The Littlest Bell Ringer Featured
Cassie Sanders has a lot to adjust to: a father who is in rehab across the country after his legs were blown off in Afghanistan and a new move with her mother to New Netherlands, Michigan from North Carolina. And being a stutterer doesn’t help as a new kid in school. Luckily, she finds a special friend who helps her navigate 5th grade. And when she decides to be a Red Kettle bell ringer, that deci ...
Santa Don, author Don Kennedy, is back with volume 3 of his series, Kids Say The Darndest Things To Santa Claus: 25 Years Of Santa Stories. What started, almost 30 years ago, with Don filling in for a volunteer Santa friend who got a bad virus, turned into a lifetime passion. Santa Don has filled the special role of jolly old St. Nick at Christmastime at hospitals, military bases, women’s and chil ...
Eudora Space Kid: Do the Robot! Featured
What if you are friends with the coolest robot in AstroFleet… but you’ve broken him? Book 3 in the Eudora Space Kid series, Do the Robot! is a hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter book perfect for elementary-aged kids. Eudora is a normal third grader who just happens to live on a 36 deck AstroLiner. In SPACE! As a math and science whiz who’s been adopted by what you might call . . . a ...
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Sea legends and pirate adventures charm eight-year-old Swift, until an encounter with the deadly power of the ocean shocks him into reality. Swift struggles to hang onto his childhood fantasies, but his new grasp of the fragile nature of life and of friendship threatens to swamp his hope. Under the guidance of his older brother, Swift must le ...
The Prickly Little Porcupine Featured
Posey Porcupine is embarrassed by her quills. She wants to be like the other forest animals. Through a series of unexpected events, along with some help from her friends, Posey learns to love and accept herself, quills and all. "The Prickly Little Porcupine is a colorful and interesting book that celebrates differentness and friendship. Jill Horton’s story could help many young people gain more ...
Lovable dancing dog Curly plays silly songs, wears crazy costumes, and invites you to help count down her top tunes. For added fun, Curly shares a special surprise at the end of the book. With rhythmic text and page-turning costume fun, Curly Dog’s Jump Around Music Countdown is perfect for beginning readers and family storytime. Funny and easy to read, this educational and entertaining book leave ...
There were nights when Leslie was young where she would wake up after having a bad dream and wasn't sure how to get back to sleep. One night, she let her mind wander and the outcome became this book. When You Can't Sleep is the inspiration of those times when you allow your body to relax, let your imagination take over and before you know it, your dreams become magical adventures.
Poor baby sheep has never had a haircut. When the farmer finally gives him a much-needed trim, he gets to see the farm for the very first time. The problem is...he doesn't know what his mommy look like or where to find her!
Sharptooth runs through the forest under the light of the moon and spends each day hiding from the sun in the burnt ruins of her family home. One night she braves the cobblestone streets of the nearby town and stumbles upon a silver-haired girl in a walled garden. Lyssa’s parents couldn’t stand to see her wither away, so they have left her with only a maid for company. She thinks her unusual new f ...
Dead Calm, Bone Dry is a Directors' Choice Finalist
What if you were forced to sail with pirates?Captured and tried for piracy.
Then sentenced to hang.
Would you trade your body to the crew of the Flying Dutchman to save your soul?
Ricky did.
Some dead men DO tell tales.
And there is stolen treasure in this pirate story.
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“Finding My Place" is a heartwarming children's book about a young girl named Aliana who leaves her home country and moves to America with her family. Aliana has mixed emotions about the new opportunities and adventures that await her in her new home, but she quickly realizes that it is challenging trying to learn things all over again. Throughout her journey, Aliana realizes that although she mis ...
Halloween Trick or Treating - the buck stops here. A super children's scary story for Halloween and all year round Award winning author John Hennessy brings you his latest scary story but this time, it's for the kids. Recommended for children aged 9+ and over Four children are all dressed up and ready for Halloween. There’s Kirsty, the witch. Craig the vampire. Then there’s Nula, the ghost, and To ...
