Synopsis: Jack Strong just wants to be a regular kid. But his parents have overscheduled his week with every extracurricular activity under the sun: tennis, baseball, cello, karate, tutoring, and Chinese language lessons―all on top of regular homework. His parents want him to be "well-rounded" and prepared for those crucial college applications. Jack's just about had enough.And so, he stages a sit-in on his couch and refuses to get up until his parents…

Synopsis: Holey cheese! Join Geronimo as he returns to the Kingdom of Fantasy in this sequel to the very first Geronimo Stilton hardcover adventure!In this 320-page, full-color hardcover adventure, the Queen of the Fairies invites Geronimo back to her fantastical world to help in the quest for the true heart of happiness. This time Geronimo rides on the wings of a rainbow-colored dragon as he makes his way through seven fantastic lands. From the land of…

Synopsis: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Synopsis: Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie! If you've ever wondered how a movie gets made, you're not alone. Author and illustrator Jeff Kinney didn't know either, but when his bestselling series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, was turned into a live-action movie by 20th Century Fox, he learned how a book gets adapted into a major motion picture. Complete with photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches,…

Synopsis: Fun little storybook ... sturdy ... and the animations are so darling. Love the repetition aspect that allows for quick memorization of little ones. They "participate" in this story very quickly with a few creative gestures ... for instance, we tilt and tap our head when we say, "bumped his head" and shake our head and wag our finger at "no more monkeys jumping on the bed". Seriously, there is nothing like seeing a giggly toddler wag his finger…