The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes

Animal Ark 36: Rabbits on the Run

Adventures from the Land of Stories: The Mother Goose Diaries

The Great Bear: The Misewa Saga

The Quest for the Enchanted Rose

A Clatter of Jars

Of Sorcery and Snow: The Ever Afters

Angus MacMouse Brings Down the House (Animal Tales)

The Wonderling Series

Mira Bartok tells the story of Arthur, a shy, fox-like foundling with only one ear and a desperate desire to belong, as he seeks his destiny.

Have you been unexpectedly burdened by a recently orphaned or unclaimed creature? Worry not! We have just the solution for you!

Welcome to the Home for Wayward and Misbegotten Creatures, an institution run by evil Miss Carbunkle, a cunning villainess who believes her terrified young charges exist only to serve and suffer. Part animal and part human, the groundlings toil in classroom and factory, forbidden to enjoy anything regular children have, most particularly singing and music. For the Wonderling, an innocent-hearted, one-eared, fox-like eleven-year-old with only a number rather than a proper name -- a 13 etched on a medallion around his neck -- it is the only home he has ever known.

But unexpected courage leads him to acquire the loyalty of a young bird groundling named Trinket, who gives the Home's loneliest inhabitant two incredible gifts: a real name -- Arthur, like the good king in the old stories -- and a best friend. Using Trinket's ingenious invention, the pair escape over the wall and embark on an adventure that will take them out into the wider world and ultimately down the path of sweet Arthur's true destiny.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes

Wade Albert White, 2016

Animal Ark 36: Rabbits on the Run

Lucy Daniels, 1998

Adventures from the Land of Stories: The Mother Goose Diaries

Chris Colfer, 2015

The Great Bear: The Misewa Saga

David Alexander Robertson, 2021

The Quest for the Enchanted Rose

Ali Standish, 2022

A Clatter of Jars

Lisa Graff, 2016

Of Sorcery and Snow: The Ever Afters

Shelby Bach, 2014

Angus MacMouse Brings Down the House (Animal Tales)

Linda Phillips Teitel, Guy Francis, 2010