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Meet the dog-and-cat duo taking outdoor adventure to new heights.Henry and Baloo are a real-life dog/cat sibling pair, based in Colorado, whose unconventional friendship has won the hearts of humans w

Introduce your toddler to life on a farm with this colorful alphabet primer, from the creators of BabyLit.An engaging collection of 26 illustrations featuring farm favorites from chickens and honey to

Celebrate like they do in The Big Easy with Chef Kevin Belton’s newest cookbook.The spotlight in this third book from the star of New Orleans Cooking with Kevin Belton is on the festivals and celebrations of the Big Easy and surrounding areas. New Orleans is known as the Festival Capital of the World, hosting dozens of annual festivals that showcase the unique food and multicultural heritage of the city.Kevin Belton’s New Orleans Celebrations will be a smorgasbord of delicious creations from vibrant festivals like the French Market Creole Tomato Festival, Bastille Day Fête, the Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival, and more. Recipes include Ham Croquettes with Pear Pepper Jelly, Bacon and Barbecue Quiche, Crawfish Enchiladas and Creole Tomato, and Crawfish Macaroni and Cheese.

BabyLit Storybooks are a great way to introduce young readers to the classics, with easy to read storylines and bright illustrations. They are part of the bestselling BabyLit series, which provides a

Introduce your brilliant baby to the ABCs with this colorfully illustrated primer about love and friendship.Valentine’s Day is a time to reflect on the themes of love and friendship, and what better w

In Great Expectations: A BabyLit Storybook, preschoolers follow Pip’s story, learning about the value of family and friends, fortune and loss, and love. Easy-to-follow, engaging text combined with ori

There is no single masterpiece in art galleries or with people—we’re all works of art in our own special way! Our skin tones might all vary;we're every shade and hue.Some people think we look surreal,

BabyLit® Storybooks give classics new life for the next generation of early readers.In The Jungle Book, preschoolers can tag along on Mowgli’s thrilling adventure, meeting wolves, elephants, and even

A Christmas alphabet primer by the creators of BabyLit pairs holiday concepts, activities and objects with each letter of the alphabet, in a sturdy board book comprised of busy, retro-style artwork.

BabyLit® Storybooks give classics new life for the next generation of early readers. Ahoy! Come sail the ocean blue with Captain Ahab, Ishmael, Queequeg, and the rest of the crew! The search is on for

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the nineteen-sixties representing each letter, from A for astronaut and b for bell-bottoms to l for lava lamp and w for Woodstock.

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the nineteen-twenties representing each letter, from A for automobile and F for flapper to O for ocean liner and Z for Ziegfeld.

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the industrial revolution representing each letter, from F is for factory and G is for gaslight to N is for newsboy and S is for steamboat.

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the nineteen-fifties representing each letter, from A for atom and D for drive-in to H for hot rod and R for rock-n-roll.

本書以雨果的經典小說《Les Misérables》為靈感，將經典文學作品轉化為適合寶寶的第一本雙語概念書。透過簡潔與富美感的插圖，介紹故事中的角色與代表性元素，並以英語、法語對照呈現，讓孩子在翻頁與指認中，自然接觸外語。Best Board Books, 2025 the Skimm Good For You AwardsRevised and updated editionBest Board Books, 2025 theSkimm Good For You AwardsIntroduce your bébé to the world of Victor Hugo with 10 words and phrases from the classic Les Miserables. Colorful, eye-catching illustrations of characters and objects from the novel pair with French translations you’ll want to hear your baby say again and again.

From the creators of BabyLit®: Every area of the world can be mapped out for adventure, and brilliant babies love the sophistication of traveling by train. This new board book series written by the h

Presents the letters of the alphabet with elements from the Medieval period representing each letter, from A for armor and J for jester to Q for queen and U for unicorn.

Edgar the Raven and his friend Roderick want to play in Roderick's tree house and Edgar's little sister will not leave them alone, but when a storm comes, Edgar must take care of Lenore.

本書以《Treasure Island: A BabyLit Shapes Primer》為靈感，帶領幼兒跟著吉姆・霍金斯航向大海，在尋寶冒險中認識各種形狀。從海盜眼罩的橢圓、船帆的三角形，到藏寶地圖上的十字記號，將經典文學化為溫馨有趣的形狀學習。BabyLit 系列以親子共讀為核心，讓孩子在培養基礎認知的同時，悄悄種下對文學的喜愛。Give little ones a perfect start with BabyLit—charming books that create precious bonding moments while introducing classics and building essential skills that plant seeds for lifelong learning and literary appreciation.Best Board Books, 2025 the Skimm Good For You AwardsAhoy, me hearties! Join Jim Hawkins as he sails the open seas searching for treasure and learning shapes along the way in Treasure Island: A BabyLit® Shapes Primer. Spy the OVAL of Long John Silver’s eye patch, the TRIANGLES in the sails of The Hispaniola, and the CROSS that marks the spot of lots o’treasure! But watch your back because dead men tell no tales.

