air! As the world's newest sugar hero, Halo must defeat the evil ...



  • AXEL WALKER, the crazy TRICKSTER, likes toys and gimmicks. And this time he's making mischief using things no one can see. Whether its oxygen, air pressure, or invisible gas, the TRICKSTER is bubbling over with evil schemes. Only the FLASH can outwit...



  • A palace of nightmares rises from the ground just outside the small town of Zion Falls. Four young heroes must prevent the dark tower from reaching the surface, or an army of pure evil will be unleashed upon the world....



  • After they escape the underground kingdom of the trolls, the young heroes discover that their families and friends have turned against them. The teens will need aid from beyond the stars if they hope to prevail in this final battle against ancient ev...



  • Dr. Hoo has been kidnapped! The mentor of the young heroes has been taken into the hidden kingdom of the enemy. The teens decide to descend deep underground to rescue him, but they are not prepared for what awaits them in the darkness below....



  • Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four teens with hidden powers beyond their wildest dreams....





  • With the help of his mom, bear completes a cute craft project while using his manners. ...



  • Hippo uses his manners to help a little chick. ...



  • Mouse is very careless as he runs home for supper. He must use his manners and say sorry as he makes his way home. ...



  • Penguin is very demanding and must learn to use his manners and say please. ...



  • A strange new kid at school has a weird tattoo on his arm. Is it a picture of the schools most popular girl? She ignores the loner until she finds herself in a dangerous situation where only the boys mysterious secret can save her. ...



  • Sam has dragon blood. So do the teenagers who find him. Only one of them can lead . . . ...



  • Carlos has nightmares that he cant even tell his best friend about. He sees his face in the mirror with fangs and lizard-like eyes. Could the dreams come true? And who are shadowy kids who follow him after school? They seem even more dangerous than t...



  • PLASTIC MAN'S frog heads into the jungle to track down the crooked crocodile, KROC! ...



  • In the busy streets of Shanghai, three young people hide from a group of determined hunters who are searching for anyone born with dragon blood. The friends must work to hide their identities. Their greatest strengths could betray them, and turn them...



  • Tyler Yu asked Charlie Hitchcock to meet him after school, and Charlie assumed it was for a fight. But when it turns out Ty just needs help solving a magical mystery at the Abracadabra Hotel, an unlikely friendship is formed....



  • Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu learn that the Abracadabra Hotel may be haunted by its founder, Mr. Abracadabra himself! ...



  • Charlie Hitchcock figured out that Brack is really Abracadabra, the missing magician. But as Brack prepares to unveil his true identity to the rest of the world, magical mysteries continue to unfold at his hotel. Charlie and Tyler Yu have solved chal...



  • Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four friends who find powers beyond their wildest dreams -- and monsters worse than their darkest night...







  • A volunteer assistant vanishes during a trick at the Abracadabra. Can Tyler and Charlie make him appear? ...



  • A mysterious magician at the Abracadabra Hotel needs help from Charlie and Tyler. ...



  • Pony learns how to brush his teeth by watching Dad. ...



  • Little Dino has lots of sharp teeth and starts using them to bite objects and other dinosaurs. He must learn to use them in the right way. ...



  • Little Dino must learn that even though he's very strong, hitting is not proper behavior. ...



  • Little Dino must realize that pushing is not a proper behavior, even if she is very strong. ...



  • Even though Little Dino has a loud roar, she must learn that yelling all the time is not okay. ...



  • A sweet, nostalgic goodnight to the thrill of a baseball game. ...



  • Little Duck learns how to go potty all by himself. ...



  • The most awesome collection of jokes, comics, gags, and basically everything awesome and fun about animals! ...



  • Super-terrific collections of jokes, comics, gags, and basically everything awesome and fun and gross! ...



  • The most awesome collection of jokes, comics, gags, and basically everything awesome and fun about monsters! ...



  • The most awesome Tronic collection of jokes, comics, gags, and basically everything awesome and fun about school! ...



  • The most awesome collection of jokes, comics, gags, and basically everything awesome and fun about sports! ...



  • Little Elephant uses his big ears to listen to his parents....



  • Little Lion does not like to share, but he must learn so he can share something extra special with his mom....



  • Little Monkey is having a bad day. After a major melt down, he goes to his room and uses some coping techniques to calm down....



  • Playtime is over, and Little Tiger must pick up his toys, games, and books....



  • Charlie finds himself on the hidden 13th floor of the Abracadabra Hotel. He discovers both Tyler and the magician Brack. Brack was trapped there by a mysterious figure he could not identify. As they search for another way out, they find rooms that ho...



