Lauren Child

Thirteen-year-old Ruby, a genius code-cracker and daring detective, gets an anonymous call setting a challenge that leads her to the headquarters of Spectrum, a highly secret anti-crime agency that needs her help to crack a code, but soon Ruby uncovers dastardly plans of the Fool's Gold Gang.

Pippi moves into in a house at the edge of a Swedish village with a horse, a monkey, a suitcase full of gold, and no grown-ups to tell her what to do. She has upside-down braids and is wild and funny and her crazy ideas have a way of making anything exciting! Naturally, the children next door, Tommy and Annika are curious about their new neighbor. The three children have the most rollicking adventures on their own, with horses and monkeys, the circus,...

When Lola is worried about starting school, her older brother Charlie reassures her.

Charlie helps Lola get ready for bed, despite the tigers, whales, and other animals that serve as obstacles.

When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective.

Charlie tries to talk his little sister, Lola, out of wearing her alligator costume all of the time.

When two wolves escape one night from his fairy tale book and threaten to eat him, Herb enlists the reluctant help of Cinderella's fairy godmother.

Lola and Lotta are best friends who do everything together but when Evie, a new girl, joins the class, suddenly it's Evie whom Lotta does everything with, and Lola fears she has lost her best friend forever.

Charlie and Lola, whose parents are against getting a dog, discuss the attributes of the perfect dog and come to an unusual conclusion.

"Clarice Bean is determined to spread Christmas spirit in every possible way. That means sending cards to neighbors (even the cranky ones), assisting a friend in need, and helping out at home. But as hard as Clarice Bean tries to spread good cheer, it becomes clear that this year, things will look very different for the Tuesday family. Friends are going out of town, decorating the Christmas tree turns into a disaster, and the dog eats their turkey."--...