In the charming childrens book Gwennaelle and the Dragon, Gwennaelle is playing hide and seek with her adventurous brother Erwann near a cave. After looking high and low, Gwennaelle thinks she has lost him.----She meets Granael, a friendly dragon, who takes her all the way to the centre of Earth to look for him!----She finds Erwann in the company of other dragons, and they are both introduced to the beings who live there, named the Talantes. Everyone quickly makes friends.

An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since its first publication, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable guide to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. It showcases a menagerie of magical creatures, explained enchantingly by noted magizoologist, Newt Scamander, who you may remember from the film series of the same name.The shelves of the Hogwarts Library are also home to many more fascinating books. If you have enjoye...

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman’s bewitching Nightbird is perfect for ages 10-13: love and friendship empower a lonely girl to embrace her uniqueness and discover her strengths.Twig lives in Sidwell, where people whisper that fairy tales are real. After all, her town is rumored to hide a monster. And two hundred years ago, a witch placed a curse on Twig’s family that was meant to last forever. But this summer, everything will change when the red moon rises. It’s time to b...

Will the Dragon Masters find the Lightning Dragon? Or will an evil wizard find him first?Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!In book #7, the Dragon Masters have to track down the Lightning Dragon! But f...

Can scaredy-mouse Geronimo Stiltonord survive in the age of Vikings and dragons?Miceking chief Sven the Shouter has a new goal: to transform smarty-mouse Geronimo Stiltonord into a true macho mouseking. Geronimo must undergo special training, leading up to a terrifying final test -- pulling a tooth from a dragon's mouth! Shivering squids! Will he ever earn a miceking helmet?

“Morpurgo's dramatic telling captures the vitality of the tale as well as its beauty and mystery.” — Booklist (starred review)Welcome to a medieval world full of sword fights and shape-shifting, monsters and magic, and timeless characters both gallant and wonderfully human. Written anonymously in the fourteenth century, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is retold in its entirety by Michael Morpurgo in a lively and accessible narration that captures ...

At Dr. Woo's Worm Hospital, Pearl and Ben are greeted with some bad news. A human has been spotted in the Imaginary World! Dr. Woo suspects it might be Maximus Steele -- a poacher with his sights set on prized animal horns. What creature will he attack next? Will it be a unicorn?Together, Pearl, Ben, and Dr. Woo travel to the Tangled Forest. It's an amazing, colorful, and wild place. Ultimately, the responsibility falls to Pearl to find the lost unicorn. But in a la...

Ten-year-olds Ben Silverstein and Pearl Petal have had quite a busy summer as apprentices of Dr. Woo, veterinarian for imaginary creatures. Together, they've encountered all sorts of magical beasts--a sasquatch, a lake monster, a dragon, a unicorn, a griffin, and even a leprechaun!When a swarm of sugar fairies escapes into Buttonville, Pearl and Ben are tasked with catching the mischievous creatures. But with know-it-all Victoria getting in the way, the quest will p...

When the Great Bear is stolen from Edo Castle, the samurai and the ninja face battle once again!The shogun has promised that whoever finds his most prized possession will be named ruler of the Hidden Valley. The race is on and the samurai and ninja will do anything to find it first!Nab your nunchucks and shine your shuriken – another great Samurai vs Ninja battle is about to begin!

A new, laugh-out-loud series from the author and illustrator of Saurus Street.There’s nothing normal about Uncle Chunk. He’s eccentric, unpredictable and full of deep dark secrets.So what’s he doing turning up at Billy’s house? He hasn't been seen for years. Has he just popped in, or is there more to this mystery than meets a were-dragon's eye?And that’s not the only thing Billy's got to worry about. Miss Hicks the werewolf has returned to ...

Sam just got a hamster for a pet. But the hamster is kind of boring ... he just eats and sleeps and gets his shavings wet. Inspired by her book of mythological creatures, Sam longs for a more exciting pet. But she soon realizes that taking care of these magical beasts might not be as wonderful as she thought. Sasquatches are messy, unicorns are shy, hippogriffs scare the dogs at the dogpark, and having a fire extinguisher handy at all times makes dragons seem like an awful lot of work. In ...

Robberies and murders plaguing the little town of Geode City have Nick and his new friend, Jessie, nervous. Jessie's dad is the sheriff, and even he is stumped by the patterns the attacks are following. So when the friends find a magical dragon pendant that asks them to help stop the murders, they jump on board. Until they learn it's a demon—not humans—terrorizing the city.Can Nick and Jessie use the dragon's magic to stop the evil creature before more families and homes are target...