Daniel Salmieri

Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them them anything with spicy salsa.

When grumpy Old Man Fookwire builds feeders to try to keep birds--the only creatures he likes--from leaving for the winter, he finds himself in a battle with clever, crafty squirrels who want a share of the abundant food.

With gentle prodding from the narrator and help from the reader, four monsters are led to face their greatest fear--bubbles.

"Mr. and Mrs. Dullard move their family to a boring town to avoid any excitment in their lives"--

"Ava's world is full of opposites: colorful sneakers on a gray sidewalk, thick books made up of thin sheets of paper, and dreams of huge spaces in her small head. Together, these opposites depict a full and impactful life, as Ava moves from girl to student to scientist, from daughter to mother to grandmother. While years pass and some things change, there is even more that is constant in this visually rich, soothing portrait of family connection through...

How does Raccoon love pizza? Oh, let him count the ways. He loves the gooey cheesy-ness, salty pepperoni-ness, sweet sweet tomato-ness, and of course the crispity crunchity crust. But someone is always chasing poor Raccoon away from his favorite food with a broom! What's a hungry raccoon to do? Plan an elaborate secret pizza party, of course! But shhh! It's a secret!

Animals present hand slapping skills to readers, just in time for the annual high five contest.

Si quieres ser amigo de un dragón, los tacos son la clave. Explores the love dragons have for tacos, and the dangers of feeding them anything with spicy salsa.

While Raccoon is eating pizza at his secret pizza party, he sees a masquerade party going on in the house next door to him and joins the fun.