Alexandra Boiger

Max and Marla know how to enjoy the simple pleasures in life. So when the first sunny day of spring comes along, they've got the perfect plan--a picnic! They pack up their favorite dishes and their comfiest blanket and then they're off to the lake. Once they settle in, Max realizes the picnic needs one more thing to be just right: a bouquet for Marla. But while he's gone, Marla falls asleep, leaving their picnic prey to some thieving squirrels. Max...

Tallulah loves the grace and elegance of ballet and can pirouette perfectly, but at dance camp struggles to learn tap.

When pirates Bad Bart and Mean Mo meet in the middle of the ocean, they conduct a no-holds-barred contest to see which one is the best pirate in the world.

When Tallulah goes ice skating with her brother, Beckett, and best friend, Kacie, she learns that having fun can be more important than being the best.--

Tallulah strives for perfection during ballet class and dreams of dancing a solo in the upcoming recital, but her little brother Beckett, who misbehaves all during class, gets a better role than she does.

Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.

""Nunca he tenido que enfrentar nada que desborde el optimismo natural y la perseverancia con los que fui bendecida"".--