by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness—secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Jack and Annie head to 18th-century Austria, where they must find and help a musician by the name of Mozart. Decked out in the craziest outfits they’ve ever worn, the two siblings search an entire palace to no avail. Their hunt is further hampered by the...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Jack and Annie are on their second mission to find—and inspire—artists to bring happiness to millions. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong!...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2009 | Fiction
Jack and Annie are on their third mission to find (and inspire!) creative people to bring happiness to others through the arts (Mozart and Louis Armstrong so far). Set in Ireland, Jack and Annie meet an Irish girl and go on a magical adventure that changes the girl’s...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 26, 2009 | Fantasy
This series begins with the Shadow Lord having been beaten and driven out of Deltora, only for the inhabitants to find their land is plagued with famine. (I would definitely take a look at it if your reader has enjoyed the Deltora Quest books.) 181 pages ...
by Barb Langridge | Jul 25, 2009 | Picture Book
What do you do when all seven of your children are picky eaters? One by one as the babies are born, their culinary preferences are announced. Peter wants his milk warm, not hot and not cold. Mary Lou wants “soft and squishy homemade bread,” while Jack...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 21, 2009 | Fantasy
Is a wizard’s spell for courage enough to save Wiglaf when the “Mother of all Dragons” (or at least of 3,684 of them) comes looking for the lad who slayed son number 92? 112 pages 978-0448431093 Ages 7-10.
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 21, 2009 | Fantasy
Poor Wiglaf. He is really mistreated at home by his entire family. So, when the opportunity to get out into the world comes along in the form of a chance to go to the Dragon Slayers’ Academy, Wiglaf rises to the challenge. Actually, though, things don’t...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 21, 2009 | Fantasy
When Wiglaf and his pals from Dragon Slayers’ Academy meet up with the wizard Zelnoc, all they ask is for a little magic to help them get through the Dark Forest fast. But unfortunately, Zelnoc’s spells always end with an “Oops! Sorry about...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 21, 2009 | Fantasy
The Dark Forest just doesn’t seem like the best place for a class trip. But that’s where Seetha the dragon hid her gold, so that’s where Wiglaf and the other kids from D.S.A. have to go-even if it means entering the booby-trapped Cave of...
