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Author:
Wallace, Adam
Walstead, Alice
 
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Star rating for How to Catch a Leprechaun
Series Volume:
1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the #1 New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Laugh-out-loud Holiday Adventure for Kids!

You've been planning night and day, and finally you've created the perfect trap with shamrocks, pots of gold, and rainbows galore! Now all you need to do is wait. Is this the year you'll finally catch the leprechaun? Start a St. Patrick's Day tradition with this fun and lively children's picture book

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Star rating for How to catch the Tooth Fairy
Series Volume:
2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The Tooth Fairy describes the many traps she must avoid as she collects children's teeth at night.
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Star rating for How to Catch an Elf
Series Volume:
3.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Description:

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a hilarious Christmas adventure, perfect for stocking stuffers!

"With delightful rhymes, How to Catch an Elf slots itself into place along such classics as 'The Night Before Christmas.'"—Foreword Reviews

It's Christmas Eve and an elf is on the loose... in YOUR house! Do you have what it takes to catch him? Follow along in this fun holiday

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Star rating for How to catch the Easter Bunny
Series Volume:
4.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
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The Easter Bunny describes the many traps he expertly avoids as he delivers Easter treats to children.
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Star rating for How to catch a monster
Series Volume:
5.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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After being cast as the Ninja Master in his school's Halloween play, a boy decides it is time to catch the monster in his closet.
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Star rating for How to Catch a Mermaid
Series Volume:
6.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:

An enchanting mermaid tale from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series, the perfect back to school gift for kids!

Many claim to have caught a mermaid, but can YOU? Perfect for mermaid lovers, summer reading, and gifts for kids ages 4-10, this funny mermaid picture book offers an irresistible under-the-sea adventure that parents, educators, and children will love! Brimming with fun STEAM-based traps,

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Star rating for How to Catch a Turkey
Series Volume:
7.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:

A New York Times Bestseller! From the bestselling How to Catch series comes a festive turkey tale and Thanksgiving book for kids!

A turkey is running loose in a school right before a Thanksgiving play. Can YOU help catch it so the show can go on? Follow along as students turn their school upside down trying to catch the turkey, ending with a twist that ensures no turkeys are harmed (or eaten!). This hilariously zany children's

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Star rating for How to Catch a Unicorn
Series Volume:
8.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:

The #1 New York Times bestseller! Try to catch one of the world's most elusive mythical creatures—the unicorn—in this enchanting picture book for kids!

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a dazzling new adventure! Filled with zany traps, STEAM concepts, silly rhymes, and lots of rainbow unicorn fun, parents, educators, and young readers alike will delight in this colorful story

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Star rating for How to Catch a Dragon
Series Volume:
9.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:

From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new dragon story, a great Chinese New Year book for kids!

Do you have what it takes to snag a dragon? The How to Catch kids are off again, this time trying to catch a dragon as they chase him through Chinese New Year celebrations! Set in China during the Spring Festival, otherwise known as Chinese New Year, the wily dragon will have to

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Star rating for How to Catch a Dinosaur
Series Volume:
10.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling team comes a dinomite How to Catch adventure sure to delight any dinosaur fan, the perfect back to school gift!

Do dinosaurs still walk among us? Sure, no one has seen one, but if alligators, whales, and even birds still exist, then dinosaurs must still exist, right? Join the daring How to Catch Kids as they try to wrangle a dinosaur in time for the school science fair and

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Star rating for How to catch a garden fairy
Series Volume:
11.
Description:
"Join the How to Catch kids as they try to catch a magical Garden Fairy"--Provided by publisher.
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Star rating for How to Catch a Gingerbread Man
Series Volume:
12.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Description:

A New York Times bestseller! From the NYT and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a fantastical gingerbread man book that makes a funny gift for kids!

Do you have what it takes to catch the Gingerbread Man? The famous storybook character has magically come to life and leapt from the pages during story time! Follow along as the Gingerbread Man runs loose in a bookstore with the help of Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes,

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Star rating for How to Catch a Daddysaurus
Series Volume:
13.
Average Rating:
3 stars
Description:

The newest addition in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series—do YOU have the rad skills needed to catch the mystical Daddysaurus?

