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For decades, The Polar Express has been a treasured holiday classic. This sturdy, oversized hardcover edition is perfect for sharing and reading aloud. Awarded the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1986, The Polar Express has sold more than 7 million copies, become a favorite holiday movie, and been translated into stage productions that take place across the United States during the holiday season.

In this 25th anniversary edition of Just a Dream, travel with young Walter on a fantastical adventure as he travels-by way of his bed-into a polluted dreamscape world that wakes him up to a more eco-friendly way to live. Chris Van Allsburg's pitch-perfect narrative, paired with his full-color pastel illustrations, renders this picture book a story that has stood the test of time. This anniversary edition includes bonus downloadable audio, read...

A 1980 Caldecott Honor Book Sometimes that very thin line between illusion and reality is not as clearly defined as we would like it to be. It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place -- where strange topiary trees loomed -- the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. I...

Trent'anni fa, un uomo di nome Harris Burdick chiamò Peter Wenders, che all'epoca lavorava presso una casa editrice per bambini, spiegando che aveva scritto quattordici racconti, ciascuno illustrato da molti disegni. Al momento del loro incontro, tuttavia, aveva scelto di portarne con sé uno solo per ogni racconto, da sottoporre alla valutazione di Wenders. Wenders rimase affascinato dalle immagini e disse che gli sarebbe piaciuto leggere i te...

Monsieur Bibot, un dentista ordinato e pedante, riceve due fichi in dono da un'anziana paziente che non può permettersi di pagarlo, accompagnati dalla promessa che realizzeranno i suoi sogni. Irritato per essere stato imbrogliato, caccia la donna dallo studio in malo modo. La sera, dopo aver portato il suo cane Marcel a fare una passeggiata, tirandolo e strattonandolo, decide di mangiare un fico prima di andare a dormire: il fico più buono che...

After a trip to see Lomax the Magnificent (magician and hypnotist extraordinaire!), Calvin and his friend Rodney try out their own hypnotizing machine on Calvin's sister Trudy.