Dave Whamond

"Nick's supersized ears give him supersized powers. So when he's recruited by Super Fantastic Guy to be a sidekick -- or, as Nick prefers, a superhero assistant -- he leaps at the chance to use his powers for good. Forced to wear a goofy cape and a fanny pack, Nick discovers that being a superhero assistant isn't all it's cracked up to be. Worst of all, he solves the crimes while Super Fantastic Guy takes all the credit. Will Nick ever get the chance...

When a new girl join her class, spirited and unique Oddrey is eager to make a new friend. But Maybelline is also spirited and unique ... in ways that Oddrey doesn't yet appreciate.

"When Alien Nate's ship crashes down on Earth during a winter storm, he's befriended by Fazel, who takes him to school and introduces him to human life. Nate soon discovers that there are many things that make Earth and Earthlings great. He studies human customs, gorges himself on human food and tries to find a way to fix his ship to return to his home planet, Vega. But all the while he's chased by the Men in Beige, who desperately want to get Nate...

"Got ghosts? Then you’ve come to right book! Hugo is a ghost expert, and he can tell you exactly how to boot out your boo. After all, he got rid of his ghost, no problem! But has Hugo really gotten rid of his ghost? And are ghosts really that scary? Would it be so bad to keep one around? They might actually be good company if you just give them a chance … A silly, laugh-out-loud graphic novel for young readers that breaks the fourth wall, Hugo’s...

Having hidden the lunchbox in which the superhero Hot Dog from the planet Dogzalot always arrives on Earth, fifth-grader Bob and his best friend Clementine must stand alone against an evil alien who plans to hypnotise humans into thinking they are hamsters.

"Cassandra LOVES school -- so much that she never, ever wants to leave! One Friday, Cassandra decides she is going to stay at school. She stays after the nice teacher leaves. She stays while the janitor with a tattoo mops the floors. She stays after the mean principal turns off all the lights and goes home. She plays with the plasticine and the unit blocks until after dark, when her mom and dad realize she is not at the dinner table. They go to the...

"For a long time, scientists have tried to figure out what separates us from animals. For example, one early hypothesis was our use of tools-until Jane Goodall famously recorded observations of chimpanzees making and using tools. In fact, it looks like the very things that we once thought distinguished humans, our creativity, our ingenuity, our capacity of planning or abstract thought, are the very things that actually make us very animal! Maria Birmingham...

A pint-size superhero and a villain do battle through an amusement park in this alphabetical exploration of comparatives and superlatives.