Lisa A Clough

In Petal and Poppy,young readers are introduced to these charmingcharacters. Petal gets very nervous when Poppy decides to go scuba diving. What if she's eaten by a seamonster?Poppy thinks Petal is just being a worrywart.Perhaps. But maybe that's a good thing. Because when Poppy does find herself in...

Halloween is here and Petal and Poppy are going to a party! But Petal's scared.Halloween is too spooky. But Poppy assures Petal it's all just pretend. There's nothing to be afraid of. But then a haunted house scares Poppy. Maybe Halloween is a little spooky after all!The writing leveland picture clu...

Petal and Poppy discover an uninvited visitor in their garden—a penguin!At first, Petal's too afraid to let him in. But eventually not even Petal can resist this cute, friendly, and very talented little guy! Petal and Poppy and the Penguin is the second Petal and Poppy book, told in graphic form. Wo...

On Valentine's Day morning, Petal wakes up to chocolates. Poppy wakes to find flowers. What wonderful gifts for these best friends to give each other. But wait . . . Poppy forgot to get Petal a gift, and Petal forgot to get something for Poppy. So who is this mystery Valentine? With picture clues an...

All dead. No one survived. All dead. This morbid chant haunts seventeen-year-old Blue as she trudges through the countryside with just the clothes on her back, heading to her childhood home on the ocean. Something absolutely awful has happened, she knows it, but she doesn’t know what. She can’t even...

“The zany illustrations suit the amusingly outraged tone of the text. Funny and original.” —Kirkus ReviewsBad days—we all have them. But what do we do about them?Meet Alicia and her trusty friend, Neptune. Alicia is usually a cheerful child who likes to dance very fast and stand on her head. What wi...

Simon and Molly are best friends. They love to play hide-and-seek, even though Simon says that Molly is too easy to find. But one day, Molly hides so well that Simon can’t find her anywhere. Where is Molly? Is she truly missing? Simon looks for Molly everywhere—under the sink, behind the chair, in t...

Two small children become new friends and have wonderful days playing together with their toys. But when one friend gets a new toy that he is reluctant to share, the friends are no longer so friendly. This story, told in clear, simple dialogue with bright, childlike illustrations, gives straightforw...