For the fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, here comes a new illustrated children's horror anthology. You have been warned!

The stories in this book are scary. Real scary! After reading these horrible tales and staring at the creepy drawings, don't complain that you couldn't sleep or they started haunting your dreams--we warned you!

If you love ghosts and monsters and enjoy getting goosebumps, this spine-chilling book is for you! Inside, you will find a creature that lives in the dark and feeds on those who do not pay attention . . . a monster created by the descendant of Doctor Frankenstein . . . a haunted house at Halloween . . . a big cat that snacks on schoolteachers . . . a boy who is afraid of what will come down the chimney at Christmas . . . a school with very strange pupils . . . a decidedly odd zombie costume . . . a puzzle set by a ghost . . . a drawing that comes to life . . . and a babysitter who likes to play terrifying games . . . .

Compiled by award-winning horror editor Stephen Jones and featuring the authors Ramsey Campbell, R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Neil Gaiman, Charles L. Grant, Stephen King, Lisa Morton, Lynda E. Rucker, Robert Shearman, Michael Marshall Smith, and Manly Wade Wellman, this book is filled with nightmarish illustrations by acclaimed artist Randy Broecker. So, whether you're reading this book alone or with friends, get ready to be afraid. Very afraid!

Just Kidding is the first book in the Just series from the creators of the bestselling Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.

Is this the right book for you? Take the JUST KIDDING TEST and find out!

1) Do you ever pretend that you are sick to get out of going to school?

2) Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths?

3) Do you wish that every day could be April Fools' Day?

SCORE: One point for each yes answer.

3 You are a practical joking genius. You will love this book.

1-2 You are a good practical joker. You will love this book.

0 You are not a practical joker. You will love this book.

(Just Kidding was originally published as Just Tricking.)

A gorgeous picture book to delight all little readers, with shooting stars and starry bedrooms. Collect the whole series for a year-round library of beautiful books. Paddy-Paws the rabbit and his friends search for a fallen star, while Donald helps to make bedrooms for the birds in his garden in this beautiful collection of stories by the world's best-loved storyteller, Enid Blyton. With charming colour illustrations by Becky Cameron, acclaimed illustrator of Treasury of Bedtime Stories by Enid Blyton and of Paddington and the Christmas Wish, this is the perfect gift. Step into a world of magic and nature with The Enchanted Library series. Look out for: Stories of Nature's Treasures Stories of Favourite Friends Stories of Animal Secrets Stories of Dreamy Adventures Stories for All Seasons Stories of Fairy Fun Stories of Woodland Adventures Stories for Cosy Days Stories of Tasty Treats * Enid Blyton (R) and Enid Blyton's signature are Registered Trademarks of Hodder and Stoughton Limited. No trademark or copyrighted material may be reproduced without the express written permission of the trademark and copyright owner.

Mason and Carrie Marie can't get up the courage to ask each other to dance. Russ's girlfriend has died, and now he's just trying to live without her. Peggy Lee has grown up with Tennessee--how can she ever think of him as more than a friend?
In these moving tales and others, Kathi Appelt captures the sometimes amusing, sometimes touching missteps of some unforgettable students, who come together one last time for the most memorable night of their young lives.

A fun-filled adventure that tells the tale of Soloman (or Justman), a hero with no special powers. Instead, he is a man with common sense who is able to do what other super heroes cannot, despite their extraordinary magical powers.

Take on the role of a shape-shifting MEGAHERO in this fully interactive, wacky, choose-your-own-destiny adventure story. You and your mega-computer sidekick, PAL, must save the world from Dinah Shaw - a brilliant scientist who has decided she'd rather be baddie 'DINASAW'. The evil genius has started building deadly robot dinosaurs - can you possibly morph into the right shapes to take down a TERRORSAUR?? Written by the award-winning duo Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore (AKA the 2STEVES) and illustrated by the hilarious Pipi Sposito. Reading age from 7 to 9 years old. Interest range from 7 to 12 years old - suitable for reluctant readers and less confident older readers. Printed using a font approved by the British Dyslexia Association on off-white paper. Read and laugh along with the whole series! October 2020 I HERO: MegaHero: Sushi Man - 9781445169477 I HERO: MegaHero: Professor Weird - 9781445170039 November 2020 I HERO: MegaHero: DinaSaw - 9781445170084 I HERO: MegaHero: Miss Take - 9781445170091 December 2020 I HERO: MegaHero: MegaBite - 9781445170121 I HERO: MegaHero: Queen of Hearts - 9781445170152

Leaving home for the first time is a rite of passage. Fifteen of the most respected authors of our time contribute their perspectives to this masterfully crafted anthology. From fear to desire, joy and hope, the mixed emotions that accompany each journey--physical and metaphysical--are conveyed in a manner that both stimulates the mind and satisfies the heart.

Everyone eventually goes on a journey.

"I remember packing a suitcase and carrying it out to the kitchen, standing very still for a few minutes, looking carefully at the familiar objects all around me. The old chrome toaster, the telephone, the pink and white Formica on the kitchen counters. The room was full of bright sunshine. Everything sparkled. My house, I thought. My life. I'm not sure how long I stood there, but later I scribbled out a short note to my parents."
What I said, exactly, I don't recall now. Something vague. Taking off, will call, love Tim."
--from On the Rainy River by Tim O'Brien

You leave home and undergo trails and rites.

"The minute I walked in and the Big Bozo introduced us, I got sick to my stomach. It was one thing to be taken out of your own bed early in the morning--it was something else to be stuck in a strange place with a girl form a whole other race."
-- from "Recitatif" by Toni Morrison

You come back form the journey transformed.

"I felt growing light, I rose up into the air and flew out the window. Higher and higher, above the alley, over the tops of tiles roofs, where I was gathered up by the wind and pushed up toward the night sky until everything below me disappeared and I was alone."
-- from Rules of the Game by Amy Tan

We leave home to find home.Here is an unusual collection of short stories, from a variety of distinguished writers from different cultures and different viewpoints, that explores the turning point in every adolescent’s life when he or she is forced to take that first step away from home, family, and the known. From personal tales of unwed mothers, arranged marriages, and divorcing parents, to stories about refugees and war resistance, Leaving Home paints a canvas of universal experience for teen-age readers, and includes stories by Tim Wynne-Jones, Sandra Cisneros, Gary Soto, and many others.

Lapha kuhlanganiswe izindaba ezimfushane ezibhalwe nguButhelezi noNxumalo. Lezi zindaba zidingida izindikimba ezahlukene futhi zikhuluma ngabantu abavela ezimweni ezahlukene zempilo. Kuxoxwa ngokwehluka kwabantu nangezigameko zabo ezahlukene, ukujabula, uthando nokudabuka. A collection of 12 short stories with different themes. They tell the tales of people from different walks of life and their experiences, loves, joys and sorrows.

Do you like your mind all jumpy?
Do you like your skin all bumpy?
If you do, then take a look
At the stories in this book
Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley's award-winning picture book featuring scary stories is now available in an affordable paperback edition - just in time for Halloween With clear, color-coded type and clever illustrations, this fourth You Read to Me, I'll Read to You book uses traditional teaching techniques to invite young children to read along with the text.
With special appeal to School & Library Markets, this new edition is the second paperback in the series, the first of which was a New York Times bestseller.

A collection of wonderful Christmas stories from the fantastically funny Terry Pratchett. With incredible illustrations from Mark Beech.

Have you ever wanted Christmas to be different?

Turkey and carols, presents and crackers - they all start to feel a bit . . . samey.

How about a huge exploding mince pie, a pet abominable snowman, or a very helpful partridge in a pear tree? What if Father Christmas went to work at a zoo, or caused chaos in a toy store or, was even, arrested for burglary!?

Dive into the fantastically funny world of Terry Pratchett, for a festive treat like no other. These ten stories will have you laughing, gasping and crying (with laughter) - you'll never see Christmas in the same way again.