He’s loved her for so long, and she’s ignored him all along. When disaster strikes, will he lose his life to keep her alive?
Young and ambitious Earmon has climbed up the ladder in Levitor city to become the Queen’s topmost advisor. He seems to have everything he’s dreamt of but for one thing: princess Zenithia’s love.
When he witnesses an intruder inside the city and decides to ...
Cleo loves bows. She wears her hair in a bow and decorates her room with bows. Cleo is bow crazy.Learning to tie a bow is very difficult for some people but Cleo remembers how to do it from a cute story she once heard. It is about a little rabbit with very long ears and a very helpful fox who shows her what to do to keep them clean. This is the story of how Cleo learns to tie a “bunny ear” bow.Exe ...
Have you ever had a passion that nothing could stop your pursuit of it? Books For Benjamin, tells of a worm who would rather read about adventures in a giant peach than eat one. Unlike his family members who are happily munching away on scraps behind the backlot of a grocery store, Benjamin is a different kind of worm. He loves to read. Yet, all he finds are old newspapers and magazines full of to ...
Meet ten cute kittens, and let them inspire kindness in your kids! In an era when bad manners, rudeness, and intolerance are sadly part of daily life, Sylvie Starkweather's picture books make learning traditional family values a pleasure for today's children. Bright, retro styles make her books entertaining for both the adult and child reader.
Beautiful Zentangle Colouring Book - perfect way to relax. It helps to unwind stress and anxiety disorders.
Rex Bright enjoys drawing in notebooks and dreaming. He’s thirteen, and his life is ordinary. Until he sees a face in a cloud which changes everything. Rex glimpses the girl from an airplane window while travelling to his aunt and uncle’s farm for the summer. Her features are so perfect, Rex can’t believe she’s only vapor. But Cloud Girl is real. A week later, Skyclyffe, a mysterious airship cloak ...
This book has 10 different short stories that are thoughtfully written with young readers in mind. Making it easy for young readers to connect with the characters and their journey. The anthology of stories showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of boys from diverse backgrounds, offering young readers an array of role models to look up to and draw inspiration from.
Mojo was a Dodo but his real name was Colin, that’s because dodos weren't allowed to have unusual names. It was just one of the 127 dodo rules Colin had to follow. But Colin was different. He was always asking questions and one day he discovered that the most important Dodo rule wasn't right at all. Beautifully illustrated by Essex artist John Hepburn, Dodos Don’t Fly is a story for all ages. If y ...
Meet Nosey Charlie, a spunky little squirrel who grew up in the country. He became an orphan and moved to the city to live with his aunt, uncle, and his cousin, Pete. Charlie desperately wants to know everything about the people and strange objects in the city, and he doesn’t understand that he can’t always go wherever he likes. Mama Leticia (his aunt) tries to teach Charlie to be careful, and ask ...
A street-level fantasy-adventure with a healthy splash of Nancy Drewish mystery—mixed with a dollop of wit and snark. Essie Brightsday is blind. But that hasn’t kept her from curses, dragons, or rock basilisks in the past. Now her family lives in the bustling capital of Plen, a far cry from their small farm tucked against the Valley of Fire. As a shadowy anarchist cult grows in the city, a scheme ...
Ten-year-old Swift is weary of being “the Lad,” and he longs to feel a sense of belonging with his three older brothers. When a chance strikes to go night fishing together on their father's mighty brigantine, the Regulus, it seems the perfect chance for Swift to prove himself. When night falls, however, when stars rise and the fishing begins—as Swift ventures into the wilds of the sea and its crea ...
Have you ever wanted to go on an adventure through the forest? Follow the fast little fox as he discovers more than he can imagine along the way! What will he learn? Can he make it home in time for supper? Read on to find out! This picture book is perfect if you are looking for a sweet, fast-paced story with themes of family, friendship, kindness, thankfulness, and forgiveness!
Bubbles is causing a stink. But he can't help it. He's been bubbling the water since he was a little tadpole. Will Bubbles have to leave Frog Pond? And what happens to the frogs when danger comes? Find out in this bubblerrific, bloopy story about friendship, bullying, and being different. Humor and adventure for kids of all ages.
