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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has gone away unexpectedly and left her niece, Missy Piggle-Wiggle, in charge of the Upside-Down House and the beloved animals who live there: Lester the pig, Wag the dog, and Penelope the parrot, among others. Families in town soon realize that like her great-aunt, Missy Piggle-Wiggle has inventive cures for all sorts of childhood (mis)behavior: The Whatever Cure and the Just-a-Minute Cure, for instance. What is a stressed out parent to do? Why, call Missy Piggle-Wiggle, of course!

Missy Piggle-Wiggle is finally starting to feel settled in at the upside-down house, and the families in town have come to trust her magical cures for all sorts of childhood (mis)behavior, just like her great-aunt. But right when everything is going so well, a terrible storm blasts through Little Spring Valley, damaging the upside-down house. Now the house is in need of repair (and isn't happy about it one bit), and money is becoming pretty tight for Missy. And, on top of that, the children of Little Spring Valley continue to need Missy's inventive cures....

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Auf der Jagd nach dem Papierphönix. Kurara und ihre Freund*innen sind dem Angriff der Prinzessin entkommen, deren Wunsch, sie als ihre eigenen menschlichen Shikigami zu kontrollieren und zu befehligen, ein Schicksal schlimmer als der Tod wäre. Auf ihrer Reise durch die Wälder und über die Meere von Mikoshima erreichen sie schließlich den Großen Strom, wo ihr altes Luftschiff - und alte Feinde - auf sie warten.

Ein Abenteuer voller Papiermagie und Luftschiffe. Kurara hütete ein großes Geheimnis: Sie kann Papiermagie wirken, die von der Königsfamilie verboten wurde. Als Kuraras bester Freund in Gefahr gerät, muss sie ihre verborgenen Kräfte jedoch trainieren und sich auf eine gefährliche Reise machen. Das Abenteuer führt sie an den königlichen Hof, an dem sie nicht auffallen darf. Denn seit die Shikigami, wilde Papiergeister, das Land heimsuchen, ist die Prinzessin auf der Suche nach denen, die die Magie kontrollieren können. Und Kurara weiß, dass ihr eigenes Leben in Gefahr ist ...

While exploring The Treasure Chest, Felix and Maisie are transported to a Massachusetts farm in 1836. Disappointed that they have not landed in their beloved New York City, they wonder why they were brought to Massachusetts to meet a young girl named Clara Barton. Perhaps Clara has a message for...

Now that the twins have begun to settle into their new lives at Elm Medona, they delve deeper into The Treasure Chest and uncover more about the Pickworth family, including the disappearance of their great-uncle Thorne and the theft of priceless family artifacts. In this adventure, The Treasure...

It’s the first day of fall. The air is cold. The leaves are blowing. Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, and all their toy friends think it is the perfect day to go outside and have a party. Children of all ages can explore the wonders of the fall season through the simple language and delightful descriptions of this enchanting tale. Christina Moore’s charming reading highlights a warm story, full of fun and friendship.

Vlad the Drac is on holiday in England and staying with old friends, the Stones. But what does a vegetarian vampire who loves the limelight find to do with himself all day long? Well, whatever he starts out to do, poor old Vlad always ends up in a scrape - like the day he falls in the food mixer! Luckily the Stones are there to pick up the pieces: and before he goes home to Romania, Vlad finds a way to repay his friends in style.

When the Stone family take an Easter holiday in Romania, Judy and Paul are very bored - until they find a tiny vampire under a stone near Count Dracula’s castle. Not only is the vampire very small, he is also a vegetarian with dreams of starring in horror films.Vlad persuades Judy and Paul to smuggle him back to London and the children decide to keep him a secret in case he gets put in a museum or the zoo. But a vampire left on his own all day can get terribly bored and find all kinds of mischief to pass the time...

Annabelle Doll, Tiffany Funcraft, and their families are whisked out to sea when the Palmers accidentally place them in a box destined for charity donation. And it turns out they're not alone-there are plenty of other doll people on the ship, too. After traveling thousands of miles, will they be...

Den unge pige Lucy bliver pludseligt alvorligt syg, uden nogen kan fortælle hende, hvad hun fejler. Da hun kommer sig, viser det sig, at hun har fået overnaturlige kræfter, som er lige så uforklarlige som sygdommen. De viser sig imidlertid at være nyttige, da hun sammen med vennerne Georgie og Shelley hvirvles ind i en magisk fantasiverden. Her er der brug for overnaturlige kræfter, hvis det onde skal overvindes. Carolyn F. Logan er en amerikansk forfatter, som har udgivet to fantasybøger til børn og unge.

Return to The Treasure Chest with Felix and Maisie . . . When Felix Robbins gets a crush on Lily Goldstein, a classmate who is adopted from China, he decides to try to take her back in time so that she can see the country where she was born. Maisie discovers his plot, and foils it. But the twins...

Whoever heard of witches taking a holiday? Well, Ethel and Mabel need one. Not even their grumpy sister Maud can stop them. So they escape to the seaside - but tourists keep falling into danger, and the emergency services just can't cope. So it's the witches to the rescue!

Hurra, Spensa, das Schmutzfingergespenst, macht die Gespensterprüfung und erlebt dabei ziemlich viel. Mit großem Einfallsreichtum sorgt sie für Überraschungen und findet immer eine Lösung. Am Ende hat Spensa auch etwas Wichtiges dazugelernt - warum sie schwarze Hände hat und wie man Freunde findet. Mit ihr wird es nie langweilig. Schaurig schönes Vorlesevergnügen für Kinder ab fünf Jahren.

Bei Wilf zieht ein neuer Nachbar ein. Er heißt Alan, ist ein Superschurke und tüftelt den ganzen Tag an ziemlich bösen Weltzerstörungsplänen herum. In diesen Plänen spielen Hamster, ein schwebender Panzer, Haie und ein großes Gewehr-Dingsbums eine Rolle. So verrückt Alans Pläne auch scheinen, Wilf wird klar, dass nur er allein die Welt vor diesem Superschurken retten kann. Das einzige Problem ist, dass er dazu zumindest für eine Weile seine vielen Ängste überwinden muss.

Discover the Aztec Empire of AD 1500 while meeting the slave girl, Alia, and the mystical animals that rescue Emperor Montezuma in this mesmerizing new audiobook for children by Brook Forest Voices. Delight in the beautiful narration by Rosie and Brian Amador, extensive sound effects, and aesthetically pleasing and memorable music that flows throughout the audiobook.

Sydney Mackenzie is an aspiring filmmaker and average less-than-popular California Girl. So when her parents drop the biggest bombshell ever—they have inherited a cemetery called Lay to Rest, which means a move to boring Delaware—Sydney is NOT happy. And to make matters worse? Their "new" house is actually right on the cemetery grounds—and it isn't exactly California chic. But after settling in, Sydney discovers that the creepy old house might have more history than she once thought.

A touch of computer keys, a blast of heat, and suddenly the Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are gasping in a shimmering desert land. If only the brothers had normal parents, not a scientist mother and a father who experiments with space and time travel. If only the Murry twins had noticed...

A flash of lightning, quivering ground, and, instead of her grandparents' farm, Polly sees mist and jagged mountains -- and coming toward her, a group of young men carrying spears. Why has a time gate opened and dropped Polly into a world that existed 3,000 years ago? Will she be able to get...