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Celebrate 50 years of America's favorite teddy bear with brand-new recordings narrated by Academy Award winner Viola Davis! Corduroy: This story of a small teddy bear waiting on a department store shelf for a child's friendship has appealed to young readers generation after generation. Corduroy...

This extraordinary fantasy teams together two delightful characters: Varloo, from the secret underground Druid caves known as Hek, and Dougie, from the lands above this civilization, suburban California. These two unlikely heroes realize that a plan to build a development on the land above the caves must be stopped in order to preserve their existence.

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Corduroy, Don Freeman's story of a beloved teddy bear and his friend Lisa, which has sold millions of copies and delighted children all over the world. In this sequel to Corduroy, Lisa takes her toy bear to a Laundromat, where he goes on a soapy adventure!...

From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city. A young girl, filled with the sounds of her...

A classic character in children's literature for nearly forty years is back for a brand-new adventure! Corduroy the beloved bear slips out very early one morning to get a birthday present for Lisa. He spies what he thinks is a yellow balloon up in the sky, thinking that would be perfect for her...

Marcenia “TOMBOY” Stone loved nothing more than baseball. But her parents wanted her to twirl in ice skates, not steal bases in cleats. When their local priest convinced Tomboy’s parents she could play for the church team, she got her chance! Her coaches and teammates made her feel unwelcome because she was Black and a girl. But unstoppable Tomboy ignored their taunts, learned the rule book better than her teammates, and scored runs. When Tomboy grew up, she changed her name to Toni, and her passion for baseball never faded.

Ten-year-old business phenom Zaria Carter returns to serve us with another glittered platter full of boss magic! A little unfriendly competition by the name of Kionna "KiKi" Dyers is now glossing the halls of A.J. Stanly Elementary - but she's not alone. With her fierce looks, mega-influencer vibes, and free samples of Magic Lemonade from her own lip gloss line, the Gloss Goddess is coming for Zaria's friends and her number one spot. But once Zaria's grades start to slip and iZight products go missing, KiKi becomes the least of Zaria's troubles.

There was no denying it. Zaria Carter was born to be a boss! After a spa-day treat from dad, Zaria later rejoins her mother, Queen, in binge-watching Shark Tank episodes. Later that night, Zaria becomes a contestant on Shark Tank Junior. Now, all she must do is convince the Sharks of her boss magic! During her pitch for iZight, Zaria is interrupted by her four-legged pup, Zaddy. She wakes up and realizes it was all a dream - or was it? With her vision ingeniously clear, the nine-year-old is determined to build her own empire.

James, Rhondell, Sharice, and Marcel are four inner-city students on a quest to build the world’s largest tetrahedron with their math teacher, Mr. Collins. If they succeed, maybe Rhondell will make new friends, Sharice’s foster mother may start to care, James will discover something he’s good at, and Marcel’s dad will finally see that there is more to life than barbecue. Maybe they’ll even end up in the Guinness Book of World Records!

Depuis 1972, Les Belles Histoires est le magazine préféré des 4/8 ans : contes initiatiques, histoires d'ogres et de sorcières, aventures sur terre comme sur mer, voyages dans des mondes imaginaires, il y en a pour tous les goûts. Ces histoires magnifiques existent pour la plupart en audio et nous vous donnons l'occasion de les redécouvrir contés par des comédiens professionnels, pour la plus grande joie des grands et des petits car « les Belles histoires », on s'en souvient toute la vie.

Little Bamboo Seed happily floats through the sky, dreaming of his exciting new life. But suddenly - slam! He finds himself buried in the dirt, lonely and forgotten. As he grows into a sprout and beyond, Bamboo must learn that the Master has bigger plans for him than he could ever imagine. This rollicking story takes us from the sky, underground, and up again, reminding listeners that through our up-and-down seasons of growing and waiting, God is always working wonders.

The joy a child finds in making their own time capsule, filled with everyday objects, comes alive in this inviting book from the MacArthur “genius grant” recipient and award-winning author of Radioactive. A set of dice. A grandmother’s ring. The key to an old house. A child gathers...