BabyLit® is a fashionable way to introduce your toddler to the world of classic literature. With clever, simple text by Jennifer Adams, paired with stylish design and illustrations by Sugar’s Alison O

A comprehensive guide to whimsical sleeping spaces for every type of home.Everyone loves a bunk bed. Whether you are five or fifty-five, there is something about a cozy sleeping nook that excites the imagination. They also have to be an infinitely practical safe-saving solution. The Bunk Bed Book offers useful tips and advice for readers seeking bunks or nooks for their own. Chapters include The Basic Bunk (covering all varieties of two-bunk beds, both store bought and custom build), The Loft (covering single beds lofted above space or storage), The Nook (devoted to beds built into nooks in a bunk-like fashion), The Triple Bunk (stacked three high and traditional bunks with a trundle), and Bunk Rooms (the ultimate in bunk-bed room, featuring spaces with more than three beds).

A collection of essays detailing the necessary foci to build an effective classroom and school culture for students and teachers to succeed.CulturED: Pathways for Meaningful School Change discusses the primacy of effective school culture to effective teaching and learning. This book explores the shared experience of 6 authors that were teachers, department heads, and administrators as they build and maintained a school with their explicit decision to focus on culture first. Each author and essay provide focus on a critical topic which the group found to be essential to effectively running the school. Features contributions from Lyssa Bevan; Claire Wolters; Liz Wallace, M. Ed.; Nick Kiriazis, M.S. Ed.; Kevin Wasden, M. Ed.; and Jared L. Taylor, M. Ed.

A timely book that explores the critical need for social studies to be equally taught in American public schools. Provides a call to action for all that understand the need to build an active and informed citizenry through more effective social studies education.We have missed part of the equation for effective education. STEM became STEAM, but we forgot social studies and the importance of the skills and content it teaches. Ensuring a Better Future: Why Social Studies Matters explores the sacrifice of both many students’ inherent skills/interests and an effectively informed and effective citizenry through prioritized Social Studies education in public schools. This book seeks to accelerate the pendulum swing away from strict STEAM education that the author and Jared feel is starting. It names and explores the issues of equitable funding and curriculum focus delinquency, the historical story about the swing away from social studies education, and how to energize our country in support

Social Studies Matters: Teaching and Learning with Authenticity inspires readers to move beyond worksheets, lectures, notes, reports, and tests in culturally relevant, applicable, and highly engaging instruction.We must immediately move past the “Sage on the stage” yammering on about this battle and that President, then handing out a bubble-sheet test to certify learning. There is a better way, and a higher calling everyone must realize. That the facts of history are democratized…and the skills of studying history are where the essential value is in the modern Social Studies classroom. We must carefully teach and allow students to practice the science and art of synthesis, understand analysis, revel in communication, and eagerly understand the events of the past so they can learn to be creative in solving the future problems of humanity. This title explores the philosophical underpinnings of the modern Social Studies classroom and adds practicality to the narrative that can be employed

A book that explores the delicacy and critical importance of getting history right, and teaching it in an age-appropriate way in the classroom, every time.Hot Button: Teaching Sensitive Social Studies Content explores the difficulty, delicacy, and ethical obligations of teaching accurate history to all students. It names and explores the issues with being the ‘tip of the spear’ in the classroom?after a long line of generally bureaucratic and political decisions are made and how to apply appropriate logic and decision making into what constitutes your scope and sequence and lesson plans as a social studies teacher. It features contributions from Alysha Butler, Kelly Reichardt, Gerardo Muñoz, Chris Dier, and accomplished author Bart King.

A sizzling collection of 65 brat, hot dog, and sausage recipes for all occasions.Make your barbecues, tailgating events, camping trips, and sports games the talk of the town. Eliza Cross, founder of the BENSA society (Bacon Enthusiasts ‘N’ Swine Aficionados) and author of Bacon, Beans, and Beer, returns with a savory new cookbook that capitalizes on the ever-popular brats, dogs, and sausages. Hot Diggity Dog includes recipes for breakfast and brunch, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, salads and sides, and supper offerings.From brunch options and small bites such as Breakfast Dogs and Kielbasa-Jalapeño Poppers to hearty meals like Grilled Bratwurst Reuben Paninis, Sausage Tater Bombs, Corn Dog Casserole, and High-on-the-Hog Jambalaya, Hot Diggity Dog will be a new favorite among even your hungriest eaters.

