Jackie French Koller

Darek tries to protect his baby dinosaur from angry villagers and the Circle of Elders.

Thirteen-year-old Danny and his family are struggling to make ends meet in New York during the Great Depression. His father leaves to search for work, and Danny and his mother do what they can to survive. With his mother pregnant and unable to help, Danny is forced to beg for food. Through it all, they retain their good humor and family pride, and in the end help arrives in a most unexpected guise. "Rich, rewarding historical fiction."—Kirkus...

Finding a baby dragon accidentally left alive after his older brother's dragonquest, Darek risks death and the anger of his people in trying to return it to the Valley of the Dragons.

When his relatives crowd Mole out of his house, Shrew tries to find him another dwelling.

When the village Elder tries to buy Darek's blue dragon for his daughter, Darek refuses to sell. The angry Elder makes Darek's father hunt down another dragon, but knowing that dragons are peaceful and love their children, Darek sets off with his best friend Pola to stop the hunt. Can Darek find a way to save the baby dragons without putting his father's life in danger?

Full of adventure and mythical characters, Dragons and Kings will sweep you into a world where dragons are your best friends. Darek and his dragon have escaped from Krad, a neighboring kingdom, after being held captive. But on their return home they find their village under the control of Zarnak, a wicked tyrant. Although Darek was able to free himself, many of his fellow countrymen are still in Krad, held as slaves. Hungry for power, Zarnak forces...

One by one, seven monkeys who go out to have a good time wind up falling in love over the course of a week.

A cumulative tale in which a small mouse catches a fish and brings home a large group of friends to help her eat it.

A child describes the bouncing, sliding, wiggling, running, splashing, reading, snuggling, and more that fills the day from sun up to bedtime.

In 1938, fourteen-year-old Celie must cope with leaving her Enfield, Massachusetts, home and her life-long friend, Chubby, as the day approaches when the Swift River Valley will be flooded to create a reservoir for Boston.