D.W. is jealous when her big brother Arthur loses a tooth and gets a visit from the Tooth Fairy. Arthur explains that the Tooth Fairy comes only when you lose a tooth and put it under your pillow at night, so D.W. dreams up some hysterical (but unsuccessful) plans to trick her into coming. Finally, Arthur decides to reward D.W.'s efforts by playing Tooth Fairy himself! By matching picture st…
Orphaned as soon as he is born, OLiver Twist seems destined for a life of misery. MIraculously he survives years of neglect, hunger and violence. On his eighth birthday he is taken to the workhouse, and now his troubles are really about begin. Find out what happens to OLiver in this vivid retelling of Charles Dickens'blockbuster in graphic novel format
Can you imagine spending a freezing cold Antarctic winter outside, with no food for miles around--maybe even a hundred miles? This is what the male emperor penguin does. After his mate has laid her egg, she takes off for the ocean where she swims about, getting plump on squid and fish, while Papa stands around keeping the egg warm for two entire months! Martin Jenkins's remarkable picture book …
Curious Rabbit wants to know everything there is to know, but when the wise old Donkey who lives in the same field begins to instruct Rabbit, Rabbit finds that he knows more than he thought he did."
A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lea…
Friendship between Johnny Orchard and the bear'
Little Kitten can't purr so she asks Dog whether he has her purr but he only has his woof. Perhaps Cow has her purr? Or Sheep? One by one, Little Kitten asks all the animals in the farmyard but no one has her purr. Where ever can it be?
It is Tim's birthday. Instead of a package, Tim gets a mysterious letter-written in code! It begins: 'When the comes up, look for the biggest.' Tim-and the reader-are off, following the clues. And at the end of the treasure hunt is a wonderful birthday s