Kate McMullan Books In Order
Book links take you to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn money from qualifying purchases.Publication Order of Dragon Slayers' Academy Books
The New Kid at School | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Revenge of the Dragon Lady | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wiglaf's worst nightmare | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Class Trip to the Cave of Doom | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Wedding for Wiglaf? | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knight for a Day | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sir Lancelot, Where Are You? | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wheel of Misfortune | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Countdown to the Year 1000 | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Crime in Camelot | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
97 Ways to Train a Dragon | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Help! It's Parents Day at DSA | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Danger! Wizard at Work! | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ghost of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Beware! It's Friday the 13th | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pig Latin--Not Just for Pigs! | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Double Dragon Trouble | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragon Slayers' Academy Treasure Chest | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
World's Oldest Living Dragon | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Never Trust a Troll! | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Little Giant--Big Trouble | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
School's Out...Forever! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Early Adventures | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Eek! Stories To Make You Shriek! Books
The Wax Museum | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bad Luck Penny | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Creep Show | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mummy's Gold | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dragon Breath | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bug Off! | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Spooky Sleepover | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Watch Out! | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig Books
Fluffy, the Secret Santa | (1949) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Thanksgiving | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Goes to School | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Valentine's Day | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Spring Vacation | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Silly Summer | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's New Friend | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Saves Christmas | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Learns to Read | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Meets The Dinosaurs | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Happy Halloween | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's 100th Day Of School | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Meets The Tooth Fairy | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Funny Field Trip | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy And The Fire Fighters | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's School Bus Adventure | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Goes Apple Picking | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Meets The Groundhog | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Goes to Washington | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Grows A Garden | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Learns to Swim | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Trick-Or-Treat | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's Lucky Day | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy, the Snow Pig | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy Plants a Jelly Bean | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fluffy's School Adventures | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of I'm ...!-Machines at Work Books
I Stink! | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Mighty! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Dirty! | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Bad! | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Big! | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Fast! | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Brave! | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Cool! | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Smart! | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I'm Tough! | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Lila Fenwick Books
The Great Ideas of Lila Fenwick | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Great Advice from Lila Fenwick | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Great Eggspectations of Lila Fenwick | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Meg's Prairie Diary Books
As Far As I Can See | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
For This Land | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Fine Start | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Myth-O-Mania Books
Have a Hot Time, Hades! | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Phone Home, Persephone! | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Say Cheese, Medusa! | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nice Shot, Cupid! | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stop That Bull, Theseus! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Keep a Lid on It, Pandora! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Get to Work, Hercules! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Go for the Gold, Atalanta! | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hit the Road, Helen! | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Get Lost, Odysseus! | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Pearl and Wagner Books
Two Good Friends | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Three Secrets | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Funny Day | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Four Eyes | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Five Days Till Summer | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Pick-a-Path Books
The Amazing Bubble Gum Caper | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Super Trail Bike Race | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Great Baseball Championship | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Mystery of the Missing Mummy | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Magic Top Mystery | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Adventure At Camp Schoonover | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Stan Herman's World of Nubbies Books
Nubby Bear | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nubby Bunny | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nubby Kitty | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nubby Pup | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Step into Reading, Step 5 Books
True-Life Treasure Hunts | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trojan Horse | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Moonwalk | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dinosaur Hunters | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All Black Baseball | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baseball's Best | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
To the Top! | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baseball's Greatest Hitters | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Basketball's Greatest Players | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Trail of Tears | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
T. Rex | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Raptor Pack | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maximum Triceratops | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Phantom of the Opera | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Under the Mummy's Spell | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark, by George Shannon | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
School!: Adventures at the Harvey N. Trouble Elementary School | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pinocchio | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Picture Books
Rock-A-Baby Band | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Noisy Giants' Tea Party | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Nutcracker Noel | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Biggest Mouth in Baseball | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Good Night, Stella | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hey, Pipsqueak! | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
If You Were My Bunny | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Find Your Way to Muppet Treasure Island | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Noel the First | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No No, Jo! | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Papa's Song | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Supercat | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Supercat to the Rescue | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baby Goose | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bathtub Blues | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ride 'em, Cowboy! | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bulldog's Big Day | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Amazing Adventures of Supercat!: Making the World Safe for Blankies | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mama's Kisses | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How Do You Take a Bath? | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
As Warm as the Sun | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
How Do You Go to Sleep? | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Happy Springtime! | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
This Is the Tree We Planted | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
How to Choose Good Books for Kids | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dinosaur Hunters | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baseball Bloopers | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oddball Baseball | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Story of Bill Clinton & Al Gore: Our Nation's Leaders | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of A Stepping Stone Book (TM) Books
Pioneer Cat | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man in the Iron Mask | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Horse | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Escape South | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Horn for Louis | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Picture for Marc | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Jungle Book | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Spotlight for Harry | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honey Cake | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anna Maria's Gift | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