My first zit … my first bra … my first kiss. My birth mom missed them all. She should have been there to tell me it was fine, to reassure me and hold my hand when I got scared. Instead, now I’ll never get the chance to meet her because my dad’s moving us two thousand miles away—to California. But she needs to know what’s happening. She has to understand what’s going on in my life, what’s important ...
They had a plan, but it didn't include getting stuck in the nineteenth century! Robert, James and Lucy Baxter are on a mission so important that if they fail, it could prove fatal for one of them. They travel to nineteenth-century London and befriend a young Charles Dickens in the days when he was a child working in a factory. They have to work as a team to find a way through their problems, e ...
A convention for magicians! Mages and illusionists casting spells and performing spectacular tricks! The perfect annual event for every magical family! Except for someone like Jack Roberts. His mother is The Great Linda, a woman who can’t die. His dad has the power to heal. His sister can bend people to her will. But Jack has no such magic up his sleeve. He’s about as ordinary as can be. In ...
Easy English Christmas Short Stories Are you dreaming of a white Christmas while wishing to improve your English? Jump into this magical collection of ten Christmas tales. They're perfect for getting in the holiday mood! Experience the warmth of family gatherings, and be whisked away by tales that not only fill your heart with holiday cheer but also boost your English skills. Each story i ...
Planning Your Day 101: Helping Preteens Make the Most of Every Day (Weekend & Summer Edition) This workbook serves as a creative space for tweens to build their own schedule for weekends and summer days. As they work through the book, preteens will learn important life habits like planning, time management, life balance, and flexibility, to empower preteens to transition into a more open minds ...
Adeline Jamieson has been bullied by her used-to-be best friend, Payton, since the seventh grade. She takes every chance she can to make Adeline feel worthless.
As Adeline's life begins its down hill spiral, she befriends Karlee, a captivating girl with Down's Syndrome who shows her that life does go on and that you can’t give up on that small glimmer of hope. Will Karlee teach A ...
The fantastical adventure of a young blind girl who is propelled on a perilous journey to find her realm's missing king. ***************************** "It's one thing to hear monsters bump in the night. It's quite another to never be able to light a lamp and chase them away." Essie Brightsday has never heard a rock basilisk scream. She has never worn magical armor, stood up to a queen, or run from ...
Oliver Griffon can’t stay out of trouble. And he’s gotten into a heap of it this time. In the waning days of October, strange magical events happen around Orchard Hollow, the little town where Oliver lives. He soon finds himself and his friends cursed to die on Halloween by the town witch. But other mysterious forces are at work around Oliver, too. If he and his friends play their cards right, the ...
Twelve-year-old Samantha Wolf, and her best friend Ally, are excited to spend part of their summer break in the mountains of Montana. But unbeknownst to them, Hollow Inn is bathed in mystery and legend. After arriving, they soon discover that things are not going well for Sam's Aunt and Uncle, who own the Inn. There's vandalism, ghostly sightings, and rumors of lost treasures. Determined to help, ...
Fourteen-year-old Swift loves the study of medicine. His interest is almost a match to his fascination for sea myths—particularly for the Star of Atlantis, a lost relic from Welsh pirate history. In struggling to “grow up,” Swift sets his sights on competing for a seat in a highly selective internship, for young students aspiring to someday read medicine, until… Swift’s former best friend, Ash, di ...
Welcome to the thrilling Magical Beasts YA fantasy series. If you love fantasy thrillers with nonstop action, powerful heroines, quirky tough heroes, and a ton of magical beasts, you will love The Guardians.
Join Sam as she embarks on her first big adventure in this middle-grade mystery full of fun, suspense...and just the right amount of spying! Sam is a middle school girl living a normal life-except when she is occasionally bullied for the differences kids perceive in her. Sam has Down syndrome. See how she and her brother John work together to find some stolen money, help a new friend and escape re ...
