Cathy Hapka

Separated from the man in the yellow hat while at a Christmas tree farm, Curious George ends up at a hospital where he delights the child patients with his own brand of tree trimming.

Meet Sofia, a little girl who lives a rather ordinary life. But everything changes when her mother, Miranda, marries the king. Overnight, Sofia becomes a princess, moves into the castle, gains a step-brother, a step-sister ... and the ability to talk to her new animal friends thanks to a magical amulet! Now, life is anything but ordinary for Sofia the First!

"No one loves horses more than Meg. She has pony books, pony toys, and even a pony rug! But Meg lives in the big city and has never been around real ponies before. Then her family moves to the country, and on her first day of school, Meg makes a new friend--a friend who lives on a horse farm! Beginning readers will cheer as Meg meets, feeds, and grooms her very first horses. A sweet story of friendship and big ideas, this is the perfect book for horse...

While the vikings are away looking for dragons, the teens stay behind to attend dragon school. One of the young vikings, Hiccup, invents a weapon called the mangler, which he uses to knock a dragon out of the sky. However, when he goes to investigate, he finds the creature has been wounded by his weapon and instead of killing it, he befriends it.

"What's better than a slumber party? A Royal Slumber Party! When Sofia invites her friends from the village to her very first royal slumber party, she's excited but nervous, too. What if her old friends don't get along with her new ones? Advice from Sofia's mom comes at just the right moment, and Sofia's slumber party winds up being a royal blast! Plus, download the Sofia the First: Story Theater app!"--Publisher's description.

During her family vacation on a floating palace, Sofia befriends a mermaid, and through their friendship helps save the mermaid's kingdom.

Staying with fellow Pony Scout Jill while her parents are away for the weekend, Meg looks forward to spending time with her friends and caring for Jill's ponies until an unlatched stall leads to a dramatic rescue effort.

"The Pony Scouts are becoming better at riding with every lesson. But just when they think they've seen it all, a new horse arrives on Jill's farm--one who hasn't been ridden before! Taffy is a beautiful palomino pony that needs Jill's help. With a little patience and a lot of love, Jill and the Pony Scouts will make Taffy a member of the family."--Dust jacket.

"When Splat the Cat goes to a pumpkin patch with Seymour, he is determined to find the biggest pumpkin ever. But when he finally does, Splat discovers the real challenge isn't finding the pumpkin--it's how to get the pumpkin home! Complete with stickers, this storybook is perfect for fans of the Splat the Cat picture book series.

Jill and Apples are competing in the horse show, but when she sees the competition, Jill gets nervous that she and Apples will not measure up.