  • Abracadabra, the founder of the Hocus Pocus Hotel has vanished! Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu team up again to solve this mystery and find their friend. As the boys continue to search for clues, and as Annie Solo, a desk clerk at the hotel, helps th...



  • Abracadabra, the founder of the Hocus Pocus Hotel has vanished! Charlie Hitchcock and Tyler Yu team up again to solve this mystery and find their friend. But their investigation goes off track two new magicians are at the hotel and the boys are caugh...



  • From the opening kick off to the final whistle, Goodnight Football will bring the excitement of a football game to the youngest fan. The rhyming text, vibrant illustrations, and gentle ending will capture the love of the game through a child's eyes. ...



  • The most fearsome book in the Library of Doom contains a single sentence, but if it is read, the reader will vanish into nothingness. The book is now loose in a small town, lying on the floor of a school bus, where anyone can find it and open its cov...



  • An explosion rocks the Library of Doom, and one of the workers, a page, is missing. It will take two Librarians to find and rescue him. But the heroes are met with unexpected danger ... the jewel-hungry Watch-Man, whose mighty weapon, the Topaz of Ti...



  • Looking for some monkey business? Scooby-Doo and friends are ready to make you laugh out loud with their hilarious animal jokes. Farm animals, pets, creepy-crawly bugs, underwater creatures, beasts from the wildest habitats, and many other critters a...



  • Ever been told not to play with your food? Well, think again. Scooby-Doo and friends are ready to make you laugh out loud! In this joke book, food takes center stage. So chow down with hilarious illustrations; intriguing back matter (including inform...



  • Who says monsters can't be funny? Scooby-Doo and friends are ready to make you laugh out loud at some of the scariest monsters we know! In this joke book, monsters, aliens, witches, zombies, mummies, goblins, and vampires are the stars of the show. W...



  • Hit the road with Scooby-Doo and friends! Scooby and the gang are ready to make you laugh out loud in this joke book. These on-the-go jokes are perfect for boring car, train, bus, or plane trips (not to mention trips in the Mystery Machine!). So sall...



  • A young man discovers a monstrous menace in the bookshop of a friend: the Spine Tingler, a creature created from the spines of mysterious books. Only the Librarian of Doom has the backbone to save them, but no one knows where the hero is, and the Tin...



  • A shadowy thief is haunting the Library of Doom. The crook is outsmarting all the Library's ancient security devices, one by one. Nothing can stop him. But how is that possible? And what's worse, the thief is heading toward the Library's most amazing...



  • Little Giraffe is too big for his crib and must move into a big bed. It's hard at first, but Little Giraffe soon finds out how comfy his new bed can be. Sweet dreams, Little Giraffe! ...



  • Now that Little Zebra is getting bigger, it's time to done with bottles. It's not easy, but Little Zebra must learn to use a cup. Bye-bye, bottles! ...



  • The Hello Genius series is sure to capture the heart of the youngest learner. These fun, cheerful read-alouds help guide a child's first steps in learning and growing. ...



  • Little Duck loves his pacifier, but he is getting bigger and doesn't need it anymore. It's time for Little Duck to make a big decision and give up his pacifier for good. ...



  • Little Brown Bear must learn how to stop sucking his thumb now that he's getting bigger. It's not easy, but Little Brown Bear finds some fun tricks to help him adjust. ...



  • Scooby-Doo and friends are already slapping their knees and holding their stomachs, so hop on board the Mystery Machine and join the fun! Learn some hilarious jokes from your favorite Scooby characters, including special sections on monsters, animals...



  • In this collection of spine-chilling tales, a doll comes to life and haunts a little girl, a young writer only has one hundred words to let others know about an approaching danger, and a boy is trapped in an underground bunker with spooky people who ...



  • Don't turn off the lights when reading this collection of spine-chilling tales. A strange, silent girl who only appears in phone pictures. A school prank with a Christmas elf that goes terribly wrong. A piece of chalk that draws frighteningly fast. A...



  • This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A greant-aunt comes back from the dead, just in ti...



  • Our greatest fears are brought to life in this collection of spine-chilling tales. An ordinary round of a playground game turns terrifying. An old lodge in the forest is haunted by a miserable ghost. A boy thinks he's home alone until he finds eviden...



  • A school field trip. A pit filled to the brim with fossils. A valuable shark tooth over a million years old. And one bad boy who doesn't know better than to steal from mother nature. Modern-day sharks only live in the ocean, but Professor Igor proves...



  • Which Christmas character suits your baby best? A santa? A snowman? An elf? A reindeer? Grab a photo and insert it into the back of the board book to find out. With a little Christmas magic mixed with rhyming text, your baby is now the star of this C...



  • In this collection of spine-chilling tales, a doll comes to life and haunts a little girl, a young writer only has one hundred words to let others know about an approaching danger, and a boy is trapped in an underground bunker with spooky people who ...



