Reading at Home

Humphrey loves to solve problems for his classmates in Room 26, but he never meant to create one! No one knows about Humphrey’s lock-that-doesn’t-lock, but when Humphrey is caught outside of his cage, Golden-Miranda, one of his favorite students, gets blamed. Humphrey manages to help Pay-Attention-Art and Sit-Still-Seth and even survives a trip to the vet, but can he clear Miranda’s name without giving up his freedom forever?

Being a classroom hamster means having to be ready for anything—but suddenly there are a lot of big surprises in Humphrey’s world. Some are exciting, like getting to roll around in a hamster ball and some aren’t so good, like a run-in with a cat. Even with all that’s going on, Humphrey makes time to help his classmates—but will he be able to make sure that Mrs. Brisbane doesn’t stop teaching?

In the first book of the series, Humphrey learns to read, write, shoot rubber bands (only in self-defense, of course), turn off TVs, teach English as a second language, and more. With a lock-that-doesn’t-lock and an adventurous spirit, what more could a mischievous hamster want?

Just how big is a crocodile? What about a tiger or the world’s largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that is bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don’t tell the whole story.

The folktale of the Three Little Pigs is presented from the humorous perspective of an innocent wolf, whose simple requests to borrow cups of sugar become disastrous by a snout full of unfortunate sneezes.

A boy had a pet fly. He named him Fly Guy. And Fly Guy could even say the boy’s name—“Buzz!” Amazing! Incredible! However, the rest of the world isn’t so convinced that flies make good pets.

EllRay Jakes is the smallest kid in Ms. Sanchez’s third grade class. The series is told in a humorous, first-person perspective as EllRay tries to stand up to bullies at school and live up to his dad’s high expectations.

A classroom of students with unique personalities plan to outwit their mean teacher, Miss Breakbone.

After the holidays, Humphrey is shocked by a big surprise in Room 26—a new class pet! Humphrey tries to be welcoming, but Og the frog doesn’t seem to want to be friends. During class and the weekends at students’ houses, Humphrey helps to resolve friendship problems between his classmates and learns that friendship can be tricky. But if any hamster can become buddies with a frog, it’s Humphrey!

Humphrey is in for his biggest adventure yet! When his friends begin studying the ocean and boats, he discovers the new and exciting world of the library and learns about the science and art of building and sailing ships. Even with all this excitement, Humphrey finds time to smooth rough waters in the classroom and have a few adventures of his own.

When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he panics. School ends? What’s a classroom hamster to do if he’s not in school? But as it turns out, there’s something thrilling in store: going to Camp Happy Hollow with Ms. Mac and lots of the kids from Room 26! Camper Humphrey meets a friendly wild mouse, tracks down Og when he gets lost by the lake, and uses his wily charm to help kids adjust to cabin life and make new friends.

Every Sunday, CJ and his grandma ride a bus across town to volunteer at a soup kitchen. Over the course of their journey, Nana teaches her grandson to appreciate not only what he has but also the world around him.