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The kingdom of Cornucopia was once the happiest in the world. It had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustache you could imagine and butchers, bakers and cheesemongers whose exquisite foods made a person dance with delight when they ate them. ...
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What is it like to get your first kitten? Find out in this early reader by Biscuit creator Alyssa Satin Capucilli. You will feed your kitten, pet it, pick up after it, and most of all...love it very much. Young readers will love seeing kids their age...
When little Emma forgets to dress up for Pajama Day at Robin Hill School, her first grade classmates team up to make sure she is included, in a latest skill-building entry in the series that began with Class Picture Day.
As an eighth grader, Suzy has just joined the high school gymnastics team, so she is crushed when she gets injured and can't practice or compete. Meanwhile her mother wishes she wouldn't participate in gymnastics and would focus her efforts on her pi...
Karate is the most important thing in Aliyah's life. It allows her to fight - and she's good at that. It also makes her feel like a winner. Nothing is more important to Aliyah than taking down an opponent, especially if it's her main rival, Suma. Things...
Layla's hard work pays off when she moves from a substitute to starting player and captain of the basketball team, but her best friend and teammate Danika causes trouble.
Eighth-grader Layla's dedication to volleyball puts her algebra grade at risk, as well as her chance of making the high school team.
Lew loves playing on his community center's basketball team. He is shocked when he learns that the community center might be shutting down, jeopardizing the future of the team. With no school teams available to them, Lew and his friends worry they won't...
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I Know Nature invites kids to discover the wonderful world of nature! Kids will love lifting the flaps while traveling the world and learning about seasons and weather. The book has 50 sturdy flaps to lift featuring colorful kid-friendly illustrations...
From adorable lambs and chicks, egg painting, a fun-filled Easter egg hunt, and an Easter parade, to church hymns, and a special Easter meal with family and friends, all the elements of this wonderful Christian celebration of Jesus' resurrection are ...
Lissadell House, Sligo, 1913. Friends Lily and Nellie work long hard hours as housemaids for the Gore Booth family in the Big House. And yet these are days filled with friendship, fun, and even madcap bicycle rides with Maeve, daughter of the famous....
On her daily bike ride with her dad, a bird-loving little girl passes a woman who frightens her--until she discovers what they have in common. I am a bird. Ca-Caw! Ca-Caw! Every day, a little girl rides to school on the back of her father's bike. As they...
Otis Redding's classic song "Respect"--as popularized by Aretha Franklin--becomes an empowering picture book exploring the concept of mutual respect through the eyes of a young girl.
Wolf dreams of tasty sheep - sheep sandwiches, sheep sushi, sheep tacos! In his clever sheep costume, he infiltrates the friendly neighborhood flock, blending in by helping with chores, reading bedtime stories to the lambs, and working up a sweat in ...
For fans of Tiny, Biscuit, and Charlie the Ranch Dog comes an easy-to-read series about a rambunctious, mischievous, and totally lovable bulldog, Rollo! In this story designed to engage early readers, charming characters combine with simple text, liv...
Dedicated to the next generation of young bakers, Milk Bar: Kids Only presents more than eighty-five fun and empowering recipes to inspire imagination in the kitchen, from Apple Pie Waffles to PB&J Cereal Treats to Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes to....
Sophia loves cats but her parents think she and her sister are too young to have one of their own. So when a tiny kitten creeps through the fence from next door's garden, Sophia immediately falls in love with her. Then Sophia hears that her neighbours...
When the McCready sisters' parents are washed away in a tsunami, their Great Aunt Martha volunteers to have them live with her on her farm in British Columbia. But while they are traveling there, Martha dies unexpectedly, forcing Fiona, the eldest, to...
For young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, Christmas becomes a lot more exciting when a dead body is found in this second book in the Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen series, inspired by the life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most pop...
An appreciation of the unconditional love and comfort shared within a family.
A young reader comes upon an alluring book and he starts to read, becoming blissfully unaware of increasingly odd and outlandish occurrences looming all around him.
In Bobville, everyone is named Bob and everything is exactly the same until one day when one Bob decides to be a Bruce.
A lonely guard's love for music leads him to discover what's actually on the other side of the wall he's guarding.
Told in rhyming text, a young girl imagines herself on a mission to Mars with Curiosity, the Mars rover, as she gets ready to go to bed.
This whimsical story of a little girl who wakes one morning to discover she has grown antlers has delighted children since it was first published 35 years ago. The perfect Christmas present for any kid looking forward to a visit from Santa's reindeer--or...
A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls ...
