The snowmen are getting their Halloween costumes ready for the latest board book in this New York Times bestselling series.Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do when we're not watching? After an early snowfall, a few kids build some snowmen before going trick-or-treating. And when the kids go off to bed, the snowmen have their own Halloween festival! There's candy and apple-bobbing and costume contests and all sorts of autumn activities. When the kids wake up the next morning, the snowmen are gone . . . but they've left a very special message behind.
Ditch diets forever because The Bite Me Balance Cookbook, chock full of easy, healthy recipes (and occasional treats), is sure to help you get (and stay) in your happy pants.When the number one question you are asked is, "How do you eat dessert and still do up your pants?" you know that you have to share your answers. Enter Bite Me sisters Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat, the saucy siblings who have said buh-bye to the fad diet world, forced the food police into early retirement, and figured out the secret to waist management: moderation. While this mindful approach to eating is neither sexy nor a magic bullet, it works--and for a lifetime at that. In The Bite Me Balance Cookbook, Julie and Lisa whip up 138 delicious, easy-to-follow recipes for breakfast and brunch, lunch, weeknight dinners, and special gatherings. No matter your challenge (you want healthy food that's scrumptious and satisfying, your friends are gluten-free, your mother-in-law's coming to dinner, your kids are famished and
America needs YOU! And your country isn't even founded yet! The question is…do you have what it takes to be a Revolutionary War soldier? These are tense times between Britain and her American col
A well-behaved child? Yes, it's possible!Do you battle with your kids over bedtime? Have fights over food? Are tantrums and conflicts ruling your day? If time-outs have quit working and you find yours
(Expressive Art (Choral)). Do you teach music to hundreds of kids each week and have to keep track of a stack of seating charts, class lists and lesson plans? Here's the music planner for you with e
WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ.Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened—till now. Time is getting twisted, and it’s up to two kids to straighten things out.When Abraham Lincoln overhears a classroom of kids say “history is boring,” he decides to teach them a lesson. Lincoln escapes from 1860—to pursue his dream of becoming a professional wrestler! Now siblings Doc and Abby have to convince Lincoln to go back to Springfield, Illinois, and accept the presidency . . . before everything spins out of control!Abraham Lincoln, Pro Wrestler is the first chapter book in the Time Twisters series from acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin. Also check out Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean!This title has Common Core connections.
Have you ever wondered how computers know to do the things they do? Programmers tell them! Every computer from calculators to drones had a programmer tell it what to do. Join Aanya and our MVP Kids as
From the New York Times bestselling creator of the Hazardous Tales series comes an exciting activity book that puts kids’ writing, drawing, and researching to the test! Do you have what it takes to be a Hazardous Cartoonist?Make your own way through history! Readers will tackle seventy-one comic creating challenges, with help from some of their favorite characters from the series! With each challenge, young cartoonists will learn new skills, from sound effects and character creation to building their own ten-page comic. This hardcore comics workbook will get kids writing their own thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and totally true histories!
Everyone loves summer-except reading teachers. Kids take a vacation from books and those with limited access to books lose ground to their peers. You may have thought there's nothing you can do about
Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the human body─covering everything from our toes to our tongues to our brains and our lungs!WHY in the world do I have a belly button?And WHAT in the world does it do?WHEN in the world will my nose stop growing?And HOW in the world does my pee keep flowing?The human body is a fascinating piece of machinery. It's full of mystery, and wonder, and WOW. And it turns out, every single human on the planet has one! Join Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, hosts of the mega-popular Wow in the World podcast, as they take you on a fact-filled adventure from your toes and your tongues to your brain and your lungs.Featuring hilarious illustrations and filled with facts, jokes, photos, quizzes, and Wow-To experiments, The How and Wow of the Human Body has everything you need to better understand your own walking, talking, barfing, breathing, pooping
Volume 4 in this exciting new series gives kids the wildest, weirdest, and WOW-est answers to some of the world's most Totally Random Questions!Have you ever wondered:How long can a cockroach live without its head?How much of your brain is water?Can pigeons actually do math? If so, you'll LOVE Totally Random Questions, and will find all these answers and more inside!* Get ready for a rollercoaster of random, as Volume 4 of this great new series you on a wild ride through 101 cool and crazy curiosities from around the world.Packed with colorful photos, and bursting with bite-sized tidbits of information, these question-and-answer pairings cover everything from animals and food to science and sports. Multiple-choice and true/false entries will spark your interest, satisfy your curiosity, and make you sound like an instant genius! (*And in case you just CAN'T wait ... cockroaches can live up to 7 days without their heads. Or as we think most people will agree: too long.)
