Michelle Houts

Lucy's Lab

1 - Nuts About Science (Oct-2017)
2 - Solids, Liquids, Guess Who's Got Gas? (Oct-2017)
3 - The Colossal Fossil Fiasco (Mar-2018)

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  The Beef Princess of Practical County
  

  • Apr-2009
  • / General Fiction
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  After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annua...

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  The Practical County Drama Queen
  

  • Feb-2014
  • / General Fiction
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  On their last day of 5th grade, eleven-year-old Frannie Ryan's friends are all making plans to hang out at the mall or spend long afternoons at the pool. But Frannie has bigger goals for her summer vacation. Frannie's big brother, Ronnie, is engaged ...

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  Winterfrost
  

  • Sep-2014
  • / Action Adventure
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  An ordinary Danish Christmas turns extraordinary when a family overlooks an important folkloric tradition. Christmas has come, and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside. But twelve-year-old Bettina's parents have been called a...

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  Nuts About Science
  

  • Oct-2017
  • / General Fiction
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  Lucy's Lab - 1
  

  On Lucy’s first day of second grade, she’s excited to meet her new teacher, Miss Flippo, and find out everything’s she’s going to learn about this year in school. And when Miss Flippo tells the class that they’re going to have their very ow...

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  Solids, Liquids, Guess Who's Got Gas?
  

  • Oct-2017
  • / General Fiction
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  Lucy's Lab - 2
  

  Autumn has arrived, and at Granite City Elementary School everyone is gearing up for the biggest and best event of the year, the Harvest Festival. The whole school is excited about the games, the contests, the food, and, most of all, the costumes! Ev...

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  The Colossal Fossil Fiasco
  

  • Mar-2018
  • / General Fiction
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  Lucy's Lab - 3
  

  Lucy’s birthday is coming and her parents have decided that she is finally responsible enough to care for a pet. But what pet should she get? At school, Lucy’s class is learning about fossils and the plants and animals that left them behind. ...

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  Sea Glass Summer
  

  • May-2019
  • / General Fiction
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  Author Michelle Houts and illustrator Bagram Ibatoulline explore the magic of one of the seaside’s greatest wonders and the bonds that link us through time.
  
  One summer, a boy named Thomas visits his grandmother at her seaside cottage. She gi...

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  Barn at Night
  

  • Sep-2021
  • / General Fiction
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  When you grow up on a farm, adventures happen all day long—even at night! On a cold winter evening, a father and daughter go out to the barn and are welcomed with a warm scene. Who is awake, who is asleep, and who is just making their first app...

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  Hopefully the Scarecrow
  

  • Aug-2023
  • / General Fiction
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  "A beautifully crafted friendship tale that’s just right for storytime." --KirkusThe perfect Fall book for kids! A poignant picture book about a scarecrow who befriends the young girl who reads to him day after day until one day he's left wondering...

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