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Mindfulness: The Basics provides a comprehensive introduction to what mindfulness is, how and why it's useful, and guidance for practice. Mindfulness practice can help reduce anxiety, stress, and low mood, giving way to creativity, happiness, and tranquillity. It also offers us a way in which to...

Laugh-aloud humor abounds when David can't resist bugging his big brother. In this funny romp, David careens from one mischievous antic to the next...until he finally wins his brother's approval. Little-brother antics have never been so endearing - or true to life! David Shannon's beloved character in his best-selling book No, David! captures the attention and hearts of young children as few characters can. Listeners relish David's exuberance, defiance, and wildly energetic curiosity, and when there's trouble, you can bet "David did it!"

Flushed with the success of his trailblazing bike ride around the farm, Duck decides he's ready to drive the tractor. As in the bestselling Duck on a Bike, all the barnyard animals share their humorous comments as they watch Duck do the unthinkable.

On Saturday morning, the rain came down. It made the chickens squawk. The cat yowled at the chickens, and the dog barked at the cat. And still, the rain came down. "The barking dog wakes the baby, the dog barks louder, and a policeman comes. His police car blocks traffic, and a woman in a taxi yells, so the taxi driver honks his horn. The truck driver in front of him gets mad and starts honking back.

Find out what happens when Duck drives the big red tractor through town and past the popular diner where all the locals are having lunch.

Camilla Crème aime les haricots de Lima mais elle n’en mange jamais. Pourquoi ? Parce que tous les autres enfants de son école les détestent. Et Camilla Crème est très, très inquiète de ce que les autres pourraient penser d’elle. À vrai dire, elle est tellement inquiète qu'elle est sur le point d’avoir... un grave cas de rayure!

Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy - a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own! Here's an endearing, funny story about a girl and her magical imagination!

Camila Crema le encantan los frijoles de lima, pero nunca se los come! Porqué? Porque no les gustan a los otros niños en su escuela. Y Camila Crema se preocupa mucho por lo que otros piensan de ella.

Camilla Cream adora feijão, mas nunca come. Por que? Porque as outras crianças da escola também não gostam. E Camilla Cream se preocupa muito, muito com o que as outras pessoas possam pensar dela. Na verdade, ela está tão preocupada que está prestes a entrar em um grave caso de listras!

A shocking accident gave Matthew Cahill the ability to see a nightmarish netherworld that nobody else does, pitting him in a fight to save us all - and his own soul - from the clutches of pure evil in these three exhilarating tales of dark humor, nonstop action, and pure horror.

Although it's a smelly task for those who have to constantly bathe him, Roy's happiness centers on his very favorite thing - dirt - and from sunrise to sunset, he burrows in it, rolls in it, and digs up buried treasures. There's terror in every terrier, and when Roy runs into the house after being sprayed by a skunk, he faces the dreaded bathtub.

Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people might think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!

Calloway will Kela beeindrucken und mutiert dank Max' Tipps zum übertriebenen „Stadthasen". Doch sein Plan geht nach hinten los! Max wird für ein gestohlenes Brötchen beschuldigt und landet vor einem absurden Schülergericht, während Anton ihn – mehr schlecht als recht – verteidigt. Zum Jubiläum von Direktor Fritz wollen ihn die Kinder ins Rampenlicht rücken, mit ungeahnten Folgen.

One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on, and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen!"And so Duck rides past Sheep, Horse, and all the other barnyard animals...