Mountain Lion terrorises all the forest animals, and preys on them for his supper. One day, they come up with a plan to try to protect themselves, yet they are not safe until Rabbit cooks up a cunning
A box arrives for Fortune from her Uncle Albert with seven fortune cookies. How wonderful! A cookie and a fortune for each day of the week! Best of all, each fortune comes true...but not in ways that
Eula is the only square cat in town. Everything that normal cats do is hard for her -- she can't get her square paw into mouseholes, she can't wear her favorite circle skirt, and all of her friends ar
When Geronimo Stilton finds out that the Pirate Cats are going back in time to Venice in the year 1517, he knows they must be after one thing: The Mona Lisa! Geronimo and friends must travel to Renais
How cool is a supersonic jet that can zip, dip, and zoom through the air? Or a helicopter that hovers as still as a hummingbird? In this 32-page beginning reader, a real-life pilot introduces kids to
It's the week before Christmas, and there's so much to do. From picking out a tree to hanging stockings, Marley tries his best to help out. Has he been good enough to get a present on Christmas day?
The Little Princess is adamant that she doesn't want to go to hospital - but what will make her change her mind? Tony Ross is a friend of Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, and the idea for t
Long ago on the Great African Plains, it was so dry before the rain came that all the animals were hot, thirsty, and hungry. All, that is, except Cross Crocodile. This is the story of how Monkey trick
All the animals are busy lending a hand in the garden in this lively numbers book The parrots are pulling up carrots, the bears are picking pears and a swarm of bees are pruning the trees with their
′Death and honour are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.′Set in frontier America in the midst of the French-Indian war, as the French are attempting to overt
Ree Dolly's father has skipped bail on charges that he ran a crystal meth lab, and the Dollys will lose their house if he doesn't show up for his next court date. With two young brothers depending on
R to L (Japanese Style). Having Girly Hobbies Doesn't Make You Less Manly! Asuka's protégé Yamato has fallen in love with a girl and needs help winning her over. He pleads with Asuka to go
It is Ireland in the early 1950s and for Eilis Lacey, as for so many young Irish girls, opportunities are scarce. So when her sister arranges for her to emigrate to New York, Eilis knows she must go,
Thea's friends the Thea Sisters take off for Australia to solve a mystery. A flock of sheep at Nicky's family's ranch is losing all its wool, and the ranch depends on the wool to stay afloat! Maybe th
At the first annual "states party," Virginia and Idaho hatch a plan to swap spots so each can see another part of the country. Before the party is over, all the states decide to switch places. In the
Meet Spoon.He's always been a happy little utensil. But lately, he feels like life as a spoon just isn't cutting it. He thinks Fork, Knife, and The Chopsticks all have it so much b
A stunning new edition of one of Anthony Browne s best-loved picture book stories. Mr Piggot and his two sons behave like pigs to poor Mrs Piggott until, finally, she walks out. Left to fend for thems
On the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300, Dante finds himself lost in a dark and menacing wood. The ghost of Virgil offers to lead him to safety but the path lies through the terrifying kingdom
...I can't say everything about my interactions with the wild ones, just a little bit here and there. When a situation arises that I have to tell, then I tell a little bit.In your care, the animals ar
Nothing is overdone and not a word is out of place in this auspicious debut," wrote Kirkus in a starred review of Instead of Three Wishes, the first book by Megan Whalen Turner. Her second book more t
Buzz is visiting Grandma, and Fly Guy comes along for the ride. Oops! Grandma swallows Fly Guy, then a spider, then a bird, then a cat, then a dog. . . . She's about to swallow a horse, when Fly Guy
slowly, slowly, slowly?that?s the way the sloth moves. slowly, it eats and then, slowly, it falls asleep. what strange kind of creature is this? the other animals wonder. why doesn?t it run or fly or
Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At sunset, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on th
I knew Edward Monkton was going to be a success when people started e-mailing me daily saying that it touched their hearts, it made them think, and most important, it made them laugh out loud-again an
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human who
Bendemolena the kitten lives in a noisy house, so she puts a shiny pot on her head and everything goes quiet. Hooray! But what happens when Mother Cat gives her messages to take back to her brothers a
Crack, crack, crack! The cookies snap open and the family’s fortunes are revealed. Mei Mei wants to know how hers will come true. Jie Jie scoffs—they never come true. But Pacy isn’t so sure. As she wa
A Book of Wonders for Grown-Up Readers Every once in a great while a book comes along that reminds us of the magic spell that stories can cast over us - to dazzle, entertain, and enlighten. Welcome t
Hooray! Wayside School is Open Again! All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside closed to get rid of the cows (Don't ask!). Now the kids are back and th
Where do stars go in the daytime? How far away are stars? What stories can they tell us? Marvel at the mythic stories of the constellations and try finding your own patterns in the sky. Think beyond o
Sammy’s never been what you might call lucky. But finding a dead cat on her birthday? That ranks up there in her top-10 unluckiest moments. And not just because it was the ugliest dead thing she’d eve
Annabelle Doll and Tiffany Funcraft are two dolls who have been best friends since they met in Kate Palmer's house at 26 Wetherby Lane. In this sequel to The Doll People, they hitch a ride in Kate's b
When ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm?s debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family. A story of determination
Andrew, his cousin Judy, and super-smart robot Thudd escape the bathtub–only to get flushed down the toilet! Now they have to find their way through a maze of pipes to the kitchen sink. But the kitche
An animal-filled version of the classic children's song "The Wheels on the Bus""The seals on the bus go "errp, errp, errp"All through the town."Two children and their parents board a city bus on their
With 8 Minutes in the Morning you will: NOT do aerobics, NOT spend hours in the gym, and NOT be on a starvation diet. What's Jorge's get-slim secret? Just 8 minutes of his unique strength-training m
From ten little kisses on baby's teeny tiny toes, to five quick kisses on baby's itty bitty nose, to one last kiss on baby's sleepy, dreamy head, a bright and lyrical book attempts to show how many ki
Come along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.Will you come too? For more than twenty-five ye
It seems like a regular field trip to a natural history museum—until Zack gets locked inside for the night and discovers what really goes on in those display cases when no one is watching. A tribe of
Don’t miss A to Z Mysteries—alphabetic adventures that are full of thrills, chills, and cases to crack! O is for Orange... In the fifteenth book of the A to Z Mysteries—an early chapter book mystery s