GoldieBlox Chapter Book #1 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of A Stepping Stone Book (TM)Books
The Chalk Box Kid | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Next Spring an Oriole | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Wolf | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honey Cake | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of A Stepping Stone Book(TM) Books
The Chalk Box Kid | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Next Spring an Oriole | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Wolf | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Miami Jackson Gets It Straight | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret of the Painted House | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Green Ghost | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honey Cake | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Ghost | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of A Stepping Stone Book(TM) Books
Gulliver's Travels | (1726) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Case of the Elevator Duck | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Barry: The Bravest Saint Bernard | (1973) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Frankenstein | (1982) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knights of the Round Table | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Chalk Box Kid | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Next Spring an Oriole | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Silver | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Minstrel in the Tower | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pioneer Cat | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Aliens for Breakfast | (1988) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Boy Who Ate Dog Biscuits | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Treasure Island | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hannah | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Aliens for Lunch | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The War of the Worlds | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Night of the Full Moon | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret Garden | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Aliens For Dinner | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Three Musketeers | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Smasher | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Shadow of the Wolf | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Paint Brush Kid | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Prince and the Pauper | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fossil Fever | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snake Camp | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wild Horses | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Miami Jackson Sees It Through | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Escape South | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Blue Ghost | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man in the Iron Mask | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Swiss Family Robinson | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret of the Painted House | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mermaids | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Green Ghost | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Jungle Book | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Picture for Marc | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ghost Horse | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Monsters | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honey Cake ) | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Horn for Louis: Louis Armstrong - as a kid! | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alice in Wonderland | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Very Little Princess | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Anna Maria's Gift | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Spotlight for Harry | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Golden Ghost | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Very Little Princess: Rose's Story | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Robin Hood: Bullseye Step into Classics | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stampede of the Supermarket Slugs | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Invasion of the Junkyard Hog | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Time to Be Brave | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
GoldieBlox Chapter Book #1 | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Goldie Blox and the Best! Pet! Ever! | (2017) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Goldie Blox and the Best Friend Fail! | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Goldie Blox and the Haunted Hacks! | (2018) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Spinjitzu Brothers #4: The Chroma's Clutches | (2022) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tales from the Merged Realms | (2024) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Penguin Young Readers: Level 3 Books
Tales of Amanda Pig | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
More Tales of Amanda Pig | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pirate School | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Princess Lulu Goes to Camp | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Oliver and Amanda and the Big Snow | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baby Alligator | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amazing Arctic Animals | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bug Out!: The World's Creepiest, Crawliest Critters | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bones and the Big Yellow Mystery | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Baby Panda Is Born | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Out!: Animals That Live in the Dark: Animals That Live in the Dark | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baby Otter | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Watch Out!: The World's Most Dangerous Creatures | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Babysitters | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bones and the Apple Pie Mystery | (1970) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Bookstore Burglar | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Do Dolphins Really Smile? | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Emperor Penguins | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bones and the Dog Gone Mystery | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fireflies | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Polar Bears: In Danger | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Miracle of Easter | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flight of the Butterflies | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pearl and Wagner: Five Days Till Summer | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Owls: Birds of the Night | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Penguin Young Readers: Level 3 Books
Princess Lulu Goes to Camp | (0) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Four Eyes | (1918) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Very Quiet Cricketby Carle, EricPaperback | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Snakes | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bats: Creatures of the Night | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gorillas | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Big Cats | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Secret Garden | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sitting Bull | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
My Brother, Ant | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flower Girl | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Johnny Appleseed | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pirate School | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mummies | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ant Plays Bear | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Wagon Train | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Baby Wolf | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Knights | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Agapanthus Hum and the Eyeglasses | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Giant Squid: Mystery of the Deep | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Dinosaur Eggs | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Planets | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Hamster Chase | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Sharks | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
One Hundred Monsters in My School | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Amazing Arctic Animals | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Honeybees | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Go, Fractions | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Benny the Big Shot Goes to Camp | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Family Reunion / Graphs | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Giant Jellybean Jar | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I Brought My Rat For Show and Tell | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Grasshopper Pie and Other Poems | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Giant Lizards | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Bug Out! | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fake Out! | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A Baby Panda Is Born | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Fireflies | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Coral Reefs | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Black Out! | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
No Room at the Inn | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Far Out! | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Maxed Out! | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Miracle of Easter | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Watch Out! | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Pouch Babies | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Owls: Birds of the Night | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Backyard Chickens | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Giraffes | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thomas Edison and His Bright Idea | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kate's Wish | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Daring Amelia | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kate McMullan
As soon as she could, Kate McMullan began reading her way through the Children’s Room shelves at their local public library in St. Louis, Missouri, where she was born on January 16, 1947. Kate would carry her books home, get settled with a dog or cat or her guinea pigs on her lap, and just read for hours at a time.
