Life can be harrowing if you only see the broken pieces.Do you feel you ave lost all hope? That your life has no meaning or purpose? Are you feeling alone? Jan Henryson has lived through her share of misfortune; a devastating miscarriage, abuse, a missing child, and feelings of worthlessness. But Jan found a way to pick up the broken pieces and make a life filled with meaning.In Finding Value in a Cracked Pot, Jan explores what it is like to see the pieces of a broken life ...

One day Benny the woodpecker awakens to the best tummy-rumbling smell ever and discovers it’s something called waffles. He must taste them!He pecks on the door of the waffle house, but he gets the boot.He tries to sneak in, but he gets swept away.In this silly story, each time Benny tries, he just can’t seem to get to those delicious waffles. The other forest animals laugh at him: "Woodpeckers don’t eat waffles!" they say. But Benny has a brilliant plan. . . .

By the time she's two years old, Violet Van Winkle can fix nearly any appliance in the house. And by eight she's building an elaborate flying machines from scratch, mind-boggling contraptions such as the Tubbubbler, the Bicycopter, and the Wing-a-ma-jig. The kids at school tease her, but they have no idea what she's capable of. Maybe she could earn their respect by winning the blue ribbon in the upcoming Air Show. Or maybe something even better will happen, something involving her bestever...

From the pulitzer prize winning illustrator and the author of Violet the Pilot, this is the story of Stick, a frog about to have a BIG adventure.Stick is a frog who likes to do things on his own—with no help from Mom. But one day he gets carried away . . . literally. His tongue accidentally sticks to a dragonfly, and off he's pulled across the swamp and into the big city of New Orleans, causing havoc along the way. When he finds himself stranded at the sea...

Readers who love Olivia and Little Elliot, Big City will fall head over heels for this sweet little rhino who always makes a big messHenry McHenry is one messy rhino, but he tries his best to stay clean for a very important day. He jumps over a mud puddle (and splashes his friend), passes on a gooey jelly donut (just in time for a glob to land on his neighbor), and even manages to shake the ink from his leaky pen (all over his classmates). And whi...

In this quirky collection of drawings, Steve Breen explores the random (and sometimes horrifying) pleas of his children to draw everything from Jedi-corns to mutant presidents.Featuring one hundred original color and black-and-white illustrations by the Pulitzer Prizewinning illustrator, Unicorn Executions and Other Crap My Kids Make Me Draw will have kids and parents laughing at the silly and bizarre illustrations Breen’s kids asked him to draw, like: Betty Whit...

Step aside, Bert and Ernie, the new odd couple is here!Pug and Doug are best friends. They both love doughnuts, bird watching, and polka music. They are also very different. Doug has a big imagination. Pug…not so much. When a misunderstanding between the friends hurts Doug’s feelings, Pug must find a way to set things right.This charming and hilarious odd-couple friendship story is perfect for best buddies who usually, but don’t always, see eye-to-eye.

One day Benny the woodpecker awakens to the best tummy-rumbling smell ever and discovers its something called waffles. He must taste them!He pecks on the door of the waffle house, but he gets the boot.He tries to sneak in, but he gets swept away.Each time Benny tries, he just cant seem to get to those delicious waffles. The other forest animals laugh at him: Woodpeckers dont eat waffles! they say. But Benny has a brilliant plan. . . .Steve Breen has cre...

Alex has always been the Actor with-a-capital-A in the Reel family and middle-sister Stevie has always been content behind the scenes. But when the school play turns out to be a musical Stevie decides that shes tired of being the Sensible One. Maybe for once shed like to be in the spotlight! Soon the dueling divaswith little sister Joey egging them onare in a fierce competition to see who has what it takes to play the Princess. Has Stevie broken the rules by going for what she wants or wil...

Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs.When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come with the rented house, but her parents expect Sheila to take swimming lessons! Sheila does her best to pretend she's an expert at everything, but she knows she isn't fooling her new best frie...

With twenty-five new photographs for the eBook edition, the New York Times bestseller is now more awkward than everBased on the hit website, AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com (“painful, regrettable, horrifyingly awesome snaps of family bonding, you will laugh so hard that people in adjoining offices will ask what’s wrong with you”—Esquire), this full color book features never-before-seen photos and hilarious personal stories covering everything from uncomfo...

The sixth book in this delicious series by New York Times bestselling author Sheryl Berk and her cupcake-obsessed daughter, Carrie.The cupcake club goes international! The girls visit their advisor in London where they face a royal cupcake dilemma.As the founder and president of Peace, Love, and Cupcakes, Kylie's kept the club going through all kinds of sticky situations. But when PLC's advisor surprises the group with an impromptu...