Still having trouble with the letter R, Wodney Wat receives a talking “wobot” for his birthday, which repeats everything he says and—best of all—has no trouble pronouncing “R’s.” Things are great ...

Putting exaggeration to comedic use, the creators of Tacky the Penguin and Wodney Wat introduce a greedy pig named Gruntly who doesn’t just refuse to share his toys with his friends, “he helped ...

So many of Tomie DePaola’s familiar characters–like Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs–come from his life, and in this, his first venture into chapter books for young readers, he shares his story of ...