Estrela Lourenço – illustratör

In this hilarious picture book about teamwork and accountability for fans of Dragons Love Tacos and the Food Group books, a lovable but self-absorbed knight tries to turn every night into Taco Night, to his entire village's dismay.

In a kingdom full of busy, clever people, no one has time to cook. Luckily the Knights of Dinner make sure the villagers are well fed. It could be Pizza Knight or Noodle Knight, Dumpling Knight, even New Recipe Knight! No knight is everybody’s favorite, but every knight is somebody’s favorite. That is . . . until Taco Knight comes to town—and tries to turn every night into taco night.

Brimming with wacky humor and action, It’s Taco Knight! celebrates friendship and empathy and reminds us that variety is the spice of life. 

Sasha's father sells magic potions. There’s only one problem: his potions don’t work. In order to keep the family shop open, Sasha has to take magic into her own hands. When greedy Vadim Gentry orders a potion of persuasion from the Juicy Gizzard, Sasha is suspicious. But it's not until he slips it into Papa's drink and orders him to sell the shop that Sasha realizes the problem: If Papa says no, Vadim will know their potions don't work, but if Papa says yes, they’ll lose the shop forever! Either way, Sasha has a big problem to fix.

Sasha's father sells magic potions. There’s only one problem: his potions don’t work. In order to keep the family shop open, Sasha has to take magic into her own hands. When greedy Vadim Gentry orders a potion of persuasion from the Juicy Gizzard, Sasha is suspicious. But it's not until he slips it into Papa's drink and orders him to sell the shop that Sasha realizes the problem: If Papa says no, Vadim will know their potions don't work, but if Papa says yes, they’ll lose the shop forever! Either way, Sasha has a big problem to fix.

Full of evil plans gone wrong, hilarious hijinks, and a quirky but determined female super villain, Super Villains in Training is a brand-new full-color early chapter book series for younger children who aren't quite ready to read the bestselling series, The Bad Guys!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

Vicky von Evil has one goal -- learn how to become the baddest, most dangerous villain of all time! The only problem is, being evil is way harder than it looks. Vicky enrolls at SVT, a top academy for all super villains in training. There, she and her best friend Will Wickedson learn important, evil skills. But as Will easily flies through each round of villain tests, Vicky has a harder time adjusting to her new school. Will she be able to stay at SVT? This full-color, fast-paced adventure is full of not-so-evil mess ups and action-packed hijinks!

With speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and full-color artwork on every page, this brand-new early chapter book series is perfect for newly independent readers!

Quirky-but-determined super villain in training, Vicky von Evil, gets an adorable pet bunny who might be better at being evil than she is!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In the second installment of this hilarious early chapter book series, Granny Dina-mite arrives at the von Evil house for a surprise visit. Right away, Vicky is determined to show off her villain skills and prove to Granny that she has what it takes to be a master of chaos! At school, Vicky has to prepare to compete in an epic obstacle course with a villain pet. There's just one problem: unlike her SVT classmates, Vicky doesn't have a pet! Luckily, Granny knows exactly where they need to visit, and Vicky adopts the most adorable bunny and names him Captain! Vicky is excited to tackle the SVT obstacle course with her new pet by her side until she realizes that Captain is outsmarting her! Will Vicky and Captain find a way to work with each other?

With speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and full-color artwork on every page, this brand-new early chapter book series is perfect for newly independent readers!

Quirky-but-determined super villain in training Vicky von Evil creates a wicked slime trap in the third installment of this series perfect for beginning readers!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In the third installment of this hilarious early chapter book series, Vicky must come up with a wicked science experiment! Right away, her classmates pair up to work together. But for Vicky, the pressure is on to prove that she can come up with an amazing idea without anyone's help -- especially her best friend Will's. Vicky becomes determined to create an epic super-slimy trap, but her slime recipes keep exploding! Will Vicky be able to find the right solution on her own, or ultimately, are two evil brains better than one?

With speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and full-color artwork on every page, this brand-new early chapter book series is perfect for newly independent readers!

Quirky-but-determined super villain in training Vicky von Evil creates a wicked slime trap in the third installment of this series perfect for beginning readers!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

In the third installment of this hilarious early chapter book series, Vicky must come up with a wicked science experiment! Right away, her classmates pair up to work together. But for Vicky, the pressure is on to prove that she can come up with an amazing idea without anyone's help -- especially her best friend Will's. Vicky becomes determined to create an epic super-slimy trap, but her slime recipes keep exploding! Will Vicky be able to find the right solution on her own, or ultimately, are two evil brains better than one?

With speech bubbles, easy-to-read text, and full-color artwork on every page, this brand-new early chapter book series is perfect for newly independent readers!