A very clever snowman eludes the traps of the group of children who built him as a contest entry, while gathering items for a surprise.
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a moon salutation yoga sequence for children. Includes step-by-step directions and facts about moon salutations.
When it comes to painting, there are so many possibilities! Mix colors, swish your brush around, and see what sorts of marks you can make with just your hand and a bit of paint!
Welcome to Mermaids Rock! The entrance to the mermaid realm in the deep, blue ocean... When animals start disappearing from the reef into the mysterious Midnight Realm, Naya and her friends investigate! There they find a glowing cave with a tentacled...
This art-and-craft book shows young artists how to use their imagination and simple materials from nature - leaves, twigs, and flower petals - to create amazing leafy critters. Children will be inspired to explore the natural world from their backyard...
Preschoolers learn how to prepare their own food with activities that foster fun in the kitchen and promote healthy eating habits. Colorful photo-driven recipes for making fruit wands, noodle bowls, chocolate smoothies, and more encourage kids to discover...
Each project includes bright pictures for pre-readers and kid-friendly prompts - plus instructions geared toward grownups, with useful set-up tips, questions to ask, and ideas for encouraging children to get the most from each activity.
Nelson Mandela is known for dedicating his life to fighting for equality in South Africa and overthrowing racial segregation. He grew up hearing the elders' stories of his ancestors' fighting in the wars of resistance, and he dreamed of fighting for ...
Ever wondered how ketchup is made? How do you bake the most-awesome-ever cheese crackers (fish-shaped, of course)? Can you really make homemade butter in 10 minutes? The third title in this bestselling series of complete cookbooks for young chefs goes...
All bottoms are wonderful! Don't you agree? Each animal in this adorable book has a different reason for loving their behind--from cute and round to fashionable and striped! Talented illustrator Maki Saito makes kids laugh out loud with playful illus...
Here is a dog, a Dalmatian called Dot, Is she quite ordinary? NO, SHE'S NOT! After their breakfast and a swim in the sea, Dot and her owner Rose jump on the bus to the hospital. Dot loves visiting the children of Wallaby Ward and they're always pleased...
When his friends are less than impressed by the crayon portraits he draws of them, Pete the cat begins doubting his artistic abilities before reconnecting with his unfailingly creative, groovy spirit and the realization that there are no mistakes in ...
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"All-new adventures featuring the beloved characters of the hit Nintendo video game! Four Inklings get caught up in the Splatoon Turf Wars, and the final match of the Ranked Battle Cup begins!"--Provided by publisher.
"Who is Iron Man, the world-renowned symbol of mega-conglomerate Stark International? And what terrible secret from his past forces billionaire inventor Tony Stark to become the Golden Guardian? Plus, battles with Plantman, Dr. Doom, and more. And a ...
SoHo, 1981. Twelve-year-old Olympia is an artist -- and in her neighborhood, that's normal. Her dad and his business partner Apollo bring antique paintings back to life, while her mother makes intricate sculptures in a corner of their loft, leaving Ollie...
It was Benjamin Postlethwaite's job all his long life to make sure the light shone brightly high up in the lighthouse on Puffin Island. Not once in all his years as the lighthouse keeper had he ever let his light go out. But sometimes even the brightest...
After their masters are vaporized in a goblin battle gone badly, Fart, Pan, and Moxie, three lowly apprentices, decide to impersonate their mentors and pick up the mantle as heroes of the realm. But they need more than a fancy robe, magic staff, and book...
Savannah Dare and her sisters, Frances and Jolene, must find Blackbeard's lost treasure to fulfill their grandfather's dream and save their family home, but they are not alone in seeking pirate gold on Ocracoke Island.
Twelve-year-old Dagmar and her family spend a summer living off-the-grid in a tiny home parked in the Northern California redwood forest, next door to an eccentric tech billionaire and his very unusual family.
What do a cuckoo who abandons her own egg and a frog who fakes his own death have in common? They're two of the most wanted creatures in the animal kingdom! In this hilarious nonfiction book, readers will meet 13 badly behaved creatures and the detective...
This book explores the death of a loved one through the parallel experiences of other species of animals, similar to Elin's treatment of nature in You Are Stardust and problem-solving in Wild Ideas. As with Elin's previous picture books, A Last Goodbye...
Farmer Brown puts the other animals to bed but gives up on Duck, who sets out to find just the right spot--and snack--to help him sleep.
Thao Lam's family came to Canada as refugees during the Vietnam War. When Thao started thinking about how to tell this story, she couldn't stop thinking about ants: small, seemingly insignificant creatures who are able to travel amazingly long distan...
Science educator, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author Bill Nye is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Featuring a range of subjects-physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, glo...
Featuring over 40 inventions, from flushing toilets to drones, microscopes to MRI scanners, this brilliant STEM-themed read will get kids interested in the technology and gadgets that make the world go round. Let this book take you on a guided tour through...
A non-fiction exploration of animal crossings built by animal lovers around the world to help animals cross over, under, around, and through human construction.
Creepy! Crawly! Criminy! Stink is bonkers about most scientific things. But dangle a spider in front of him and he goes berserk! Stink is so freaked out by spiders that he can't read about them. He can't look at them. He can't think about them. And he...
Introduces the various dolls of L.O.L. Surprise, including Kitty Queen, Pop Heart, MC Swag, Merbaby, and Punk Boi.
Lottie loves wildlife and dreams of becoming a nature show presenter like Samira, host of her favourite programme Every Little Thing. Lottie decides to make a pond in her back garden to encourage local wildlife. She enlists her techy neighbour Noah's...
Ansley and her family move to a new city to seek a new start after the death of their mother. But that also means, a new school, new friends, new everything! Fortunately, even though no one could ever take the place of their mom, Aunt Samantha has moved...
"Explore the fascinating Star Wars(TM) galaxy with this updated edition of Star Wars: Complete Locations. Discover all the locations and film settings featured in the entire Star Wars saga. Incredible inside looks at the Star Wars world make this a m...
A goat is on the loose and is taking bites out of everything, even pages of this book!
After fourteen-year-old Aru Shah and her friends fail to keep a prophecy from the Sleeper, they undergo a rebranding campaign to prove the Pandavas's trustworthiness, but Aru believes they need to focus on finding the Tree of Wishes before the Sleeper...
A legendary criminal has escaped from jail, and Jackson and Quigley are on the case! This time, they will definitely prove themselves worthy of joining the FBI (Frosty Bureau of Investigation). There's just one small problem: the Egg. Jackson's mom has...
Lou is the last loose baby tooth, and he's just not ready to make the leap and leave the mouth...until all the other baby teeth are gone and Lou must face his fear.
If animals gave thanks . . .what would they do? Raccoon would chir-chirrrr thanks for her cub. Crow would loop and swoop in the sky. And Bear would invite his friends to a bountiful feast. Across the animal kingdom, every creature would be grateful for...
Arthur's depressed dad rushes him through the park every morning, through grey and rainy weather. Arthur just wants a balloon from the park's vendor, and Dad always says no. But one rainy morning, the balloons magically appear at their doorstep, and ...
Should a butterfly be big or small? Should it be bright and bold, or perfectly pale? A joyous, imaginative, yet informative non-fiction picture book about what it takes to be a butterfly--body parts, behaviour and life cycle--with the underlying message...
You may have heard of ships. You may have also heard of the sea and the night. But did you realize there's nothing more beautiful than a ship and its lights on the sea at night? In warm and witty prose, this book asks the reader to consider the splendor...
Which dinosaur was the deadliest killing machine? How big was Tyrannosaurus rex's tooth? Find out who's who in the dinosaur world, what dinosaurs ate, how they hunted, and so much more.
Did you know that reindeer can run up to fifty miles an hour? Or that they travel for thousands of miles every year? That's farther than any other land mammal! Told with simple language and shown with vivid photographs, this book is perfect for emerg...
A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. Fanny Price is one of nine children, and her family are very poor. So when a distant relative offers to take her in - giving her...
Christmas... The season of laughter, good food, games and funny jumpers. But not when you're a grumpy dog like Gus. Gus doesn't like Christmas at all. But can a little bit of Christmas kindness change his mind?
"Being shipwrecked on a jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific was bad enough. But now that Carter, Vanessa, Buzz and Jane have lost their boat--and almost everything on board--to another violent storm, it's like starting over. That means f...
It's Halloween and Parakeet is busy carving pumpkins and icing spooky treats. But when her friends come to call, they get a shock. Is that a GHOST who answers the door?
Toad moves into a new house on top of a hill, but no one can get to it until she builds a road leading to her house.
Charlie, Anna, and Emily must overcome their differences and work together to solve various puzzles leading to the secret treasure a famous female explorer left in Idlewood Manor before the adults do.
To be living as a king or queen sounds amazing, doesn't it? This book shows the real ups and downs of Queens and Kings lives, to show that all that glitter isn't gold! The stories of great Queens and Kings from all over the world are here collected, from...
Molly Lou's mother encouraged her to speak up when something is wrong, for those who can't, and even when it's hard, and all of that comes into play when a bully picks on a new kid at school.
Balthazar's Bone is his favorite toy in the world, so when he wakes up and realizes it is missing he starts to freak out! He searches everywhere around the house, from the garden (no Bone) to the kitchen (no Bone!), and even in the bathroom--still no...
Julia's house is restless. Julia and her family of lost creatures are ready to move on. But where will they go? And how will they get there? Don't worry--Julia has a plan for that! Julia always has a plan. But when Julia's plans all fail... What's left...
This little girl knows her hair is great just as it is. When people ask, “Why is your hair so BIG?” she answers, “Why isn't yours?” Her hair is soft, it protects her, it's both gentle and fierce. While some might worry about how it's different and try...
A sensitive portrayal of loss and grief, told through a grandchild's inheritance of a stopwatch that belonged to Grandpa. In this touching debut picture book about the loss of a beloved grandfather, author Loretta Garbutt explores the stages of grief...
A young girl takes time to celebrate the sights and sounds around her, including her dog's soft fur, a flock of birds that passes by, waving blossoms on a tree, and the sound of the sea in a seashell.
Relive Jim Henson's classic film LABYRINTH in a storybook that moves through the alphabet. It's a retelling that's perfect for new and returning fans!
Celebrate the epic journey of the LEGO(R) minifigure. Features an exclusive orange spaceman! Enter the world of minifigures with this fully updated edition. The first minifigure was created in 1978, and today the entire minifigure population could circle...
A bug singing happily in a bog and the hungry frog that is watching her are covered by a thick fog, with surprising results.
Catherine Morland loves nothing more than reading a romantic novel, but as one of ten children she doesn't have much time for reading or for romance. When she is seventeen, her wealthy neighbours invite her to spend the winter season with them in Bath...
A fresh, funny and accessible retelling of Jane Austen's classic story, with witty black and white illustrations throughout. When Elinor and Marianne Dashwood's father dies, they are forced to leave their home behind and move far away to a tiny cottage....
What if you could look back in time and meet everyday children just like you, but from a totally different world? How We Lived is an amazing window into history through the lives of children through time, showing the clothes they wore, the food they ate,...
In the frost-covered forest of early spring, fox is on a mission to find food for her three cubs. As they grow, she teaches them how to survive in the wild. Until one day, fox dies. Her body goes back to earth and grass and air, nourishing the world around...
Hazardous Habitats and Endangered Animals is a great introduction to the world's changing habitats and the growing number of threats to wildlife, with positive suggestions to enable readers to make a difference, and project ideas to help them engage with...
A young girl sees the world differently in this picture book celebration of math. Everyone has a passion. For some, it's music. For others, it's art. For our heroine, it's math. When she looks around the world, she sees math in all the beautiful things:...
"Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry ... Sun and Moon are stranded in Ultra Space, home of the Ultra Beasts! Worse, they've lost Legendary Pokémon Lunala! Who can...
"Nate Adams' new adventure features a whole bunch of bizarre new Yo-kai."--Provided by publisher.
Julian's birthday is fast approaching. For his party, his parents promise he can have any theme he wants. Maybe superheroes or skateboards? Dinosaurs or dogs? But Julian has another idea. He wants a poop party. With his family's help, Julian throws t...
Grandma's presents may start off sensible - a partridge is easy enough to take care of - but her generosity soon gets wildly out of hand. The Twelve Days of Christmas: Or Grandma is Overly Generous is a Christmas book of escalating chaos! A hilarious...
Frankie Lorde and her dad have been a team for as long as Frankie can remember. Being a tutor under the man responsible for some of the world's biggest heists has given Frankie a unique perspective on the world. And a special set of life skills. Frankie...
Illustrations and rhythmic text affirm a young girl's belief that everyone in the world is connected, from relatives far and near, to her chatty neighbor, to her family cat, to herself.
Mara's biggest wish is to become an astronaut -- to discover new planets. Sometimes dreams and wishes come true ... She lands on the most beautiful planet she has ever seen. But the planet is in trouble and only Mara can help. A wonderful space adventure...
If you could have any pet at all, what would you choose? Wibbly Pig and Scruffy Pig are worried that Big Pig's sister's friend will choose a really boring rabbit at the pet shop. Surely an elephant, a bear or a dinosaur would be much more exciting?
When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.
Where are baby's hands? Under the bubbles. Where are baby's eyes? Under her hat! Children will enjoy lifting the flaps as they search for Baby's eyes, mouth, belly button, and more!
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