This book is full of lively and fun illustrations that introduce children to God's Word and His love for them. Each Bible Story has: a prayer to help children form a bond with God; A Christian value that reinforces the story; And a question to help children to verbalize; What they read, heard and understood.

A classic collection of tales for young readers of about six, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by P.L. Travers, Jill Barklem, Michael Morpurgo and others, chosen by children's book expert, Julia Eccleshare. The Banks family are searching for a nanny; Macaw the parrot helps out at the fish and chip shop and a stonecutter dreams of becoming an emperor... These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year, or would make the perfect birthday gift.

"The Haunted Pavilion" is a collection of nine Patricia McCune Irvine short stories for girls, ranging from ghosts in the pavilion, a rescue at Breakwater Beach, the night the town clock struck thirteen, to the mystery of the pinata, an unusual flight of Santa Claus at Christmastime, and others.

Likened by critics to Garrison Keillor only more deliberate and elegiac Jim May writes the stories of his youth, growing up in the rural Midwest between the Truman and the JFK eras, where trading stories was as common as trading horses, and frequently required the same skills. Neighboring, as his mother called it, was part of the social fabric. These 18 poignant and humorous stories of life's joys and trials told with the freshness of youth, yet tempered with the wisdom of age evoke a simpler time in our nation's history without romanticizing its inherent hardships.

Persimmon, daughter of a Jewish mold-maker and a Chinese woman, becomes a famous panda painter. Living in the forest of Chengdu Province, she adopts Bampo an orphaned panda bear, but what she has done is illegal, as only members of the royal family can own panda bears. She saves the life of Prince Ting Ling with a secret potion when he is gored by a wild boar in the forest of Chengdu, but afterward his soldiers cannot find her. A poacher alerts authorities and Persimmon is arrested and sentenced to be beheaded. Will the prince find her in time?

Emmy and Birch go on an adventure to take to the sky with this Young Reader book, the only official levelled reader series based on Minecraft, the world's best-selling video game! Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time! And now learning to read has never been more fun for fans ages 4 to 7. They'll get a great introduction to the game through the adventures of two young players, Emmy and Birch-and their tame wolf Byte-who are new to the world of Minecraft but always ready to explore. This time, Birch wants to go flying more than anything. Emmy has an idea for getting the right materials but it is going to be an incredible journey. Look for these other great Minecraft titles: * Mobs in the Overworld! (Minecraft) 9780755500444 * Survival Mode! (Minecraft) 9780755500451 * Escape From the Nether (Minecraft) 9780755500468

The Moomin family and their friends are back in More Adventures in Moominvalley, a collection of warm and charming stories based on the award-winning 3D animation. Go on a journey to Moominvalley - a beautiful and peaceful place where everyone is kind and caring - and join Moomintroll, his parents Moominmamma and Moominpappa, and their friends Snufkin, Little My, Snorkmaiden and more on their exciting adventures. Capturing the wit and whimsy of Tove Jansson's classic tales, the nine stories in this collection follow the goings-on in Moominvalley as Moomintroll wakes up in deep midwinter and meets his mysterious Ancestor, Moomintroll and Snorkmaiden are haunted by a not-so-spooky ghost, the friends undertake a perilous expedition to an erupting volcano, and a very special Invisible Guest comes to stay. Packed full of exciting and eccentric twists and turns and featuring all of Tove Jansson's most beloved characters, this beautiful collection is sure to be treasured by Moomins fans old and new.

A chilling tale from storyteller Ethan Crownberry. What gives you the willies? Strange noises? Creepy shadows? The feeling you are being watched? For a 12-year-old boy lost on Halloween night, it is all of these things and more. Join him on his adventure home as he encounters one hair-raising experience after another. Then, decide for yourself. Are the Willies just something we feel? Or are they actually little monsters that love to torment us when we are at our most vulnerable? Ethan Crownberry has done it again in this spine-tingling masterpiece.

A collection of thirty wonderful stories about the nature and the countryside from one of the world's best-loved children's authors; perfect to enjoy all year round. Enjoy the freedom of the outdoors, the beauty of the countryside and the charm of all creatures great and small in this bumper short-story collection. Enid Blyton loved the countryside, animals and birds and she wrote many wonderful stories to teach children all about the natural world. Each story is perfect for reading aloud to young children and is the ideal length for bedtime or classroom story time. *** Enid Blyton (R) and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder & Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.

Ethan Crownberry's most epic adventure. Look Up in the sky It's a bird It's a plane It's a toddler with a high-velocity rocket strapped to his back Little Johnny Johnson always dreamed of one day flying through space. And when his inventive grandfather builds him a Jetpack for his birthday, he grows as close to obtaining that dream as any small boy can ever hope. But it's not long before he is faced with the responsibilities that accompany such a magnificent power. And quickly he finds himself torn between fulfilling his heart's desire and helping people in need. Join Ethan Crownberry in an adventure beyond imagination, and meet, for the first time, the world's newest and most unlikely hero.