Ruby, Iris, and Pip first met on their first day of fairy school, and they immediately became best friends, testing their wings, and enjoying their magical adventures--but sometimes it takes a little time for a fairy to find her true magic spark.

Ruby, Iris, and Pip first met on their first day of fairy school, and they immediately became best friends, testing their wings, and enjoying their magical adventures--but sometimes it takes a little time for a fairy to find her true magic spark.

Take to the sky with Ruby, Iris, and Pip -- the Fairylight Friends -- in this sparkly early reader series! Pick a Book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow! Join best friends Ruby, Iris, and Pip as they zoom around a winter wonderland! Across five magical stories, these fairy friends enjoy snowflake tea, help their neighbors stay warm, plant seeds, and make cozy fun out of chilly days. With easy-to-read text and charming full-color artwork throughout, this series is perfect for beginning readers!

Finley's best friend Henry is about to turn nine, and Finley has a major problem - she has no idea what to give him for his birthday. He already owns all of her best creations! The school cook-off might be the perfect solution. The grand prize is a year's worth of Flying Pie Pizza, Henry's favorite. But coming up with something original and tasty is harder than it looks. As one crazy concoction leads to another, Finley discovers that cooking is just like the rest of life - things don't always turn out as planned and friendship is the real prize.

Finley can't wait to start the inventors project at school - after all, thinking up new ideas is her thing. But will her entertaining invention work on the super-serious invention judges?

Inspired by her sister Evie's favorite show, Finley decides to become a fashion designer. She creates Fin-tastic Fashions and starts making samples for her friends to model. The orders come pouring in, but just as the fad is taking off, Finley's mom finds out that Finley has been using the family's forks in the name of fashion. Not wanting to disappoint her first fashion fans, Finley wracks her brain trying to come up with another necessary accessory. While eating lunch in the cafeteria, Finley is inspired to tweak her original concept, creating a new fashion fad with a mission.

Finley wants-no, needs-a pet. But before Mom and Dad will even consider it, she'll have to prove that she's ready for some responsibility. When her next-door neighbor needs a last-minute pet sitter, it seems like the purr-fect opportunity. But Finley soon learns that taking care of a pet isn't all cuteness and cuddles-especially a cat like Goo-Goo. When Goo-Goo proves to be more than she can handle on her own, Finley enlists her brother and sister to help. While they don't always agree, together they come up with some creative ways to get the job done.

It's time for Finley's class to vote on a service-learning project, and Finley has a Fin-tastic plan. A class garden would beautify the school grounds, combat soggy cafeteria vegetables, and create a place to have class outside. The students get their hands dirty and work hard to build raised beds, prepare the soil, and plant a garden. Finley's group picks seeds that are supposed to sprout first. But after days of watering and waiting, Finley and her friends are starting to wonder if their seeds are duds. The friends try everything-even singing to the seeds to help them grow. Will they ever enjoy the fruits of their labor, or will all of their hard work be in vain?

The class Halloween party is just around the corner, and Finley can't wait! There will be treats and dancing, and she's come up with a super-spooktacular costume for the fourth grade Halloween parade. But when a morning mix-up leaves Finley and her best friend Henry without their costumes, she has to think fast. Finley's creative skills are put to the test as she tries to come up with new costumes in time for the parade.

Meet Haggis and Tank-two dogs with BIG imaginations! Tank is a clumsy, outgoing Great Dane. Haggis is a dapper and grumpy Scottie dog. In the first book in the series, Haggis and Tank set sail as pirates. At first, Haggis doesn't see what Tank does- that an adventure awaits them with just a little imagination! But soon, Haggis joins in the fun and the two friends go on a pirate adventure. They talk like pirates, swab the deck, and even search for buried treasure. This series is full of clever wordplay and homophones that make Haggis and Tank's adventures even more fun!

Meet Haggis and Tank-two dogs with BIG imaginations! Haggis and Tank's big imaginations take them on a search for real live dinosaurs! They build a nest for dino eggs and play baseball with a triceratops. But then the ground starts shaking. Is a T-rex chasing Haggis and Tank? Or could something else be headed their way? This series is full of clever wordplay and homophones that make Haggis and Tank's adventures even more fun!

Pick a book. Grow a reader! Haggis and Tank get chased by a werewolf! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! In the third book in the series, Haggis and Tank's imaginations take them across the globe -- to Scotland! They fly an airplane, visit a castle, play bagpipes, and even get chased by a . . . werewolf?! This series is full of clever wordplay and homophones that make Haggis and Tank's adventures even more fun! And James Burks's engaging, full-color artwork appears on every page!

What is your blue like? A lyrical ode to colors — and the unique ways we experience them — follows a little girl as she explores the world with her family and friends. Your neighbor says red is angry like a dragon’s breath, but you think it’s brave like a fire truck. Or maybe your best friend likes pink because it’s pretty like a ballerina’s tutu, but you find it annoying — like a piece of gum stuck on your shoe. In a subtle, child-friendly narrative, art teacher and debut author Jessica Young suggests that colors may evoke as many emotions as there are people to look at them — and opens up infinite possibilities for seeing the world in a wonderful new way.