Debbie Dadey

"This picture book biography introduces Hungarian American biochemist Katalin Karikó, who played a critical role in developing the mRNA vaccine for COVID-19. Follow the journey of Katalin (Kati) Karikó from her childhood in rural Hungary"-- Provided by publisher. "Growing up in a small Hungarian town, Kati Karikó was curious about everything. As an adult, she channeled her curiosity into her work as a scientist. An mRNA vaccine had never been...

There's a mystery going on between the new basketball coach and the third-grade teacher, Mrs. Jeepers.

Of all the creatures in the ocean, sea horses are Echo Reef's favorite. They're sweet and gentle and they glide through the water so gracefully. When Echo discovers that Rocky Ridge, one of her Trident Academy classmates, has his own pet sea horse, she wants one right away. Not everyone agrees sea horses should be pets, however. Perhaps they are happiest when swimming freely. But Echo thinks that if Rocky can make a sea horse happy, she can too! Can't...

Mr. Jenkins' beard and bare feet have campers at Camp Lone Wolf wondering if he might be a werewolf who comes out at midnight for a snack.

Mermaid Echo is doing tail flips because she's going to see her favorite under-the-sea band, the Rays. They're performing for Pearl's birthday party and everyone at Trident Academy is invited except Echo's best friend Shelly.

When the Bailey School kids find an old bottle and open its stopper their wishes start to come true, and they wonder if the new man in town might just be a genie.

The new gymnastics teacher likes cats, brooms, and funny rhymes, that sounds awfully close to spells. Could Miss Brewbaker really be a witch?

There are some pretty weird grown-ups living in Bailey City. But could the boat instructor at Camp Lone Wolf really be a pirate searching for buried treasure? The Bailey School Kids are going to find out!

The Bailey School kids believe that the new pizza place, with its medieval theme and a man dressed as a knight, has a fire-breathing dragon as its cook.

The Bailey kids try to determine if the new librarian with the long white beard and magic wand really could be Merlin, the great wizard.