  • What if you only had one hundred words to warn humanity of a deadly danger? What if your favorite sci-fi movie suddenly turned into a real-life worst nightmare? What if a girl you've never seen before keeps showing up in photos on your cell phone? Wh...



  • From the first puck drop to the final buzzer, Goodnight Hockey will have every hockey fan cheering. A perfect story for bedtime and budding sports fans. ...



  • In this Halloween tale from the Baby Face series, your baby is the star! Grab a photo and insert it in the back of the board book. This isn't a trick just a fun treat for you and your child. The rhyming text and colorful art mixed with your baby's f...



  • Kevin is tired of being ignored. No one in school ever seems to notice him, so he decides to win the school science fair prize--no matter what it takes. But Kevin soon finds himself up to his eyeballs in trouble. Readers won't be able to look away fr...



  • A group of friends is driving to a private lake for nighttime fishing when a meteor impacts nearby. Meteors can bring thousands of dollars to those lucky enough to find them--after all, they're just oozing with valuable minerals. But this one is oozi...



  • Don't turn off the lights when reading this collection of spine-chilling tales. A strange, silent girl who only appears in phone pictures. A school prank with a Christmas elf that goes terribly wrong. A piece of chalk that draws frighteningly fast. A...



  • Ahoy, matey! Jump on board as your baby takes center stage in this pirate adventure! Just grab your favorite photo and insert it into the back of the board book. The colorful illustrations and rhyming text mixed with your baby's photo will keep your ...



  • Your child is the main character in this enchanting princess tale from the Baby Face board book series. Grab a photo, insert it into the back of the book, and enjoy the rhyming text and charming illustrations that feature your baby as royalty. ...



  • Our greatest fears are brought to life in this collection of spine-chilling tales. An ordinary round of the Lava Game turns terrifying. An old lodge for loggers is haunted by a miserable ghost. A boy thinks he's home alone until he finds evidence som...



  • This collection of spine-chilling stories is sure to scare you silly. A movie about alien invasion transforms into real life. A hunt in a snowy forest suddenly turns dangerous when a monster appears. A great-aunt comes back from the dead, just in tim...



  • Two brothers and their father plan a hunting trip deep in the woods when a bizarre legend about a werewolf rears its head. Is that dark shape lurking among the trees actually half-human and half-wolf? Professor Igor's tale of terror reveals the dark ...



  • Late one night, two friends hurry home after a birthday party ends. On the way, they spy a small lending library that hadn't been there before the party. When they open the little door and browse the books, a claw reaches out and pulls the girls insi...



  • In the heart of the Library of Doom, within the Librarian's secret chamber, is a sealed, invisible vault. It contains a single book -- a book so poisonous that it drains the Librarian's life away day by day, year by year. It is the price each Librari...



  • Slate is a cliffhanger--a person who tracks down specific books on the skyscraper-like shelves deep within the Library of Doom. Slate boasts he can find any book, even the one no Librarian has been able to locate: THE SCRAWLER. To prove his worth, Sl...



  • One night, a young student's thesaurus disappears from her bedroom. A trail of slimy footprints leads to the bedroom window, so she looks outside and sees the thesaurus down below in the grass. Then, suddenly, a colossal monster unfolds itself from t...



  • Sometimes Moms have to leave their little ones at home for a short time. It can be a challenge. Especially for Penguin!  There are tears and sadness, but Penguin likes the babysitter, Mrs. Duck. They have fun together reading and playing and hugging...



  • Panda goes to Fox’s house to play. But Panda has never been on a play date before.  The two little animals overcome their shyness, share toys, play games, learn to eat their snacks with manners, and have a fun day they will never forget. This brig...



  • Your cat loves you, and you love your cat. But you and your cat don’t always like the same things. Using sweet art, relatable situations, and fact boxes throughout, this fun picture book will introduce the best ways to build a lasting friendship wi...



  • The death of Odin's beloved son, Baldur, heralds the end of all creation--but also a new beginning. But before life can begin again, all must die--including the gods and goddesses themselves. In a battle of epic proportions, Loki and his sons, Surtur...



  • When a dark night comes to the big city, one little super hero prepares for a great adventure ... bedtime! He dons his pajama uniform, speeds upstairs, cleans up the nightly grime, and keeps watch from his towering bunk bed. Written by award-winning ...



  • A game of tag turns monstrous one night in the forested village of Pine Bluff, where kids who are "it" for too long transform into something terrifying. When little Mateo goes missing after being "it", the kids begin to worry who the next victim will...



