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For every parent and caregiver tired of telling the kids it's not a good idea to eat cake for breakfast, this hilarious and imaginative new Step into Reading--from the beloved creators of Babymouse--is here to help. Sort of.Should the Evil Princess eat cake for breakfast? Should the Brave Knight jump in the muddly puddle? Watch them try to learn...to make, ahem, better choices, in this hilarious and perfectly young Step 2 Step into Reading.Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

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Watch out, middle school! In her second foray out of graphic novels and into middle grade, Babymouse has a smartphone, and she's not afraid to use it. . . .Ping! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one, too.But having a phone is a lot of work! Building up a following on SoFamous, learning text lingo, keeping up with all the important koala videos . . . Babymouse is ready to tear her whiskers out. Why does it suddenly feel like she has no friends? Somehow, Babymouse needs to figure out how to stop worrying and love her smartphone . . . if Locker doesn't eat it first.Highly illustrated with black-and-white art throughout and a dozen or so comic pages, this is the perfect showcase for bestselling authors Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm's signature humor. Middle school may never be the same!

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For every parent and teacher tired of telling the kids to PLEASE JUST GET ALONG, this hilarious and imaginative new Step into Reading--from the beloved creators of Babymouse--is here to help. Sort of.The Evil Princess casts terrible spells, while the Brave Knight fights dragons. Could these siblings be any more different? Watch them try to learn to TAKE TURNS in this hilarious and perfectly young Step 1 Step into Reading!

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For every parent tired of telling their kids to PLEASE JUST GET ALONG, this hilarious and imaginative new picture book--from the beloved creators of Babymouse--is here to help. Sort of.Meet the Evil Princess and the Brave Knight. She casts terrible spells, while he fights dragons. He rescues cats in distress, while she makes mischief. No wonder there isn't much peace in this kingdom! But is the Evil Princess really so evil? And is the Brave Knight truly as chivalrous as he seems? Children and parents will laugh at seeing familiar family dynamics play out in this charming and imaginative new story.

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Too cool for school ... or the least groovy girl in the grade? Sunny's just made it to middle school ... and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons and Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying, it's hard to worry about whether you look cool or not. Especially when it's your turn to roll the 20-sided die. Trying hard to be cool can make you feel really uncool ... and it's much more fun to just have fun. Sunny's going to find her groove and her own kind of groovy, with plenty of laughs along the way.

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Watch out, Big City! Babymouse is on a field trip without a chaperone in the third book in the Babymousetastic, highly illustrated Babymouse: Tales from the Locker series.Babymouse's art class is headed to a museum in the Big City. And now that they're middle schoolers, she and her friends will be totally unsupervised! She can't wait to check out all the world-famous art...that is, until she overhears Felicia Furrypaws planning to ditch the museum and hit the town instead. Babymouse decides to test her freedom with an urban adventure of her own. Will she make it back to the museum before the bus leaves? Or will life in the Big City trip her up big-time?

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For every parent and caregiver tired of telling the kids it's not a good idea to eat cake for breakfast, this hilarious and imaginative new Step into Reading--from the beloved creators of Babymouse--is here to help. Sort of.Should the Evil Princess eat cake for breakfast? Should the Brave Knight jump in the muddly puddle? Watch them try to learn...to make, ahem, better choices, in this hilarious and perfectly young Step 2 Step into Reading.Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. They are perfect for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.

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For every parent and teacher tired of telling the kids to PLEASE JUST GET ALONG, this hilarious and imaginative new Step into Reading--from the beloved creators of Babymouse--is here to help. Sort of.The Evil Princess casts terrible spells, while the Brave Knight fights dragons. Could these siblings be any more different? Watch them try to learn to TAKE TURNS in this hilarious and perfectly young Step 1 Step into Reading!

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