Energetic, exuberant, personality-filled spaces from a 20-year interior design veteran.With exclusive projects and new photography, Vibrant Interiors features the best of Andrea Schumacher Interiors. Inviting, imaginative homes that draw the viewer in and ignite the desire to see more, ultimately revealing Andrea’s creativity and skill at developing energetic, exuberant, personality-filled interiors. Regardless of location or style, the skillfully designed homes are layered with a well-balanced mix of complexity and simplicity; sophisticated yet playful; layered but minimal. This dynamic interplay is compelling, unexpected, and creates conversation. In her debut interior design book, Vibrant Interiors, Andrea explores her creativity and ability to transform interior spaces into something unique for each client.

Meet the famous traveling adventure dog, Kicker, and his human, Andrew, in this photography book all about the duo that inspires readers to fall in love, chase their dreams, and live a more passionate life.In this adorable book all about the famous golden retriever that won over the Internet, Kicker and his human, Andrew, take readers on exciting adventures all across the world. Whether they’re paragliding down snow-covered mountains, exploring vast ice caves, kite surfing some big ocean waves, rafting down the Colorado River, or repelling off super high mountain cliffs, this celebrated duo are journeying together. And they’re sharing their story, for the first time all in one format, with the world. Now, never-before-seen photographs and untold stories are compiled into one book for fans, old and new, to enjoy page by page. Life is Golden champions bravery, wanderlust, and compassion by inspiring readers to fall in love, chase their dreams, and live a more passionate life.

Coastal havens designed for laid-back living.The idea of a retreat―a place removed from one’s daily stressors, a secluded haven to be enjoyed by family--is more appealing than it has been in decades. But second homes are far from a novel concept. Families have built retreats since the late 1800s, when the well-to-do began to construct reprieves in coastal areas to escape the combustive atmosphere of city life. Homes on the water have been coveted and cherished for their particular restorative qualities. In an oceanside house, one can’t help but pause to contemplate the view.At Home on the Water?offers a history of coastal living and features twelve homes on the water on both coasts and?the gulf. This stunning title focuses on both the design of the homes and the way the homeowners live in them, embellished by interviews with?homeowners, designers, and/or?architects.

An up-close look at the beautiful, yet fierce wolves of the greater Yellowstone area and their fight for survival.In Wolves: Western Warriors, the life of the powerful and majestic North American wolf, often considered to be vermin and dangerous, is presented, showing the struggle they have to simply survive in the wild and in a world where many people don’t appreciate wolves and often set out to exterminate them. Argyle explores their behavior, their family dynamics, and what it means to be a wolf in the wilderness of the greater Yellowstone area through her stunning photography. She includes information about the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone and the ongoing struggle with keeping wolves listed as endangered species, while also offering her personal observations about the Wapiti Lake pack, among others, and several notable individual wolves. The strikingly beautiful images and the information and stories woven throughout the pages of the book showcase this frequently misunde

Whether at your lake campsite, up at the mountain cabin, boondocking in a national park, or in a tent in your own backyard, these 65 hearty recipes for cast iron Dutch ovens make cooking with coals a delicious experience.Packed with 65 easy, yet mouthwatering recipes featuring sweet and savory breads, breakfast, main dishes, sides, soups, sauces, and desserts, Dutch Oven Camp Cooking will quickly become a family favorite “go-to” when the crew has worked up a cowboy-size appetite while camping and playing in the outdoors. The author provides clear instructions for using coals to bake recipes such as Mountain Man Breakfast, Bacon-Cheddar Breakfast Rolls, Sloppy Joes, Dutch Oven Pizza, Tortilla Soup, Cheesy Potatoes, or Raspberry-Peach Pie.

Cowgirl romance, backyard cow keeping, farmstyle meals, and cheese recipes from MaryJane Butters.MaryJane Butters wants YOU to have a cow―that “pet” cow you’ve always fantasized about. You know, that gorgeous “beau”vine grazing outside your kitchen window. What would it feel like to bring a bucket of fresh milk into your kitchen and turn it into butter, your own yogurt, sour cream, and artisan cheeses like Manchego? MaryJane’s 5th book, in an all new, paperback format, Milk Cow Kitchen, is two parts cookbook (20 step-by-step cheese recipes and 50 farmstyle meals), one part milk cow how-to, and three parts play!

