A selection of stories and drawings from classics.

“Irresistible . . . playfully existential."
— O, The Oprah Magazine
"Bear's search for himself doesn't matter so much as the charm of Lavie's storytelling voice as he narrates it . . . Erlbruch gives the bear big, puzzled-looking eyes and a lovable grin. He lives in a forest made of ornate trees seemingly lifted from vintage engravings, whose delicate lines play off Bear's dumpy figure. Bear's encounters with various

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A fresh, funny story about white lies, brutal honesty and a bangle with special powers, from award-winning journalist and author Radhika Sanghani. Priya Shah lies. A lot. She pretends everything in her life is perfect, so she doesn't disappoint anyone. But when she puts on a bangle left to her by her Ba - the one person she was always honest with - she finds herself unable to tell a lie. Priya is mortified. She tells her dad she hates his cooking,...

At last! It's time for the annual Texas State Fair, and young Jake knows exactly what he wants to do first. He passes up all the other booths to buy his favorite treat-a cone of sweet and puffy cotton candy. Little does Jake know that his choice of sugary snack-and an unfortunate mechanical failure-will wreak havoc on the nation's biggest state fair. As Jake wanders through the exhibits and attractions, he trails a sticky tail of cotton candy in...

Peter and Tom were best friends. Their favourite things at school were football and science. They were so excited to learn that the headteacher wanted to start a school football team. The chances of the team being successful were greatly increased when a new pupil joined who had amazing skills. Alex could do more keepie uppies than anyone else in the school. The science room, the Brain Box, was a wonderful inspiring place full of amazing displays...

In the wake of devastation and poverty left by the Agricultural Revolution, young newlyweds Emma and Benjamin Bowden emigrate to the free colony of South Australia and the promise of a hopeful future. Leaving behind everything they have ever known, they journey for 94 days at sea, swept along by the ferocity of the Atlantic gales and the Roaring Forties, to finally disembark in Adelaide, a city still in her infancy. They join Emma's brother William...

Walter Snow is doomed. He stares at the blank pages in his typewriter, hoping for the spark that will finally ignite his ambition to write the Great Armenian Novel. And then he meets Clyde Potts. She is beautiful, intelligent, charming, perhaps psychic, and, for better or worse, very possibly unbalanced. With Potts's joie de vivre and her certified-insane partner in crime, Fox Harris, Snow is caught up in a series of pranks against corporate sprawl...

Let the wild imaginations of children run free with this hilarious and interactive read-aloud book! With vibrant illustrations of animals in preposterous settings, budding readers will be captivated by the joy of rhyming structures and speech patterns. As they giggle, smile, and laugh at each page, their rhyming and reading skills will be enhanced. Imaginations will be sparked as children imagine their own ridiculous rhymes. From a snail that...

Lots of little brothers can be pests and trouble-makers-but Amy's brother Arnie is a MONSTER … In this R.L. Stine middle-grade scare fest, Amy and her friend, Lissa, don't know what to do about Arnie's bullying, bad-boy behavior, and mean jokes and pranks. The little monster is ruining their lives! The girls decide it's payback time. Total humiliation for Arnie. They find a recipe for green slime on a YouTube channel and mix a big bucket to pour...

Inicialmente, en el bosque encantado de Whispering Pines, vivía un viejo y sabio búho nombre Melany. A diferencia de otros búhos que pasaron sus noches de caza, Melany del corazón estaba lleno de un amor por los libros y las historias. Un día, descubrió un mágico biblioteca escondida en lo profundo de la selva, y ella sabía que era su destino para convertirse en su bibliotecario. Con paciencia y bondad, Melany enseñó a los niños de el bosque,...