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Christopher Churchmouse is back! This classic series, which began in 1988, has been updated and has a new look. The exciting world of Christopher Churchmouse delights and instructs preschoolers in the lessons of friendship and family. Each volume contains five stories - a mix of classics and brand-new tales. Each story illustrates a Bible truth that young hearts and minds can readily understand.

Mouse is late for supper and must use his manners to get home.

Emma and Olivia are responsible for feeding, cleaning, and taking care of their guinea pig, Gertrude. When they forget to do their job, Gertrude becomes Dirty Gertie! Mom says if they don't take care of Gertie, they will have to find her a new home.

A hedgehog and a tortoise are both looking for a hug. They ask all the other animals they come across but for some reason no one will hug them. Until a wise owl explains: Hedgehog is too spiky; Tortoise is too bony. And that's when they find each other!

She was a perfect baby, and she had a perfect name. Chrysanthemum. When she was old enough to appreciate it, Chrysanthemum loved her name. And then she started school. "I'm named after my grandmother," said Victoria. "You're named after a flower." Chrysanthemum wilted. Life at school didn't improve. In fact, it got worse. Then the students were introduced to their music teacher, Mrs. Twinkle. Mrs. Delphinium Twinkle. And suddenly, Chrysanthemum blossomed...

Meet Ricky Ricotta, a little mouse with a big problem! Ricky Ricotta lives in Squeakyville with his mom and dad. Ricky has a hard time making friends at school, and the neighborhood bullies are always picking on him. If only Ricky could find someone to be his best buddy and keep those creepy bullies away! Meanwhile, on the other side of town, a mad scientist named Dr. Stinky McNasty has created a mighty robot who is as gentle as he is powerful. Dr. Stinky plans to make the robot destroy Squeakyville, but there's one little thing in his way: Ricky Ricotta!

Revver is a little squirrel with big plans...to drive a race car! Now that he has secured his place on the race squad, there are so many new things to see and explore - and so many lessons to learn. Tire-changer Bill and his team have grown very fond of Revver, despite his accidental troublemaking. But when the team travels to the airport for a faraway race, Revver’s intense curiosity gets himself lost in the terminal, and the plane takes off without him!

Kit-with-a-small-k is navigating middle school with a really big, really strange secret: When she's stressed, she turns into a naked mole rat. It first happened after kit watched her best friend, Clem, fall and get hurt during an acrobatic performance on TV. Since then, the transformations keep happening - whether kit wants them to or not. Kit can't tell Clem about it, because after the fall, Clem just hasn't been herself. She's sad and mad and gloomy, and keeping a secret of her own: the real reason she fell.

Young wombat Lola doesn’t quite fit in. Wombats are supposed to be shy and quiet, but Lola is talkative, curious, and always getting into trouble. When her village is attacked by a Tasmanian devil leading a group of swamp rats, Lola’s parents are captured - and the rats say it's on the orders of the queen! To rescue her parents, Lola will have to leave home for the very first time and set off on a wild adventure. Even with the help of friends she meets along the way, Lola will need every ounce of her bold bravery to help rescue her family and save the kingdom!

This classic tale from Newbery- and Caldecott-winning author and illustrator Robert Lawson tells the story of a little mouse—and his good friend, American icon Ben Franklin. Did you ever wonder where inventors get their ideas? Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous inventors in American...

Un nuovo compito attende gli studenti del College di Parigi: creare l'outfit per una famosissima band rock... la preferita di Violet! Chi avrà lavorato meglio, conquisterà un pass speciale per il concerto! Che la sfida inizi!

Erethizon Dorsatum—better known as Ereth, the self-centered, foul-tempered old porcupine—is having a birthday. And he fully expects his best friend Poppy, a deer mouse, to help him celebrate in a grand manner. But Poppy has gone off somewhere with her husband, Rye, and it appears she has forgotten all about it. "Belching Beavers," says Ereth, "I am not angry!" (Though perhaps he is—and more than just a little.)

Hanna is fed up with her best friend, Lizzy, who is always trying to be better than her. When Lizzy tells Hanna she can throw her ball farther and succeeds, it’s the last straw. Hanna is tired of feeling second best, but what she doesn’t realize is that sometimes she makes Lizzy feel that way too. Maybe there’s a way they can still be best friends after all.

The Adventures of Mooty was first published as a 10-part series of children's stories in 1980, depicting the adventures of a loveable little mouse who endears himself to a community of animals, birds and insects and becomes their hero. Four decades on, Mooty continues to charm children and...

In Wilma Walnuss' heimeligem Baumhotel kehrt der Frühling ein, und Wilma und ihre Freunde freuen sich auf viele neue Gäste. Das Meerschweinchen Marie gibt Tipps für den Frühjahrsputz, und wie durch Zauberhand tauchen lange vermisste Gegenstände wieder auf. Kurz vor Ostern strandet Gonzalez Eidechse mit seinem viel zu großen Segelschiff im kleinen Fluss im Wald. Er ist auf der Durchreise zu den Osterinseln und hat viel zu erzählen. Alle helfen mit, das Schiff zu bergen, und natürlich wird Gonzalez zum großen Osterfest im Baumhotel eingeladen.

In Wilma Walnuss' gemütlichem Baumhotel duftet es immer ganz herrlich nach frisch gebackenen Nussplätzchen und heißem Ringelblumentee. Kein Wunder, dass die Gäste gerne länger bleiben. Und gibt es einmal ein Problem, sind Wilma und ihre Freunde gleich zur Stelle: Die Blindschleiche Belinda hat Zahnweh, doch da kennt Wilma einen Trick. Fledermaus Franz legt eine kleine Bruchlandung hin, aber das Flugzeug ist im Nu repariert. Und als der Fuchs Fred Pfiffig einen echten Schatz sucht, sind alle mit dabei. In Wilmas Baumhotel ist eben immer was los!

Der Frühling hält Einzug in den Farnholzwald, und im kleinen Waldhotel herrscht hektisches Treiben: Das große Blütenfest steht bevor und Herr von Walde, der Leiter des Hotels, ist im Urlaub. Mona Maus, Eidechse Gilles, die Eichhörnchen Tilde und Henry und alle anderen pelzigen, geschuppten und gefiederten Kollegen müssen sich ordentlich ins Zeug legen, um ihre Gäste zufriedenzustellen. Es gibt nämlich Gerüchte über ein anderes Hotel im Wald. Und dann erscheinen plötzlich auch noch ungebetene Gäste.

Endlich hat Mona Maus ein richtiges Zuhause gefunden: Das kleine Waldhotel! Jetzt im Winter beherbergt das Hotel viele Winterschlaf-Gäste, und auch für das Zimmermädchen beginnt die gemütliche Jahreszeit. Doch während immer mehr Schnee im Farnwald fällt, schrumpfen auf mysteriöse Weise die Futtervorräte... Wer beklaut das Waldhotel? Und wie soll Mona in diesem Schneegestöber bloß die Vorräte aufstocken? Sie nimmt all ihren Mut zusammen, um eine Lösung zu finden - und erlebt ein unerwartetes Winterwunder.

Als der Klassenhamster Hamstersaurus Rex eine Packung Proteinpulver »Dinosaur Powerpacker« verschlingt, verwandelt er sich in ein dinoähnliches Geschöpf, dem Fangzähne und Krallen wachsen und dessen Hunger nicht zu stillen ist. Der schüchterne Sam nimmt das kleine Monster heimlich bei sich auf. Schnell wird klar, dass es ihm dabei helfen kann, sich gegenüber dem schlimmsten Fiesling der Schule zu beweisen.

The squirrels Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and mysteries are revealed. Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking.