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Meet Jeff Stone, author of Phoenix

Jeff Stone lives in the Midwest with his wife and two children and practices the martial arts daily.

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Valorie Fisher is the creator of the back-to-school favorite Everything I Need to Know Before I’m Five, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; How High Can a Dinosaur Count?, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year; and the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award winners My Big Brother and My Big Sister. She is also the photographer for the beloved Moxy Maxwell books by Peggy Gifford.

Valorie spent her childhood zigzagging through the U.S., England, and Italy. She studied art at the Museum School and Tufts University in Boston. After graduation, she moved to New York City, where she... Read More


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Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five
Written by Valorie Fisher
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
Hardcover

Do you know your letters? Can you count to twenty? Learn all that and more in this all-in-one concept picture book. Perfect for kids heading to kindergarten, this book covers the alphabet, counting, opposites, shapes, colors, and seasons. Award winning author-illustrator Valorie Fisher uses bright, gorgeous photos of retro toys to... Read More
 





Everything I Need to Know Before I'm Five
Written by Valorie Fisher
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
eBook

Do you know your letters? Can you count to twenty? Learn all that and more in this all-in-one concept picture book. Perfect for kids heading to kindergarten, this book covers the alphabet, counting, opposites, shapes, colors, and seasons. Award winning author-illustrator Valorie Fisher uses bright, gorgeous photos of retro toys to... Read More
 





How High Can a Dinosaur Count?
Written by Valorie Fisher
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
eBook

Believe it or not, once Bessie balanced a tower of 8 beets. But today, when she tries to balance 8 beets . . . 3 fall. How many beets does Bessie balance today?

A clever text and imaginative art mesh to create playful, simple math problems right on target for ages 5–99...

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I Can Do It Myself
Written by Valorie Fisher
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
eBook

Can you tie your shoe? Write your letters and numbers? Make your bed? Or set the table? Can you do it by yourself? Children and parents alike will rejoice as 4- to 6-year-olds achieve these important childhood milestones (and many more) with the help of this engaging and fun picture book... Read More
 





Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano
Written by Peggy Gifford
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
eBook

Here's the third book in the hilarious Moxy Maxwell series, which includes Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little and Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes.

Moxy’s back, and ready (kind of, sort of) for her big piano recital! In this hilarious third installment about everyone’s favorite ’tween procrastinator... Read More
 





Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
Written by Peggy Gifford
Photographed by Valorie Fisher
eBook

Here's the first book in the hilarious Moxy Maxwell series, which includes Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes and Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano.

It wasn't as if Moxy hadn't tried to do her summer reading. She and Stuart Little had been inseparable all summer, like...

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Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
Written by Peggy Gifford
Photographed by Valorie Fisher
Trade Paperback

Here's the first book in the hilarious Moxy Maxwell series, which includes Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes and Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano.

It wasn't as if Moxy hadn't tried to do her summer reading. She and Stuart Little had been inseparable all summer, like...

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Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes
Written by Peggy Gifford
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
eBook

Here's the second book in the hilarious Moxy Maxwell series, which includes Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart little and Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Practicing the Piano. It isn't as though Moxy isn’t grateful for her Christmas presents. She is. She’s just not thrilled that she has to write a... Read More
 





Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes
Written by Peggy Gifford
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
Trade Paperback

Every tween reader’s favorite procrastinator is back . . . in paperback!

It isn't as though Moxy isn’t grateful for her Christmas presents. She is. She’s just not thrilled that she has to write a thank-you note for each one by tomorrow . . . or she will not be allowed... Read More
 





The Fantastic 5 & 10 Cent Store
Written by J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by Valorie Fisher
eBook

What lurks inside that mysterious store at the end of town? Only Benny Penny is adventurous enough to find out. . . .

In this book, you can read the words and the pictures. Perfect for children just learning to read, this silly, kid-friendly rebus picture book is sure to be... Read More
 

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