  • Diego and Martin decide to skip school. They head to a nearby beach for a day filled with sun, fun, and fishing. When clouds begin to dot the sky, the two boys worry they won’t be able to work on their tans. When purple lightning strikes, they worr...



  • When high-stakes hijinks grip Gotham City, Batman and Robin jump into action. They soon learn the Joker is pulling off high-rise heists with the help of a giant flying playing card. Can the Dynamic Duo take down the Clown Prince of Crime with the ace...



  • Batman and Robin split up to investigate a pair of crimes, only to discover they’re in for double the trouble. Two-Face has teamed-up with a partner to deal out monetary mayhem at the Dynamic Duo’s expense. Can the Caped Crusader and the Boy Wond...



  • The Riddler has escaped! Now it’s up to Batman and Robin to track him down. But following the Prince of Puzzle’s clever clues leads the Dynamic Duo into the belly of a beast. Can they break free from their dino death-trap before it’s too late? ...



  • Sarah receives a package in the mail from her recently deceased grandfather: a life-size robotic version of him! Sarah enjoys spending time with robo-grandpa, but her mom thinks the invention is creepy. One night while Sarah sleeps, her mom sends the...



  • What if a monster lived inside your mailbox? What if your school had a cursed locker that made its owners go missing? What might happen if you wandered down a silent, dark, mazelike alleyway? What if you rode on a haunted roller coaster? In each of t...



  • Having grown up watching her dad tend their lawn, Lisa has always wondered: Where does the poison in weed killer go after the weeds die? When Lisa has a dream one night about a monster that lives below their yard, she doesn't think anything of it ―...



  • Jason wishes he were taller. He wishes his arms were longer. He wishes his nose were shorter. So when Jason discovers a bottle of so-called Skeleton Lotion in a strange shop, he buys it in the hopes that it'll give him a killer bod. Sure enough the s...



  • Two friends decide to sneak into an abandoned science laboratory to explore only to find that the lab isn’t at all empty. Strange security guards patrol the grounds. Even stranger, almost all of the doors inside are locked. And they keep hearing an...



  • You and your dog are best friends, but you can’t do everything together (even if you really want to). Using relatable situations, adorable art, and fact boxes, this picture book is the perfect introduction to creating a lasting pet/child relationsh...



  • Dory is brand-new to her neighborhood, so it's a good thing she has a pet monster to keep her company. When she tells the mailman about her monster, he doesn't believe her. Dory begins to get angry that he's not taking her seriously, so she opens up ...



  • With the Blue Diamond of Russia on display, Batman and Robin know a super-villain’s on the way. But when the Penguin drops into the Gotham City Museum, the Dynamic Duo is surprised by the punch in his parasol. Can the Boy Wonder save the Caped Crus...



  • Siblings Kareem and Amina are dreading a night with their neighbor and babysitter Old Mrs. Heeley. The only good thing is, she always brings cupcakes. But when they go to get a tasty treat, Kareem and Amina find that the cupcakes seem to be devouring...



  • These delightful books provide a perfect guide to a child's first steps in learning social skills and manners. Included are the popular titles Duck Goes Potty, Bear Says Thank You, Penguin Says Please, Little Monkey Calms Down, Mouse Says Sorry, Litt...



  • Dory is brand-new to her neighborhood, so it's a good thing she has a pet monster to keep her company. When she tells the mailman about her monster, he doesn't believe her. Dory begins to get angry that he's not taking her seriously, so she opens up ...



  • One day, an alien orphan crash-lands on Earth and is adopted by a human couple, the Kents. Many years later, the baby inside that starship becomes Superman, protector of Earth! ...



  • Years before Krypton explodes, the ruthless super-villain Brainiac shrinks the capital, Kandor, to miniature size and adds it to his collection of cities from across the universe.  When Brainiac eventually reaches the Earth, and turns his shrinking ...



  • When Superman uncovers a meteor of red kryptonite, the Man of Steel transforms into half-man, half-ant, complete with antennae! Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen must find a way to stop the super hero before the whole city is exterminated! ...



  • Superman builds a robot that looks just like his loyal dog Krypto.The real Krypto isn't impressed. But when the evil Lex Luthor show ups with Kryptonite, the robotic Super-Pet might be their only hope! ...



  • Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s the ... SUN! When morning comes, a young boy must prepare for his day, faster than a speeding bullet. Follow along as he leaps tall buildings (jumps out of bed) in a single bound, dons his he...



  • As a new day dawns, a young girl faces the ultimate challenge: school! Follow along as she demonstrates her greatest superpower (sharing), overcomes her worst fear (the playground),and conquers her archenemy (the spelling test). With courage, kindnes...



  • The third bone-chilling installment in Michael Dahl’s Frightmares series! What would you do if you encountered a ghostly girl who was out for revenge? What if an eerie creature haunted you in your sleep? What if you found a mysterious pair of shoes...