'Funny, action-packed . . . a rip-roaring read' The Sun

A collection of three wonderfully festive stories from Eva Ibbotson, the bestselling author of Journey to the River Sea. With a beautiful cover by Joe Wilson and inside illustrations, The Christmas Star is a wonderful gift to treasure at Christmas and all year round. In the first story, Vicky and the Christmas Angel, a young Viennese girl discovers, to her horror, who really brings the children's presents at Christmas. In The Christmas Star a family encounters a fortune teller at the local Christmas market who changes their lives. The Great Carp Ferdinand is a story about a hero with a difference as it follows the impact that Ferdinand - the carp intended for the Mannhaus family's Christmas dinner - has on the household in the lead-up to Christmas.

Grouped by genre, this collection of short stories introduces students to a range of fiction genres. Each group includes an introduction to the genre, an example of pre-20th century fiction and reading and writing assignments - helping students explore the characteristics of each genre.

Hierdie moderne sprokiesboek bevat 15 moderne sprokies deur topskrywer Janneke Schotveld. Hierdie verhale handel onder andere oor die kleine Oek, wat dapper genoeg is om die bos binne te gaan waar 'n gevaarlike reus woon. Oor die ridder wat besluit om die prins van haar drome uit die kasteel van sy ouers te bevry. Oor die heks, Hettie, wat 'n besem kry vir haar verjaardag, maar nie durf vlieg nie. Oor prinses Lupine wat haar bruidegom uit sewehonderd prins moet kies, maar geen skoenlappers in haar maag voel met een van hulle nie. En oor die koning wat daarvan hou om paddaboudjies te eet - totdat hy self skielik in 'n padda verander.

Die koning se paddaboudjies is 'n bundel geestige en roerende sprokies wat net effens van die tradisionele sprokiesresep afwyk. Met elke verhaal is daar pragtige tekeninge van 'n ander top-illustreerder, waaronder Martijn van der Linden, Thé Tjong-Khing, Linde Faas, Milja Praagman en Annet Schaap.

Readers will be enchanted by this beautifully illustrated collection of modern fables! Each story is illustrated in a unique style to capture readers' attention and keep them reading from cover to cover. Stories include The King of Cats, Town Mouse and Country Mouse, The Dog and His Bone, and more. This short, 32-page chapter book will appeal to both avid and reluctant readers who enjoy imaginative, modern fables.

Van verhaal tot verhaal loop jy as leser op 'n voetpad wat op of naby die Suid-Afrikaanse bodem kronkel. Die reis is dikwels vol knikke en verrassende draaie, opdraend en afdraend. Maar dit beloof om 'n staptog te wees vol opwinding, uitdaging en ontdekking. Elke verhaal is ook 'n voetpad op sy eie, wat elke leser op sy of haar unieke manier kan betree en verken. Die hersiene uitgawe van Voetpad: Stories vir Afrika sluit 'n wye verskeidenheid outentieke kortverhale in. Heelwat van die ou geliefde en bekende kortverhale is nog daar, maar die nuwe Voetpad trap ook nuwe spore met verhale uit 'n diversiteit van volksgroepe en kulture. Jy hoor stemme van jongmense soos Nontsikelelo Mazwai en Jose Pholo saam met bekende skrywers soos Marita van der Vyver, Jan Spies, Pieter Pieterse, Marlene van Niekerk en Riana Scheepers.

A collection of reissued stories with simple vocabulary featuring Dick, Jane, and other familiar characters.

Rhyme follows rhyme as layer after layer of winter clothing ("bunchy and hot, wrinkled a lot, stiff in the knee, and too big for me!") is first put on and then taken off to the relief of the child bundled inside. Clever rebuses and jaunty illustrations make The Jacket I Wear in the Snow especially fun for prereaders and new readers.

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds." -Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible "victory" was survival, they survived. In this brilliant follow up to Turtle Island, esteemed academic Eldon Yellowhorn and award-winning author Kathy Lowinger team up again, this time to tell the stories of what Indigenous people did when invaders arrived on their homelands. What the Eagle Sees shares accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered in Indigenous history from a vastly under-represented perspective-an Indigenous viewpoint.