Tommy and Annika have a new neighbor: red-haired, freckle-faced Pippi Longstocking, who has upside-down braids and no parents to tell her what to do. The three children have the most rollicking adventures on their own, with horses and monkeys, the circus, and more!
“A memorable version suitable for the youngest reader.” —Kirkus Reviews The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note. So begins the unlikely love story of a cat and bird, who sail away together and are married on a remote island, their officiant a turkey, and their wedding ring a piece of jewelry from a pig's snout. The story of this silly couple has become an enduring classic, and is more charming than ever in this gift edition, now part of the Folk Tale Classics series.
Winner of the 2013 Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestseller, this stirring and unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated novel is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television, his friends Stella and Bob, and painting. But when he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from the wild, he is forced to see their home, and his art, through new eyes. In the tradition of timeless stories like Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create an unforgettable story of friendship, art, and hope. This paperback edition includes an author's note highlighting th
One starry night, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell lead the threeDarling children over the rooftops of London and away toNeverland--the island where lost boys play, mermaids splash andfairies make mischief. But a villainous-looking gang of pirateslurk in the docks, led by the terrifying Captain James Hook. Magicand excitement are in the air, but if Captain Hook has his way,before long, someone will be walking the plank and swimming withthe crocodiles...
Play hide and seek on every page with this surprise pop-up book filled with colourful toys You and your toddler will enjoy finding the toy elephant hiding throughout Little Hide and Seek Colours . Help your child turn the pages as they solve riddles and spot fun surprises. Your child will want to return to the book again and again as they try to find the colourful toys and help them get back to their owners. With five themed hide-and-seek scenes and a different coloured item hiding from their toy owner on each page, your toddler will love learning about colours. Blue doggy has lost his blue spoon! Help him find his spoon and more of his missing items. The sturdy, compact format is perfect for preschoolers to hold as they read and learn about colours. Look, learn and play together with Little Hide and Seek Colours .
OGidwitz deploys his successful formula of bloody happenings and narratorial intrusion in his third and final installment of unexpurgated fairy tales. Underneath the gore, the wit, and the trips to Hell and back, this book makes it clearer than ever that Gidwitz truly cares about the kids he writes for.ON"Publishers Weekly."
A collection of irreverant rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales,fables and nursery rhymes - as you've never seen them before! From the tortoise and the hare and Hansel and Gretel to Ali Baba and Aladdin,these traditional stories will never seem the same again once you have had a taste of Roald Dahl's hilarious verse and Quentin Blake's suitably lively illustrations. An inventive collection for older children and adults alike,Rhyme Stew bubbles over with Roald Dahl's extraordinary humour and imagination.
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent--meek, mild, and myopic--than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about the long struggle Jerry and Joe had with DC Comics when the boys realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130.