Eleven-year-old Elise converses with animals. Her twin brother, Frankie, unwittingly opens portals to other worlds. As if fitting in with their strange abilities at St. Dominic’s Children’s Home wasn’t hard enough, sinister men appear one day in search of the twins. Aided by their formidable librarian, Frankie and Elise evade capture and flee across the country. They find themselves in hiding on a ...
Abracadabra! This word has been used for centuries as a fantastical joke. Plenty of children have waved sticks in the air and shouted this word, claiming they can perform magic. However, for twelve-year-old orphan Toby, the playful word takes on a whole new meaning when he wakes up to find his grandfather has been kidnapped by a talking panther. Following the clues left behind Toby finds himself a ...
Sam is an eight-grade girl living a regular life, enjoying her family, school and traveling. She doesn't feel different but sometimes others treat her differently because she has Down syndrome. Sam's private journal chronicles what begins as a summer vacation...and turns into a brand new adventure, filled with friendship, mystery and a secret island. Dr. Sean Adelman crafts this second book in the ...
Super Agnes is a children's superhero story, which introduces a child superhero named Agnes! Readers get to join Super Agnes as she goes through some hard times, only to discover that she has been granted some exceptionally powers. Agnes wears a costume with the letter "A" inscribed on it, and comes to the aid of kids who are being bullied at school. She also lends a helping hand to a group who ar ...
he minute our children are born they steal our hearts forever. A book about the unique bond between mothers and daughters.
The idea for this book came from a letter I wrote to my daughter when she was only two years old. As the relationship between a mother and a daughter often goes through hell and high water at around about the time of adolescence, I wanted her to remember that, no ma ...
Join the party!! Megan Thompson is turning fourteen! Around caring for her growing kittens and helping her mom plan her birthday slumber party, Megan is pet sitting. This time she is caring for Bentley Stevenson, a German Shepard mix that doesn't trust many people. He made up to Megan at the Furry Friend Clinic, but how will he react to Megan in his house? Will this ninety-two-pound dog behave for ...
Facing extinction, the Metal-Horned Unicorns of MarBryn are desperate for hope. Any hope. . .So when the Oracle reveals the prophecy promising just that, the remaining members of the tribe pin their future on the birth of a young foal. Hope becomes despair when the baby unicorn is born without metal. . .because without metal there is no magic. And without magic, this little blue newborn has no cha ...
How To Prepare Your Child To Cope With The Life and Death Situation Arising From A Home Emergency.
Accidents and emergencies can unravel even the strongest of us, and can be exceptionally frightening to a child. Family pets have often proved to be rescuers and a calming source of strength in hard situations.
They may not have superpowers like Sam in the story of Lights Out ...
Cooper the Golden Retriever does not like to go to the Vet, but with a little help from some treats, he get through it just fine. He should relax a bit because he got his shots, but when he gets home, he acts like a big goofy dog? Cooper doesn't like to visit the Vet, but his appointment goes quite well with the help of some doggies treats. Then his quiet time at home that doesn't really turn out ...
They thought they would have a fab time, but it wasn't all peace and love! 'Stuck 1966. No Time to Groove' is a novella set in England during the swinging sixties. This time travel adventure story begins with the Baxter children and their Uncle Archie attending a concert by the most famous pop group of all time, The Beatles, in London. The scene switches to rural England, where the children ...
Meet Kinzie. She has a bunch of fun loving, slightly smelly, Monsters that live in her room. They never let her sleep at night. But that’s ok, her parents always help her out. Until one day they decide it’s time she learns to sleep on her own. What will Kinzie do about her Monsters? What To Do About Your Monsters is a heartfelt story about a girl who has sleep issues. At its core, however, the sto ...
A secret treehouse is a great hiding place for the locked box the boys are trying to open, but there are others after it. A strange man hiding in the shadows at the old cemetery – friend or enemy? Carson and Luke discover an old locked trunk, revealed by the rushing river waters from a flood that took away most of the riverbank. Buried in the roots of a river birch tree, it must have been the ...
