Books with author Margie Palatini

Long, long ago, when dinosaurs ruled the land, there lived a dino who was the worst of them all: Gorgonzola. Not really large, not really scary, Gorgonzola was known near and far for his . . . D.O. Yes, dinosaur odor. From horn to toe, Gorgonzola was one serious stinker. That is, until a bold little birdie decides it’s high time to show this soap-challenged big boy just how to clean up his act. Young readers will laugh, squeal, and wrinkle their noses as this very stinkysaurus learns to freshen up.

Lots of kids have a sweet tooth. But not one like Stewart's. His is a very loud sweet tooth wants what it wants, when it wants it ...and lets everyone know about it. Stewart's sweet tooth screams for cake at weddings, for chocolates during class and torments him for jelly babies when he's at the cinema. But now Stewart has had enough. He's decided to fight back with an armoury of vegetables. Will Stewart's new healthy-eating regime overcome the most annoying sweet tooth in history?

They heard the ground grumble. Then they felt the ground rumble. And before they knew it, they were all taking a tumble! "The earth is crumbling! The earth is crumbling! It's a quake!" quacked the duck. In this inspired take on Henny Penny, who thought the sky was falling, Chucky Ducky, Lucy Goosey, and Vickie, Nickie, and Rickie Chickie spread the alarm that the earth is quaking. But just like Henny Penny, these concerned animals find that the cause of the crisis they fear is not what they expect at all.

Long, long ago, when dinosaurs ruled the land, there lived a dino who was the worst of them all: Gorgonzola.Not really large, not really scary, Gorgonzola was known near and far for his . . . D.O. Yes, dinosaur odor. From horn to toe, Gorgonzola was one serious stinker. That is, until a bold little birdie decides it’s high time to show this soap-challenged big boy just how to clean up his act.Young readers will laugh, squeal, and wrinkle their noses as this very stinkysaurus learns to freshen up.

Meet ZoeyShe's eleven. Well, almost eleven. Okay—halfway to eleven. And Zoey's got a few problems: She has the lowest possible score on the coolability meter, a bad hair situation, and growing earlobes. What Zoey needs is a fairy godmother who can give her a very chic makeover and a seat at the primo lunch table. Will Zoey be able to pull it all off? Tune in!

When Isabella Antonelli becomes an overnight YouTube sensation in a documentary detailing her REAL, non-royal, Italian-American family, she needs to figure out a way to tell everyone at her new school the truth—or come up with some better lies. Brimming with offbeat humor, ISABELLA FOR REAL sets the scene for an eccentric, multi-generational family drama that will have readers laughing out loud and giving Isabella’s performance a standing ovation. When Isabella Antonelli becomes an overnight YouTube sensation in a documentary detailing her REAL, non-royal Italian American family, she needs to figure out a way to tell everyone at her fancy new school the truth about her family—or come up with some better lies. Brimming with offbeat humor, Isabella for Real sets the scene for an eccentric multigenerational family drama that will have readers laughing out loud and giving Isabella’s performance a standing ovation.

Goldie is mad. Mad, mad, mad! Nicholas took her doll, Veronica, and drooled all over her. Now Goldie is in trouble, and she has to think and be sorry. While she's thinking, she has some surprising thoughts about all of the things that she likes about her little brother. Whimsically illustrated, and always true to the heart of a preschooler, Goldie offers a positive model for children to follow when they are angry.

Can Edith the tooth fairy help Bernice the godmother of all fairies find her magical powers again, or is Bernice doomed to live out the rest of her fairy life wand-less?"If yours truly, Edith Molarnari, tooth fairy second class, hadn't seen it with my own two peepers, I wouldn't have believed it myself --- Bernice Sparklestein, once the best fairy godmother in the biz, having a bad wand day. A very bad wand day."Margie Palatini's heartwarmingly hilarious story about helping friends and finding your place in life along the way, and Brian Ajhar's beautifully fun illustrations will have both children and adults giggling out loud.