In this book you'll meet a hideous creature that can live for a month without its head, a beetle that blasts its victims with toxic bottom spray, weird beings that breathe through their skin, five-eyed monsters that vomit on their prey to turn them into soup, and much, much more!Bug your friends with monstrous trivia and nightmarish facts.

PSSST! It's True! This is the best book on SPACE you'll ever read!Thinking of space travel? Watch out for exploding stars, boiling planets and robotic explorers. Beware of black holes, white dwarfs and red giants.Find out what happens when a star explodes, what it takes to become an astronaut and how to hunt for aliens with your computer. Zoom past planets and rocket round galaxies. But be careful - if you take a wrong turn you might be spaghettified!Fling your brai...

Psst! This is the best book you'll ever read on pirates!Did you know that 19 September is Talk Like a Pirate Day? Avast there, me hearties!Find out why pirates should have eaten cabbage, but drank rum instead. Discover which captain stole hats, and which one burgled for bandages. Tremble at the stories of Blackbeard, who boarded enemy ships with his beard on fire and cutlass at the ready. Check the website showing well-known pirate hotspots near you!Arm yourself to ...

From the minds of Scieszka and Shannon comes a tale of a quixotic robot determined to conquer the earth. The only problem is that the earth he lands on is a suburban kitchen and he is three inches tall. Robot Zot, the fearless and unstoppable warrior, leaves a trail of destruction as he encounters blenders, toasters, and televisions. But when he discovers the princess...a pink cell phone...his mission takes a new course. Robot Zot must learn how to be a hero - in the name of true love.

After meeting a bevy of baby animals— including a clever monkey, a sleepy leopard, and a dusty lion cub—the baby in this story discovers the most precious creature of all . . . itself, of course! With an exuberant rhyming text by bestselling author Mem Fox and adorable cut-paper illustrations by Caldecott Honor recipient Steve Jenkins, this book is an irresistible celebration of the joyful connection between parent and child.

In The Third Wheel, book 7 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, **love is in the air—**but what does that mean for Greg Heffley?A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects ...

Whatever you do, DON'T read Jamie Kelly's bestselling diaries! The bestselling Dear Dumb Diary series is a hilarious hit! Now Jamie Kelly's diaries have a fresh look and a fun twist. Dear Dumb Diary Year Two is still laugh-out-loud funny -- but everything is another year dumber! As Jamie continues to grapple with middle school's Big Questions, she drops even more snarky gems of wisdom like, "Everybody knows that the more you love somebody, the less you try to look nice for them," and "Peop...

Molly Moccasins is a new kind of book series encouraging all young adventurers to read, play, think, investigate and imagine in their everyday lives while supporting early learning and literacy development. Within each story, Mollys toes tingle in her special moccasins inspiring adventure and reminding her that, a curious mind is never bored.In this story, Mollys parents are very busy fixing up the house leaving Molly to find something to do on her own. Not exactly sure what that would be, ...

Do NOT read Jamie Kelly's top-secret diaries! "Sometimes it amazes me how ingenious I am about everything." --Jamie Kelly We've been with Jamie Kelly through her search for inner beauty, poofy bridesmaid dresses, and desperate attempts to make money during summer vacation. Along the way, she's left us with countless gems of wisdom, such as: "If somebody ever asks you to kick her in the face, the first thing she will do is forget that she asked you to do it," and "As long as you keep laughi...

Parents and children love to play "question" games: Would you eat spaghetti made with gummy worms? Would you wear your clothes backwards all day? Sometimes the answer is "yes" and sometimes it's "no"--but the fun is in the asking. Gifted writer and educator Esme Raji Codell has writtten a book that incorporates fractured fairy tales with this kind of parent-child interplay to create a pitch-perfect combination of bedtime read-aloud and fairytales that will delight children and parents!

A special 50th anniversary edition of Clifford's Birthday Party with foil on the cover and stickers! Everyone wants to give their friend Clifford a special birthday present. But the blow-up ball gets blown up, the pinata gets smashed, the sweater is too small, and the beauty parlor gift certificate just didn't seem exactly right. Finally, Clifford gets the best present of all--his family there to celebrate with him.

"The sad thing is, I like it" - Maurice Sendak"The perfect gift to give a child or grandchild for their high school or college graduation.Also Father's Day.Also, other times."- Stephen Colbert