It's a rainy day...what's a kid to do? Play outside in the rain of course! Mom is usually willing to enjoy the fun, but today, she hasn't even showered yet. When her daughter persists, mom gives in and simply showers in the rain! Join in on the fun any mom can have by going back to being a kid at heart with this whimsical story about a mom trying to handle it all and a child just trying to have a ...
HAPPY TOWN’S HAPPY HOLIDAYS is filled with hope and joy.
"...A must-read for children who aspire to leave their mark in the world in an unforgettable and brilliant way..." - ReadersFavorite.com, 5-Stars
The first in a new series of hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter books perfect for elementary-aged kids. Meet Eudora Jenkins, the math and science whiz who lives in SPACE!
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The first book in the Sonny the Wonder Dog series is Sonny from Outer Space. A climate change forces the residents of planet Zana to find new places to live so they don't starve. Zonny decides he is going to go to Earth and takes on the identity of Sonny the Shih-Tzu. Once on Earth, he is immediately found by seven-year-old Pamela and welcomed into her home. Sonny has an immediate bond with Pamela ...
Maddie's not your typical fifth-grader. With an electric skateboard, a stuntman dad, and a head full of crazy ideas, she often finds herself on the wrong side of Principal Richardson. Maddie Makes Money marks the return of this cheeky, fearsome heroine as she plans to stage the best school play ever... and naturally, she has an idea: a dramatization of the Trojan Wars, complete with makeshift char ...
James, a bright young boy with a sparkle in his eye, wanted to spend a night at the old yellow house on Millard Road to prove a legend wasn’t true. People say that in the early 1800s, a man who collected many rare treasures and strange artifacts went missing with his wife, but no one knows how. It is said that the spirit of the man still haunts the house to this day. Children in the area hear stra ...
"...Deep in the mud in front of her there, lay a huge print-not one from a bear!..." Three adventurous siblings, and their faithful dog, playing in the forest one rainy summer day, see more than the frogs and snails they had set out to find. Join Lily, Ole and Eva in the forest as they see the unexpected, and get into a little trouble along the way...
Some memories refuse to stay buried... On Christmas Eve, a car accident leaves Carly Perez without a mom. A year later, Carly's life is nearly back to normal -- except for the fractured images that plague her dreams. When her father insists on spending the holidays in Guatemala with relatives Carly's never met, she is less than thrilled. But she reluctantly boards the plane anyway. That's where sh ...
A daring puppy. A vicious war. When the merciless desert craves her humans' lives, can this K-9 defend them, or will she pay with her blood?
1930’s rural Australia. Baddar, a wild hearted 7 years old would tell you he is special. As the blood grandchild of the last Afghan cameleer and his wife, Rose, an aboriginal woman, Baddar knew he was destined for more. Bored of small-town life and overwhelmed by childlike curiosity, his ancestor's tales of tribesmen and cameleers is all he needs to fuel his imagination. Desperate to gain the resp ...
The point of no return has come! It’s the summer before high school and life is about to change for fourteen-year-old Alyssa McCarthy. A sorcerer hexes her with everlasting powers, requiring her to become an enchantress. If she cannot learn to control her magic pronto, she will forget her loved ones and serve as the warlock’s eternal slave. In order to control her powers, Alyssa must gain control ...
In this highly rated, briskly paced novella involving far more than America’s pastime, an older man befriends an angry young boy following one of his disastrous practices. The boy is clearly the worst player on his team, yet he is desperate to improve. So the man sets out to give him some pointers about the game and possibly about life, amid initial reservations from the boy’s mother, along with v ...
"Discover the Enchanting World of Red Pandas!" Welcome to Red Pandas: The Ultimate Book, an unforgettable journey into the captivating lives of these charming creatures. This beautifully illustrated and engaging guide is perfect for curious minds aged 9 and up, as well as for adults who share a love for these fascinating animals. What's Inside? * Adorable Physical Features: Learn about re ...
'Ellie listened to the song's lyrics as she watched me squirm. She smiled, a real smile, for the first time since I'd sat down. It was a deep, satisfying smile, like from a cat who had just revenge-vomited into your favorite slippers. (It's a thing, I work in a pet shop.) "All right, I know what I want for Christmas," she said.' Hippo For Christmas is a charming and funny tale; a perfect ...
