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Jim May grew up in the 1950's, among farm people who had lived along Illinois's Nippersink Creek for generations. Stories told around the kitchen tables, front porches, and horse-trading barns brought laughs, inspired love, and helped ease the sometimes tragic turn of life's events. Speaking in the familiar voice of a longtime neighbor, May shares humorous and affecting events, as well as his Chicago Emmy Award winning tribute to his father, "A Bell for Shorty".

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees – full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read together Find out how Elvis the donkey helps a trapped sea turtle, meet all the extraordinary animals of Wick Court through J's letters and watch as a...

A charming story collection from Michael Morpurgo and illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees – full of friendship and adventure, and perfect to read together Take part in the heroic rescue of a fishing boat in trouble, meet a boy who makes an extraordinary discovery in the vegetable patch, and find...

In this sharp and quietly humorous tale from Hans Christian Andersen, two very different cocks stand as symbols of pride, purpose, and perception. One struts loudly in the farmyard, admired by hens and convinced of his own greatness. The other sits high above on the rooftop—a weather-cock—silent, distant, and certain of his superiority. When a storm shakes the world around them, each remains exactly what he is.

The Five are having fun planting vegetables on a farm. But when all of their hard work is ripped up out of the ground, it's up to the Five to find the thief before even more food is stolen! Set in the world of Enid Blyton's best-loved series, this newly created story follows Julian, Dick, Anne...