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Cinquanta invettive per le grandi rabbie dei piccoli, e per piccole rabbie dei grandi. Poesie furiose, amare, esagerate, dolenti e spassose, che offrono ai bambini arrabbiati "parole per dirlo". Parole poetiche e belle, perché magari, dicendola bene, la rabbia fiammeggia meglio e sfuma prima. Poesie da leggere per ridere, o per piangere, o per consolarsi. E magari da copiare sul diario di un amico che ci ha offeso, su un bigliettino da inviare a un insolente.

E il mal di pancia se ne va. Nel libro ci sono cinquanta formule magiche: funzionano tutte, ancora meglio se le canti. Fanno accadere le cose belle e cacciano via quelle noiose. Allora i calzettoni non scendono più, i compleanni arrivano in fretta, i semafori diventano subito verdi, le supposte e le iniezioni non danno più fastidio. Ma attento: le formule magiche vanno usate solo quand'è necessario e non tutte in una volta. C'è il rischio che al semaforo venga sonno, la supposta diventi verde e i brutti sogni si annidino tra i capelli.

"Este poema es en realidad un cuento, una excusa, un invento para estar contigo, abrazarte, y detener el tiempo." Un poema para mis abuelos es un trozo de tiempo del que nunca puedes arrepentirte. Un audiolibro (narrado por la autora) para entender que el corazón de nuestros abuelos es el lugar...

Ivan Krylov (1768-1844), famoso autore di favole, si dedicò totalmente a questo genere letterario dal 1808 in poi, dopo scarsi successi come commediografo. In questo campo ottenne grandi successi in patria e all'estero. Le sue favole, in versi, sono qui presentate nella traduzione di Federico Verdinois. Cornice musicale: "Album per la gioventù" di Schumann.

Endlich ist es wieder Herbst: Die Blätter werden bunt, Drachen schweben hoch in den Wolken und bei Regen lässt es sich herrlich in Pfützen springen. Mit traditionellen und neuen Herbstliedern, Versen und Geschichten wird die kunterbunte und fröhliche Jahreszeit gefeiert. Die beliebten Lieder laden zum Mitsingen, Tanzen und Träumen ein und begleiten Kinder bei allen herbstlichen Unternehmungen. Mit den kurzen Versen und spannenden Geschichten können sie es sich auch drinnen wunderbar gemütlich machen.

Un beau jour, j'ai surpris Kara, ma main droite, qui s'en allait tranquillement se promener jusqu'au bout de mes pieds. C'était sans compter sur ce petit diablotin de Bistouille, ma main gauche... Grâce à ce conte musical, les petites oreilles s'ouvriront à des univers sonores mélodiques et harmoniques qui les enporteront dans un tourbillon de sensations.

Henry has been deaf from an early age. He's intelligent and aware of language, but by age six, he has decided it's not safe to speak to strangers. When the time comes for him to start school, he is labeled "unteachable." Because his family has very little money, his parents and older sister, Molly, feel powerless to help him. Henry's sent to Riverview, a bleak institution where he is misunderstood, underestimated, and harshly treated. Victor, a conscientious objector to World War II, is part of a Civilian Public Service program and arrives at Riverview to serve as an attendant in 1942.

A dirty, skinny, dog shows up in Sam and Katie's neighborhood. They start to follow it, and they don't like what they see: The Wilson sisters yell at it because it goes in their garden and the Tracy twins chase it on their bikes and throw things at it. Sam and Katie want the dog to know they'll be its friends. They think it should have a name. Most of all, they want it to like them. But then they do something thoughtless, and after that, it's hard to make things right, especially because the dog now won't come near them. 

Audio format brings to life the soothing tale of an outcast dragon who overcomes childhood fears, bravely lulling a pair of scary babies to sleep with his magical sand. The "boring Tan Dragon" wins the respect of his colorful peers when he faces his fear and realizes his special gift.

"Cautionary Tales", humorous poems with an implausible moral, are the most widely known of Hilaire Belloc's writings. Supposedly for children, they, like Lewis Carroll's works, are more to adult and satirical tastes. Here, Joyce Grenfell reads a selection.

Eugene Edmond McPat has had it with the hullabaloo coming from the not-so-distant town of Stapville. As he sets off on his journey, each new experience seems to peel back another layer of grumpiness, and unlocks a childlike wonder that has somehow been hidden away within his heart for all these years. As Mr. McPat heads off to share the joy of his recent adventures, he stumbles into someone else who seemingly does not appreciate Stapville for all it is either. Will Mr. McPat go back to his former ways, or win over the heart of this new companion as well?

Listen and relive exciting tales from Highlights, now on audio! Hear about a child who helps a butterfly return to where it belongs and the beauty of the summer sky, along with other poems. Stories include: Animal Crackers by Heidi Bee Roemer, Barnyard Breakfast by Melanie Rook Welfing, Camping Out with Honey by Gale Sypher Jacob, Dancing the Blues Away by Eileen Spinelli, Fourth of July by Yuko Green, and more.

From the author of Rhyme Schemer, House Arrest, and Knockout! The Kids Under the Stairs: BenBee and the Teacher Griefer is a funny, clever novel-in-verse series about Ben Bennet—who failed the Language Arts section of the Florida State test—and three classmates who get stuck in a summer...

Everyone's getting the bus but where are they going?

All children love traditional rhymes. Popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. Download this audiobook version now!

Learn to count and add with this traditional rhyme.

Popular rhymes make Books with Holes a must for every child. This is the audiobook version of This Is the House that Jack Built.

Thirty-five years after the publication of the much-loved classic There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly comes There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the Sea, a fantastic prequel to the original title. Here the old lady swallows more and more creatures from the sea to try and catch the initial fish.

All children love this traditional rhyme, and singing along will help to develop number skills.

A celebration of a child's growing self awareness, and a prime example of how books can contribute to this. Whether brave or shy, strong or weak, in the end, the young boy celebrates all different and apparently contradictory parts of himself.