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A student sits in an old library, cramming for her spelling test. Suddenly, the word lists in her vocabulary workbook start to peel off the page.

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, read aloud by stars Josie Lawrence, Steven Pacey and Imelda Staunton – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Travel the world with the little snail and the humpback...

After Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, the Civil War finally appeared to be coming to a close. But the nation's joy was about to be cut short by a sinister assassination plot and one of the largest manhunts in US history. Through powerful narrative storytelling, follow the tales of people who experienced the tragedy firsthand.

A girl picks up a fallen book at her local library. Then suddenly, she’s standing in the Library of Doom! This ancient building is dangerous, and it’s not just because of the deadly books it holds....

Since ancient times, people have been recording information. Books—as we know them today—took many centuries to evolve.

A young man gets a sliver from a strange book. That night, beneath the glow of a full moon, the man transforms into the Word Eater. The beast prowls the streets, searching for words to eat. If the Librarian doesn't stop it, every word and every thing on earth could disappear.

Ready to build a scary story? First, you’ll need the right tools. Open this title in the Writer’s Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon you’ll be sharing scares like a pro!

A girl can’t stop saying the same word over and over again. “Teacup, teacup, teacup,” she says. Repeated words also fill the halls at school. “Phone, phone, phone.” “Glue, glue, glue.” The building has been invaded by… wordworms! The wriggling creepy-crawlies feed off mental energy, causing their hosts to get stuck on a single word. Can the powerful Librarian exterminate the pesky parasites before they drain brains and zombify all the students?

A boy wasn’t able to finish the dense reading assignment for class, but that’s the least of his troubles. Because he’s drawn the attention of the wicked Sentencer and his goons! Now the villains are putting the student on trial for his reading crimes. Will the boy face a lifetime sentence of punishment, or can the mighty Librarian prove a slower learning pace is no crime?

At a comic convention, a boy picks up an issue showcasing an oozy villain named the Glob. But then the cover starts to swirl. Slime drips out. The Glob is free from the pages of the comic book, and it’s hungry! This looks like a job for the greatest hero of all . . . the Librarian!

A school basement is packed with towering bookshelves, and it’s a dream come true for two students. But then they discover drops of ink dotting the shelves. Something skitters in the dark. A ghoul is on the loose. Can the Librarian banish the creature before it sucks every last book dry?

In search of a new and exciting read, a girl checks out some scary books. She’s loving one about a werewolf. But this story packs more bite than she realizes. Because under the full moon’s light, the cover grows fur. It sprouts clawed legs. It lets out a howl. It’s a lycan-trope—a book that turns into a beast! Can the mighty Librarian end this frightening tale before it devours its listener?

Ocurre una gran explosión en la Biblioteca Maldita y uno de sus pajes ha desaparecido. Se necesitarán dos Bibliotecarios para encontrarlo y rescatarlo. Pero los héroes se encuentran con una amenaza inesperada . . . el Vigilante del Tiempo, un villano sediento de joyas cuya poderosa arma, el Topacio del Tiempo, puede convertir en polvo a sus enemigos y a todo lo que le rodea.

Un joven descubre una amenaza monstruosa en la librería de un amigo: el diabólico Hombre Lomo, una criatura espeluznante formada por los lomos de libros misteriosos. Solo el Bibliotecario de la Muerte tiene el valor de salvarlos, pero nadie sabe dónde se encuentra el héroe y ¡los Hombres Lomo están listos para atacar!

El libro más aterrador de la Biblioteca Maldita contiene solo una frase, pero quien la lee, se desvanece. El libro está perdido en un pequeño pueblo, en el suelo de un autobús donde cualquiera puede encontrarlo y abrirlo.

Mientras llega la noche, la mamá y su bebé comparten momentos preciosos, desde la hora del baño hasta la hora de dormir. Los niños estarán encontados con este cuento tierno con ilustraciones dulces. (As night falls, mother and baby share precious moments from bathtime to bedtime. Children will find sweet illustrations with this cute story.) Each dual language learning set features an accompanying PDF set so children can follow along as each word is read and pronounced in both Spanish and English. BONUS: 4 tracks with lullaby music to lull your little one to sleep!

Ready to build a picture book? First, you’ll need the right tools. Listen to this title in the Writer’s Toolbox series and discover plenty of tips and tools to get you started. Soon you’ll be writing and showing stories like a pro!

A mysterious picture book turns children into hungry rat creatures. The rats travel through the sewers of the Library of Doom and begin to devour the library's most precious treasures.

The Librarian's pages are missing. Can he defeat the Wordsmith to save them?

Jack writes a letter to the Librarian because he needs help. His brother has been eaten by a book!