Karen Wallace

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  • Bibliography:
    98 Books (4 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 1993
  • Latest Book:
    October 2016
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Full Series List in Order

Chameleons

1 - Alice Knows Best (Nov-2008)
2 - Miranda to the Rescue (Apr-2010)

Crunchbone Castle Chronicles

King Cudgel's Challenge (Feb-2006)
Prince Marvin's Great Moment (Feb-2006)

Lady Violet's Casebook

The Diamond Takers (Sep-2007)
The Man with Tiger Eyes (Sep-2007)
The Secret of the Crocodiles (Sep-2007)
Snow Shadows (Oct-2008)

Monster Mountain

Thunderbelle's Beauty Parlour (May-2008)
Thunderbelle's Party (Sep-2009)
Thunderbelle Goes to the Movies (Nov-2009)
Thunderbelle's Bad Mood (Nov-2009)
Thunderbelle's Flying Machine (Jan-2010)
Thunderbelle's Song (Jan-2010)

Book List in Order: 98 titles

  • Think of a Beaver

    A poetic text and charming, realistic illustrations offer a close-up look at the lives of beavers, including how they build tunnels, how they communicate, how they play, and how they use their webbed feet....

  • Think of an Eel

    Graceful verses and fluid illustrations follow an eel from its birth in the Sargasso sea, through its years in the ocean and its trip to freshwater, to its return to the sea to have children, illuminating the life of this amazing creature....

  • Why Count Sheep? a Bedtime Book

  • My Hen Is Dancing

    A colorful picture book, full of realistic details and interesting farmyard facts, features a boy explaining all about his energetic hen, telling how she eats, sleeps, cares for her chicks, and much more....

  • Bears in the Forest

    A beautifully illustrated study of bear behavior follows a mother bear and her two cubs from the birth of the youngsters, through two summers and two winters, providing a host of facts about bear biology....

  • Red Fox

  • Gorgonzola's Revenge

  • Thunder and Lightning

  • Imagine You Are a Tiger



  • Never Say No To A Martian

  • Imagine You Are a Crocodile


    "Wallace and Bostock... do an exceptional job of suggesting how the world appears through crocodilian eyes. A terrific introduction to crocodiles, as well as swamps and predation." --Booklist, starred review

    ...

  • Tale of a Tadpole

    Starting out as an egg on a lily pad, follow the life of a newborn tadpole as he hides from the dangers of the pond including hungry goldfish and beetles, as he grows up into a frog.

    Level 1 books are stories for children just beginning to l...

  • Duckling Days

  • Blue Eyes

    A little girl finds a long forgotten brooch lying in a field. Her grandmother tells her its story: of how the animals on it were asked for help by the girl who hid behind a waterfall. In exchange they were offered blue eyes forever.Award-winning auth...

  • Freaky Families

    Jack and Daisy have to go and spend a week with their boring Great Aunt Iris who is mad keen on gardening. However, they haven't been there long before they find out that Iris is a plant hunter and she has got a call to go in search of a shrinking vi...

  • Imagine You Are a Dolphin

  • Imagine You Are an Orangutan

  • A Day at Seagull Beach

  • Whatever the Weather



  • Busy, Buzzy Bee

    You know bees hum, but did you know that they dance? Find out why in this fun story about a very busy bee. 

    Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading...

  • Big Machines

  • City Pig

  • Scarlette Beane

    Having been born with a bright red face and green fingertips, her parents know that there is something unique about their daughter, Scarlette, and so aren't too surprised when magical things start to happen in their vegetable garden....

  • A Bed for the Winter

  • Born to Be a Butterfly

  • My Cat's Secret

    This Level 1 book is appropriate for children who are just beginning to read. Meet Sarah and her furry friend Tabby. Sarah is worried when Tabby disappears, but she is in for a big surprise! For children who are just beginning to read and who have a ...

  • Gentle Giant Octopus

    Discover the mysterious, magnificent octopus!

    Follow a goggle-eyed octopus as she jets through the shadows, tentacles flying behind her. Finally she finds a well-hidden den in which to lay her eggs, which will dangle from the roof like grapes ...

  • A Trip to the Zoo

    While visiting the zoo, Matt and Billy get to see a lot of different animals, including giraffes and sea lions, and learn many interesting things about them from watching them go about their daily tasks. Simultaneous....

