It's not every day you encounter a hamster experiencing an existential crisis, but Sapphire has spent her short pet-store life convinced that she's waiting for...something. At first she thinks it's to be FREE, but it may be possible that life has a greater purpose in store--a purpose Sapphire will discover thanks to a nine-year-old girl whose family is...

Lauren and her family drive to a farm in North Dakota to visit relatives and celebrate her Auntie Joss’ wedding. But Lauren finds to her dismay that she is expected to do more than meet adults who hug her and invade her personal space. Lauren is going to be—horror of all horrors—a flower girl. Lauren has Autism Spectrum Disorder, and she sees the world a...

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BATMAN, SUPERMAN, and WONDER WOMAN have many extraordinary abilities, but their greatest superpower of all? Family! In this new addition to the bestselling DC Super Heroes Picture Book series, the diverse family structures of the World's Greatest Heroes mirror the lives of real-life children and their equally diverse...

The first in an exciting new series, this suspenseful debut brings readers on a journey filled with secrets, mystery, and unforgettable characters.

With a dad who disappeared years ago and a mother who’s a bit too busy to parent, Emmy is shipped off to Wellsworth, a prestigious boarding school in England, where she’s sure she won’t fit in.

But then she finds...

The kids from Five Children and It are back, and this time they've discovered a flying carpet! Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, the Lamb, are playing in the nursery with fireworks when they inadvertently burn the rug. The replacement carpet, a secondhand item of unknown origins, contains a stone egg that falls into the fireplace and...

"Paul Galdone's pictures, especially of the kittens in their space suits, have humor and imagination to match the text." — Saturday Review
Flyball, the famous Space Cat, is a father now! He and Moofa, the last of the Martian fishing cats, are the proud parents of a pair of mischievous, fun-loving kittens, Marty and Tailspin. The whole family joins...

Being the new kid at school is hard, but Sophie has a secret weapon: her vivid imagination and her oversized, trusted Big Book of Monsters—an encyclopedia of myths and legends from all over the world. The pictures and descriptions of the creatures in her book help her know which kids to watch out for—clearly the bullies are trolls and goblins—as well as how...

STEAM Stories is a series of interactive picture books, each introducing a different STEAM topic: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Join dynamic duo Max and Suzy in these action-packed problem-solving adventures. Each story introduces one of the STEAM topics so children will be introduced to key concepts while enjoying a gripping story.

Max...

STEAM Stories is a series of interactive picture books, each introducing a different STEAM topic: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. Join dynamic duo Max and Suzy in these action-packed problem-solving adventures. Each story introduces one of the STEAM topics so children will be introduced to key concepts while enjoying a gripping story.

Max...

Monica and her friends Maggy, Smudge, and J-Five had a great beach vacation...until Tony crashed their party and made things awkward between Monica and J-Five- who's childhood rivalry has matured to crush status. Now, back at school again, the four friends want to catch a new movie together but money is tight for the teens. They will need to do some odd...

Destino’s esteemed Fashion Club is holding open auditions. Electra and Selene, the most fashionable of the Melowys, simply must try out. But when the spoiled Eris also has her eyes on the club, she can’t help but meddle and get her hooves dirty! Will Electra and Selene make it to the Forest of Colors for their auditions without being fashionably late?

Mina loves to play soccer all year round. Nothing comes close to it. But when the monsoon arrives, Mina is stuck indoors and she can’t help feeling restless and bored. Her ammi doesn’t understand. The doodhwalla doesn’t understand. That’s when Mina decides she’ll find ways of chasing away the clouds herself. In doing so, she makes an unexpected discovery...

Astraia: Spirit of Defiance follows a teenage princess from Corfu named Astraia who has outstanding fighting skills.

When her cousin is kidnapped by pirates she launches a secret expedition to rescue him, helped by his best friend Leandros. The pair, and the other members of their band, head for the nearby island of Paxos, where they eventually find her...

"Heartfulness is about being kind.
Send kindness to all, one thought at a time.
Heartfulness is being kind to yourself.
This magic can also help someone else."

From the Dynomike series: It’s a beautiful day in Dynomike’s neighborhood, and he is excited to play
with his friends. Unfortunately, not everyone is in a happy mood. Jack Brussles’s mom is sick, and he
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Tells about the life of a raindrop as it falls to earth and makes it's way through the lives of people, pets, and gardens in a cheerful and heartfelt way.

For children and families, illustrated.

Our daring, darling protagonist, Droplet, invites us to join him for his adventures, enchantment, wonder and delight as he plunges from heaven to earth on the...

Book 4 in the award-winning "Rhyme, Laugh & Learn Series." The earth is soon to have visitors from far away galaxies and everyone is getting ready to greet them as politely as they possibly can. Each country is working hard to help their people prepare. But time is running out. Will they be able to say Please, Thank You and Welcome in all the earthly...

