Lori Ries

Fun Fiction for Ready Readers

Aggie and Ben read with greed. They're hooked on books!

Aggie's Corner


Hola, Aggie Fans!

"Arf, ruff-ruff!" Aggie is saying hello in every language, but Ben will soon be saying, Hola to all our Spanish speaking friends! Charlesbridge plans to release the Spanish Aggie series in 2010!

"Aggie and Ben Three Stories" is now also available in braille through "National Braille Press.

The fun continues with a sneak peek of new Aggie adventures. "Aggie Gets Lost" will be released in 2011, and Frank Dormer is hard at work bringing the story to life.


Meet my helper for Aggie stories, Nikita. Nikita is our Siberian Husky. Though much larger than Aggie, Nikita is just as nutty.

Yep. This is a very curious, playful pup. Just like Aggie.

Reading Room

Click on a title to read full reviews. (Ries Section created by Taylor)

Tita y Ben
2010 Jr. Library Guild Selection

Aggie the Brave
Coming Fall 2010

Good Dog, Aggie
In this sequel to Aggie and Ben, the best friends are back for more boy-and-his-dog fun. Young readers will laugh out loud at Aggies irrepressible antics and Bens determined attempts to train her. Three short chapters, just right for beginning readers, follow Aggie and Ben on their adventures in doggie training, obedience, and friendship. Frank Dormers spirited and expressive illustrations are as unrestrained as Aggie herself.

Punk Wig
New From Boyds Mills Press!

Aggie and Ben, Three Stories
Come spend a day in the life of Ben and his new dog, Aggie. These three stories are sure to delight and tickle the funny bone.

Mrs. Fickle's Pickles
Making pickles takes a lot of work. But Mrs. Fickle is more than up to the task. She can't wait to start digging in her garden. But she can't simply plant a pickle. She needs to select the right cucumber-pickle seeds. From the seeds come seedlings and eventually cucumbers. Then comes Mrs. Fickle's favorite part of the process: picking and pickling the cucumbers. This summer she might enter them in the county fair!

Fix It, Sam!
Petey wants to make something wonderful- but he can't help making a mess along the way. Build early reading skills while Petey builds his surprise in this second tale of two brothers.

Super Sam!

Big brother Sam borrows toddler Petey's blankie to become Super Sam using a super sized imagination.

Mrs. Fickle likes her pickles. I like Mrs. Fickle's dogs and hats!

Lori's Books

Coming Soon
Tita y Ben
New from Charlesbridge in 2010
Aggie the Brave
New from Charlesbridge in 2010
Available
Good Dog, Aggie
Cybil Award Finalist
Punk Wig
New From Boyds Mills Press! Oregon Book Award Finalist/ Bank Street College Best Books of the Year 2009
Aggie and Ben, Three Stories
Horn Book Fanfare List: Best books of 2006/2007 Oregon Book Award Finalist Nick Jr. Family Magazine's Best Children's Books of 2006/ The Bank Street College Best Books of the Year 2006/
Mrs. Fickle's Pickles
Parenting Magazine Best Books November 2006 Parenting Picks
Fix It, Sam!
Bank Street College of Education's Best Books of the Year/ The Friends Medallion 2007 Special Award
Super Sam!
Children's Choices 2005