The magical Kingdom of the Bush Bees is an ancient world, but they need help. Only someone who is kind and pure can find the mystery door — the door they must find or the whole kingdom will disappear in a flood. Lilly is only seven. Can she do it? Can she find the door in time?With her magical Bush Bee friends — Flower and Bumble and Stinger — she travels to Bush Bee land, where she meets Poogles that ping! Snorkels that wear golden rings! And dont forget the Woozies. They look lik...

“Lyrical and down-to-earth, wry and heartbreaking, This Life Is in Your Hands is a fascinating and powerful memoir. Melissa Coleman doesn’t just tell the story of her family’s brave experiment and private tragedy; she brings to life an important and underappreciated chapter of our recent history.” —Tom PerrottaIn a work of power and beauty reminiscent of Tobias Wolff, Jeannette Walls, and Dave Eggers, Melissa Coleman delivers a luminous, evocative childhood memoir explorin...

Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun.

Introducing Violet Mackerel, a charismatic new chapter book star with a zest for life and an endearing, relatable voice akin to Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones.Violet is a seven-year-old with a knack for appreciating the smallest things in life: her “Theory of Finding Small Things” states that the moment of finding a tiny treasure usually coincides with the moment of having a genius idea. This creative little girl always strives to think outside the box, so when s...

A super collection of Five Little Monkeys stories to treasure . . . along with a drawing lesson from the author, musical notation, and more than 100 adorable stickers!This treasury features a special introduction and five full-length picture books—Five Little Monkeys Jumping on a Bed, Five Little Monkeys Bake a Cake, Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree, Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do, and Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car—as wel...

Harry's in love, and his best friend, Doug, is disgusted -- Harry won't even throw snowballs at girls anymore. Will Harry ever go back to being his horrible self?"Kline captures perfectly the crowd scenes and private moments in the classroom."-- Booklist

In this New York Times bestseller, a beloved radio commentator from NPR's All Things Considered shares stories of her family and Southern Georgia roots."A writer with a true voice, with a sense of her history, her place, and her people." — San Francisco ChronicleWelcome to the unique world of Bailey White. Her aunt Belle may t...

Sixty-seven-year-old Mary is not running away from lifeshes looking for a better life. While driving on vacation, she happens upon a billboard that advertises the quaint little town of Welcome Home. As she makes a detour to check out the town, Mary realizes her fate has already been decided when she tours a cottage for sale that resembles the same home she has been dreaming about for years. After she buys the cottage, Mary is propelled into a new beginning.As Mary acclimates hersel...

Anna Jensen's love isn't enough. After all, with one former beau married and another dead, Anna knows there must be something wrong with her. August Nilsson is consumed with envy for his older brother. Gustaf has everything August has ever wanted - a wife, a child, and a home. And before it all, Gustaf had courted Anna - the same woman who captured August's heart upon his arrival in Minnesota. Will these two allow the Lord to speak truth into their hearts? Will August be able to overcome h...

Lucien Durand and Colin Ferguson have lived and loved as partners in life and art for more than twenty years. But happily ever after is never easy. Over time, Lucien begins to resent how Colin's work overshadows his own art, and their relationship falls apart. Colin leaves with nothing but a backpack, and Lucien goes on alone, getting some counseling, developing a practice in raku pottery, and waiting for what would happen next. He never expects that Colin will send his nephew James to tra...

It was late at night; very, very late at night. But somehow little Danielle Tiny couldn't sleep.Slowly she climbed out of the milk duds box that served as her bed, being careful not to disturb her brother, Aaron Tiny, who slept above her in an M&M box and her tiny twin sister Rachelle who slept nearby. Rachelle's bed was made from a peppermint candies box. Their mom and dad had made all their beds out of candy boxes so they would have sweet dreams every night, but tonight it wasn't ...

The Bear Family thinks they're going out for a lovely afternoon picnic…but little do they know that they're in for a sharp surprise, including some bites to the behind! After a science experiment gone wrong unleashes a horde of stinging, breeding ants into Bear County, the Bears are frantic. Can the ants be stopped?The Berenstain Bears Chapter Books are the perfect next step for increasingly independent young readers.