Volume 3 in this exciting new series gives kids the wildest, weirdest, and WOW-est answers to some of the world's most Totally Random Questions!Have you ever wondered:Which is faster, a cheetah or a greyhound?Are there volcanoes in space?Do Major League umpires only wear black underwear? If so, you'll LOVE Totally Random Questions, and will find all these answers and more inside!* Get ready for a rollercoaster of random, as Volume 3 of this great new series takes you on a wild ride through 101 cool and crazy curiosities from around the world. Packed with colorful photos, and bursting with bite-sized tidbits of information, these question-and-answer pairings cover everything from animals and food to science and sports. Multiple-choice and true/false entries will spark your interest, satisfy your curiosity, and make you sound like an instant genius! (*And in case you just CAN'T wait ... yes, MLB umps only wear black underwear. Why? In case they split their pants while squatting or bendin
Packed with 25 incredible science experiments kids can do at home, Kate the Chemist introduces young scientists to the fascinating world of STEM!Have you ever wondered how to make a volcano explode? O
They are fast. They have lights. They make sure help is on the way!What do you know about rescue vehicles like firetrucks, helicopters, and police cars?Kids love to be the experts! Now they can feel l
“A historical home run!” —Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of Captain UnderpantsTwo kids must un-twist history after Amelia Earhart changes course in this hilarious Time Twisters chapter book by award-winning author Steve Sheinkin.WARNING: DO NOT BELIEVE THE STORY YOU’RE ABOUT TO READ.Well, you can believe some of it. There is some real history. But also hijinks. Time travel. And famous figures setting off on adventures that definitely never happened—till now. Time is getting twisted, and it’s up to two kids to straighten things out.Siblings Abby and Doc have been racing through time to fix history after Abraham Lincoln, Abigail Adams, and Neil Armstrong started popping up in the wrong places, at the wrong times. When Amelia Earhart accidentally lands her plane in Ancient Greece, Abby and Doc partner with Kyniska, the first woman to win the Olympics, to get Amelia back on track to finish her first solo flight across the Atlantic. Steve Sheinkin combines history, hilarity, and surprising
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBoth very funny and as propulsive as a thriller…impossible to put down’ RACHEL COOKE, Observer‘Breathtaking . . . this book is a gift’ MERYL STREEP‘The kind of book you will find yourself saying urgently, over and over, to friends: ‘Have you read it?’ CAITLIN MORAN‘Gripping, funny and always honest’ DAVID NICHOLLS‘Truly breathtaking. I could not have loved it more’ CAREY MULLIGAN________________________An ordinary day.The end of ordinary life.One morning in June, Abi had her to-do list – drop the kids to school, get coffee and go to work. Jacob had a bad headache so she added ‘pick up steroids’. She returned home and found the man she loved and fought and laughed with for twenty years lying on the bathroom floor.And nothing would ever be the same again.But this is not a pity memoir. It’s about meeting your person. And crazed late night Google trawls. It’s about the things you wished you’d said to the person that matters then wildly over-sharing with t
So you have a Tween! What now? Dr. Amanda Craig knows what it’s like to watch your child go from sweet elementary student to moody tween in the span of just a few years and she’s here to help navigate you through it!How do we keep our kids close while cultivating the confidence they’ll need to grow up? How do we navigate the inevitable dips, divides, and potholes? Where do we find the strength, self-awareness, and wisdom that amount to a path forward? Despite the parenting opportunities in the tween years, we often spend time focused on academics and the social concerns of elementary school then quickly pivot to worries about safety, drugs, sex and the rebellious behavioral issues of the teen years. We think we’re connecting but we’re not. We miss the neurological explosion that is taking place before us as tweens experience four significant changes that shake them (and us) to their core.Their brains are changing.They feel and experience emotions they do not recognize.They’re hyperawar