Sweet and savory recipes that celebrate this classic finger food.Simply put, the quesadilla is a delightful package of melted cheesy goodness―all sandwiched inside crispy tortillas. But now these little gooey snacks we all used to make as kids have evolved into savory meals and scrumptious desserts that are bursting with flavor. Featuring all new photography, Quesadillas contains some of these delicious favorites, including Roasted Veggie and Goat Cheese, Thai Peanut, Parmesan-Crusted Italian, Chicken Caesar, Philly Cheesesteak, Peanut Butter Apple, Triple Chocolate Decadence, and Pecan-Crusted Pear.Quesadillas are so simple, delicious, and easy to make that their popularity is ever increasing. So, why not make your favorite meal or dessert into a quesadilla?

elp your child learn all about what makes Arizona so unique with these state-themed ABC flash cards.Teach children all about the iconic animals, foods, cultures, and hobbies that make the state of Arizona so special. This box set includes 27 heavy-duty chunky flash cards with illustrations from the talented Vaclav Bicha. Get your kids talking about their state and states they’ve visited as you go through the ABCs with colorful associative vocabulary words such as C for Cactus Wren, N for Navajo Nation, and Y for Yuma. Don’t miss out on the other state ABC flash card sets also published by Gibbs Smith.

Help your child learn all about what makes South Carolina so unique with these state-themed ABC flash cards.Teach children all about the iconic animals, foods, cultures, and hobbies that make the state of South Carolina so special. This box set includes 27 heavy-duty chunky flash cards with illustrations from the talented Vaclav Bicha. Get your kids talking about their state and states they’ve visited as you go through the ABCs with colorful associative vocabulary words such as F for Frogmore Stew, M for Monkey Island, and V for Venus Flytrap. Don’t miss out on the other state ABC flash card sets also published by Gibbs Smith.

This board book introduces toddlers to simple breathing exercises perfect for encouraging focus, calming tantrums, and managing difficult emotions.This adorable board book encourages toddlers to mimic the actions of animals both familiar and exotic. Little ones are encouraged to sigh like a sloth, roar like a lion, buzz like a bee, and much more. These simple, engaging prompts help children focus on the benefits of mindful breath, helping to relieve stress and develop a mind-body connection.

A board book that introduces simple animal movements to toddlers, encouraging them to stay in the moment and in tune with themselves.This adorable board book encourages toddlers to mimic the actions of animals both familiar and exotic. Little ones are encouraged to sway like an octopus, kick like a donkey, hop like a kangaroo, and much more. These simple, engaging prompts help children focus on the movement of their own bodies, helping to relieve stress and develop a mind-body connection.

Get your blankie and snuggle up for a bedtime story of fun animal rhymes and colorful lift-the-flap illustrations with 10 charming ways of saying sweet dreams as you tuck in your little one for the night.Multiple studies have shown the value of bedtime reading with your child. Nightly stories help to strengthen memory and concentration, promote command of language, boost imagination, expand horizons, teach morals and ethics, foster parent-child bonding, and ensure that children feel loved. What better way to say “I love you” than a cozy lap, a hug, and a story just as you whisper goodnight to your toddler? This lift-the-flap book will engage children with the sweet illustrations and animal rhymes that might just become a part of your nightly bedtime conversation.“Times a tickin’, little chicken” so “grab your pillow, armadillo” and “let’s snuggle, baby puggle” until its time for “lights out, tired trout.” “Rest snug, lady bug” and “all my love, turtle dove.”

Accessible, luxe home design and furnishings that express who you are and the experiences of your life featuring a rich layering of pattern, color, and texture.Barclay Butera presents new work through 15 homes and tells the story of the new traditional style. As Barclay say, "Good design to me is a combination of yours, mine and ours. I believe there should be history in a room, whether it be a piece of art, a vintage rug or a family heirloom." In The New Traditional Barclay shares homes with an artful inclusion of heritage pieces that blend seamlessly alongside distinctive furnishings, pattern-on-pattern fabrics and bold textures - all elements of Barclay's iconic style. Butera sites the power of living in a beautiful environment and the positive effect of surrounding yourself with the things you love has on you. Classic design with a fresh twist - flawlessly integrated into traditional, transitional and contemporary interiors alike, these homes emphasize alluring architecture, luxuri

Inspiring tables and entertaining styles of 34 tastemakers in their regions or society at large show how they keep traditions passed down from mothers and grandmothers alive in their families. Thirty style-setting women pay tribute to how their mothers and grandmothers have influenced their own styles of entertaining at home. Whether they proudly incorporate recipes passed down from a grandmother's collection or follow a mother's lessons for making guests feel comfortable, it is clear that family role models have had a strong influence. Blending inherited dinnerware or decorative pieces in their modern tables is also big in the way women embrace their heritage for entertaining. From formal to casual occasions, city to country, and grand to intimate, indoor and outdoor tables beautifully designed tell a story about how these women host guests at their tables. Each style maker shares tips and lessons in entertaining that she learned from the women in her life.Tip boxes from each generati