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Young listeners learn about the early traditions which have led to our present-day celebration of Thanksgiving.

A Sunday Times Best Book for Children 2023 From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three short stories for readers of 8 and up. MEET ALFIE… THE BOY WHO COULD DO WHAT HE LIKED! Previously published for World Book Day 2016 Alfie has a routine. To...

In a partnership with We Need Diverse Books, industry giants Kwame Alexander, Soman Chainani, Matt de la Peña, Tim Federle, Grace Lin, Meg Medina, Walter Dean Myers, Tim Tingle, and Jacqueline Woodson join newcomer Kelly J. Baptist in a story collection that is as humorous as it is heartfelt. This impressive group of authors has earned among them every major award in children's publishing and popularity as New York Times best sellers.

"Years later," Donald Davis remember of his childhood," I came to realize that when you come from a long-dammed-up Scots-Irish gene pool it is an okay thing to wish for something, but it is not an OK thing to get it."

"Laut oder leise": Die kleine Prinzessin möchte, dass der kleine König heute extra leise ist. Der bemüht sich redlich, macht aber dennoch jede Menge Rumsdibums und Kruschelmuschel – und vor lauter Vorsicht sogar ein Futschikato. So kanns nicht weitergehen. Deshalb will der kleine König der kleinen Prinzessin nahebringen, dass es nicht nur schlechte – sondern auch auch ein gute Lauts - und jede Menge doofes Leise gibt! Keine leichte Aufgabe.

A young fisherman is granted wishes by a magical flounder, but his wife's extraordinary ambitions prove to be their downfall.