  • On the way home from a friend's house late one night, Bradley takes a shortcut through the graveyard. A mysterious girl keeps popping up from behind gravestones, and her face resembles a doll that belonged to Bradley's sister ― a doll he stole from...



  • The dark, secluded biography section at the back of the ancient public library is not a place many people want to visit. But when Darren gets a homework assignment that leads him to the spooky room, he finds surprises around every corner ― and behi...



  • During a visit to her great-aunt Glory, Simone is frightened of the curtains in the room where she sleeps. Like the movement of an octopus, the curtains curl and wave in the light breeze. As the night goes on, the curtains begin to look more and more...



  • When she discovers a pair of mysterious shoes under her bed one night, Daphne decides to try them on. Suddenly she can flit noiselessly through the house. She can move through walls, trees, and even people -- as if she were a phantom. But she must re...



  • EVERY SUPER HERO NEEDS A SUPER-PET! Even Superman needs a loyal sidekick. But how did Krypto the Super-Dog become the Man of Steel’s best friend? Discover the origin of this superpowered Super-Pet in the this action-packed, POW!-WHAM!-BOOM! chapter...



  • The perfect bedtime book for young soccer fans. From the opening kickoff to the final goal, a young girl says goodnight to her most beloved sport: soccer. With delightful, rhyming text and energetic art, acclaimed author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseb...



  • Hundreds of trophies, awards, and souvenirs fill the Batcave's hidden rooms. Each one tells a story of danger, villainy, and victory. This is the tale of Mr. Freeze's freeze ray! And why this trophy now stands in the Batcave......



  • Hundreds of trophies, awards, and souvenirs fill the Batcave's hidden rooms. Each one tells a story of danger, villainy, and victory. This is the tale of Harley Quinn's giant top hat! And why this trophy now stands in the Batcave......



  • Hundreds of trophies, awards, and souvenirs fill the Batcave's hidden rooms. Each one tells a story of danger, villainy, and victory. This is the tale of Catwoman's cat-eye gem! And why this trophy now stands in the Batcave......



  • Hundreds of trophies, awards, and souvenirs fill the Batcave's hidden rooms. Each one tells a story of danger, villainy, and victory. This is the tale of Poison Ivy's Venus flytrap! And why this trophy now stands in the Batcave......



  • Hundreds of laugh-out-loud jokes featuring Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and other DC Super Heroes! Why does Bruce Wayne brush his teeth every night? So he doesn't get Bat-breath! Where do most of the world's super heroes live? Cape Town! Featuring...



  • A young Supergirl fan faces her most elusive adversary ― sleep! As darkness falls, a young girl attempts to catch some Z’s while DC Comics’ SUPERGIRL tracks down an enemy. With super hero traits, like BRAVERY, PATIENCE, and PERSISTENCE, they’...



  • Which way is which? Explore different directions in Creative Movement in The Direction Dance! Up, Down, Left, and Right....



  • What spaces do we move in? Visit four of them with Creative Movement in Our Spaces! Over, Under, Around, and Between....



  • A young girl slides into the first-row seat of her school bus. The cool kids won’t let her sit in the back. But today, she’s glad to sit up front. Row by row, the seats in the back of the bus begin disappearing! Will her row be next?...



  • After detention, a young boy steps aboard the late bus. When the bus takes an unexpected turn toward a graveyard, his long day suddenly goes from bad to worse! Will the detour be the ride of his life ... or his final destination? ...



  • During a field trip, a school bus takes students on a detour due to road construction. Then another. And another! The bus seems to be driving in circles, as if the streets have become a giant maze. Will the students ever reach their final destination...



  • After an away game victory, a bus full of football players heads back home. Suddenly, all of the players receive the same message on their phones ― an image of a mysterious shadow figure. When the figure appears on the road ahead of them is all hop...



  • Welcome to Paradise Island, the secret home of Wonder Woman! Hundreds of weapons and trophies fill the halls of the island's palace. Each one tells a story of adventure, danger, and bravery. This is the tale of the Invisible Jet that saved Wonder Wom...



  • Welcome to Paradise Island, the secret home of Wonder Woman! Hundreds of weapons and trophies fill the halls of the island's palace. Each one tells a story of adventure, danger, and bravery. This is the tale of the Lasso of Truth that saved Wonder Wo...



  • On a morning like any other, a young boy gets on his school bus, but the passengers are anything but ordinary. One student has an extra eye! Another has a tail! And another has lizards for hair! At least his best friend is normal ― or is she? Step ...



