When Louie and Ralphie Ratso set out to transform a cluttered lot into an arcade, they end up conquering a few surprising fears along the way in this follow-up to the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book The Infamous Ratsos.
Louie and Ralphie Ratso have a genius idea: if they clear out the lot down the street, they can use all the junk lying around to build makeshift games for a Big City FunTime Arcade! With their friends to help, they'll be able to recycle all the old abandoned stuff into whack-a-mouse, a high-striker, a fortune-telling booth, and more. Everyone says the house next to the lot is haunted, but if Louie just pretends it's not there, maybe he can ignore the goose bumps he gets every time he looks at it. Ralphie's head's not exactly in the game, either, because of some rumors that have been swirling around school. But they're Ratsos, and like their dad, Big Lou, Ratsos aren't afraid of anything - right? Kara LaReau and Matt Myers team up for a second surprisingly touching chapter book proving that sometimes the things you fear the most aren't at all what you thought - and might be exactly what you need to feel better.
Drawn from the enchanting tales told to Kipling as a child in India, Just So Stories reveals the magic of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. Cats and dogs, kangaroos and tortoises, hedgehogs and jaguars, whales and leopards, and many others are brought to life in an exotic Eastern landscape of "high and far times ago." Children will discover how the leopard got his spots, the elephant his trunk, and the camel his hump, through clever tales that subtly hint at the pitfalls of arrogance and the importance of creativity. Kipling composed these twelve stories and twelve poems to be read aloud, and their whimsical imagery and rhythmic language are sure to delight both children and adults for another hundred years. Table of Contents 1. "How the Whale Got His Throat" 2. "How the Camel Got His Hump" 3. "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin" 4. "How the Leopard Got His Spots" 5. "The Elephant's Child" 6. "The Sing Song of Old Man Kangaroo" 7. "The Beginning of the Armadillos" 8. "How the First Letter Was Written" 9. "How the Alphabet Was Made" 10. "The Crab That Played with the Sea" 11. "The Cat That Walked by Himself" 12. "The Butterfly That Stamped"
'Bedolorrog the Bog Frog' is the first book of the 'Pond Tales' stories written by British author Paul Cook - author of 'Pete the Bee' and 'The Wappy Ding-Do Trilogy.' Bedolorrog the Bog Frog lived a blameless life in a pile of stones beside a pond. This story tells the complete life story of Bedolorrog, from frogspawn to the very end of his life. Heartwarming, with an educational narrative, this book is suitable for children aged eight years old and upwards.
ACE has an ACCIDENT!
Picture book, Storybook and Audio-book
Come and read what happens to Ace, and sing along with his song!
THE SONG:
ACE IS WONDERING AGAIN AND LOOKING ALL AROUND.
HE'S A PUPPY DOG WITH BIG LONG EARS AND A WIDE AND HAPPY FROWN.
HE'S FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS WORLD AND ALL IT'S CRAZY THINGS.
SO WHERE WILL HE GO NEXT AND WHAT WILL HIS WORLD BRING?
HE'S SITTING IN HIS BASKET, THEN ITCHING AT HIS FUR.
THEN SITTING RIGHT BACK DOWN AGAIN WITH A CURIOUS LOOK AND STARE.
HE'S INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT GOES ON UP ABOVE.
AS MUM AND SOPHIE DISAPPEAR SO WHAT IS GOING ON.
ACE IS WONDERING AGAIN AND LOOKING ALL AROUND.
HE'S A PUPPY DOG WITH BIG LONG EARS AND A WIDE AND HAPPY FROWN.
HE'S FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS WORLD AND ALL IT'S CRAZY THINGS.
SO WHERE WILL HE GO NEXT AND WHAT WILL HIS WORLD BRING?
BEFORE HE EVEN KNEW IT, HIS CURIOSITY.
WILL FIND HIM SITTING HALFWAY UP AND REALLY WORRYING.
HOW WILL HE GET BACK DOWN NOW?
OR SHOULD HE JUST GO UP.
TO FIND OUT WHAT IS UP THERE, AND WHAT IS GOING ON.
