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Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting...

Who HQ brings you the stories behind the most beloved characters of our time. Bah humbug! Get to know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation from miser to hero in this addition to the What Is the Story Of? series. When Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol in 1843, he likely had...

Kayla needs to return her library books, but she can’t find one of them. Can King and Jillian help solve the crime? From the Geisel Honor-winning early reader series. Kayla needs to return her library books so that she can check out new ones. But she can’t find one of them. Where could it be?...

Ruth, Naomi, Rachel and Phoebe Conroy love reading and having fun more than anything else. So the sisters are horrified when they learn that their parents are sending them away to Cumbria for the summer, to stay with their fearsome grandmother, but worst of all, she refuses to let the girls read any books. Determined to enjoy their summer, the sisters decide they aren't going to put up with their grandmother's tough regime, and in doing so, they somehow manage to cause inordinate amounts of chaos.

Dominguita can’t wait to go on a mini-vacation with her friend Steph! They are visiting Steph’s river cabin, where they hope they will get to have another adventure - even though Dom is a little nervous about the wildlife (like spiders and mice)! As soon as they arrive, they find out that a neighbor has lost their beloved goat, Esther! Dom and Steph are determined to solve the mystery and use the methods of Dom’s favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes, to bring Esther back home. 

THE PREQUEL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH MORE THAN TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! Discover the origins of what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world.” Follow along and solve the clues in this interactive adventure to reveal how Mr. Lemoncello became everyone’s...

An inspiring and poetic story about reading, libraries, and overcoming shyness to find community. I gather the books in my arms, and give them a hug. "Welcome back," I whisper. Nicky is a shy girl who feels most at home in the safe space of her school library, but the library closes for a week...

Na de vroegtijdige dood van zijn moeder wordt de elfjarige boekenwurm Bastiaan Balthazar Boeckx thuis door zijn vader verwaarloosd en op school gepest vanwege zijn overgewicht. Wanneer hij op een dag aan een groep pestkoppen probeert te ontsnappen stormt hij het antiquariaat van de excentrieke Karel Konraad Koriander binnen.

Settle down with this funny book and learn about the magic of reading as a kind librarian teaches a silly pig how much fun reading can be! The Book Hog loves books -- the way they look, the way they feel, the way they smell--and he'll grab whatever he can find. There's only one problem: he can't...

When Señor Fuentes asks Dominguita to run a very important errand to put an order in at the local butcher shop for his granddaughter Leni’s upcoming quinceañera — Dom is happy to help. But when Señor Fuentes discovers his order has gone missing and the food for the party has been sold to someone else, it becomes Dom’s next mission to find out what happened. 

Ein schwerer Einband, ein fantastisches Leuchten und zarte Wesen, die aus Buchdeckeln herausschweben: Becky und Hugo haben das Buch der Bücher gefunden, das ihnen die magische Bücherwelt offenbart. Seit die fiese Königin dort regiert, ist nichts mehr, wie es einmal war. Beim Eintauchen in die Geschichten verspüren Becky und Hugo einen seltsamen Widerstand. Streckt die Königin ihre Finger etwa in die reale Welt aus? Und wie hängt das Buch aller Bücher mit der bedrohten Bibliothek zusammen? Antworten auf die Fragen lassen sich einzig und allein in der Bücherwelt finden.

A lonely doll helps a child adjust to a blended family in the first of a charming series about library toys and the children who borrow them, written by Newbery Honoree Cynthia Lord.  

From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor–winning author Shannon Hale and award-winning illustrator Tracy Subisak, comes a zany picture book, adapted for audio, that pokes fun at overly gendered notions of "boy books" and "girl books" and celebrates the pleasure of a good book...

All Dominguita wants to do is read. Especially the books in Spanish that Abuela gave to her just before she moved away. They were classics that Abuela and Dominguita read together, classics her abuela brought with her all the way from Cuba when she was a young girl. It helps Dominguita feel like Abuela’s still there with her. One of her favorites, Don Quixote, tells of a brave knight-errant who tries to do good deeds. Dominguita decides that she, too, will become a knight and do good deeds around her community, creating a grand adventure for her to share with her abuela.

Breve storia tra realtà e fantasia che vede come protagonista una bambina di nome Caterina. Caterina adora i libri, ma proprio non ne ha nessuna cura, finché un giorno, i protagonisti dell'ultimo libro che ha acquistato si ribellano, perché il loro mondo viene "capovolto" da questa fanciulla un po' birbante. Riusciranno i personaggi delle fiabe più famose a ritrovare la loro storia?

Have you ever thought about bringing your dragon to the library? Don't do it! You might have the best intentions, but that dragon will cause nothing but trouble. Using rhyming text and a diverse cast of characters, this charming story provides some important - and not so important - library etiquette in a very entertaining way.

Городская библиотека, где работает Елена Степановна, дама в возрасте, давно стала чем-то вроде клуба для тех, кому за шестьдесят. Приходили сюда в основном пенсионеры. Книги брали, но не с меньшей охотой попивали чаёк и делились сплетнями. Из молодёжи здесь постоянно бывала только Валя, внучка библиотекарши.

The second instalment in the thrilling middle-grade Emily Lime Mystery series by best-selling author Dave Shelton! It's a new term at St Rita's School for Spirited Girls and there are new mysteries for Emily, Daphne and George to solve! Who has stolen a painting from Pilkington Art Gallery? (And why? It’s not even a very good one!) How can they get rid of a new headmistress who threatens the very future of the library? And why are there cows all over the sports field? Expect the unexpected as Emily Lime investigates!

It's past midnight, and there isn't a soul in the library. Moonlight fills the dusty shelves. Suddenly, the lights flicker on and off, and a book flies off the shelf! What unseen force is at work? Get ready to hear four spine-chilling stories about spooky libraries! This audiobook features controlled, narrative nonfiction text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction.

Are you curious about dinosaurs? Music? Volcanoes? You're in luck! Mr. Field is a librarian. He knows how to find information about all kinds of cool things. He shows the students in Mrs. Ríos' class how to use the library. Let's hear it for librarians!