Private Homes of Santa Barbara is an invitation into twelve distinctive homes in Santa Barbara’s exclusive neighborhoods.Explore the gorgeous architecture and luxurious interiors of majestic estates, historical renovations, intimate sanctuaries, and mountain retreats, spanning styles from sublime and grand to bold and modern. What makes these individual environments extraordinary is what they share: a thoughtful response to the unique character and archite...

Meet familiar friends and new neighbors in this playful collection of nursery rhymes.On a misty, moisty morning, we meet the snoring old man, and by evening we’re running through the town with Wee Willie Winkie in his nightgown. A day full of nursery rhyme enchants, delights, and enlightens young readers.Gorgeous illustrations paired with quintessential nursery rhymes introduce familiar friends like Little Bo Peep, Georgie Porgie and the Grand Old Duke of York, as well as m...

The key was so beautiful ... it would open something very precious.Magpie's father tells amazing stories, and teaches her right from wrong. So when she discovers the golden key, she tries to find its owner. At first the key leads only to trouble, but in the end it brings Magpie's family good fortune - and the most amazing story of them all...

Meet Finn Firefly, the young electrician who learns life's biggest lessons one job at a time! When Finn becomes an electrician's apprentice at Firefly Electric, he discovers that confidence alone isn't enough. One shocking mistake (KABLOOEY!) shows him that a proud know-it-all has a lot to learn. Follow Finn through 19 colorful, illustrated stories as he digs trenches, wires a radio tower, works at a snowy airport, solves the "half the house" mystery, and studies for his journeyman test. A...

The cult classic kids book in all its resplendent absurdity and subversivenessSam's love of donuts takes him to the Big City where he makes friends with Mr. Bikferd, a world class collector of donuts. But when Mr. Bikferd falls in love with Pretzel Annie, the prophecy of an old woman comes true: "Who needs donuts when you've got love?" Mr. Bikferd bequeaths his donut collection to Sam, who uses it to save the old woman from drowning in a basement flooded with coffe...

Rickie the chimpanzee lived happily with her mother in the rain forests of Central Africa, warm and safe—until the day the hunters came and took Rickie away to sell at a Congolese market. Fortunately, she was rescued by a kind man who adopted Rickie and cared for her. Best of all, he provided an unexpected friend in his dog Henri. This true story of friendship is heart-warmingly brought to life by renowned scientist, conservationist and peace activist Dr. Jane Goodall.

As Jem, the Shoemaker's boy, works at night in his father's shop he has three strange visitors asking for some silver keys. Jem must keep the silver keys safe, but how...?

WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S FICTION'Warm and funny, this tale of a pint-size pig and the family he saves will take up a giant space in your heart' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE'What a consummate storymaker Nina Bawden is' MICHAEL MORPURGO'Nina Bawden is a master at capturing the taste of growing up' NEW YORK TIMES'D'ya want a peppermint pig, Mrs Greengrass?'

**“Jane Goodall’s extraordinary respect and affection for the chimps she has lived among since 1960 are conveyed resoundingly in these stories. Goodall chose Alan Marks for his fine naturalistic illustrations, which, in her estimation, capture the spirit of the chimpanzees.”—Amy Finnerty, New York Times“Chimpanzees, more like us than any other living animal, form a living link between two worlds, human and non-human beings. When David Greybeard reached out to touch my hand...

Sliced Up Press proudly presents twenty-one horror stories and poems where queer meets fear.With all-new fiction & poetry from Avi Ben-Zeev, Elizabeth Lynn Blackson, Amanda Nevada DeMel, Minh-Anh Vo Dinh, Phillip E. Dixon, Dex Drury, Mason Hawthorne, Lor Gislason, Anastasia Jill, Bitter Karella, Lindsay King-Miller, Norah Lovelock, Avra Margariti, Marisca Pichette, Eric Raglin, Xan van Rooyen, Eva Roslin, Marc Ruvolo, Alan Mark Tong, Ezra Wu and Jamie Zaccaria

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These ghostly adventures and spine-chilling stories are great for reads for reluctant readers. Written by well-known authors and illustrated by much-loved illustrators, this series will appeal to boys and girls.