As women sleuths go, Billie Bly is one tough private investigator. But when her psychic tells her she is to stumble upon a murder, she wishes her psychic also would have told her it was she who was to be the victim in her own private murder mystery.Maybe her psychic doesn't want to give her more to worry about. Billie’s already stressed because of a looming million-dollar lawsuit, a missing client who doesn't want to be found, and her on again off again romance with her former cop ...

From Mo Willems, the #1 New York Times best-selling author.When the Bus Driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place—a pigeon! But you've never met a pigeon like this one before. As the Pigeon pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, readers answer back and decide his fate.

Someone is stealing pets in P.I. Billie Bly's Northwest Portland neighborhood and one of her critical neighbors begs her to find her lost dog.Billie is a hard-boiled female P.I., who normally wouldn't give the plea a tumble. But she allows herself to be coerced into helping because she thinks it might smooth ruffled feathers with her neighbors after her garage blew up during a recent case.A young boy with unruly red hair adopts her and asks to help solve her case. But the b...

It’s understandable if Molly hates millionaires—when she was younger, a star named Francesco used her and threw her away when he was done. Since then she has tried to keep her distance from the world of fame and fortune, but now George, a millionaire who is developing a new line of eco-friendly cars, has taken a liking to her work in PR. When he goes to her workplace to hire her for the job, Molly refuses his offer before storming off. He gives chase, and when he finds her, he puts on a se...

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late."Oh that pigeon—the embodiment of every kid's secret desires. Now he wants to stay up late. The bus driver, in nightcap and pajamas, warns children not to be swayed by the pigeon's arguments. That doesn't stop our plumed persuader from trying to have his way...This delightful production will have viewers giggling even as they begin to yawn." —School Library Journal

As the emotional components of physical illnesses become more recognised, there is a renewed interest in the potential of art therapy to help patients come to terms with injury, pain and terminal and life-long conditions.A wide range of experienced art therapists describe their work and its benefits to a variety of groups including those with cancer, debilitating conditions such as myalgic encephalopathy (M.E.) and ulcerative colitis. Physical conditions in combination with other f...

From the author of perennial favorite Corduroy comes a charming tale of a marvelously talented mouse"Norman is a doorman. He is also a mouse. Most important of all, he is a sculptor, particularly gifted in his manipulation of mousetraps into mobiles...T he world of art lovers, exhibit openings, and mousedom... will enchant children and delight the most sophisticated of parents.”—Kirkus Reviews

This lively biography, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, is a nice, personal look at a leader and his times.In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.

Included in the napping house menagerie is a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, a slumbering mouse, and a wakeful flea who ends up toppling the whole sleep heap with one chomp! Don Wood’s delightfully detailed comical illustrations are bathed in moonlight blues until the sun comes up, then all is color and rainbows and a very awake householdIn the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing cat, and a slumbering mouse. What coul...

Four Billie Bly P.I. short books that will keep you on the edge of your seat.Billie Bly finally has a date for Valentine's Day when other suiters begin to line up to ask her out. One of them wants to kill her and her new boyfriend, and before she knows it, she has a cast of surly some sweethearts. But which one will try to kill Billie before Cupid has a chance?On the Fourth of July, Billie hosts a neighborhood celebration, but gets more fireworks than she expects. As a P.I....

From Mo Willems, the #1 New York Times best-selling author.When the Bus Driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place—a pigeon! But you've never met a pigeon like this one before. As the Pigeon pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, readers answer back and decide his fate.