Trouble in Toyland: A QUIX Book

By Alan Katz and Sernur Isik

Travel to the North Pole in this first book in a brand-new series about a young elf’s merry misadventures, part of the Aladdin QUIX line of fun-to-read, short chapter books that’s perfect for emerging readers!

Andy Snowden is one of the many North Pole elves who make holiday gifts for children all around the world. But day after day, week after week, Andy starts to grow tired of the same old routine. He knows he’s destined for a different path than the other elves. But what else can a North Pole elf be good at? Maybe the Elf Academy Toy Making Contest can help Andy discover a special hidden talent!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Release date: Sep 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781534467903

Alan Katz

Alan Katz has written more than forty highly acclaimed children’s books, including Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs, The Day the Mustache Took Over, OOPS!, Really Stupid Stories for Really Smart Kids, and the New York Times bestseller Misty the Cloud, with Dylan Dreyer. Alan has received many state awards for children’s literature, and he frequently visits schools across the country.  Alan is also a six-time Emmy-nominated writer for series including The Rosie O’Donnell Show, Taz-Mania, Pinkalicious & Peterrific, numerous Nickelodeon shows, and more. He hosted a long-running game show on SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live channel, and he’s also created comic books, trading cards, theme park shows, and hundreds of other special projects for kids and their parents. 

Book preview

Cover: Trouble in Toyland, by Alan Katz, illustrated by Sernur Isik

Logo: Quix Fast Fun Reads

Elf Academy

Trouble in Toyland

By Alan Katz

Illustrated by Sernur Işik

Welcome to ALADDIN QUIX!

If you are looking for fast, fun-to-read stories with colorful characters, lots of kid-friendly humor, easy-to-follow action, entertaining story lines, and lively illustrations, then ALADDIN QUIX is for you!

But wait, there’s more!

If you’re also looking for stories with tables of contents; word lists; about-the-book questions; 64, 80, or 96 pages; short chapters; short paragraphs; and large fonts, then ALADDIN QUIX is definitely for you!

ALADDIN QUIX: The next step between ready to reads and longer, more challenging chapter books, for readers five to eight years old.

Trouble in Toyland, by Alan Katz, illustrated by Sernur Isik, Aladdin

To my wonderful, creative friend Jaida Blatt

—A. K.

Cast of Characters

Andy Snowden: An Elf Academy student

Ms. Dow: The second-grade teacher at Elf Academy

Jay: Andy’s best friend

Principal Evergreen: The principal at Elf Academy

Craig Snowden: Andy’s older brother

Santa Claus: Jolly gift giver

Susu Snowden: Andy’s twin sister

Nicole: Susu’s best friend

Mr. and Ms. Snowden: Parents of Andy, Susu, and Craig

Kal: An Elf Academy student

Zahara: An Elf Academy student

Jenny: An Elf Academy student

Mrs. Claus: The