Schiffer Kids Books

“You don’t understand,” said Olly. “I want to do something important.” “Important?” said Mr. Oyster. “Yes,” Olly explained. “I want to help clean the bay like the blue crab and the barnacle and the sea...

“Move aside, Babar, Paddington, Pooh-Bear...make room for Chadwick.” —Attraction Chadwick is a happy Chesapeake Bay blue crab who enjoys a wide circle of friends—quiet Orville Oyster, Matilda (a fussy, near-sighted egret), Toulouse the French Canada...

In a book for young readers, Harvey Hagman crafts a poignant tale about a determined boy, a special pony, and the magical bond between them. Michael, a ten-year-old soccer wiz, awakens from a coma ten...

Griffin is a very special little groundhog Mother Nature chooses for an extraordinary responsibility—awakening the other animals to welcome spring. His friends are awed by Griffin’s courage and some of them warn him about the...

What is that awful green and purple gunk bubbling up in the normally blue waters of the Chesapeake Bay? Chadwick the Crab and his friends—quiet Orville Oyster, shy Belly Jeans the Flounder, Dr. Mallard (that...

Sam is a carefree rockfish (also called a striped bass) who loves to eat—especially those yummy morsels people toss to him from the deck of a bayside restaurant. And, just for fun, he even nibbles...

In Chesapeake 1-2-3, companion book to Chesapeake ABC, the bay comes alive for preschoolers and toddlers learning to count. Pages and scenes grow more crowded as readers approach "ten," then see all the numbers once...

Out of the Sea, Today’s Chincoteague Pony conveys the indomitable spirit and strength for survival that defines the Chincoteague ponies. From their initial arrival on the island to their reign as the island’s leading attraction,...

When fourteen-year-old Anna Shepherd receives mysterious messages, she knows they are from her twin brother, Toby, who left two weeks earlier aboard an oyster dredge boat. The messages are only the beginning. A strange letter...

A delightful story chronicles the adventures of a wren as he seeks to build the ultimate birdhouse. Learn about architectural style coast to coast in a childishly charming book that is a blast of color...

A lady garbage collector? Who uses a boat? Yes, that's Ellie, and she's a salty Yankee who charges around Edgartown Harbor in an old catboat, taking no nonsense from visiting skippers in their shiny yachts....

A charming story about two unlikely friends. Chickadee is a baby songbird whose curiosity gets the best of him. He explores beyond the safety of his forest home that borders a sandy beach and the...