Proofreader Maggie Velam finds herself in the middle of murder and mayhem . . . again. This time she’s wrapped up in the death of a client, famed horror writer Charlotte Collins. Strange online messages and offline clues abound but never seem to add up. Will Maggie be able to figure out what’s really going on? Or will Charlotte’s online presence haunt everyone from beyond the grave?
A famed pirate relic—the Star of Atlantis—lies forgotten on the rugged Welsh coast, where waves and stone clash and where creatures of legend hold sway. When thirteen-year-old Swift finds a map to the treasure, he sets out to claim it and prove his worth to his skeptical brothers who seem determined to thwart his every step. To tease out the secrets of the Star of Atlantis, Swift must take on the ...
Cute for kids, a bit twisted and funny for adults! A Guppy??
But I wanted a Puppy! Guppy Butter is the darkly humorous tale of a young girl's wish for a puppy, but who ends up getting a Guppy instead.
She tries her best to meet her father's demands that if she can keep a fish alive, she'll be allowed to get a puppy.
Tragedy after humorous tragedy ensues as she endures th ...
Who knew a friendly game of baseball could be so deadly? When a member of the Raging Avocados has a heart attack in the middle of a game, the police determine foul play. They think they’re batting a thousand when they make Maggie’s son, Seth, the prime suspect. Can Maggie get to the bottom of it? A widow, a secretive boyfriend, and a theory-filled best friend keep Maggie swinging at this case. One ...
★Moonbeam Children's Book Award - Bronze Medal Winner★ He'd do anything for his dad. She'd do anything for her brother. How far will they go to help each other? Ryan Rojas would do anything to make his dad proud, including give up what he loves most: music. But the pressure of living up to his parents’ expectations is too much to bear. After getting suspended for doing drugs on campus, Ryan is det ...
Princess Celeste is bored to tears, and her brothers, Prince Jude and Prince Torrin, aren't doing much better. In a palace where all they have to look forward to are endless games of croquet and barley-water soup for supper, they don't have much by way of excitement. Until the one night Torrin sees a light in a forgotten tower of the palace, and they meet a wonderful and mysterious aunt who unlock ...
A magical partnership between a cat and a boy. A mysterious plot years in the making. Will they uncover the truth before it’s too late? If you love edge-of-your-seat action, intriguing espionage, and a bit of magic, then you’ll love this animal adventure story for ages 9 and up.
A world of magic and adventure awaits… Sent to live with her strict, aloof, and uncaring uncle after her parents are killed in a car accident, twelve-year-old orphan Alyssa McCarthy longs for the life she used to have—one filled with fun and love. Then one stormy night, a message appears in the raindrops on the window that will change everything. \"Your life will never be the same again, as magic ...
Sam is a ninth grade girl trying to enjoy her first year of high school. Sam knows she has Down syndrome but she doesn't feel different; even though other kids sometimes treat her that way. Sam's new adventure involves a mini family reunion, exploring the interesting spaces of a retired military base and learning how hard it can be to "do the right thing". Challenges and new mysteries are all chro ...
The former Archangel of the arts, Lord Xuohs, has been deceiving dwellers of many lands in order to be allowed inside them. When Xuohs enters these lands, it redesigns these places in many ways, such as changing the color of the sky, repositioning rainbows, reforming flat oceans into fortresses, making frozen wastelands into festive paradises, manipulating gravity, and even creating new species. I ...
History, like magic, has a habit of repeating itself It’s been six months since thirteen-year-old Alyssa McCarthy left magic behind for good. Or so she thought… Then the enchanted objects that protected her disappear. Now a skeleton named Errol has cursed her with magical powers that keep getting her in trouble. Suddenly strange things are happening with disastrous effects, and if Alyssa can’t rem ...
