So Therefore...

Princess Florizella may live in a classic fairy-tale world, but she’s no ordinary princess…These three stories were originally published under the titles Princess Florizella, Princess Florizella and the Wolves and Princess Florizella and the Giant.They were originally dedicated to her daughter but have been reimagined in this edition which she has dedicated to her grandchildren.“Princess Florizella was friends with some of the princesses who had studied the Princess Rules, and behaved just as the Rules said they should. Florizella thought their hair was lovely: so golden and so very long. And their clothes were nice: so richly embroidered. And their shoes were delightful: so tiny and handmade in silk. But their days bored her to death…”Instead, Princess Florizella rides her horse, Jellybean, all over the kingdom, having adventures of her own…“…perfect for newish readers who are gaining confidence and ready for a challenge” The Times Review“These are enchanting, simply written sto

Baby Owl decides to explore the woods, but all the animals he meets think that he is so cute and so fluffy, they want to give him a big hug! But Baby Owl tells them "I'm not cute!" A perfect bedroom r

民間流傳著一句話：「跨進廟門兩件事，燒香求籤問心事」！在台灣佛教及道教信奉十分廣泛，一般人踏進廟宇不外乎燒香、拜佛，祈求平安，及求籤問卜，解決困惑。求籤是台灣民間很重要的習俗，很多人喜歡抽籤卻又不知道該如何求籤，求到了籤詩又不知道代表什麼意義？身兼作家、企管顧問與講師及「中廣I like radio」主持人的吳若權，及有「問神達人」之稱的王崇禮博士聯合打造「解籤So Easy」有聲書（附導聆書一冊

So You Think You’re a Boston Red Sox Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of Red Sox baseball. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind each?stories that b

Winnie loves diving beneath the ocean waves . . . Wilbur isn't so sure. So Winnie changes herself and her big black cat into creatures of the deep. When her magic wand sinks out of sight, how will Win

“So smart and so cute and so dark all at the same time. Sheesh.” —Caldecott medal and honor winner, Jon Klassen.Once upon a time there was a hungry lion and a bunch of adorable animals…what do you thi

"A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker. Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English langua

When a new baby is born it?s difficult to tell if it will grow up to be big or small or brave or scared of the dark and spiders. So sometimes babies get the wrong name. It?s the same with dogs. So whe

‘The girl he had come across … that human being so near and still so strange, gave him a greater sense of his own reality than he had ever known in all his life.’ Damaged by his father’s nihilistic ph

This is the story of a hungry fox who meets a plump goose and, ooh!, what an innocent looking goose she is. Just look at those big, doey eyes - so trusting! The fox can't believe his luck so he asks t

"A heartfelt, funny, and all-together human novel about the best mistakes a person can make Jonathan and Rosie have been together so long they finish each other's sentences--so when he (finally) propo

Service users often say that the traits they most value in social workers are their ability to be non-judgmental, their listening skills and their sense of fairness: their strong ethical value base. But how can social workers ensure the decisions they make are ethically sound?This book offers guidelines to negotiating ethical dilemmas in various social work settings; from direct care work with individual service users to working within organisational and multidisciplinary contexts. It provides social workers with useful frameworks within which to re-visit their personal value base and enable more reflective, and therefore more effective, practice. Case studies and questionnaire style chapters encourage reassessment of values including views on abortion, female genital mutilation, drug and alcohol misuse and homosexuality. By assessing a range of dilemmas at both personal and organisational levels, this book offers the tools and resources to enable professionals and students to self-man

As Holderlin was to Martin Heidegger and Mallarme to Jacques Derrida, so is H.P. Lovecraft to the Speculative Realist philosophers.

Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution--so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty--so did Southern segr

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have traditionally been regarded by historians as a period of intense and formative historical change, so much so that they have often been described as 'early

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,

The natural condition of any classroom is harmonious, satisfying, and productive, so why do so many teachers struggle with problems of apathy, hostility, anxiety, inefficiency, and resistance? In this

Bobby is so proud of his puppy Lucy. She's a terrific friend, and a great dog. So when a local store has a pet contest, he happily enters Lucy in it. But it turns out the pet that wins the contest may

This calming, encouraging book helps young children quiet down so they can get the rest they need.

