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After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover an Albrecht Dürer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Terrible memories resurface when Charlie's girlfriend asks questions about his childhood.

Zak battles killer beetles in the Sikadian Garden on Sk'rrr.

A clumsy young click beetle learns to land on its feet with encouragement from various animals and a wise old beetle. An electronic chip with a built-in battery creates clicking sounds to accompany the story.

Little Hippo cannot wait to grow up and complains that all the other animals are bigger than him, until he helps a small beetle and feels better about himself.

James invites Marvin and his cousin Elaine on a trip to the country, and it proves to be a very exciting adventure for the forever friends.

A beetle courageously sets out in search of his best friend--a caterpillar that arrived out of nowhere and vanished without warning.

Join Steve the Dung Beetle on a hilarious and educational journey, as Steve teaches all of his friends why he is constantly rolling poo, how it helps each of them, and why his work is so important for the environment.

Darkus Cuttle has taken care of his father ever since his mother died, but one day his father vanished from a locked vault at the Natural History Museum, and now he lives with his eccentric uncle--but one day he finds a large and unusually intelligent and self-aware beetle, and soon he and his two friends are caught up in a struggle to protect an intelligent super species of beetles.

Karl and Christina are getting married! James feels happy for his father. Karl asks James to be the ring bearer. James is excited to attend the wedding... but also very nervous. While he loves Christina, he is worried about losing his dad to a different family. And what if, at the ceremony, James drops the ring? His best friend Marvin promises to help him, but Marvin ends up with an even more important job when something goes terribly wrong. Will...