  • Welcome to Paradise Island, the secret home of Wonder Woman! Hundreds of weapons and trophies fill the halls of the island's palace. Each one tells a story of adventure, danger, and bravery. This is the tale of the golden tiara that saved Wonder Woma...



  • Welcome to Paradise Island, the secret home of Wonder Woman! Hundreds of weapons and trophies fill the halls of the island's palace. Each one tells a story of adventure, danger, and bravery. This is the tale of the silver bracelets that saved Wonder ...



  • After a long school day, a young girl falls asleep on her bus, only to be awakened by a monstrous creature. The beast claws at the bus’s hood! It rips apart the engine! Can the girl stop the creature before this bus ride becomes a nightmare? Bestse...







  • BATMAN, SUPERMAN, and WONDER WOMAN have many extraordinary abilities, but their greatest superpower of all? Family! In this new addition to the bestselling DC Super Heroes Picture Book series, the diverse family structures of the World’s Greatest H...



  • Aboard a strange-looking bus, a girl hears whining coming from a hatch beneath her seat. The whines sound like calls for help. When the girl lifts the hatch to investigate, a hand reaches out and grabs her leg. Then another hand grabs her and another...



  • After play rehearsal, students board a bus that no one recognizes. Soon, the sky grows darker, the moon and stars arrive early, and the students see something they didn’t expect: the lights of their city far, far below them! The strange bus is drif...



  • After school, a boy boards an odd-looking bus. Inside, the floor, the seats, and even the ceiling are covered with chewed-up wads of gum. Soon, the sticky wads grow thicker, climb higher, come alive ... and the bus windows will not open! Can the boy ...



  • A thunderstorm rocks a strange-looking bus on its way to school. With each blast of lightning, the bus ripples with shock waves. With each ripple, a boy sees his bus mates split into vibrating twins, then triplets. The bus soon grows more and more cr...




  • After school, a young boy is walking home when he hears whispers behind him. He turns, but no one is there. It happens again and again. There's something alive inside his backpack! Is it a ghost? A monster? With short chapters, easy-to-read text, and...



  • Zak Nine and Erro have escaped! But now they find themselves lost in a vast forest of alien birds and deadly plants. Things grow even worse when they hear strange buzzing sounds just above the treetops attack drones! The prison guards are searching f...



  • During their last adventure, Zak Nine and Erro found a mapping device in a crashed Prison ship. Following the map, the boys make their way to the Plateau of Leng, a vast desert on Planet Alcatraz. Other than an occasional giant scorpion, the boys see...



  • Zak Nine and his friend Erro are on the run! While avoiding a band of patrolling prison guards, the boys meet another escapee who tells them the legend of an abandoned spacecraft. The boys believe that if they can find the ancient ship, they'll be ab...



  • Young Quom Erro and his human friend Zak Nine are in trouble. They're stuck in Planet Alcatraz's most infamous jail cell: a huge metal cylinder that's sunk into the ground, but open to the sky. The boys are certain they can climb out, but they quickl...



  • After a recent daring escape attempt, Zak Nine and his Quom friend Erro are imprisoned in the most inescapable region of Alcatraz. The boys are locked in separate cages, hovering at the end of unbreakable chains over a boiling sea of poison. How will...



  • Zak Nine and Erro have come up with a brilliant plan to escape. They'll simply hide onboard a prison ship and ride it to freedom on another planet! Unfortunately, the boys don't get far when the ship docks at one of Planet Alcatraz's metallic moons. ...



  • Zak Nine has been captured and placed in Planet Alcatraz's "Monster Zoo." But this isn't any ordinary zoo. This zoo holds dozens of alien "monsters" who are forced to fight for the entertainment of the prison planet's owners.  Zak's friend, Erro, is...



  • Zak Nine and his Quom friend, Erro, are desperate to get off planet Alcatraz. The boys believe they've finally found a way to freedom when they join up with another prisoner. Together with their new partner, the boys board a small spacecraft and fly ...



  • Hoping to avoid the Alcatraz guards, Zak Nine and Erro decide to climb down into a deep canyon to hide. But soon the boys see some huge rock formations that move! Zak and Erro are quickly caught by the giant criminals that have been imprisoned in the...



  • Traveling by night, Zak Nine and Erro are following a shadowy figure until the mysterious stranger disappears into a cave. The boys decide to follow. Inside they find a maze filled with priceless gems, along with a rough band of escaped criminals. Th...



  • As Zak Nine and his friend Erro make their way around a strange lake, they discover an ancient golden building. The boys decide to go inside to take a closer look, but unwittingly stumble into the legendary Octagon: an underground chamber with eight ...



  • Erro and Zak Nine are hiding in the Phantom Forest, a dark wood filled with giant, towering trees and dangerous beasts. The boys hide high above the ground, climbing and jumping between the tree branches. So far they've avoided dangerous creatures su...



