The Saturdays is the first installment of Enright's Melendy Quartet, an engaging and warm series about the close-knit Melendy family and their surprising adventures. 

This is Chapter 1 where we meet the Melendy children and are introduced to their clubhouse and the idea they came up to pool their allowances and take turns having adventures in pre-World War II New York City.  Hold on - The first adventure begins with Chapter #2 and you are not going to want to miss it!  This is the first of four books.

We invite you to listen to this classic poem written by Ernest Lawrence Thayer to find out why there was "no joy in Mudville".

Download a free Reader's Theatre script of Casey at the Bat and put on a play at home!  It's easy and fun.  

Don't forget the tickets!
Script available at FirefliesBlog.com

From Newbery Medal-winning author Betsy Byars comes a sweet, entertaining story that will touch the heart of dog lovers at any age.

This is a family adventure involving a fierce tornado and a not-so-fierce dog by the same name. Tornado is perfect for children’s afternoon or car trip listening.  Read by Gil Moegerle.