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"For as long as she can remember, Joy has wanted a dog. It doesn't matter what kind: big, little, spotted, curly. She wants one so fiercely, she makes dogs out of snow, seashells, or whatever's at hand! However, none of the dogs Joy makes are quite what she yearns for. The seashell dog washes away, and the snow dog melts into a puddle. Little does Joy know that her perfect dog friend is just around the cornerwishing just as fiercely for a kidand waiting...

"A bond between an imaginative bear and his best friend is tested when he starts making new friends"--

"'The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" followed its unassuming hero on an incredible journey as he traveled the length of England on foot--a journey spurred by a simple letter from his old friend Queenie Hennessy, writing from a hospice to say goodbye. Harold believed that as long as he kept walking, Queenie would live. What he didn't know was that his decision to walk had caused her both alarm and fear. How could she wait? What would she say? Forced...

The fourth in a six-volume series, Volume 4: Last Exit to Babylon, contains Zelazny's short works from the late 1970s and early 1980s when Zelazny's popularity opened new markets. He continued to produce highly-crafted stories, such as the popular "The Last Defender of Camelot," the Hugo-winning "Unicorn Variation," and the Hugo and Nebula-winning "Home is the Hangman." The stories in this series are enriched by editors' notes and

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Simple, rhyming text introduces readers to the names of babies across the animal kingdom.

A child explores the magical world of Treehouse Town--from Sap Street to Willow Way--where all children and animal inhabitants work together and have fun.

Publisher Annotation: Celebrate the Spring Lantern Festival! This gentle picture book explores the special bond between children and their grandmothers, all against the backdrop of Chinese mythology and holiday celebration. A must-read for fans of Drawn Together or I Dream of Popo!

"Attention, reader: You're going to LOVE this book! No, really, you are. Its got everything you could ever want: comedy, drama, action, heart. Plusare you ready? Its got homework! Ahh yeah! And a trip to the best place ever, the dentist! Ahhhh yeahhh! Additionallybrace yourselfits got raisins! Natures candy. AHH YEAHHH! This book is so great, you won't be able to stop reading it. I DARE you not to have fun."--Publisher's description.

A heartfelt picture book that celebrates embracing the moment and finding gratitude right here, right now.
What does grateful look like? How does it feel? How do you find it? Even in the face of a challenge, you don't need a map: You just need to pay attention to the little things—a smile, a hug, the smell of newly cut grass—that add up to a sense of presence and hope.

With evocative, lyrical prose, this...

While reading a bedtime story starring sleepy animals dozing off, the unflappable narrator, distracted by nocturnal animals who have anything but sleep on their minds, improvises the nocturnal brood into the verse.