Joe Berger

"Two children persuade their father, an inventor, to purchase and restore an old car which turns out to have magical powers." --

Chitty rescues the Tooting family from a hungry T. rex and takes the family on a tour of early New York among other places.

Bridget has always wanted a pet unicorn named Thunderhooves, so when a box is delivered to her door she is sure that is what is inside.

"Sam Lyttle's mother will allow him to see the first Wolfe Stone movie at the end of the summer only if he can avoid telling a single lie until then." --

Pandora's grandmother is a witch! She's a lot of fun, but she gets in a lot of trouble, too, and causes magical mayhem wherever she goes, from a birthday party where the teddy bears come to life to a bus with a flat tire that turns into a circus train and a truly spellbinding Halloween party. In this first book in a new series, readers will find out that life with Granny is always full of surprises!"

The Tootings are struggling to find and collaborate with Chitty's builders, the Potts family, when a fiendish criminal kidnaps Little Harry and steals the magical car.

In rhyming text, a small girl admits she sometimes gets angry when she is frustrated, and her grandmother shows her how to cope.

"Corderoy's witty rhyming text details Granny's helpful, but atypical, way of coming to her granddaughter's rescue. From improving a ballet class to cleaning up after a pet bunny, she tends to use magic to create more problems than she solves. When it's time to plan the narrator's birthday party, the youngster pleads with her grandmother to bake a cake, sew a dress, and celebrate the day "spell-free.""--Publisher.

Girl and Gorilla are best friends. Girl and gorilla want to play at the park. But how will they get there? They can ... hopscotch! Or jump rope! Maybe they can just close their eyes and wish they were there! But when they open their eyes ... they are not at the park. Will Girl and gorilla ever get to play in the park?

"All grandmothers are wonderful and the gran in this story is no exception. She might not lift buildings or go whooshing through the sky, but she can plan super sleepovers, tell super-funny stories and even put together super disguises. This gran really does have super powers!"--