I admit it. I'm not much of a muscle mouse. So when I accidentally got signed up for the Mouse Island Marathon, I was so shocked that I lost my squeak! Me, run a marathon? But my friends and family we

The beautiful Scheherazade's royal husband threatens to kill her, so each night she diverts him by weaving wonderful tales of fantastic adventure, leaving each story unfinished so that he spares her l

Illus. in full color. "Sick of being a bunny, P. J. Funnybunny takes off to become a bear. Hibernation gets dull, so he tries being a bird. And so it goes, with beavers, pigs, possums, and skunks--til

“You will bow before this queen.” —Sara Raasch,New York Timesbestselling author ofNight of the Witch“Revenge and justice have never been so satisfying!” — Marissa Meyer, #1New York Timesbestselling author of the Lunar ChroniclesIn this riveting historical thriller inspired by true-life events,BelladonnameetsBridgertonas revenge, romance, and twisted secrets take center stage in Victorian England’s royal court when Sally, a kidnapped African princess and goddaughter to Queen Victoria, plots her way to take down the monarchy that stole her from her homeland.A young lady can take only so many injuries before humiliation and insult forge a vow of revenge. . . .The year is 1862 and murderous desires are simmering in England. Nineteen-year-old Sarah Bonetta Forbes (Sally), once a princess of the Egbado Clan, desires one thing above all else: revenge against the British Crown and its system of colonial "humanitarianism," which stole her dignity and transformed her into royal property. From mi

Chicago Public Library Best Picture Books of 2021 Parents Magazine October 2021 Book of the Month A sensitive story about food insecurity. Molly and her mom don't always have enough food, so one Saturday they visit their local food pantry. Molly's happy to get food to eat until she sees her classmate Caitlin, who's embarrassed to be at the food pantry. Can Molly help Caitlin realize that everyone needs help sometimes?

Shortlisted for Illustrator of the Year - British Book Awards 2025From the internationally best-selling author and illustrator, Mariajo Ilustrajo, comes an interactive page-turner of a picture book. Providing a playful, surprising twist on the classic "unexpected guest" premise, the narrative here is flipped, making humans the unexpected guests in a tale told by mice! The mice living happily under the floorboards of a house find their peace is disturbed by some unexpected guests . . . humans! The mice are curious about their guests and set out to investigate. They find weird and wonderful human objects and lots of food, so they decide their guests might not be so bad after all - until our intrepid mouse narrator finds himself caught in a jar! His friends try to save him but get caught too, and they fear the worst, but they're set free from the jar . . . and into a cardboard Mouse Land. The humans aren't so bad after all! But, for the final twist, the mice discover there is one last gue

My tiger loved cake, and I went with him to the cake shop. Then he got a bad tooth, so I went with him to the dentist.My tiger didn't like sitting in the waiting room, climbing onto the dentist chair, or being told by the dentist what to eat. Especially when she said no more cake!What's a tiger supposed to eat?A bossy adult is made to look silly and a charming tiger wins the reader's heart in this subversively funny story about a love of cake and the pull of natural tiger instincts.

Little yellow giraffe Josephine is out and about--eyes wide open and muzzle in the air. She pokes her nose into the blue and her hooves into the green, plays with the clouds and makes rings in the water. The world is so full of interesting things!Take a walk with Josephine to explore shapes and patterns, near and far, nature through the seasons, things that are different and things that are the same.Illustrated with simple lines and printed with a happy pop of neon yellow, this unique book makes simple but enchanting connections that let us see the world afresh through Josephine's eyes.