The How to Catch Kids are at it again! This time, they're out to trap the Daddysaurus—a mystical creature capable of such amazing acts of kindness, bravery, brilliance and humor. The kids try to trap the creature with all his favorite activities, but will they succeed?

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Star rating for How to Catch a Loveosaurus
Series Volume:
14.
Description:

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an exciting picture book about a rare new creature!

Can you catch the magical Loveosaurus? The How to Catch Kids are on the chase again, this time to trap a dinosaur that escaped from the museum and wants to spread love and kindness. Blending exciting traps and STEAM concepts with hilarity and chaos to encourage reading, learning, and imagination,

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Star rating for How to catch a reindeer
Series Volume:
15.
Description:
"Children attempt to catch Santa's reindeer Comet as Santa delivers presents to their neighborhood on Christmas Eve. Includes information about reindeer"--Provided by publisher.
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Star rating for How to Catch a Yeti
Series Volume:
16.
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling team comes a new, epic winter adventure in the How to Catch series!

When our brilliant How to Catch Kids hear about the legendary Yeti, they head to the mountains to catch a glimpse and prove it really exists! Full of hilarious high jinks, bright illustrations, and clever STEM traps, this funny picture book for kids is a fun-filled ride you won't want to miss! Will our Catch

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Star rating for 5-minute how to catch stories
Series Volume:
17.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
The 5-Minute How to Catch Stories brings together twelve delightful tales in our first ever How to Catch treasury! Featuring zany STEM traps and fun-filled hilarity and choas, this all-new collection will encourage reading, learning, imagination, and is sure to delight children, parents, and educators alike. -- Provided by publisher.
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Star rating for How to Catch a Class Pet
Series Volume:
18.
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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes an all-new, hilarious school adventure, the perfect back to school gift!

The class pets escaped from their cages and are running loose in your school! Lizards, hamsters, rabbits, and birds are on the loose... and a bearded dragon is leading the hilarious escape. Join the fun and find out if YOU have what it takes to catch these riotous pets on their

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Star rating for How to Catch a Snowman
Series Volume:
19.
Average Rating:
2.7 stars
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A USA Today Bestseller! From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a new winter adventure!

Our heroes' entry for the snowman contest has magically come to life—and ran away! Can YOU help catch it? Get ready for snow much fun as you travel through a winter wonderland with running, skating, and bouncing through trap after trap to catch the snowman and claim the winning prize. Will the snowman

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Star rating for How to Catch a Witch
Series Volume:
20.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:

A New York Times and USA Today bestseller from the hit How to Catch series! Do YOU have what it takes to snatch a Halloween witch?

It's Halloween night and something doesn't seem quite right... When the How to Catch Kids head out to trick-or-treat, there are ghosts, goblins, and ghouls everywhere! Our heroes discover a witch on a broom has opened a magical portal that let out spooky creatures all over the neighborhood. Follow

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Star rating for My first how to catch a witch
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On Halloween, a little girl leaves behind a series of traps to catch a witch and ride on her broom.
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Star rating for My First How to Catch the Easter Bunny
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Can you catch the wily Easter Bunny this year? In this delightful Easter tale, one child and his baby animal friends hope to catch this Easter legend and learn his special tricks! Just how does he get eggs to every child in one day? Brimming with charming rhymes, simple STEM traps, and bright illustrations, this Easter bunny book for kids will delight little readers as they follow along to build playful lures and trap everyone's favorite bunny! Filled...

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Star rating for How to Catch a Fairy Godmother
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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series comes a magical new adventure about a young Fairy Godmother!

After graduating from the academy, a shy new Fairy Godmother has been given the most challenging assignment yet— to watch over the How to Catch Kids! Can she take care of these wacky kids as they prepare for show & tell without getting caught in their wildly inventive traps? Come along for a

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Star rating for How to Catch a Mamasaurus
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The newest adventure in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series—do YOU have what it takes to catch the most special creature yet?

The How to Catch Kids are at it again! This time, they're trying to trap the Mamasaurus—a wonderful creature like no other with strong spirit and a kind heart! On their quest to catch her, the kids think about all the amazing ways in which Mamasaurus is there for them,

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