Bailey School Kids

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (or, simply, The Bailey School Kids) is a best-selling children's chapter book series by Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey. Its main characters are a group of four children (Eddie, Howie, Liza, Melody) who suspect some persons in the stories are popular folk lore or fairy tale characters. For example, in one book they believe a man named Frank who resembles Frankenstein in appearance to actually be the Frankenstein creature himself. In other books they suspect persons to be mythical and folk lore characters such as elves, unicorns, mermaids, Santa Claus, leprechauns, Bigfoot, Cupid, vampires, Martians, werewolves, ghosts, angels, etc. The titles follow the format of X doesn't do Y.

In each story, the person turns out to be someone fairly innocuous, which leads readers to only guess whether the person is the suspected being... (or not!)

There are 80+ books in the series, including Super Specials, Holiday Special Editions, the new BSK "Jr" chapter books series, and the spin-off Bailey City Monsters series for grades 2-4.

A play by TheatreworksUSA based on the series, called "The Bailey School Kids", will make it's world premiere in the 2008-2009 touring season.

Books List

Bailey School Kids 'Jr' Chapter Books

#"Ghosts DO Splash In Puddles"
#"Reindeer DO Wear Striped Underwear"
#"Cupid DOES Eat Chocolate-Covered Snails"
#"Pirates DO Ride Scooters"
#"Dragons DO Eat Homework"
#"Wizards DO Roast Turkeys"
#"Vampires DO Hunt Marshmallow Bunnies"
#"Cavemen DO Drive School Buses"
#"Snow Monsters DO Drink Hot Chocolate"

The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids

#"Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots"
#"Werewolves Don't Go to Summer Camp"
#"Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors"
#"Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball"
#"Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips"
#"Frankenstein Doesn't Plant Petunias"
#"Aliens Don't Wear Braces"
#"Genies Don't Ride Bicycles"
#"Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses"
#"Witches Don't Do Backflips"
#"Skeletons Don't Play Tubas"
#"Cupid Doesn't Flip Hamburgers"
#"Gremlins Don't Chew Bubble Gum"
#"Monsters Don't Scuba Dive"
#"Zombies Don't Play Soccer"
#"Dracula Doesn't Drink Lemonade"
#"Elves Don't Wear Hard Hats"
#"Martians Don't Take Temperatures"
#"Gargoyles Don't Drive School Buses"
#"Wizards Don't Need Computers"
#"Mummies Don't Coach Softball"
#"Cyclops Doesn't Roller-Skate"
#"Angels Don't Know Karate"
#"Dragons Don't Cook Pizza"
#"Bigfoot Doesn't Square Dance"
#"Mermaids Don't Run Track"
#"Bogeymen Don't Play Football"
#"Unicorns Don't Give Sleigh Rides"
#"Knights Don't Teach Piano"
#"Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth"
#"Ghouls Don't Scoop Ice Cream"
#"Phantoms Don't Drive Sportscars"
#"Giants Don't Go Snowboarding"
#"Frankenstein Doesn't Slam Hockey Pucks"
#"Trolls Don't Ride Roller Coasters"
#"Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance"
#"Goblins Don't Play Video Games"
#"Ninjas Don't Bake Pumpkin Pies"
#"Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll"
#"Sea Monsters Don't Ride Motorcycles"
#"The Bride of Frankenstein Doesn't Bake Cookies"
#"Robots Don't Catch Chicken Pox"
#"Vikings Don't Wear Wrestling Belts"
#"Ghosts Don't Ride Wild Horses"
#"Wizards Don't Wear Graduation Gowns"
#"Sea Serpents Don't Juggle Water Balloons"
#"Frankenstein Doesn't Start Food Fights"
#"Dracula Doesn't Play Kickball"
#"Werewolves Don't Run for President"
#"The Abominable Snowman Doesn't Roast Marshmallows"
#"Dragons Don't Throw Snowballs"

Holiday Special Editions

#SE "Swamp Monsters Don't Chase Wild Turkeys" [Thanksgiving]
#SE "Aliens Don't Carve Jack-O-Lanterns" [Halloween]
#SE "Mrs. Claus Doesn't Climb Telephone Poles" [Christmas]
#SE "Leprechauns Don't Play Fetch" [St. Patrick's Day]
#SE "Ogres Don't Hunt Easter Eggs" [Easter]

pecials and Super-Specials

*"The Bailey School Kids - Joke Book"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers Is Missing"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers' Batty Vacation"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers' Secret Cave"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers In Outer Space"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers' Monster Class Trip"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers On Vampire Island"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers' Scariest Halloween... EVER!"
#SS "Mrs. Jeepers' Creepy Christmas"

Bailey City Monsters Series

#"The Monsters Next Door"
#"Howling At The Hauntley's"
#"Vampire Trouble"
#"Kilmer's Pet Monster"
#"Double Trouble Monsters"
#"Spooky Spells"
#"Vampire Baby"
#"Snow Monster Mystery"
#"Happy Boo-Day"
*Super-Special #1: "The Hauntley's Hairy Surprise"

External links

*Official Adventures of the Bailey School Kids website [http://www.baileykids.com]
*Official Marcia Thornton Jones website [http://www.marciatjones.com]
*Official Debbie Dadey website [http://www.debbiedadey.com]