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The first of a new series of young fiction by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Finding Violet Park. IGGY AND ME is a series of family stories featuring the mishaps and shenanigans of the irrepressible 5-year-old Iggy as seen through the eyes...

The second of a new series of young fiction by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Finding Violet Park. More funny and endearing family stories featuring the the irrepressible 5-year-old IGGY as seen through the eyes of her big sister Flo, the...

More adventures of the irrepressible Iggy as told by her sister Flo, by Jenny Valentine, winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize for her debut novel, Finding Violet Park. This is the third outing for Jenny Valentine’s endearing siblings, and this time they’re full of plans for the...

Un cuento para explicar lo que es la intimidad y el consentimiento a través de una experiencia cotidiana como es una visita a la pediatra. "Nuestros hijos deben ser conscientes de que su cuerpo es suyo, de que nadie tiene derecho a tocarlo ni a hacer nada con él que no hayan aceptado previamente y de que se puede aprender a poner límites a los demás de una forma natural pero certera. Por eso considero fundamental que en mi práctica diaria en consulta les pida permiso a todos y cada uno de mis pacientes para explorarlos, especialmente cuando toca quitarse la ropa interior."

Exciting retellings of "Goldilocks & the Three Bears," "Rumpelstiltskin," and more, from master storyteller Jim Weiss. These six stories include beloved classics like "Rumplestiltskin" along with less-familiar tales like "The Bremen Town Musicians" that are sure to become new favorites. There's also a bonus song!

‘Square Me, Round World’ is an illuminating collection of short stories that delve into the distinctive experiences of those who navigate life feeling like square pegs in a world of round holes. From social challenges to sensory differences, this book aims to foster greater empathy, understanding, and a drive for a more inclusive world. Discover, understand, and embrace the square pegs in our round world. Suitable for children and adults alike, this book is a reminder that different isn’t less. It’s just different—and that’s perfectly okay. In fact, sometimes, it’s brilliant.

There’s nothing better than taking your timid little cousin Thad to one of those sweet haunted houses the 4-H Club decorates for Halloween. Except, of course, if the house turns out to actually be haunted. A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka...

Nuevo cuento de La neurona exploradora, la colección escrita por la psicóloga Isabel Rojas Estapé que nos ayudará a entender qué ocurre en nuestro cerebro y a gestionar las emociones. La neurona exploradora: Descubre tu mente, entiende tus emociones. ¡Hola! Soy Neurita, la neurona exploradora. Vivo en el cerebro de Cris y mi función es ayudarla a entender sus pensamientos y emociones. Llega la Navidad ¡y Cris está emocionadísima! ¡Por fin podrá reencontrarse con sus abuelos! Se siente tan feliz que no puede parar de moverse. Al verlos, es como si se celebrara una fiesta en su corazón.

In this much-anticipated sequel to Tell Me a Scary Story—Carl Reiner's first children's book—odd beams of light come from nowhere, along with oodles of goopy goo, memorable characters, and mysteries for kids to solve. As the story becomes scarier, Reiner pauses to ask if he should proceed, “Or is it too scary?” That's for kids to decide! Here's a fun story with delicious thrills and scary stuff that children will ask for again, and again.

Making friends and fitting in don't always go together, especially in middle school. Enjoy this collection of stories about friendship. In "They Made Me Do It and...I'm Sorry", listen to story about how someone gets the silent treatment at CiCi's school every few weeks. But when everyone starts to ignore her friend Eric, what will she do?

Taken from Carl Sandburg's Rootabaga Pigeons book, "How Dippy the Wisp and Slip Me Liz Came in the Moonshine Where the Potato Face Blind Man Sat with His Accordion" takes us into the nonsense world Sandburg created for his daughters.

In the excitement of the season, the true meaning of Christmas sometimes gets lost. These warm and humorous stories provide a gentle reminder that it is the day that we celebrate Christ's birth. In Waldo, Tell Me About Christmas, a little boy is more interested in his presents than in why we celebrate this joyous day until his best friend, Waldo, helps him learn the true meaning of Christmas. In The Star of Melvin, the smallest angel—who is responsible for the smallest star—is given a very special task. Can love alone make his star shine bright enough to show the way?