Henry is not really into books, but all that changes when he enters Griselda Snook's Halloween-themed bookstore.
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Describes how a little seed grows into a sunflower, in a book where the pages fold out to form a large sunflower.
Just when Lisa Marie and Vernon think they've seen the last of the evil teddy bear Grizz, he's back ... for revenge! He has a new army of stuffed friends and a plan for world domination ... Can Lisa Marie and Vernon save the world again ... and before bedtime?
The Devil Wears Rothko charts the explosive demise of Knoedler Gallery, one of New York's oldest and most prestigious art galleries, with detailed and salacious insight into the art fraud scandal of the century. The Devil Wears Rothko charts the explosive demise of Knoedler Galle...
"From the award-winning poet, playwright, and author of We Ride Upon Sticks and When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East, a genre-bending novel of literary horror set in Antarctica that explores abandonment, guilt, and survival in the shadow of America's racial legacy. Striker isn'...
A guide to painting landscapes outdoors includes tips on equipment needed for sketching and painting, using different mediums, and where to find inspiration.
"Roy tells it the way he sees it, shuttled between Chicago to Key West and Tampa, Havana and Jackson MS, usually with his mother Kitty, often in the company of lip-sticked women and fast men. Roy is the muse of Gifford's hardboiled style, a precocious child, watching the grown-up...
Through large flaps and fold-outs, a question-and-answer narrative, and facts on each spread, readers learn how dinosaurs were born, what they ate, how they defended themselves, what sounds they made, how they lived, and what remains of them today.
It's Valentine's Day, and the evil Dr. Doofenshmirtz has stolen all of the candy, flowers, and stuffed animals in Danville! Without gifts to give, Phineas and Ferb decide to build an awesome gondola ride right in their backyard. Will they finish it in time? And will Agent P be ab...
A humorous memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Dave Barry, reflecting on his long career of comedic commentary and life experiences without losing his sense of humour.
"After Lisa-Marie and her big brother, Vernon, visit a Create-A-Ted store, the unexpected happens. Their teddy bears come to life! But it turns out they aren't the only ones. All kinds of teddy bears--zombies, ghosts, aliens and more--are suddenly alive and creating mayhem ... an...
Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn how to live his best life. From "Make New Friends" (an unfortunate fail when he can't overcome his dislike for mankind) to "Don't Stop Having Fun" (validating his lo...
The inspiring true story of the bond between a feisty octogenarian and the man in charge of building an enormous shopping mall around her home. Edith Macefield achieved folk hero status in 2006 when she turned down $1 million to sell her home to make way for a commercial developm...
Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster. More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity. But what if you're the...
It's time to settle down to sleep. But wait! What's that? Strange and scary sounds are coming from the streets outside. Through rhyming text and atmospheric artwork, young readers can first imagine what might be making these mysterious sounds. Then a turn of the page identifies t...
The third memorable season of The Brady Bunch with continuing troubles of growing up in a large and compassionate family.
"Based on historical events in 1851, this Western noir novella traces the struggle of the first integrated Native American tribe to establish themselves on the North American continent. After escaping the Oklahoma relocation camps they had been placed in following their forced ev...
After his parrot companion flies away, a rough and tough pirate experiences anxiety on his first day as a school bus driver, echoing some of the concerns expressed by the young students in his care.
One cold, spring morning, an ordinary grocery bag begins blowing around a landfill, then as it travels down a road, through a stream, and into a town, it is used in various ways by different people, many of whom do not even notice it.