Joan Holub

Mr. Yee's class is picking apples. This countdown from 20 to 1 includes grouping and simple math. There are 20 name tags, 12 rows of apple trees, 3 pies to eat (divided into 20 pieces), and 1 surprise ending.

"Red Riding Hood is thrilled to try out for the school play. Acting is her dream, and she's great at it--too bad she has stage fright! After a grimmiserable audition, Red decides to focus on helping her friends Cinda, Snow, and Rapunzel save Grimm Academy from the E.V.I.L. Society. But when Red gets lost in Neverwood forest and runs into Wolfgang, who might be part of E.V.I.L., she needs her magic basket and a grimmazingly dramatic performance to...

With Cronus and the other Titans in pursuit, and various monsters before him, young Poseidon must overcome his fear of the sea and the creatures that lurk in it in order to save a fellow Olympian...Ten-year-old Zeus is kidnapped by the terrible Titans, merciless giants who enjoy snacking on humans, and when in self-defense he pulls a magical thunderbolt from a stone he begins an adventure to rescue his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus.

Worried that her stepmother may be a member of the E.V.I.L. society, Snow White joins her friends to stop the society's plans to destroy Grimm Academy, but her bad luck seems to be jinxing all of their efforts.

"Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons. This parody of Clement Clarke Moore's well-known poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas") is silly, good fun--and full of medieval holiday cheer!"...

An illustrated, easy-to-read story about Hercules who, before becoming a legendary Roman hero, disobeys his father and then must set things right. Includes a retelling of the Roman myth of Hercules' twelve labors.

Fang, a bat, is having a tough time getting to sleep. His brother Fink decides he needs a story - a scary story. Now Fan really can't get to sleep. Next, brother Batrick thinks he has the answer - an adventurous pirate story! Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awak. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That's even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There's one story yet to hear . . . will it be the one...

The authors of the hit Goddess Girls series put a fun and girly twist on another super-popular theme: fairy tales! Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia...A Grimmtastic girl named Cinderella is starting her first week at Grimm Academy on the wrong foot. Cinda's totally evil stepsisters are out to make her life miserable. The Steps tease Cinda, give her terrible advice about life at the academy, and even make her look bad in front of her new friends,...

Aphrodite adore s'occuper des mortels qui sont amoureux, mais les petits soins constants dont la couvrent les jeunes dieux à l'Académie du mont Olympe ont plutt le don de l'agacer. Lorsqu'elle décide d'opérer une métamorphose chez Athéna, elle est assez mal préparée à composer avec le résultat. En effet, elle n'avait pas prévu que la nouvelle apparence d'Athéna lui attirerait beaucoup de regards et d'attention. Et elle n'avait certainement...

Lots of silly math questions can be found in this funny book of riddles and jokes. Children can learn basic math skills while reading about animal sleepover parties, cafeteria food fights, and a boy who made more than five million dollars in one month!