Create 3 purr-fect 2-inch miniature cross-stitch masterpieces of oh-so-cute cat butts with this adorable kit:Book Included:a 32-page full-color book featuring cross-stitching instructions and 4 patternsMaterial Specifications:3 pieces of 4x4-inch cotton Aida cloth, 3-inch embroidery hoop, 2 tapestry needles, 8skeins of embroidery thread, full-color double-sided poster of designsUnique Patterns:Kit includes 4 funny, furry patterns featuring cat butts (orange tabby, poofy gray, slender Siamese, and small floof)Perfect Gift:The cat theme makes this the perfect gift for cat lovers

A playful and chaotic riot of animal naughtiness from picture book master Jeanne Willis. Nigel’s done a naughty thing, and he’s giving it some thought in a quiet spot. But it gets hard to focus as he quickly becomes surrounded by wild, animal naughtiness! Mole has been ruining the lawns, Bull’s been charging around with his horns .. . even Daddy admits it’s hard to be perfect all the time! But can you guess what naughty thing Nigel has done?Each scene gets wilder and wilder as the chaos builds, and Paddy Donnelly's brilliantly engaging pictures provide so much whacky detail to spot.

Do you love books? Do you love dancing? Then you’ll love this fun and cheeky board book series – perfect for playful preschoolers!Who’s got a wobbly bottom?Bear does! Do YOU?If you’ve got a wobbly bottom,There’s so much you can do …Join Bear and friends for a colourful, fun and hilarious rhyming adventure – can you follow the actions and do the Wobbly Bottom dance?!

十七歲的陳珍娜（Jenna Chen）一直活在完美表姊潔西卡（Jessica Chen）的陰影下。潔西卡漂亮、聰明、剛錄取哈佛，是父母口中的驕傲；而珍娜卻剛被所有的常春藤盟校拒絕，成了家族中的失敗者。在極度的自卑與渴望下，珍娜許了一個願：「我好想變成潔西卡。」第二天醒來，願望竟然成真了....她換進了表姊那具完美的身體。珍娜終於獲得了夢寐以求的掌聲、豪宅與頂尖學府的門票。然而，她很快發現「完美」的背後藏著令人窒息的代價。更可怕的是，周遭的人似乎開始慢慢忘記曾經有個女孩叫「陳珍娜」。當原本的自我也在逐漸消失，珍娜必須決定：為了維持這份虛假的光環，她是否願意徹底抹除那個曾經真實存在、愛畫畫、卻不夠完美的自己？From the New York Times, USA Today, and Indie Bestselling author of I Hope This Doesn't Find You comes a new page-turning speculative YA about a girl who wishes she could be as perfect and successful as her cousin… and wakes up the next morning in her cousin’s body. Now available in paperback!Jenna Chen has spent her life in the shadow of her flawless cousin. Jessica Chen is so smart she gets the top score on every test. Jessica Chen is so beautiful people stop in the hallway to stare at her. Jessica Chen is so perfect she got into Harvard.And Jenna Chen will only ever be a disappointment.So when Jenna makes a desperate wish to become her cousin, the last thing she expects is for it to

西拉為了融入他人，長期壓抑情緒，努力讓自己看起來正常，卻在壓力累積下失控，導致人際與生活全面崩解。在重新認識自己的過程中，她逐漸理解自己位於自閉光譜上，也開始學會接納與表達真實的自我。A Schneider Family Book Award Honor BookA Junior Library Guild SelectionA School Library Journal Best BookA Bank Street Best Book of the YearA Schneider Family Book Award Honor BookChicago Public Library Best Fiction for Older ReadersALSC Notable Children's Book"The next Wonder. Good Different should be required reading." -- Good Morning AmericaWhy be normal when you can soar like a dragon?This paperback edition of the beloved novel Good Different includes exclusive bonus content!Selah knows her rules for being normal.She always, always sticks to them. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom and hide in the stall until she can calm down. So that she has to tear off her normal-person mask the second she gets home from school, and listen to her favorite pop song on repeat, try

A healthy young man dies in his sleep, despite the ringing of seven separate alarm clocks…Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper; so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences.For Jimmy Thesiger in particular, the words ‘Seven Dials’ were to take on a new and chilling significance…The Seven Dials Mystery is available to watch on Netflix, starring Mia McKenna Bruce, Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham Carter.

