Meet Fergus, the canine star of the upcoming book from Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon. Much like Shannon's beloved characters, David and Alice, the adorable Fergus is always getting in trouble Follow Fergus as he experiences the perfect doggy day--well, except for his bath, of course From chasing cats and motorcycles to being scratched on his favorite tickle spot, David Shannon's newest s…
One afternoon Sammy takes Tom Rabbit out to the back field to see the real rabbits. The Sammy goes in, leaving Tom Rabbit outside on the wall. The sun sets. The moon rises. And the real rabbits come...
Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl’s body was never found―and Julia believes Lily is somehow still alive. Alone and broke, Julia opens her house as a writers’ retreat. One of the first guests is Lucas, a horror novelist, who becomes obsessed with find…
Private detective Joe Dumpty, Humpty's Brother, thinks Humpty Dumpty's fall was no accident. But who have pushed him? Was it Little Miss Muffet? Old Mother Hubbard? Chicken Little? Joe has until five o'clock to question characters and catch the culprit.
In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the “play-based childhood” began to decline in the 1980s, and …