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Celebrate the amazing world that’s waiting for you each and every day! Discover the special and unique talents waiting inside of you to share with each and every person you meet! From the mind of beloved author Sally Lloyd-Jones comes this book with a much-needed and inspiring message to any...

"The Fly and the Truck Driver" is a heartwarming and imaginative children's book co-authored by Mark E. Ridley and his six-year-old son, Malcolm. The story is a delightful blend of spontaneous creativity and real-life experiences between the father and son. The story unfolds through the lens of a tiny adventurous fly and a friendly truck driver, offering a unique perspective on the world as seen through the eyes of a child. Listeners of all ages will be enchanted by the charming narrative, relishing in the imaginative world crafted by the collaboration between a father and his young son.

Dive into a world of wonder and delight with "Bedtime Bites"! This enchanting collection of 8 short stories will captivate young listeners ages 8-10 and spark their imagination before bedtime. Each chapter introduces a different magical creature—from a sleepy sloth with the power to put people to sleep, to a dazzling dancing firefly, to a color-changing chameleon and more! Through these whimsical tales, children will discover fascinating facts, develop empathy and problem-solving skills, embrace the joy of listening, spark imagination and wonder, and also enjoy quality family time!

It’s Easter time. Spid is excited about chocolate eggs and a very special cake – until he notices that carrots and lettuces are vanishing from his vegetable patch. How could they just disappear? Is there a vegetable thief at work? As he investigates, Spid must be as clever as Cleverley Evaleigh to solve the mystery. But can you solve the mystery before Spid in this fun Easter book for kids?

Ants are busy little creatures, and these smarty ants are extra busy using their math skills! They are ready to build one gigantic home, filled with everything an ant could want. But what happens when disaster strikes?

Ant is a planner. He is convinced the world is going to end, so he’s building a bunker. Grasshopper can’t help but be annoyed. But all that changes when disaster strikes! Is it the end of the world? Can Grasshopper convince Ant to help him?

In the midst of a boring summer, soon-to-be fifth grader Angie DelMar discovers something amazing about the eccentric woman who's just moved into town. She is actually a mad scientist who plans to take over the world by enlarging and controlling insects! With the help of her friends Cooper, Genevieve, and Harvey, Angie nabs the mixture and flees. But before they reach safety, the friends encounter a day care center where the mixture is accidentally released. Soon the town is overcome by gigantic toddlers!

They're the world's greatest heroes! The grim avengers of the night! The planet's first line of defense against supervillains and alien threats! They're . . . the Bug Brigade? Doug, Josie, Kira, and Reginald were all normal sixth graders at the start of their field trip to the Blue Mountain Science Museum. Proud members of the Bug Society of Littleton, the friends are thrilled to explore a private wing of the museum where they can learn all about their favorite insects.

In this early chapter book, the follow-up to Blackberry Juice and Not For Sale, Cyrus and Rudy discover gold on the farm. Black gold, that is.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Maren Morris and former schoolteacher Karina Argow have together written their picture-book debut, Addie Ant Goes on an Adventure. This delightful story of one little ant’s journey for independence while realizing when to ask for help is set against the backdrop of a vast and abundant garden inhabited by some very helpful insect friends.

Honey is so good at her job as a scouting bee, finding lots of pollen for her hive, that she's being awarded a petal medal by the Queen Bee! But while Honey and her hive are celebrating, the other bees in the neighbourhood are struggling, there's just not enough pollen left for them. When Honey finds out she's really worried and tries to help the other bees find pollen too, but not all the bees in the hive think she should help outsiders.

Eines Tages wird die kleine Eintagsfliege Bele einfach eingesaugt! Ihr wird schnell klar: Hier kann und will sie nicht bleiben. Sie macht sich also auf die Suche nach dem Ausgang, den nur der Beutelkönig kennt. In einer Odyssee durch verschiedene Beutel-Welten merkt sie immer mehr, dass sie hier drinnen nicht alleine ist.

Zurück im Hotel Zur Grünen Wiese: Teil 2 der Reihe von Bestsellerautor Rüdiger Bertram. Hotelmanager Adlon macht sich große Sorgen: Margot, die Köchin des Hotels zur Grünen Wiese, hat schlimmen Liebeskummer und ist nicht mehr in der Lage, sich um das Wohl der Gäste zu kümmern. Die Küche befindet sich in einem völlig chaotischen Zustand – und das, obwohl jeden Moment mit der Inspektion der Wiesenpolizei zu rechnen ist, die eine Hygienekontrolle durchführen will. Hilfe muss her – und zwar schnell.

It’s winter and the holiday season is in full swing. Thaddeus Spyder is writing a long letter to his friend, Alvin the garter snake, who is hibernating with his family over the winter. Thaddeus details all of their activities, including encounters with snow, flaming clothing, fruit fly chip cookies, maple bug syrup, a great battle, a Christmas truce, and a holiday miracle nobody saw coming.

After days stuck inside because of rain, Thaddeus, Gracey, and Curt Spyder are finally able to go outside and explore. When they reach the edge of the puddle, where they aren’t supposed to go, the temptation of a pirate adventure proves to be too much. A smooth sailing sea voyage soon turns dangerous and it will take teamwork, the help of a new friend, and using all of their spider skills to make it home safely by dinner.

In Slither Me Timbers, the first book in the Spyders chapter books series, spider siblings Curt, Gracey, and Thaddeus Spyder become pirates on the high seas, make a very unlikely friend, defeat the most dreaded enemy of all garden creatures, and then use science and creativity to make it safely home before dinner.

It’s Take Your Kids to Work Day at school, but Harold and Martha Spyder are spies. They can’t take their three kids to work with them—it's too dangerous! That would be bad parenting! But maybe this year they could make an exception and take Gracey, Curt, and Thaddeus on a spy mission for the day. After all, what could possibly go wrong?

SPUD - the Super Perceptive Undercover Detectives - are back, and they have another mystery to solve. When Callie, Grace and Bo discover that a tarantula has escaped from the wildlife park, they must find the spider and reunite her with her spiderlings before she dies from the cold. Can Callie's magical hearing aids and Mynah bird Bo - the SPUD team's Spy in the Sky - help to find the missing creature before it's too late?

A heartwarming tale of a girl waiting for her beloved Papá to return when the monarchs fly south to their home in Mexico. Lucía loves to watch the monarchs' migration from her home in Mexico with Papá. But this year, the monarchs' journey north holds extra weight; Papá is heading north...

Spid the Spider Is Having a Day Off is the first book in the Spid the Spider series. In this book, Spid meets some interesting and wonderful characters, including his Girlfriend Bid and Herman the Harvestman, amongst others.