Steven Kroll

When the mayor of Mouseville announces a contest, Clayton and Desmond compete to win the prize for building the biggest snowman.

The ancient Romans used the word barbarian to describe people who were coarse, rude, or even just foreign. Over time the word has also come to connote bloodthirsty cruelty. But were the Goths, the Huns, the Vikings, and the Mongols as barbaric as we’ve been led to believe? In dynamic, detailed spreads that young readers will pore over, bestselling author Steven Kroll and illustrator Robert Byrd explore how these nomadic warriors lived, worshipped,...

Poor Wilbur, the Easter Bunny, gets so sick that he almost misses his Easter deliveries.

When Desmond and Clayton, two mice, finally learn to cooperate, they create a wonderful valentine for their teacher.

To get what they want, the larger jungle animals bully the smaller ones until Mama Monkey shows them all the benefits of sharing.

On April Fools' Day, Alice gets tired of Horace's pranks and teaches him that good friends can have fun together without mean tricks.

David, a boy who thinks modern Thanksgivings are boring, imagines being at Plymouth Colony and celebrating the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.

Because her good deeds are not noticed, a small witch steals every trick-or-treat bag in town on Halloween.

A brother and sister squirrel appreciate each other more after being exposed to their really naughty cousins at Thanksgiving dinner.

Even though Tucker causes chaos as he bounds through the house, knocking things over, his owners find it difficult to scold him because he is such a nice dog.