  • I Can Swim!

    George's dad is teaching him to swim. Follow George's progress from his first tentative experiences in the swimming pool to his increasingly confident strokes to that happy moment when he announces: "I can swim!"

    DK Readers is a multi-level ...



  • Climbing a Monkey Puzzle Tree

    Nancy Cameron is a new arrival, not just to Woodmaston House for Girls, but to England. She's rolled up from the backwoods of Canada, eager for a new life brimming with adventure. But boarding school isn't the fantasy that Nancy had imagined. It is a...

  • Clever Cat

    Read-It! Readers

  • Marvin, the Blue Pig

    Read-It! Readers

  • Albert's Raccoon

    When Uncle Fred sends him a pet raccoon, Albert couldn't be happier. But soon, fed up with Rocky the raccoon's mischief, Albert's parents say he's got to go. Determined to keep his unusual pet, Albert sneaks Rocky into his father's candy factory, ...

  • Ooh La La, Lottie!

    Lottie loves nothing more than her dog, Patrick. Patrick won't eat vegetables, so why should she? Soon, though, Lottie's diet of bread and cheese turns her into a mouse! Patrick thinks he has lost his best friend. But when the neighborhood cat plo...

  • Cousin Cedric Goes Bananas

    Cousin Cedric, the Egyptologist, invites the Primly-Proper children, Jack and Daisy, to Egypt so that they can help him return the Golden Bananas to the temple of the Weather Monkey before the climate goes totally awry...

  • Where Are My Shoes?

  • Wendy

    In this compelling and magical novel, the critically acclaimed author of Raspberries on the Yangtze recreates the fascinating world of the privileged class of early 20th-century London, in this story about Wendy Darling before she meets Peter Pan....

  • Alice Goes to Hollywood

    Book band: Gold (Ideal for ages 6+)Quizzed for Accelerated ReaderA dazzlingly fun animal story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Alice the anteater has a dream – she's going to be a film star! So she finds hersel...

  • King Cudgel's Challenge

    Crunchbone Castle Chronicles

    Pity King Cudgel! His twin children - Prince Marvin the Meek and Princess Gusty Ox - fight all the time. And ever since his wife, Queen Carrion, disappeared after going out dragon hunting, no one has been able to stop them. As a last resort he devise...



  • Prince Marvin's Great Moment

    Crunchbone Castle Chronicles

    Poor Prince Marvin, the Meek! His twin sister, Princess Gusty Ox may be
    built like a battle ship but Marvin has always been a bit...physically
    feeble. It's not surprising his sister bullies him. But, when his
    father King Cudgel'...

  • Raspberries on the Yangtze

    The Yangtze in our story is not China's river, but rather a magical place in the Canadian countryside on the outskirts of a small town. There, in the 1950s, a group of children look forward to what promises to be a glorious summer. There are six of t...

  • Princess Gusty Ox's Strange Change

    Gusty Ox is not your typical princess. She's more interested in wrestling crocodiles and hunting dragons than in tiaras and princes. That is, until she looks into Crackel's magic mirror and decides things have got to change. But it isn't ...

  • The Minestrone Mob

  • Queen Carrion's Big Bear Hug

    King Cudgel keeps having nightmares about Queen Carrion and a bear and wonders if these could reveal the whereabouts of his missing wife. So he consults Crackle the Court Magician, who finds out that strong magic is at work. If the King ever wants to...

  • Quirky Times at Quagmire Castle

    Quagmire Castle is the much-loved, but totally dilapidated, home to a motley cast of humans and ghosts. When it comes to saving the Castle from demolition at the hands of the the gruesome bank manager, Gordon Grabbit, Aunt Tabitha's solution is t...

  • Something Slimy on Primrose Drive

  • Flash Harriet and the Loch Ness Monster

    Build your child''s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelFlash Harriet , the famous girl detective, is on the trail of a crime. and it has led her to the shores of Loch Ness. Find out what happens in this comic detective story.Topa...

  • Thunderbelle's New Home

    Thunderbelle does not like her house anymore. Would it be better to camp on Monster Mountain? Or to live with one of the other monsters? How will Thunderbelle find her perfect home?...