Fairies exist and these girls have proof!

Elsie and Frances feel sad for adults who simply can’t see the magic in the forests around them. If only they could see what we see. Taking photos is like opening windows . . . 

And that’s just what they did.

In 1918, Elsie Wright and her cousin Frances Griffith photographed fairies in their garden, in the small...

What lies behind the sun, the moon, and the stars?

Ida can’t stop thinking about these and other very important questions. Then one night, a flying whale wakes her and takes her on an amazing journey—where some of her questions are answered and even more created.
 
This gentle, philosophical tale is a visual treat sure to fill curious little listeners with...

Every raccoon knows it’s wrong to steal people’s leftovers, but Muddy can’t help himself. 

Muddy the raccoon loves leftovers--and he likes to eat them on plates. “Our son’s a picky eater,” his parents say.
 
When Muddy gets caught, the oldest, wisest raccoon insists he make amends. But when all 27 raccoons enter the restaurant to return Muddy’s stolen...

As a talented designer, Evie can't wait to enter Auradon's national design competition, traveling and challenging other young hopefuls from all across the land. Even more exciting: the grand prize is a generous grant to use for any charity they see fit, and Evie plans to use it to open a video workshop to teach the kids back on the Isle of the Lost. But as...

One day, Christopher, a keen but unorthodox gardener, finds a living nose raised by slugs in his garden. In their hunt to find Little Big Nose a face, they encounter Doctor Skinner, an eccentric plastic surgeon, who has connections with nose’s past and sinister intentions for his future.

A surreal, snotty, rip-snorting yarn for all the family, The Nose That...

Once upon a time, there was a woman who desperately wanted a child. One day, a good witch passed her house and gave her a flower seed. The woman planted the seed and took good care of it. Before long, two little eyes curiously stared at her between the...

A story of facing adversity and remaining true to your own standards. Tambov is a little steam engine that finds his place in a world of big diesels and gas powered tugs.

Keywords: Tugboat, Steam Engine, Adversity, Challenges

A full-colour gift book of ten darkly-comic and hilarious cautionary tales by Astrosaurs author Steve Cole, illustrated by Tim Archbold.

In these delightfully humorous tales of a decidedly blackish hue, ten follysome toads can never change their beastly habits despite the efforts of goodly witch Madame Rana who reminds them 'It's never too late to change.'

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Duck is tired. His sleep is so deep, he doesn’t notice it starts snowing . . . And the lake freezes over. Quack, quack! Duck tries to get free by flapping his wings. But it’s no use. Duck is stuck! Snowflake the Rabbit, Bob the Blackbird, Moses the Moose, Rachel...

A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing. But after much hard work, the end result is not what the girl had in mind. Frustrated, she quits. Her assistant suggests a long walk, and as they walk, it slowly becomes clear what the girl needs to do to succeed. A charming story that will give kids the most magnificent...

Ivy In Bloom captures the weariness of a young girl tired of a long winter. "I stare out the window," she says on the first spread of brown and gray, "looking for birds or flowers/or even warm showers/but I don't see any such thing." But then Spring comes when "March is out of breath...snow melting to flowery waters and watery flowers...spring rose from its...

A Tale of Two Mommies is a beach conversation among three children. One boy asks another boy about having two mommies. A young girl listening in asks some questions too.
True to a child's curiosity, practical questions follow. "Which mom is there when you want to go fishing? / Which mom helps out when Kitty goes missing?" To which he answers: "Mommy helps...

Rick Riordan Presents Yoon Ha Lee's space opera about thirteen-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household...

Words and pictures show children what a dangling participle is all about. Young readers are shown an incorrect sentence that has in it a dangling participle. They are then taught how to make the sentence read correctly. It is done in a cute and humorous way. The dangling participle loses its way and the children learns how to help it find its way back to...

Suppose, just suppose, one hundred elephants come to tea and you discover you don't have any tea bags.
Uh, oh. What will you do with a herd of thirsty elephants?
Now that's a worry!
But you can get rid of that worry by offering the elephants lemonade instead.

Adultsthink of childhood as a carefree time, but the truth is that children worry, and worry a...

Magic Words is a modern translation (1965) of a very old Inuit creation story by nationally known poet Edward Field. As a poem it captures beautifully the intimate relationship this Arctic people have with their natural world.

Magic Words describes a world where humans and animals share bodies and languages, where the world of the imagination mixes easily...

A Tale of Two Daddies is a playground conversation between two children. The boy says he heard that the girl has two dads. The girl says that is right. She has Daddy and Poppa. True to a child's curiosity, practical questions follow. "Which dad helps when your team needs a coach? / Which dad cooks you eggs and toast?"
To which she answers: "Daddy is my...