"Twelve-year-old Lila has one goal for the summer - win back the friends who ditched her for being 'too dramatic.' But then Lila's estranged Grandpa Clem dies, throwing a wrench in her plans. Now she'll have to spend the summer in Ohio while her parents decide what to do with Grandpa Clem's creepy Victorian Inn. Shortly before the funeral, Lila spots an old man sitting in her grandfather's favorite chair - it's him, Grandpa Clem. He was murdered...
"You step into a room of an old house. Suddenly, you feel cold, and a sense of sadness overtakes you. Then someone taps you on the shoulder. You look behind you, but there's no one there! Is a ghost in the room with you? Choose your own path as you explore some of the world's most haunted houses. Will you escape, or will terror overtake you? Find out in these pages!"-- Provided by publisher
"In their long journey from San Francisco to Lusk, Wyoming, in 1889, David (Siu-Long) Wong and his parents have encountered terrible prejudice because they are Chinese immigrants; but here they are given a job at John Bell Hatcher's paleontological excavation digging up dinosaur bones, including an eight-foot long Triceratops skull, and David becomes fascinated by dinosaurs and resolves to become a paleontologist. Includes historical note on J.B....
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government. It was a dark and stormy night Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen...
"Eleven-year-old Essie, who was abandoned as a baby and lovingly raised by four librarians, meets a mysterious boy whom she believes is her twin brother, but as she gets to know him better, she discovers nothing is as simple as it seems"-- Provided by publisher.
Running into Bear who is anxious about celebrating her birthday, Yoga Bunny shows her yoga poses, meditation warm-ups, and deep breathing exercises to help her enjoy her day.
Adventure, suspense, detection, and humor are involved when 12-year-old Claudia and her younger brother elude the security guards and live for a week in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would live in comfort-at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She invited her brother Jamie to go, too, mostly...
"Bo is starting a band! He is super excited and knows exactly what kind of band he wants. But when Bo invites his friends to audition, no one quite lives up to his high standards. Bo has a choice to make--a band with friends who all have their own ideas, or a band with one member: himself! Will Bo compromise or go solo?"--Title verso page.
Bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart's spooky rhyming text pairs perfectly with Hugo L. Cuellar's deviously delightful illustrations to tell a picture book tale about a young baker whose Gingerbread Man creation comes to life with a fright - yet even monsters long for a friend. In his laboratory high on the hill, Frank N. Stine has a ferocious sweet tooth that snarls to be fed. But when an eerie experiment spills into his Gingerbread batter, a frightening...
During the dry, dusty winter season in Nigeria, Anna Hibiscus prepares to visit her grandmother in Canada, where she will see snow for the first time but will be sad to leave the big family she loves behind.
Edmund and the Childe were swapped at birth. Now Edmund lives in secret as a changeling in the World Above, with fae powers hidden from his unsuspecting parents and his older sister, Alexis. The Childe lives among the fae in the World Below, where being a human makes him a curiosity at the royal palace. But when the cruel sorceress Hawthorne seizes the throne, the Childe and Edmund must unite on a dangerous quest to save both worlds--even if they're...
"A frog named Peter, who loves Easter, decides to deliver some eggs, with the help of his friends, but when The Bunny finds out, he is not pleased"--Verso page.
"Stuck inside one wet afternoon, a group of friends are bored and miserable--until a pink glow leads them to discover a mysterious treasure chest and everything changes! Grey is for rainy days, but PINK is for all kinds of fun--bows and buttons, yes, but also aliens and astronauts, dancers and dragons! In a parade of exuberance that celebrates all things pink, one surly fur ball stands out--and ultimately teaches the kids a valuable lesson in embracing...
"The annual Grilled Cheese Festival is ruined when someone steals all the sandwiches, and it's up to Paw & Order detectives, Purrlock and Marlowe, to figure out who did it! Was it Jinny Giraffe, who was upset that the Grilled Cheese Festival kept her from putting on her Art Festival? Was it Coach Allan Alligator, who was banned from the festival the year before? OR was it Purrlock's arch nemesis, Meowiearty, who was behind the dastardly deed? In Jason...
Celebrate all things lucky with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Using a range of colorful images from the World of Eric Carle and featuring The Very Hungry Caterpillar, this charming board book showcases different examples of luck, from four-leaf clovers to rainbows and more.
Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with Tiny and Elliott! Tiny and Elliott are going to a Saint Patrick's Day party in the park with a parade, a costume contest, and a scavenger hunt. But during the scavenger hunt, they notice that their new friend, a girl in Irish wolfhound costume, has lost her shoe. Tiny knows it's up to him to save the day, but can he find the shoe and the pot of gold in time?
Rain or shine, this charming melody will captivate hearts and minds with its delightful tale. Watch in wonder as the Itsy Bitsy Spider defies the odds, climbing up the waterspout with determination. Down comes the rain, but fear not! Our spunky spider faces adversity head-on, showcasing resilience until the sun comes out. Witness the magic as the sun dries up the rain, paving the way for our heroic spider to climb up the waterspout with ease. Presented...