Dave Mottram

A heartfelt story that celebrates picture books and reminds us real heroes come in all shapes and sizes. Willow the Armadillo loves picture books. More than anything, she wants to be the hero in a picture book of her very own. She knows that achieving her dream will take a lot of work, so she studies hard at Picture Book Academy and signs up for many auditions. But she just can't seem to land a leading role! After one last heartbreaking rejection,...

Horace Homer Higgins III despises dirt. And the outdoors. And ducks. But when his person, Eleanor, moves to a farm called the Homestead, the anxious Boston Terrier is forced to adapt. As if that isn't enough to strain his nerves, Ellie adopts a perpetually cheerful potbellied pig named Bunwinkle to be his baby sister. Bunwinkle is delighted to be on the farm despite the stuffy demeanor of her new canine brother. She's sure she'll crack his shell eventually--no...

From early in the morning until time to say, "Good night," Mighty Tug works in the busy harbor, guiding cargo ships, pulling barges, and helping with rescues.

Cherie, a beloved cat, becomes very jealous when Cleopatra, a kitten, comes to live with her family.

"A humorous and engaging nonfiction book about bugs"--

"Before they can work on getting Bunwinkle's confidence back, a new case lands in their laps, well, actually their trash cans when Shoo the raccoon asks for help. The neighborhood humans think he's behind a series of garbage upheavals and home break-ins,but he swears he's innocent. Just because people call him a trash bandit doesn't mean he is one"--

After a day at the track, zipping and zooming, a race car is tired and ready for bed. He washes his rims, fills his tummy with oil, and chooses a book that is all about speed. All toasty and warm he drifts off to sleep, he shifts into gear . . . and dreams of the race.

Summoned to Paris when the organizers of an international culinary competition start receiving threats, Basil launches an investigation at the Parisian College of Cooking and is baffled by circumstantial evidence that exonerates top suspect Ratigan.

Willow the Armadillo loves picture books. More than anything, she wants to be the hero in a picture book of her very own. She knows that achieving her dream will take a lot of work, so she studies hard at Picture Book Academy and signs up for many auditions. But she just can't seem to land a leading role! After one last heartbreaking rejection, she heads to the library for some peace and quiet, and instead finds...chaos! And that's when Willow discovers...