ACE IS WONDERING AGAIN AND LOOKING ALL AROUND.
HE'S A PUPPY DOG WITH BIG LONG EARS AND A WIDE AND HAPPY FROWN.
HE'S FINDING OUT ABOUT HIS WORLD AND ALL IT'S CRAZY THINGS.
SO WHERE WILL HE GO NEXT AND WHAT WILL HIS WORLD BRING?
OTHER CHILDREN'S TITLES
SPIDERAMA. Magnus and Molly and the Floating Chairs.
Windy and Wendy get bendy and Fly.
Zak and Zara and the Invisibility Ball.
The Alphabet Zoo.
A Christmas Tree CHRISTMAS!
Amy and Fin. The Time Travel Twins and The Human Interstellar Portal.
Meet Max - the mighty kitten and New York Times bestseller. When Max meets Bird, Max thinks he'd like to be friends with Bird. He would also like to chase Bird and maybe eat him as a tasty snack. But that's not what friendship is all about . . . Is it?
Ducks and frogs, swallows and dragonflies, beaver lodges and lily pads-a multitude of wonders enchant the child narrator in this tender, beautifully illustrated picture book. A tribute to those fragile, wild places that still exist, In the Red Canoe celebrates the bond between grandparent and grandchild and invites nature lovers of all ages along for the ride.
A stumpy tail, mismatched paws, a long, drooly snout and the biggest dog heart that ever beat. In a celebration of what makes a pet unique, a little girl imagines how an odd assortment of parts combined to make the perfect dog.
With spare, inviting text from Alison Hughes and charmingly offbeat illustrations by award-winning illustrator Ashley Spires, this gorgeous picture book is sure to be an instant classic.
Igvillu is a little dog with big dreams. One of her favorite dreams is of becoming a sled dog. When Igvillu is adopted from her kennel by an Inuit storyteller and moves to northern Canada, she comes face-to-face with real sled dogs. Igvillu loves living in the North, chasing siksiks and dreaming about her future. She's a dog who believes anything is possible!
What happens when one small boy picks up one small piece of litter? He doesn't know it, but his tiny act has big consequences. From the miniscule to the universal, What Matters sensitively explores nature's connections and traces the ripple effects of one child's good deed to show how we can all make a big difference.
The Great Bear Rainforest is a majestic place full of tall trees, huge bears and endless schools of salmon. Award-winning photographer and author Ian McAllister's luminous photographs illustrate the story of a lone wolf who swims to one of the small islands that dot the rainforest's coast. The island provides him with everything he needs-deer, salmon, fresh water-everything, that is, but a mate. When a female wolf arrives on the island's rocky shores, she and he start a family and introduce their pups to the island's bounty.
Penguin presents the audio download edition of The Racehorse Who Disappeared written and read by Clare Balding.
Life is slowly getting back to normal for Charlie after her reluctant racehorse, Noble Warrior, won the Derby and saved her family from financial ruin. But drama soon returns to Folly Farm when thieves break into the farmyard in the dead of night and kidnap Noble Warrior! With the police baffled and no trace of the prizewinning thoroughbred to be found, Charlie launches her own investigation...
Fans of Because of Winn Dixie will adore this warm and heart-wrenching story of the friendship between a boy and a pig who thinks it's a dog.
Eleven-year-old Lorenzo Ventura knows heroes are rare-like his father, who died in the war, or his friend Paloma Lee, who fearlessly pursues her dream of being a famous musician. Renzo would never describe himself as a hero, but his chance comes when he adopts Marty, a runt piglet.
Marty is extraordinary-he thinks he's a dog and acts like one too-and his bond with Renzo is truly one of a kind. At first, the family farm seems like the perfect home for Marty, but as he approaches 350 pounds, it becomes harder for Renzo to convince his mom that a giant pig makes a good pet. So when Marty causes a dangerous (and expensive) accident, Renzo knows Marty's time is up. He'd do anything and everything for his best friend, but will everything be enough to save Marty?
Paul Griffin masterfully melds the heartrending and the hopeful in this unforgettable story about the power of friendship . . . and the unsung heroes all around us.