Lucy is on her own in 1855! Will she survive? Lucy Baxter is at the forefront of this standalone time travel novella. She imagines she is simply going to take up the position of a companion to a young Victorian girl in genteel London but is surprised when she meets the adventurous Sarah. Or is she Sally? Very quickly, events move out of her control, and she finds herself on a journey that she c ...
Eleven-year-old Dakota Jackson is heartbroken when her Thoroughbred mare, Canyon Starlet, escapes to join Black Coulee's wild herd. One disappointment follows another when Dakota realizes that she will grow too tall to live her dream of becoming a jockey. A year later, when the Jackson family rounds up the wild horses, Star has a beautiful palomino colt. Dakota chooses to keep him, even though her ...
A family full of magical secrets. An enemy who practices the dark arts. Can Thomas and Julia defeat a fearsome foe and find an enchanted cure? Living with their grandparents, Thomas and Julia's quiet life is cruelly disrupted when their grandfather is stung by a creepy large bee with bat wings. Upset and worried as he grows sicker by the hour, they hope anxiously that their newly discovered great- ...
"Jalina (5 yo) loves Musiville. She's decided she wants to learn to play a musical instrument, but doesn't know which one yet." ~ S.K. Nicholls A group of animals has evolved into musical instruments and have formed their own little village: Musiville. When everyone starts playing their own tune, however, an invader starts tearing down their buildings. Who can save Musiville from this unexpect ...
This is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the beautiful and magical world of angels. Nurture your child’s spirituality by making it fun! This coloring book contains a collection of 60 drawing pages of various angel images which will keep your child entertained and engaged for hours. Stimulate their creativity and imagination while improving and developing their motor and visual perceptual ...
Elizabeth loves donuts—maybe too much. When her Dad says, “No donuts today,” she pouts, smells the donuts next door, and sneaks in the donut shop. There she sees hundreds of donuts…whizzing by. Every kind she could imagine. And Elizabeth had to have one. But when she has MORE than one, strange and hilarious things happen. The book is illustrated and picture book length, but it is more than that ...
When a new stepmom joins the family, Jenny and Marianne's lives reel. Things look up when Jenny makes a new friend, but fall apart soon when she's caught smoking dope at school. Marianne is elected cheerleader, hoping this will provide the popularity she craves. But the head cheerleader resents her for replacing a close friend. Jenny and Marianne unite to make their stepmom's life miserable, but J ...
Ivan Morrow has spent his short life waiting for things to happen. Now something has happened. An unknown ancestor has entrusted him with something of great value and it has gone missing. But who stole it and how to get it back? He's grown extraordinarily over the last year since turning eleven, but his mind is stuck in a kid-sized brain. Now he must match wits with a desperate thief if he is to h ...
Immerse your child in the sweet and gentle world of teddy bears with three complete picture books. Each of these bedtime stories is fully illustrated with simple and cheerful colored pencil illustrations of teddy bear families, giving the whimsical effect of a completed coloring book. The following titles are featured: The Flag Keeper (also available in paperback), Victoria Rose and the Big Bad N ...
"... the comical wish fulfillment of being let loose on a starship." - Kirkus Reviews
The greatest lobster heist in space! The second in the Eudora Space Kid series: a hilariously funny, early reader sci-fi chapter book perfect for elementary-aged kids. Can Eudora and her best friend, Arnold, rescue her favorite lobsters from becoming the ...
Petulya salvages a magical key and graduates from wizardry classes. Hapgood uses his magic as best he can to help save Calliope, who has been grabbed by a mysterious rider. Lilyac appears to have run away with a young elf, but instead she has been kidnapped. Trink and Obrigay have gone missing. Petulya partially decodes a note that says Janolo is trapped on the dragon world. Petulya tries to rescu ...
When Esme Silver objects at her father’s wedding, her protest is dismissed as the action of a stubborn, selfish teenager. Everyone else has accepted the loss of Esme’s mother, Ariane – so why can’t she? But Esme is suspicious. She is sure that others are covering up the real reason for her mother’s disappearance – that ‘lost at sea’ is code for something more terrible, something she has a right to ...
