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The madcap, macabre, and maddeningly funny Tales from the Five Kingdoms continue - with an oddly heart-warming adventure. It's a fine day for dwarf watching! At least that's what Gracie Gillypott and Prince Marcus innocently think as they set out, unaware that Princess Marigold has honed her sights on Marcus and plans to follow him to the ends of the earth - fan, frilly petticoats, and all. As for the dwarves, it's not a fine day at all: they'...

Illuminated in all its gothic majesty through the vivid artwork of Gilbert, this rich new edition is adapted for younger readers but retains the mystery and shocking twists of Bram Stoker's classic. Illustrations.

Big Scary Monster loves to shock his friends. But if he wants to keep them, he will need to change his ways! This funny, original story with a mind-bending twist is a wonderful read-aloud sure to engage little monsters everywhere. Full color.

Mysterious and utterly mesmerizing, this graphic-novel-within-a-novel pairs the extraordinary prose of David Almond with the visual genius of Dave McKean.Blue Baker is writing a story — not all that stuff about wizards and fairies and happily ever after — a real story, about blood and guts and adventures, because that's what life's really like. At least it is for Blue, since his dad died and Hopper, the town bully, started knocking him and the...

From acclaimed British sensation Mal Peet comes a masterful story of adventure, love, secrets, and betrayal in time of war, both past and present.When her grandfather dies, Tamar inherits a box containing a series of clues and coded messages. Out of the past, another Tamar emerges, a man involved in the terrifying world of resistance fighters in Nazi-occupied Holland half a century before. His story is one of passionate love, jealousy, and tra...

A lonely, overlarge bee tries on a new identity for size, in this wacky, wonderful tale of true friendship. Full color.

Use the reusable glow-in-the-dark stickers to decorate your favorite scenes from the movie THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX. (Ages 4-8)Use the glow-in-the-dark stickers to decorate your favorite scenes from the movie THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX. Includes 4 pages of reusable stickers. ________THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX is a trademark and copyright of Universal Studios. Licensed by Universal Studios Licensing LLLP. All Rights Reserved.

Fantastic. . . . If you don't find one of your favorite writers in this book, we'll be surprised." - The Washington PostBack matter includes source notes, notes on contributor, and an index.

On a quest for summer pocket money, the Cricket Club is busy little-brother-sitting, pet-sitting, and running a lemonade stand. But when a one-eyed stray cat needs their help, will all their hard work be for nothing? Full color.

Nicola Davies is the best thing to happen to biology classes since the invention of the filmstrip." -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Did you ever wonder why there are no high-flying superheroes in real life? Find out what keeps big animals (like us) from performing amazing feats of strength and agility, yet why being tiny and powerful might have a downside. What if you could lift fifty times your weight (hello, ant)...

Follow the siren call to Emily's magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune's test--and help humans and merpeople get along? Everyone's favorite half-mermaid is back with a splash in a sparkling new adventure her fans will be eager to get their fins on. Illustrations.

When Stella's toy animals refuse to go to sleep, she comes up with a clever plan using her keen imagination.It's time for Stella to go to bed. But how can she sleep when Cherry Pig, Thunderbolt the puppet mouse, and Beanbag Frog are wide awake? "I'm the world champion of staying awake!" shouts Cherry Pig, bouncing on the bed. Luckily Stella is good at thinking up ways to get her toys to sleep - by taking them on a sailing Pillow Ship, a shoebo...

Guess how adorable these tiny board books are! Love the Nutbrown Hares all year long with this endearing slipcase of four sweet stories.Little Nutbrown Hare has lots of questions when growing things start to sprout in the spring. By summer, he notices colors everywhere, but there's one he's sure he likes best. Autumn winds inspire hiding and chasing - and a funny surprise for Big Nutbrown Hare. And when wintertime comes, playing "I Spy" is so ...

To thwart their arch-enemy, Pendlesharp, and his misguided notion of changing history, schoolboy Jack Christie and his friend Angus travel back in time to foil a plot to assassinate Elizabeth I, meeting playwright Christopher Marlowe and a young actor named William Shakespeare along the way.

Can Philippa and her fairy godsister keep the link between worlds from closing forever? A thrilling third tale about a magical friendship.

White makes an intense emotional connection between subject and reader. . . . The great apes have found their John Singer Sargent." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)A Book Sense Children's PickA Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the YearA New York Public Library: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing SelectionAn ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Award WinnerSwing with a hairy orangutan and her baby as they lunge for a smelly, spiky d...

An in-depth look at Ali's life through twelve rhyming poems. . . . Collier's bold pictures . . . are among the best of his illustrious career." - Booklist (starred review)From the moment a fired-up teenager won 1960 Olympic gold to the day when a retired legend, hands shaking from Parkinson's, returned to raise the Olympic torch, the boxer known as "The Greatest" waged many a fight. Some were in the ring, against opponents like Sonny Liston an...

Candlewick Illustrated Classics are collectible editions that bring treasured stories to life with lavish full-color illustrations and elegant French flaps.This superb collection of thirteen Andersen tales includes "The Princess and the Pea, " "Thumbelina, " "The Emperor's New Clothes, " "The Little Mermaid, " "The Ugly Duckling, " and "The Snow Queen." Naomi Lewis' translations brilliantly capture Andersen's irresistible humor and conversatio...

Alex has always been the actor in the Reel family, and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But when the school play turns out to be a musical, Stevie decides that she's tired of being the Sensible One.

Bestselling author Kessler and Philippa Fisher are back with a sympathetic story about navigating between old friends and new, a tale full of mystery, whimsy, and the magic of friendships.