  • When Halo Nightly receives super powers from jars of candy given to her on her eleventh birthday, everything changes. Halo goes from a normal girl to a female superhero. But overcoming difficult situations and battling school bullies isn't always eas...



  • Ella can't wait to celebrate Tia's birthday. But when Ella arrives at the party, there are clowns everywhere. Ella does not like clowns, and these clowns seem extra creepy and a little secretive. Just what are these clowns up to? With short chapters,...



  • It's time for bed, but Goat isn't tired. Thankfully, he can get his sillies out during his bedtime routine, leaving him ready for bed in the end. Using light text and funny illustrations, this board book from the Hello Genius series showcases the pla...





  • Birds chirp. A dog barks. Thunder claps. We hear sounds all around us. But how? Sound waves travel through the air, but we don't see them. With engaging, at-level text and colorful images, readers will learn about sound waves and how we use them ever...



  • Welcome to the Graveyard of Dead Letters, where evil silent letters, like the W of swords and the K of knives, are buried. Here they can do no harm. But the wicked Spellbinder has plans to revive the letters . . . and use them to create a fierce weap...



  • A dangerous book is missing from the Library of Doom. The book has no words, except for one single sentence. Whoever reads it disappears. Forever. When the book appears in a classroom on the first day of school, it will be up to the Librarian to clos...



  • The Library of Doom’s greatest foe, the Eraser, has caught the Librarian in a lethal trap. Now the hero is chained down and a giant super-eraser swings above him, getting closer with every swipe. Can the Librarian escape the doom device, or will he...



  • An extremely evil book marked with an X has unleashed a swarm of X-winged insects, and the bugs are on the hunt for their favorite food―books! When the hungry horde targets a bookmobile and the humans inside, can the expert Librarian force the dead...



  • The Eraser, sworn enemy of the Library of Doom, has come up with a wicked new scheme. He’s created a powerful gas that will turn ink invisible and render all books empty and useless. Will the Librarian be able to stop the villain's criminal concoct...



  • Deep within the Library of Doom, raiders are searching for the treasure of the Lost Archives. The thieves have captured a young worker to guide them through the mazelike shelves. The boy doesn’t want to betray the Librarian, but he is a Silent One....



  • How did Robin become Batman's crime-fighting partner? Discover the story behind the Boy Wonder's journey from typical teenager to super hero sidekick, including the source of his acrobatic skills. With action-packed illustrations and easy-to-follow t...



  • Discover the power of FRIENDSHIP in this must-have picture book featuring DC Comics' WONDER WOMAN! As one of the World's Greatest Super Heroes, WONDER WOMAN has many powers and abilities, including lightning-quick speed, super-strength, and a golden ...



  • From tipoff to the final free throw, Goodnight Basketball follows a young boy as he says goodnight to his favorite sport. With rhyming text and colorful imagery, author Michael Dahl (Goodnight Baseball, Goodnight Football, Goodnight Hockey, Goodnight...



  • Batman and Batgirl are two of the world’s greatest super heroes. They have the brains, tools, and talent to take down Gotham City’s most dangerous bad guys. But what’s their most powerful skill of all? Teamwork! In this addition to ...



  • Strange, towering creatures are crashing through the woods. They are travel books, and they will snap down and crush anything between their covers. When they stomp toward a group of young campers, it’ll be up to the mighty Librarian to bring th...



  • It’s time to get dressed, which is no easy task for Little Turtle! But Little Turtle will not give up. Keep on trying, Little Turtle!...



  • Little Whale worries about everything, and that’s okay. Mother Whale is always there to make Little Whale feel better. No more worries, Little Whale!...



  • Ancient treasures are kept safe within the mighty Heroes Hold. But the fierce Beast has somehow slipped inside. It's on the hunt for Heroes, a book containing the power of all heroes from all stories. Can the Librarian and his helpers make sure the m...



  • A boy is researching animals in the library. Most of the books are boring, but one is very lively . . . and hungry. Now the boy has been gobbled up! Can he team up with the powerful Librarian and escape the belly of the beastly book? Uncover hidden d...



  • Mother Ghoul’s Nursery Rhymes isn’t like other books. It doesn’t have an end. Literally. When people trip and tumble toward it, they don’t hit the book’s pages. They fall inside them, and they keep falling, forever stuck...



  • It’s a dark and stormy night, perfect for ghost stories. But not all tales are fiction when a girl recognizes the strange events at her aunt’s house. They’re unfolding exactly like a scary story she read when she was little. Can the...



  • A school basement is packed with towering bookshelves, and it’s a dream come true for two students. But then they discover drops of ink dotting the shelves. Something skitters in the dark. A ghoul is on the loose. Can the Librarian banish the c...



