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Author: Mij Kelly

Tender and witty, this is a wonderful celebration of a baby's arrival into the world. A funny and poignant book exploring a mother's joy at being pregnant that will help children understand how much they are loved.

Author: Marjolijn Hof

"It's about something called the odds," said my mother. "For instance, the odds that you'll become a millionaire are very, very small. The odds that you'll find a coin in the street are a lot bigger. And it's the same th ...

Author: Arthur Yorinks

Scrappy makes Flappy smile even when she's having a bad day. Flappy makes Scrappy feel special when he needs it most. These three adventures show what being a best friend is all about.

Author: Marc Brown

When Sue Ellen loses her diary at the library, her friends imagine the things she might have written about them in her private notebook. Sue Ellen worries what will happen if her diary falls into the wrong hands! While e ...

Author: Armin Greder

Some time ago, in a big city in a distant country where winter would sometimes last three years, there lived a woman. She had a child. A son. And because she loved him very much she promised herself that he should be spa ...

Author: Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain & Mike Berenstain

It's summer vacation, and the Berenstain Bears are off to the seashore for sun and fun. There is so much to do--swimming, fishing, building sand castles, browsing through the general store, eating delicious dinners a ...

Author: Oliver Jeffers

An exciting intergalactic adventure from shining star Oliver Jeffers, creator of Lost and Found. One day a boy finds an aeroplane in his cupboard. Up, up, up and away he flies, high into the sky. Whizzing past clouds, st ...

Author: David Mackintosh

Quirky, witty and brilliant, Marshall Armstrong is new to school and he definitely stands out from the crowd; but will he find it easy to make friends? A highly original take on a perennially popular theme from an exciti ...

Author: Robert M Quackenbush

Here is the story of a young boy who is about to enter first grade and doesn't know quite what to expect. Will his friends be there? Will he have to know how to read and spell? What if he can't understand anything hi ...

Author: Julie Andrews Edwards & Emma Walton Hamilton

Thanks to you . . . I notice wonder in the smallest thing

Children learn much about the world from their mothers. But what about the unexpected wisdom mothers gain while parenting? The bestselling mother-daughter ...

Author: Sally Morgan & Ezekiel Kwaymullina

A moving picture book that teaches children that sometimes even the bravest of the brave can need a helping hand While spending a day on the beach together, a small child learns that his dad isn't afraid of very much--sh ...

Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli

"Scat, cat!" said the dog. "Scat, cat!" said the bird. "Scat, cat!" said the other cats. "Go home."

When a small cat is lost, he walks and walks. He walks through city and country, and if someone tells him to sca ...

Author: Jane O'Connor & Robin Preiss Glasser

Paris, France, is the fanciest city in the world. When Ms. Glass tells the class that the new student is from Paris, Nancy cannot believe her luck. Nancy brushes up on her fanciest French words. She is ready to make ...

Author: Isabel Kaplan

Becky Miller lives in the best neighborhood, goes to school with the children of movie stars, and has her psychiatrist on speed dial. She may live in the City of Angels, but this sixteen-year-old's life is far from p ...

Author: Maryrose Wood

Of especially naughty children it is sometimes said, "They must have been raised by wolves."

The Incorrigible children actually were.

Thanks to the efforts of Miss Penelope Lumley, their plucky governess, Ale ...

Author: Mercer Mayer

"Find a penny, pick it up. All week long you'll have good luck."

When Little Critter(R) finds a penny on the ground and picks it up, he thinks he's in for a week of good luck! But is he wrong! What can he do to t ...

Author: Lois G Grambling & Jack E Davis

Mother's Day is here, and T. Rex wants to plan something extra special for his mama. He really wants to do something instead of just giving something. T. Rex is sure he has a perfect gift idea, but will Mama Rex love ...

Author: Jan Berenstain & Mike Berenstain

When Papa brings home a computer, the whole family is excited. Soon Mama, Brother, Sister, and even Honey start spending all day every day staring at their own computers. It's up to Papa to get the family off the com ...

Author: R. L. Stine

You'll love them--to death.

Twin sisters Destiny and Livvy Weller return home from summer vacation with a dark secret . . . and an inhuman desire to drink blood. What have they become? Can they ever turn back? As ...

Author: Dan Gutman

The weirdness never stops!

Oh no! A.J.'s mom just got a job, so he has to go to After School Kids' Kare. And Mr. Tony, the guy who runs it, is crazy. He wants to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by making ...