Her favorites were Nancy Drew mysteries, Greek myths, Pippi Longstocking, and any animal stories, but only if the animals didn’t die. She also read Little Women, which was sad but acceptable if the people died and The Borrowers, which was about tiny little people that lived behind the walls in houses. She loved comic books as well, along with Mad Magazine. When she would be asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would answer with “a reader”.
After college, she taught fourth grade in an inner-city Los Angeles school and on an American Air Force base located in Germany. Each day after lunch ended, she would read to her students, and over time began wondering if she could write books like the ones she would read aloud to her class. She tried, however after spending the day teaching, she didn’t have much energy left over for writing. So she decided to move to New York City, because she had heard that’s where writers lived, and got a publishing job, which she found to be less tiring than teaching.
Kate edited by day and wrote during the night. Some nights she went out with a wonderful illustrator named Jim McMullan. On their first date, he picked her up from her apartment, looked through her bookshelves and pulled three books out with covers he had illustrated. How could she possibly resist him? Within just a year, they had gotten married.
She kept on reading. When her and Jim’s daughter was born, she read to her nonstop. One hot summer in Sag Harbor, they would keep cool curled up on this old couch on the porch with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “The Long Winter”.
Kate also continued to write, a Greek Mythology series, stories about the Classroom Guinea Pig (named Fluffy and who would never die), books set in a medieval school for slaying dragons, and picture books that Jim McMullan illustrated.
“Have a Hot Time, Hades!” is the first novel in the “Myth-O-Mania” series and was released in the year 2002. Dad’s gut was so huge that it was not crowded, even with the five of them down there. Of course, every now and then, they would get on each other’s nerves.
Hestia was always cleaning the place up. Poseidon would always try to organize swimming meets. Hera was the bossy one, telling the rest of them what to do. However Demeter was certainly the oddest of the bunch, always going on and on about her desire to plant a small vegetable garden. They were family, however. They all grew up in their Dad’s belly together.
When Hades and his siblings were born, the Ruler of the Universe and their dad, Cronus, swallowed them all whole, only because there was this prophecy that said one of his kids would be mightier than him. Could Hades and all his sisters and brothers overthrow their big, bad father and take the universe over? It’s sure to be a hot time, Hades!
“Two Good Friends” is the second novel in the “Pearl and Wagner” series and was released in the year 2004. Meet Pearl, who is a hardworking rabbit, and Wagner, who is a daydreaming mouse. While at school, impress the judge at the science fair, they build a robot together, tell each other the truth at all times.
However friendship ain’t always easy. Sometimes a robot doesn’t turn out exactly the way it is supposed to, and sometimes a pair of green boots is all it takes to cause a fight. Through all of it, Wagner and Pearl show that they know how to make up and remain good friends no matter what.
“Three Secrets” is the third novel in the “Pearl and Wagner” series and was released in the year 2009. Pearl and Wagner have returned and are full of secrets. Wagner tells Pearl this one embarrassing secret, and Pearl tells Wagner a surprising secret, while Lulu tells Wagner a secret which turns out not to be a secret whatsoever.
During a school field trip and at a birthday party, Wagner and Pearl learn that some secrets are able to bring friends closer together, while others are able to cause all kinds of issues. In the end, there is no secret that will come between Pearl and Wagner!
“Four Eyes” is the fourth novel in the “Pearl and Wagner” series and was released in the year 2010. There is an eye toast, no. Eye test today at school, however Wagner just cannot see the board. Like Pearl tells him, it is time for glasses! However Wagner just hates his new glasses, as they make him look like he is a guppy, and a mean bully calls him Four Eyes.
Wagner vows never wear his specs again, until Pearl and all of his buddies give themselves inspired new nicknames like his. All of a sudden, Four Eyes has got a nice ring to it, and being able to see ain’t so bad either. The book illustrates how a best friend and a new point of view can change everything.
“For This Land” is the second novel in the “Meg’s Prairie Diary” series and was released in the year 2013. Meg Wells is joined by the rest of her family out on the Kansas prairie, where they battle it out alongside some Abolitionists in order to keep Kansas a free state.
Meg and her family’s new life is quickly jeopardized by not just the struggle against slavery and those that want Kansas to be a slave state, however also this devastating fire which threatens to destroy their home. However Meg’s own strong spirit helps her in overcoming the hardships of living on the prairie.
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