  • Students at a secret school are training to become Pages, helpers in the dangerous Library of Doom. But an enemy has snuck into the class with a wicked assignment: Destroy the school and all its knowledge. Will help from the powerful Librarian an...



  • One hundred years ago, a Librarian used all her power to trap the Grim Reader, the greatest enemy of the Library of Doom, beneath a mountain of ice. But now the villain is free and stronger than ever before. Can the current Librarian alone fight off ...



  • At a comic convention, a boy picks up an issue showcasing an oozy villain named the Glob. But then the cover starts to swirl. Slime drips out. The Glob is free from the pages of the comic book, and it’s hungry! This looks like a job for the gre...



  • The Wing Warriors work for the Library of Doom, circling the world in a floating fortress as they search for dangerous books. But when a new book is brought aboard, monsters come flying after it. Can the Warriors and the mighty Librarian keep the gar...



  • When a young girl visits her favorite bookshop one rainy day, something isn’t right. The building is dark and cold. Rats skitter past the door. Soft chewing and scratching sounds echo up from the basement. Can the mighty Librarian help the girl...



  • The Puzzler, a cunning enemy of the Library of Doom, has caught a group of students in his latest trap. Now the kids must navigate a mazelike park full of tricky riddles and twisted storybook creatures. Will they be lost forever, or can the Librarian...



  • Join Scooby-Doo as he sets out to solve his greatest mystery yet—the secret to falling asleep! But catching some Zs isn’t always as easy as solving mysteries. Can Scooby sniff out the creepy shadows, investigate the bumps in the night, an...





  • A strange woman is handing out free metal bookmarks. A girl takes one. Ouch! She pricks her finger and a dot of blood drips out. The woman smiles with sharp teeth at the sight. The girl will soon become an unwilling member of her ghoulish book club ....



  • A bookstore closes for the night. Nothing inside stirs, except for one creeping thing: a human hand! The cursed part hunts for someone to read its handwriting so it can unleash an evil spirit into the world. Can the mighty Librarian stop the wick...



  • A bored student sits in the library, scribbling in an old book. Then his pen suddenly fills the margins with a menacing monster. Tentacles reach out and pull the boy into the pages! But the powerful Librarian has already been drawn into the paper. Is...



  • A young Page, a worker in the Library of Doom, is trapped. A wizard’s ancient curse pulled him into the Shifting Shelves, gigantic bookcases that turn and twist and collide. Can the powerful Librarian free the boy from the maze of moving boards...



  • From grinding on rails to landing that last big half-pipe trick, Goodnight Skateboard follows a young girl's day at a skateboarding competition until she says goodnight to her favorite extreme sport. With rhyming text and action-packed imagery, autho...



  • A spine-chilling anthology of ghost stories for young horror fans! BEWARE… The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Will a locker room ghost give a soccer team the ultimate L? Is an evil spirit haunting the lake at summer camp? Will ...



  • A goosebump-inducing anthology of monster tales for young fans of scary stories! CAUTION: The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Can a young boy escape the tangled web of a ten-foot spider? Will mummified cats and dogs fulfill a lege...



  • A spine-chilling anthology of scary stories about witches, wizards, and more! BEHOLD…. One look inside this book, boys and girls, and your socks are sure to be scared clean off! Could you survive having a witch for a grandmother? What happens w...



  • DC Comics’ Greatest Superheroes celebrate teachers, librarians, cafeteria workers, and other heroic school figures in this superpowered picture book. Where in the universe do the most powerful heroes assemble? School, of course! In this action-...



  • A teeth-chattering collection of apocalypse stories for young horror fans! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Will a deadly beast invade a family’s end-of-the-world bunker? Can anyone stop alien spiders fro...



  • A legendary collection of cryptid stories for young horror fans! Believe it or not . . . the stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Will the Loch Ness monster upend a young boy’s Scottish vacation? What happens when the Jersey Devil te...



  • An out-of-this-world collection of paranormal stories for young horror fans! CAUTION: The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Can a family escape a train full of ghastly ghosts? Are two boys doomed when a UFO interrupts their camping ...



  • A bloodcurdling collection of vampire stories for young horror fans! BEWARE . . . The stories in this book will SCARE YOUR SOCKS OFF! Does a creepy librarian prefer blood over books? Is a girl’s cuddly cat a fur-ocious feline? Can a young boy e...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Michael Dahl has published 294 books.

The next book by Michael Dahl, Apocalypse Stories to Scare Your Socks Off!, will be published in August 2024.

The first book by Michael Dahl, The Horizontal Man, was published in August 1999.

Yes. Michael Dahl has 23 series.