Terror was within. Terror was without. Like her mother, she was at the water’s mercy. In the enchanted world of Aeolia, fifteen-year-old Esme Silver faces her hardest task yet. She must master her unruly Gift—the power to observe the past—and uncover the secrets she needs to save her mother, Ariane. In between attending school in the beguiling canal city of Esperance, Esme and her friends—old and ...
Be part of the viewing audience as the incomparable Barnum Bumblespeak skillfully interviews Willow, the elusive Witch from Wichita, and get a rare glimpse into the life of a real witch, her charming home and odd but lovable friends. Find out what Willow does for a living, and meet Spydear the business-arachnid, Hootnannie the owl who is also a captain of industry, the mouse, Dr. Lee Von Cheese, a ...
No Laces! That’s what Boo, the bunny, always says. He doesn’t want to learn to tie them. He has plenty of shoes for every occasion and none of them have laces or strings. So, what’s the point of learning to tie? His friend, Farah Fox, convinces him that it’s a skill he can use. . . and one that might make him happier, too. This book is meant to be a parent-child activity. Youngsters can read Boo’s ...
Mitch and Mooch are about to test the water in a new adventure – swimming lessons! Will the funny funky monsters sink or swim as they conquer their fears and overcome the unexpected? The perfect book to introduce your child to swimming, this charming story includes helpful tips on how to prepare, what to expect and answers common questions about swimming. Ideal for children starting to read indepe ...
Review from a teacher:
Highly engaging!
I read Being Silly, Not a Bully to my 1st graders. It is the first one in the Discovering The Difference series and a short chapter book that is highly engaging. The children were buzzing about the topics and had a lot in common with the characters. Using the questions in the back, we had a lively discussion. Not only did they ...
Their brother is invisible; they must travel to Elizabethan times and find the key to saving him. If they don't, he will surely die. The three Baxter children know they must work together as a team when they go back in time to the Sixteenth Century, but after a series of dramatic events, they become separated - then stuck! How will they ever get back to their own time? Along the way, they me ...
Winner of Spark Award Winner of the Moonbeam Award Gold Medal USA Book Award Finalist 12-year-old Elena Barrios' father has AIDS, a new disease in 1992 with a 100% fatality rate. Rather than face certain ridicule and ostracism, Elena tells her friends anything but the truth, fabricating stories about him being a writer and researcher. But the reality is Elena resents her father’s illness and ...
A junior higher dares to direct the school play. Can she handle her cast of peers? Aimi Wilby has a never-say-quit spirit. Arriving early and staying late at the theater, the 8th-grader is determined to stage a successful production. Not even an absent mentor, infighting cast members, an apathetic school administration or overbearing parents will deter her. Aimi resolves that even if she must play ...
What if you could escape reality and venture into a world to live out your own fantasy? Three young cousins discover they descend from a powerful wizard, and activate an enchanted parasol that transports them to a fantasy world where they discover their magical abilities. When one of the cousins inadvertently releases an evil sorceress from a magical prison, the cousins must band together and batt ...
The Brooch: A Magic Within- A little girl helps a hungry lady with her candy of the week. The lady gives her a brooch with something written over it. The brooch keeps passing hands which keeps inspiring everyone to do something which normally they would be reluctant to do. The children's book with a purpose. Children’s books are more than just words or illustrations. They are journeys into the ima ...
The Nosey Charlie Adventures Boxset combines 3 books in one for your reading pleasure. The amazing Nosey Charlie Adventures will make you laugh, and sniffle, and hold your breath. In book # 1, you meet Charlie, a spunky little squirrel who grew up in the country. He became an orphan and moved to the city to live with his aunt, uncle, and his cousin, Pete. In book # 2, Charlie disappears. From the ...
Zombies, and ghosts, and aliens, Look Out! Hang on as you read six short stories of excitement and adventure. Thrilling tales for kids 7 and up. For kids who: love fantasy/adventure books told with humor and excitement enjoy stories about friendship, family, and school life appreciate the weirdness of Roald Dahl like the adventure writing of James Patterson get tickled by Shel Silvers ...
