Synopsis: Alfred, a pug, is made to feel inferior by a cat, a parrot, and the other neighborhood dogs, until a new dog moves in next door and helps Alfred to realize he is fine just the way he is.

Synopsis: 'Twas the night before Christmas ... Clement C. Moore's timeless poem comes to life as never before with lushly staged, dazzling photographs of the Kissenbear Family. Each scene is brimming with toys and details inviting teddy bear fans of all ages to share in the warmth and good cheer of the holiday season.

Synopsis: Nicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals’ best bet to keep a family alive. . . .“Jake Burt is a storytelling magician. Partcoming of age tale and part spy thriller, Greetings from Witness Protection could be a collaboration between Judy Blume and Ian Fleming.”—Ann M. Martin, New York Times-bestselling author of RainReign and the Baby-Sitters Club seriesThe marshals are looking for the perfect girl to…

Synopsis: James Hart's Oxford Companion to American Literature is a classic, which, in its 45-year lifetime, has offered a matchless guided tour through American literary culture, past and present, popular and polite. Reviewing the Fifth Edition (1983) in The New York Times Book Review, Alfred Kazincalled it "a reference work I have never been able to live without...excellently resourceful." Hart now gives us the first abridgement of the Companion, making…

Synopsis: Gilly and her friends must prepare for a giant invasion after Jack plants magic beans, earning him a spot in Fairy Tale Reform School and reminding Gilly how good it feels to be bad.

Synopsis: It's fall! The leaves are changing color. Learn about the magical process of how leaves change their color with this Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book.Graceful text and simple, fun diagrams help introduce concepts like photosynthesis and the different types of leaves. This book also includes simple activities to do with leaves, like leaf rubbings. Both the text and art were expert-vetted for accuracy.This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out…

Synopsis: Key Features Description From the bestselling author of Russell the Sheep comes a brand-new, lovable character. It's Splat the cat's first day of school and he's worried. What if he doesn't make any new friends? Just in case, Splat decides to bring along his pet mouse, Seymour, and hides him in his lunchbox. The teacher, Mrs. Wimpydimple, introduces Splat to the class and he soon starts learning all his important cat lessons. But when Seymour…

Synopsis: IT'S SPLAT'S FIRST DAY AT CAT SCHOOL, AND HE'S WORRIED. SO WORRIED, HE DECIDES TO BRING ALONG HIS PET MOUSE, SEYMOUR. BUT WHEN SEYMOUR EXCAPES DURING LUNCH AND THE CATS DO WHAT THEY DO (THEY CHASE MICE!) SPLAT'S WORRIED AGAIN. WILL SEYMOUR BE OKAY OR WILL SPLAT LOSE ALL HIS FRIENDS, OLD AND NEW?

Synopsis: The monster in his second lunch box provides a child with support and defense at times, but proves a liability at others.

Synopsis: Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs.

Synopsis: After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated for African Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "Whites Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had as a boy.

Synopsis: Why did the astronaut take a mop into space? To clean up the stardust! How is a telephone like the planet Saturn? They both have rings! Kids are sure to enjoy reading and telling these out-of this-world jokes. Additional features include a table of contents, informational sidebars, a phonetic glossary, a fun-facts section, critical-thinking questions, sources for further research, and an index.

Synopsis: The threat of Libya's Colonel Quaddafi to explode a three-megaton nuclear bomb hidden in New York, unless an autonomous Palestinian state is immediately established, affects the lives of ordinary citizens, politicians, secret agents, and terrorists from Washington to Jerusalem

Synopsis: With the help of her wise old grandmother, twelve-year-old Rosie manages to work out some problems in her relationship with her best friend, Bailey, the boy next door.

Synopsis: Late at night, when all is quiet and everyone is asleep, a ninja creeps silently through the house in search of treasure. Soon he reaches his ultimate goal...and gets a big surprise! Will the nighttime ninja complete his mission?With spare text and lush illustrations, Nighttime Ninja is a fun, adventure-filled story about the power of play and imagination.

Synopsis: With rhyming text and bright illustrations, this simple book takes readers all over the world, where animals express their ideal climates. A perfect introduction to weather concepts.