Here's an offbeat Balloon Toon-er about a catboy whose best friend is a sunflower named Fred. It offers a canny portrait of how kids project personalities and feelings onto toys and other objects, and conveys the undeniable satisfaction felt when making a very unexpected friend.

Smudge, the dog, is busy. He has a secret errand to run, and it isnt anybodys business. But not one of his friends not Piggie nor Fuzzie nor Scribbles nor Foggie listens to his pleas. This is a charming and disarming story about a curmudgeon who is loved in spite of himself by his faithful flock of friends.

A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life.Socrates famously said "the unexamined life is not worth living," but what does it mean to truly live philosophically?This thought-provoking, wide-ranging collection brings together essays by fifteen leading philosophers reflecting on what it means to live according to a philosophy of life. From Easte...

What makes funny FUNNY? An esteemed anthologist interviews thirteen favorite children’s authors -- and asks them to share their trade secrets. (Age 12 and up)DO YOU EVER MAKE YOURSELF LAUGH WHILE YOU ARE WRITING?"A joke isn’t a joke if you need to explain it," notes Leonard S. Marcus. "Even so, the hidden clockwork of comedy . . . has long been considered one of the great riddles of life." There are many kinds of humor, but capturing their essence on paper is a remarkably d...

A collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examined and meaningful life.Socrates famously said "the unexamined life is not worth living," but what does it mean to truly live philosophically?This thought-provoking, wide-ranging collection brings together essays by fifteen leading philosophers reflecting on what it means to live according to a philosophy of life. From Easte...

Esta fascinante selección de ensayos reúne a quince destacados filósofos que abordan lo que significa vivir según determinadas filosofías de vida.Desde filosofías orientales (como el taoísmo o el budismo), pasando por filosofías clásicas de Occidente (como el estoicismo o el epicureísmo), o cuatro grandes religiones (hinduismo, cristianismo, judaísmo e islam), hasta filosofías contemporáneas (como el existencialismo, el pragmatismo, el humanismo secular o el altruismo), cada uno de...

"I want to go with the river's flow, not against it. I want to follow where the river leads—to listen, to observe, hopefully to learn." When novelist and experienced hiker Simon Cleary sets off to follow the course of the river that has so influenced his life, he hopes that by walking its banks—from its source to where it empties into the bay—he will better understand the power and impact of this immense waterway on the environment and communities who rely on it. Cleary's ambitious journey...

Spirits & Spells is a podcast by USA Today bestselling authors Heather Marie Adkins & Alex Owens, both of whom are obsessed with things they can't explain - especially the weird, the witchy, and the woefully spectral.Step beyond the veil with twenty-one spooky tales of TRUE supernatural encounters by some of today's hottest paranormal authors. Between these pages, you'll witness a pair of disembodied legs cross the street and wake up beside ghostly felines; you'll experience visits...