Books with author Erik Brooks

Alex is a BIG polar bear. Zina is a tiny penguin. Alex lives in the Arctic. Zina lives in the Antarctic. Alex and Zina are polar opposites! They live on opposite sides of the world. Their personalities are very different, too. But they find a way to meet in the middle. Erik Brooks’s simple text and vibrant watercolor illustrations bring opposites to life in this lively look at two unusual best friends.

Alex is a BIG polar bear. Zina is a tiny penguin. Alex lives in the Arctic. Zina lives in the Antarctic. Alex and Zina are polar opposites! They live on opposite sides of the world. Their personalities are very different, too. But they find a way to meet in the middle. Erik Brooks’s simple text and vibrant watercolor illustrations bring opposites to life in this lively look at two unusual best friends.

The new kid in school, Octavius Bloom, is a genuine detective and he's looking for a mystery to solve. It looks like he came to the right place!"On Crabapple Street around the bend, in back of the house near the dark Dead End, stuffed up inside of a rickety shed is the source of a horrible, terrible dread. Something lives there. But what? No-one knows. So its one place in town where no kid ever goes."The other kids in class tell Octavius about the scary things they believe are in the shed behind Pricilla O'Moore's house. And Octavius takes the case. Then, as Octavius investigates, he gets the scare of a lifetime. Can Octavius keep his cool or will the House of Doom claim him as its victim?A Society of Midland Authors Award for Children's Fiction. Honorable Mention.

Selected as a Children's Poet Laureate Monthly Book Pick, Sea Star Wishes captures the varied and colorful world of our beautiful coastal shores. Discover the wonders of the sea and enjoy a day at the beach in playful and imaginative poetry and illustrations.In these coastal poems for kids, children meet sea lions, starfish, jellyfish, and other animals in the ocean, and dream about sandcastles and other beach activities. This fun, lyrical children's poetry collection by award-winning children's singer and songwriter Eric Ode features lively illustrations by Washington State Book Award recipient Erik Brooks. Sea Star WishesDo sea stars make wisheson stars of the nightand dream that they mightbe as shiny and bright?And if they make wishesperhaps it could bethat fishes make wisheson stars of the sea.

After awhile, Crocodile. See you soon, Baboon. LATER, GATOR. Gator’s moving, and he’s so sad to say goodbye to his friends. Worst of all, he doesn’t know anyone in his new neighborhood! But with a little help—and some encouraging letters—from the good pals he left behind, Gator realizes what he has to do. Just say . . . HELLO! And with a Howdy do, Kangaroo and Good afternoon, Raccoon, Gator soon feels right at home. A group of adorable animals, and fun-to-read-aloud text, make this the perfect encouraging story for any new kid in the neighborhood.

In these coastal poems for kids, children meet sea lions, starfish, jellyfish, and other animals in the ocean, and dream about sandcastles and other beach activities. This fun, lyrical children's poetry collection by award-winning children's singer and songwriter Eric Ode features lively illustrations by Washington State Book Award recipient Erik Brooks. Sea Star WishesDo sea stars make wisheson stars of the nightand dream that they might be as shiny and bright?And if they make wishesperhaps it could bethat fishes make wisheson stars of the sea.