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<<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>     sort list by title | author People Blexbolex Mother and father, dancers and warriors, gardener and farmer, hypnotist and genie.... All sorts of people appear in People, linked together in ways that begin to emerge page after page. Go the F**k to Sleep Adam Mansbach "Total genius." --Jonathan Lethem, author of Motherless Brooklyn, father of two"A children's book for grown-ups! I really did laugh out loud--hilarious!"--David Byrne, musician, father of one"I wish this book had been around during my daughter's... The Story of Ferdinand Munro Leaf Ferdinand is the world's most peaceful - and - beloved little bull. While all of the other bulls snort, leap, and butt their heads, Ferdinand is content to just sit and smell the flowers under his favorite cork tree. Leaf's simple storytelling paired... Mister Seahorse Eric Carle When Mrs. Seahorse lays her eggs, she does it on Mr. Seahorse's belly! She knows he will take good care of them. While he swims waiting for the eggs to hatch, he meets other underwater fathers caring for their babies. Now Eric Carle's heart-warming... The Crows of Pearblossom Aldous Huxley Written in 1944 by Aldous Huxley as a Christmas gift for his niece, The Crows of Pearblossom tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Crow, who live in a cottonwood tree. The hungry Rattlesnake that lives at the bottom of the tree has a nasty habit of... Al Capone Shines My Shoes Gennifer Choldenko What do you do when your neighbors are a bunch of hit men, con men, and mad dog murderers? Well, if you're Moose Flanagan, you ask the most notorious convict of them all, Al Capone, for help. But when that convict comes through for youÑand then asks... This Book Is Not Good For You The Secret Series Pseudonymous Bosch Between the pages of this book lies the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. I promise, your taste buds will tingle. Your palette will sing! Oh no, have I accidentally tempted you to read this book? I will warn you, however, the... School of Fear Gitty Daneshvari Madeleine, Theo, Lulu and Garrison—each frightfully afraid of something (ghosts, moths, etc.)—are sent to the even more frightening School of Fear, where they will have to learn to cope with their phobias... or else! (For ages 8-12) —Recommended by Jeff The Maze Runner James Dashner Thomas wakes up, with no memory, surrounded by other boys his age, in a place they call the Glade. All they know is that the stone door set in the insurmountable stone wall opens every morning and closes every evening. Outside lies a maze against which... The Tilting House Tom Llewellyn A new house whose floors tilt by three degrees. Whose walls are covered with cryptic phrases and formulas. A 50-year-old mystery. A weird old neighbor, The Talking Man, who might hold the key to solving it. And a talking rat! This book is a blast... The Battle of the Sun Jeanette Winterson This inventive and darkly surreal book is a perfect gateway to the His Dark Materials trilogy. Soaked in the stench of 1600 London, full of conundrums big and small, and swarming with dragons and alchemy, there are indescribable things in here that you... Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Lewis Carroll, Hugh Haughton 'I had sent my heroine straight down a rabbit-hole without the least idea what was to happen afterwards', wrote Dodgson, describing how Alice was conjured up one 'golden afternoon' in 1862 to entertain his child-friend Alice Liddell. In the magical... The Thingamabob Il Sung Na Recommended by Tân, City Lights Books. One day, he found the thingamabob. He had no idea what it was or where it came from. . . .So begins the story of a curious elephant and a mysterious red object. But what is it?! When none of his friends... Alice's Adventures in Wonderland A Classic Illustrated Edition Cooper Edens One hundred and forty-five years since its publication, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most beloved children's stories of all time. Here, with Lewis Carroll's incomparable text, is an absolute treasure trove of the countless ways... <<< 1 2 3 4 5 >>>