  • The Diamond Takers

    Lady Violet's Casebook

    Violet and her sidekick, Garth, are staying in a Parisian hotel with her parents when valuable jewels are stolen from guests. Never one to pass up an adventure, Violet is soon hot on the trail of the suspected diamond takers...!...



  • The Man with Tiger Eyes

    Lady Violet's Casebook

    At a lavish reception in New York, Lady Violet meets a brilliant young painter whose new portrait is the talk of the town. But who is the mysterious man with tiger eyes who won't leave his side? When both portrait and painter disappear, Violet and Ga...

  • The Secret of the Crocodiles

    Lady Violet's Casebook

    Lady Violet Winters is resourceful, independent, and fearless. Her father's American ward, Garth, is her trusty companion and together they are constantly on the lookout for adventure, finding social conventions restrictive. Visiting Egypt with Viole...

  • Yikes, It's a Yeti!

  • Thunderbelle's Beauty Parlour

    Monster Mountain

  • Alice Goes North

    When Alice reads about Christmas in a magazine, she has one big question. Why don't anteaters get presents, too? When no one in the jungle can tell her, there's only one thing to do. Alice goes north to find out from Santa Claus himself!...

  • Dancing for Captain Drake

  • A Horse Called Deathblow

  • Snow Shadows

    Lady Violet's Casebook

    Lady Violet Winters is on her travels again. This time to revolutionary Russia. Staying with her parents' wealthy friends, the Rahls, in St Petersburg, Violet and Garth are living a life of luxury. But everything is not as it seems. There's unrest in...

  • Alice Knows Best

    Chameleons - 1

    Alice, our favourite anteater, discovers that Cornelius the crocodile is lonely so she decides to find a friend for him. She confidently sets off downriver on her raft, but soon finds out just how difficult it is to find a companion for a bad tempere...

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur is King of Britain, but can Merlin teach him to be wise? And where will he find a sword fit for a king? The Hopscotch Adventures series features exciting, page-turning adventures in under 400 words for children developing their reading confide...

  • The Round Table

    Sir Lancelot is the bravest knight at the Round Table. And when Queen Guinevere chases a stag into the forest, Sir Lancelot will need all his bravery to rescue her...The Hopscotch Adventures series features exciting, page-turning adventures in under ...

  • The Sword in the Stone

  • Detective Derek

  • Ghost Mouse

  • The Honourable Ratts

    The Honourable Ratts are a distinguished family whose ancestors
    appeared at a time when witches were commonplace and giants roamed the
    land. They built their ancestral home, Clawfoot Hall, and they began
    collecting the Great Ratt Hoard...

  • Flash Harriet and the Mystery of the Fiendish Footprints

    Flash Harriet, together with Gus, her pet tarantula, is back and on the trail of a new crime. Huge footprints have smashed up the local vegetable garden. Is it something to do with Marmaduke Mildew and the Giant Vegetable Competition? Or does the ...

  • The Princess and the He

    Princess Jules is beautiful, intelligent and rich. What more could she want? The perfect prince, of course. And Princess Jules won't settle for just any prince, so finding the right one is not that easy. Then a scruffy young man appears at the cas...

  • Thunderbelle's Party

    Monster Mountain

  • Thunderbelle's Spooky Night

  • Thunderbelle Goes to the Movies

    Monster Mountain

  • Thunderbelle's Bad Mood

    Monster Mountain

    Thunderbelle is in a bad mood, and nothing is making her feel better -- not even stamping mud around the house. Then Roxorus, Pipsquawk, Clodbuster, and Mudmighty think of the perfect way to cheer her up....

  • Thunderbelle's Flying Machine

    Monster Mountain

  • Thunderbelle's Song

    Monster Mountain

  • Miranda to the Rescue

    Chameleons - 2

    Miranda has no time for sitting around sunbathing and brushing her hair - she is looking for adventure! But when adventure comes it's not the kind that she'd hoped for. All of a sudden the rock which is home for her and all the other mermaids is unde...

  • A Royal Robber

    One day Princess PJ met a robber in the forest. He wanted to steal her carrots to make soup to feed the poor people! Princess PJ thought this was a silly idea. She was sure that they would like treasure much better!...

  • Born to Be a Butterfly

    Children who are just learning to read will love to discover the changes that turn a caterpillar into a butterfly. Experience the exciting journey from the cocoon to the skies! 

    Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engag...

  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

  • Diving Dolphin

    This Level 1 book is appropriate for children who are just beginning to read. A young dolphin's life is full of adventure! He wants to explore, but danger lurks! Can he escape the killer whale? For children who are just beginning to read and who have...

  • Bad Rat!

  • The Comet of Doom

    One dawn, a fiery comet appears over the city. The Great Emperor Montezuma commands Chantico's uncle, the soothsayer, Ahcambal, to explain the meaning of it. When Ahcambal cannot come up with an answer, he is thrown into prison to be executed. What ...

  • Li Fu's Great Aim

    Li Fu is a servant to the First Emperor - not an easy job, as the emperor is known for his fierce temper and unusual punishments. The boy dreams of one day joining his army, like his brother; however, his master won't let him go because he likes ...

  • Wild Baby Animals

    Skip, splash, sniff and cuddle with the cutest animals in the rough with Wild Baby Animals.

    Venture out into the world of monkeys, squirrels, bears, foxes and more and as they play, learn, and explore in their natural habitats in Wild Baby A...

  • Chief Thunderstruck and the Big Bad Bear

    Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, The
    Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a noble family with
    a difference.


    In the final book of the quartet, a message reaches Goose Pimple...

  • Ma Moosejaw Means Business

    Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a ruling family with a difference.



    Book one introduces the two sons of Chief Thunderstruck and Ma
    ...

  • Spike Carbuncle and the Truly Enormous Egg

    Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure,
    The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a noble family
    with a difference.


    Spike Carbuncle is sick of being second in command to his weedy<...

  • Whiff Erik and the Great Green Thing

    Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure,
    The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a ruling family
    with a difference.

    In book two, Whiff Erik, now ruler of Goose Pimple Bay discovers his<...

  • Snow White Sees the Light

    Inventive and amusing new twists on the classic fairy tales told by top authors ...

  • Flash Harriet and the Missing Ostrich Eggs

    Flash Harriet has a problem. The ostrich eggs at a nearby farm are being stolen. Without them her father can’t do his famous musical performance, and the farm will have to be sold. Who’s stealing the eggs, and why do they want them?

    •...

  • Dragon Hunt

    The queen sent the king and Prince Dandyfop on a dragon hunt. Prince Dandyfop didnt want to go. He was too scared! Princess PJ thought it was a great idea and decided to join them. Would they catch a real dragon? ...

  • Footprints in the Snow

    When the farmyard animals saw large footprints in the snow they were very frightened. Who had left them? Could Detective Dog solve the mystery? ...

  • The Lost Kittens

    Cat had lost her kittens. Detective Dog looked all around the farmyard but he couldnt find them anywhere! Where could those kittens be? ...

  • Mirror, Mirror

    All the important people in the land were coming to the queen's party. But the magic mirror told the queen that she looked ugly, and she was very upset. Princess PJ needed to think fast. It was time for a royal makeover! ...

  • The Stinky Giant

    A tired and thirsty giant came to the palace and asked for a drink. The queen tried to send him away because he was so stinky! Princess PJ really wanted him to stay, but how could she get him to take a bath? ...

  • The Stolen Egg

    Goose's egg had been stolen. Detective Dog looked everywhere, but he couldn't find it. Then he saw that Goose had built her nest in a very silly place. ...

  • Treasure Trail

    One morning, the animals woke up to find someone had left them each a present during the night. Who would do such a thing? Detective Dog thought he knew the answer! ...

  • Ana Anteater Goes for Gold

  • The Magic Pyjamas

  • Rockets and Spaceships

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    DK Readers will help your child learn to read and encourage a life-long love of reading whilst learning about Rockets and Spaceships. Encourage your child to read. They will learn all about rockets and spacecrafts, how they get into space and how the...

  • The Unrivalled Spangles

    • / General Fiction
    • Buy Buy

    The dramatic and colourful tale of the Spangles, a nineteenth century circus family, and their lives, loves, romances and rivalries against the backdrop of London town. The story follows Ellen, the ringmaster's daughter and one half of horse-riding d...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Karen Wallace has published 98 books.

Karen Wallace does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Magic Pyjamas, was published in October 2016.

The first book by Karen Wallace, Think of a Beaver, was published in April 1993.

Yes. Karen Wallace has 4 series.
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