It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. In book one of this debut series, Greg is happy to have Rowley, his sidekick, along …
Even though Bear is a bear and Honey is a bird, they behave surprisingly like the child in all of us. They feel bored or get cross, they do something naughty and then they wish they hadn't and they have good ideas which don't always work out. Here are five unforgettable tales touching on universal themes and predicaments - love, fear, responsibility and friendship.
George has a house made from a big cardboard box and he says that no one else in the playground can come in--not Lindy, because she's a girl; not Freddie, because he's too small; not Sophie, because she wears glasses. But when George leaves his house for a moment, everyone piles in and, upon his return, George receives a taste of his own medicine! Full color.
Peeking out through a die-cut window on the jacket, Madlenka invites the reader to enter her world. And what a world it is! On the surface, it looks like an ordinary city block, but as we meet Madlenka's neighbors -- the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the Latin American grocer, a retired opera singer from Germany, an African American school friend, and the Asia…
Eric doesn't like to talk. His secret friend, the Night Shimmy, says everything for him. Then Eric meets Marcia, who doesn't mind that Eric is quiet. And Eric discovers he doesn't need his imaginary friend after all.
Taryn y Jeff han sido vecinos toda la vida. Nunca antes les importo que uno fuera nina y el otro nino, eran simplemente amigos. Pero cuando lle-garon a sexto grado, todo cambio....
Katie is a young American girl living in present-day Tokyo. One day, as she walks her dog, she meets Keiko, a young Japanese girl, and her brother Kenji. Join Katie, Keiko and Kenji as they explore the city and its surroundings as they learn about cultural diversity and the customs of their respective countries. Whether eating soba (buckwheat noodles) or spaghetti, studying kana (the alphabet),…
WINNER OF A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR AND THE JANE ADDAMS PEACE AWARD! Each kindness makes the world a little better This unforgettable book is written and illustrated by the award-winning team that created The Other Side and the Caldecott Honor winner Coming On Home Soon. With its powerful anti-bullying message and striking art, it will resonate with readers long after they've put it down…
It is Kerry's first day at her new school. Will she find a friend?
Jason Prince lives in an enormous mansion with 27 servants and his own theme park. But he has only ever left his grounds once. Now he meets Grace.