When you're a champion ice-skater, you have to wait for the conditions to be just right.You have to wait through spring.You have to wait through summer.You have to wait through autumn until . . .Finally, as the snow begins to fall, you can show the world just how good you really are!From Joanna Wright, the author/illustrator of The Secret Circus and Bandits, comes Bunnies on Ice, one very self-assured young rabbit's first-han...

As the planet shifts into a higher consciousness and we begin to choose passion over expectations, the process of journaling, visualizing, and connecting with our higher guidance can give us the clarity that we seek. Follow the Magic: A Workbook to Find Your Purpose is the perfect foundation to start building a life of light and purpose.This beautiful 128-page illustrated workbook from award-winning author and intuitive guide Johanna Wright offers creative...

When a slightly befuddled but surprisingly endearing snake wanders into the wrong pit—the orchestra pit—peculiar things start to happen. A well-meaning snake interacts with the orchestral instruments, scares the musicians and conductor, and causes general chaos in this sweet and funny book by Johanna Wright, author of Bandits and Bunnies on Ice.A Neal Porter Book

Meet Celie Valentine, a tween dealing with a lot of changes in her life! Ten-year-old Celie has quite a few things on her mind—fights with her sister Jo, secrets at school, an increasingly forgetful grandmother, and worst of all, a best friend who won't speak to her. How can a girl who hates change survive, when everything in her life is changing? By writing in her top-secret diary, of course.Being ten is hard. Just ask Celie, who is at this moment:· Feudin...

In this second book in the Top-Secret Diary of Celie Valentine series, ten-year-old Celie discovers that keeping secrets is hard . . . really hard. And even though she tries her best, she runs into some sticky situations.Celie’s grandmother has moved in with her family, and Granny’s forgetfulness is starting to worry Celie. In the meantime, Celie can tell her parents are keeping secrets, but she can’t talk to her best friend, Lula, or her sister, Jo, becau...

From the best-selling author of Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie comes the latest story about ten-year-old Celie and the changes in her life.Celie and her family have moved an hour away from her school and her friends, and the changes don't stop there. At her new school, Celie encounters harder homework and struggles to make friends. She's torn between energetic and intriguing Mary Majors Meade and sweet but shy Charlie Larken, two classmates who do not get a...

**A Kirkus Reviews Best BookAn NCTE Notable Poetry BookThis beautiful poetry collection introduces readers to the art of found poetry as the poet writes a 37-line poem, "Nest," then finds 160 smaller poems within it.**What can you find in a poem about a robin's nest? Irene Latham masterfully discovers "nestlings" or smaller poems about an astonishing variety of subjects--emotions, wild animals, natural landmarks on all seven continents, even planets and constellation...

Mäzli may be pronounced the most natural and one of the most entertaining of Madame Spyri's creations. The atmosphere is created by an old Swiss castle and by the romantic associations of the noble family who lived there. Plot interest is supplied in abundance by the children of the Bergmann family with varying characters and interests. A more charming group of young people and a more wise and affectionate mother would be hard to find. Every figure is individual and true to life, with his ...

Little Women is the story of four sisters-Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth-and of the courage, humor and ingenuity they display to survive poverty and the absence of their father during the Civil War. It is their story from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. It is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories, transcending the boundaries of time and age, ...

THE PAIN AND the Great One are going places! In these new stories the kids are on the go—the Pain needs a trip to the emergency room; the family goes to the mall and not everyone stays together; the kids visit a county fair and want to ride the Super Slide; and a beach outing includes a boogie board. Lots more action and adventure for the dynamic duo who never stay still.

The third installment of the popular Lemonade War series finds siblings Evan and Jessie Treski at their grandmother's Vermont house for the holidays, solving another mystery.Everything about this trip to Grandma’s house was different:First, because of the fire, Mrs. Treski, Evan, and Jessie had driven up to Grandma’s two days after Christmas instead of the day before, missing Christmas with Grandma entirely.Second, the fire had left a hole in the ba...

Learning becomes fun with this book about the animals that are unique to Australia. In Over in Australia: Amazing Animals Down Under, amazing artwork will inspire children in classrooms and at home to appreciate environment, ecology, and the world around us!The perfect Australia children's book, Marianne Berkes makes animal habitats for kids exciting with Over in Australia*, which doubles as a fun, interactive, counting book for kids!*Most...