When make-believe Princess Jessica throws a royal ball, she delivers invitations to her loyal subjects, picks out her best ball gown, and even loses her slipper. If only her sister wasn't such a royal pain!
Als Frau Tossilo ihren pinkfarbenen Reisekoffer öffnet, erlebt sie eine große Überraschung. Das sind ja gar nicht ihre Kleider! Wie hypnotisiert starrt sie auf ein goldgeädertes Ei, aus dem plötzlich ein Drache schlüpft. Im achten Stock! Mitten in Berlin! Frau Tossilo ist mit dem Drachenbaby völlig überfordert und bittet ihre Nachbarskinder Janka und Johann um Hilfe. Keiner von ihnen ahnt, dass der Drache einem inter nationalen Konzern gehört, dessen Schergen bereits unterwegs sind, um den Drachen zurückzuholen. Und schon sind Janka und Johann mittendrin in einem atemberaubenden Abenteuer!
Mitten im schlimmsten Sturm stolpert Mona, die Maus, in die wunderbare Welt des kleinen Waldhotels. Sie hat großes Glück und kann als Zimmermädchen anfangen - und bleiben! Doch das Leben besteht nicht nur aus Eichelsoufflé und moosweichen Betten: Das Hotel und seine Bewohner sind in größter Gefahr! Bären und Wölfe haben das geheime Hotel entdeckt. Mona muss all ihren Einfallsreichtum beweisen, um den Ort zu beschützen, den sie liebt. Denn das Hotel ist mehr als eine warme Unterkunft für die Nacht: Es ist ein Zuhause. Ein herzerwärmendes Abenteuer um Freundschaft, Mut und das Glück, seinen Platz im Leben zu finden!
Andreas Fröhlich, vielfach ausgezeichneter Interpret, lässt das Waldhotel-Personal durch die Gänge flitzen, die Gäste lamentieren und die Geschichten aus den Zimmern lebendig werden.
From Barbara O'Connor, the beloved author of Wish, comes a big-hearted story about the meaning of friendship, the challenges of growing up, and one lovable runaway dog. Mavis Jeeter is fearless and bold, but she has never lived in one place long enough to have a real best friend. Her flighty mother has uprooted them again to another new home and taken a job as a housekeeper for the Tully family. Mavis wants this home to be permanent?which means finding herself a best friend. Rose Tully is a worrier who feels like she doesn't quite fit in with the other girls in her neighborhood. Her closest friend is Mr. Duffy, but he hasn't been himself since his dog died. Rose may have to break a few of her mother's many rules to help Mr. Duffy?and find someone who really understands her. Henry has run away from home, but he craves kindness and comfort?and doesn't know where to look for them. When Mavis and Rose hatch a scheme to find Mr. Duffy a new dog, their lives and Henry's intersect?and they all come to find friendship in places they never expected.
From bestselling Tracey Corderoy - author of the Hubble Bubble and Shifty McGifty series - comes an enchanting new series, perfect for pony lovers.
10 year-old Bryony is excited to move with her family to a new home by the sea. She knows that adventures are just around the corner, but wishes she didn't have to leave her best friends or the local stables behind. Then, while exploring the woods near her house, she encounters a beautiful bay pony. Something has spooked the pony and caused him to bolt, but Bryony manages to calm him using her natural abillity and their instant connection.
Days later, she can't stop thinking about him, so when she sees an advert in the local post office from a lady wanting help with her daughter's new pony, she immediately answers. When Bryony turns up the manor house, she is delighted to see that it is indeed the same pony - a chocolate brown bay called Red. But the pony's owner, Arabella, isn't so happy to see her. In fact, she is determined to keep Bryony away from Red even though she herself seems to have no interest in him.
Will Bryony ever get the chance to get close to Red? And why is Arabella so intent on keeping them apart?
A story of friendship, adventure and the love of a horse. For fans of Amanda Wills, Stacey Gregg, Pippa Funnell and Lauren St John
Diana López returns to her middle-grade sweet spot in this delightful novel perfect for fans of Wendy Mass, Charise Mericle Harper, and Angela Cervantes.
Luna Ramos has too many primas to count, but there's one cousin that's always getting her into trouble, Claudia. After locking her in the bathroom at their other cousin's quinceañera, Luna is grounded for a month. Her punishment? Not being allowed to wear her signature hats, which she uses to hide her birthmark, a streak of white in her otherwise dark hair. The only thing that gives Luna the tiniest bit of satisfaction is knowing that Claudia is also being teased because she has a big nose.
Eventually, Luna discovers that Claudia was not being teased after all. Every joke Luna heard was actually directed at her! Luckily, Claudia comes to her rescue, standing up for Luna by telling the other kids to leave her alone. That's when Luna realizes the true meaning of her grandmother's wise advice -- "blood is thicker than water." She and Claudia may not like each other, but they are still primas. And it's the job of primas to stand up for each other.
Laugh-aloud humor abounds when David can't resist bugging his big brother. In this funny romp, David careens from one mischievous antic to the next... until he finally wins his brother's approval.
Little-brother antics have never been so endearing -- or true to life! David Shannon's beloved character in his bestselling book No, David! captures the attention and hearts of young children as few characters can. Readers relish David's exuberance, defiance, and wildly energetic curiosity, and when there's trouble, you can bet "David did it!" Now he's taunting his older brother by eating his Halloween candy, making a bathroom mess, and following him up the tree house. "You're too little!" won't stop David's tricks in this all-time "read it again" favorite.
Hannah und Charlotte spielen im Garten, als ein netter Mann vorbeikommt, der von seinen Hundewelpen erzählt. Zu gerne würde Hannah die Hündchen sehen. Natürlich weiß sie, dass sie nicht weggehen darf, aber es ist ja nur auf einen Sprung. Doch schon nach ein paar Schritten merkt sie, dass etwas nicht stimmt ... Diese und zwei weitere Geschichten vom Neinsagen und Starksein zeigen Kindern, wie sie sich in Alltagssituationen richtig verhalten, und machen sie selbstbewusst und stark.
James Patterson's rollicking new middle grade novel is a hilarious adventure into a futuristic world, where different is dangerous, imagination is insanity, and creativity is crazy!Norbert Riddle lives in the United State of Earth, where normal means following the rules, never standing out, and being exactly the same as everyone else, down to the plain gray jumpsuits he wears everyday. He's been normal his whole life--until a moment of temporary hilarity when he does a funny impression of their dictator, Loving Leader...and gets caught!Now, Norbert's been arrested and banished to planet Zorquat 3 in the Orion Nebula, where kids who defy the rules roam free in the Astronuts camp. Norbert has been taught his whole life that different is wrong, but everyone at Astronuts is crazy, creative, and insane! Norbert wants nothing more than to go back to earth where things are awful but at least they're familiar. But he soon realizes that being different could be better--and maybe the crazy farm is exactly where he belongs after all.
Bartelby is a very long and lovable dachshund who lives in a bookstore. He has a lovely set of friends who take him for walks through the city, but he has no idea that his bumbling backside leaves a trail of destruction and accidents behind him. Embarrassed that he has no control over his back end, Bartelby vows to never leave the cozy bookstore again. Can his friends help him find a way to help himself?