Under the mistletoe, a single mom and a professional athlete realize they have more in common than the lake house they unexpectedly have to share for the holidays, in this heartwarming romance from New York Times bestselling author Julia London.All Amy Casey wants for Christmas is to paint. She needs five new paintings for the holiday show at her local art gallery, but between her two teenage sons, her needy ex-husband, and her overbearing parents, she hardly has any time for herself. Luckily, her best friend has the perfect solution: a vacant family lake house in North Texas, all hers for two weeks of distraction-free painting. Or so she thought.Turns out professional golfer Harrison Neely also rented the lake house so he can spend the holidays rehabbing the injury that has put his career—and life—on hold. Despite the booking snafu, both Amy and Harrison (along with Amy's old blind dog and the army of child-sized nutcrackers residing in the living room) agree to share the festive lodg

The kingdom has been breached. Beware The Griefer! Four friends must defend their shared world in this official Minecraft novel.With middle school starting, Lam Đặng is officially ready for a change. He loves to play Minecraft, embarking on epic builds with his crew—Jazz, Elias, and Britt—in their beloved shared world, the Kingdom of the Killer Bunnies. But Lam also wants to try new things and meet new people. So maybe going into sixth grade with a little distance from his old friends wouldn’t be such a bad thing. . . .Lam’s plans change, though, when mysterious letters show up in the gang’s lockers. Someone calling themselves The Griefer is threatening to destroy everything the Killer Bunnies worked so hard to build in the Overworld, from their magnificent castle to the surrounding village. If they don’t play The Griefer’s twisted game, everything will be lost. Lam may be ready for something new, but he’s not prepared to give up the old just yet.Following clues in both the real world

A cookbook with so much to love - from the delightful illustrations to the easy, tasty recipes. Children will love the timeless, delicious food expertly chosen for child appeal - from pancakes and sausage rolls to chocolate brownies and ice-cream sundaes. They'll also adore the tiny chef characters in the illustrations as they demonstrate what to do at every stage.

Last in a series of four sweet and simple stories about a young child's joyful discovery of nature through the seasons. When winter comes, the snow is falling and the ducks are skating on the frozen lake. Icicles and animal tracks, snowmen and sledging, feeding birds with Mum and clearing a path through the snow with Dad, before snuggling up inside together with hot chocolate and gingerbread - there is so much to see and do as the year draws to a close.And one little girl is loving every magical moment!Fall in love with the wonder of winter in this beautiful first picture book.

Wind up the sleigh and watch Santa soar across the pages of this magical Christmas book.It's nearly Christmas... time for Santa to deliver the presents. But he needs a little help, so you'd better wind up the sleigh! There are four tracks for the sleigh to zoom around in this enchanting festive story. Follow Santa from his workshop as he waves goodbye to the elves and flies high into the sky, over sleepy towns and snowy hills, on his magical Christmas journey.A wind-up sleigh with four different tracks for Santa to fly around.A delightful festive story, as we follow Santa on his magical journey.A perfect Christmas present for young children.

Running a bakery is no cakewalk for a tiny dragon with a big sweet tooth! Tummy rumbles turn to belly laughs in this feel-good picture book from the bestselling author and illustrator of The Bakery Dragon.Batter up!Ember is in charge while the baker takes a trip and he's excited to show what he can do! When an opinionated fairy princess swoops in demanding a cake, he eagerly agrees. So what if he's only baked bread before? How hard can it be?The sugar hits the fan when Ember's first attempt is a complete disaster. He tries again and again, but the royal customer is not happy. Everyone told Ember he was such a good baker, so why can't he get this right? If he doesn't figure it out soon, the only thing on the menu will be humble pie.Magic shimmers on every page of this whimsical story about how to bake a cake, make new friends and learn from your mistakes.

Hop along with Maisy as she discovers fascinating facts about frogs and toads in this eighth Maisy's Planet adventure. Frogs are fantastic! Every toddler who has been up close and personal with one of these big-eyed amphibians--as well as those not so sure about the bumpy green guys--will be intrigued by this fun introduction to frogs and toads with Maisy leading the way. Young children can find out about everything from tadpoles to lily-pad-leapfrogging in a gentle learning experience, then open out the final inviting scene as Maisy and friends make a frog-friendly pond in her backyard.