A holiday story that is sure to warm the hearts and inspire the imaginations of readers of all ages—from the Land of the Lost and Days of Our Lives actor.Set mostly inside of Santa's magical red sack, the action takes place in a land that most of us would call make-believe. However, for one orphaned boy named Albert, this place becomes very real. Wandering the streets of nineteenth-century London on Christmas Eve, Albert seeks warmth and finds it ...

In the Kingdom of Yorh, magic is fading.Fantastic creatures vanish and once-caring people turn to fear and mistrust as a mundane alternate reality replaces their enchanted one.Even the king has fallen into a state of funk so deep that no bard, jester, or wizard can restore his spirits. Desperate to save her father, the most excellent Princess Jessica decrees to marry any man who can entertain him and lift his curse.Galendor dreams of becoming a legendary bard, but h...

Flex your feathers with the seventh brilliant adventure in the best-selling Real Pigeons series! No-one can protect a city like Rock, Frillback, Tumbler, Homey and Grandpouter. Crime-fighting has never been so COO!The REAL PIGEONS use PIGEON POWERS to fight crime, solve mysteries and help creatures in the city. But when CONCRETE starts mysteriously MELTING in the city, a FEATHER-SNATCHER goes on a plucking-spree and an EVI...

Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhood is at its best: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. There are no adults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hokey Pokey are simple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, has his beloved bike stolen—and by a girl, no less—his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey, turns to chaos. Without his bike, Jack feels like everything has started to go wrong. He feels different, not like himself...

Winner of France's biggest prize for teen and young adult fiction: A wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age road trip storyAwarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze trotters after a vote by their classmates on Facebook, Mireille, Astrid and Hakima are officially the three ugliest girls in their school, but does that mean they're going to sit around crying about it?Well . . . yes, a bit, but not for long! Climbing aboard their bikes, the trio set off on a...

Willow has everything: a rich daddy, a pony and a place at a prestigious boarding school. Everything except the one thing she really wants: a father who cares enough to find her when she runs away from home.On the eve of her father’s wedding, Willow runs again into the unknown. Her mother was a circus performer and Willow longs to follow in her footsteps. But when all of her money is stolen and her only friend, a street performer called Suz, betrays her, Willow is left penniless an...

It’s a story full of tenderness, which makes you feel good, and which makes you want to learn lots of things even new words. It’s a story which develops the spirit of adventure, which addresses the fear of leaving Mom and Dad for the first time, which even makes you want to go away to camp. It’s an ideal story to read at night, before going to sleep. This book also exists in French. You may want to read both books to improve your knowledge of the French language. The book is a story about ...

Overcome challenges, solve puzzles, and uncover the true culprit in the fourth installment of the Escape Book series!What started as a typical family vacation takes a turn for the worse when you and your grandfather, a security guard at the local museum, find yourselves at the center of a serious scandal. It turns out that one of the museum’s masterpieces was stolen on the same night you and your grandfather were taking an after-hours tour—since you were t...

Amsterdam's headstrong cats are discontented and cross. They're not being treated well enough, at least they don't think so. During a meeting, they decide to leave the inhabitants of the capital city and go off into the wide world. In just one night, they form a procession and disappear quietly to look for adventure at the North Pole. In the meantime, the people and children are left behind, sad and desolate. For ages 9 to 109

Meet Robin, or rather, Wobin: a metal garden ornament transported from England to the beautiful French Riviera. He's lonely and can't speak French. Neither can he fly, which is a bit unfortunate for a bird. This is his story about learning to fly and being brave.

Are we nearly there yet? is here is make your journey to France less boring, whether you're in a car, a ferry, a plane, or a swimming your way across the channel! It's packed full of games, jokes, facts, and stories to keep you entertained on the way! We'll also give you some great ideas of French things to do when you get to your destination!

Funky, charming and full of adventure, this story about the inimitable Henrietta is perfect for young children and anyone else with a curly imagination.Hello everybody, it's me, Henrietta (future Queen of the Wide Wide Long Cool Coast of the Lost Socks), and my brother Albert, who dribbles and dribbles (but he can't help it), and my best friend Olive Higgie (who has been known to eat pickles). And we've got an EMERGENCY DILEMMA to attend to. We absolutely have ...