Collects Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2#1-#16 and Vol. 3#1-#6! * Stan Sakai's series gets the deluxe treatment from Dark Horse! * Over 600 pages of samurai action and adventure! * Full-color cover gallery! * Usagi Yojimbo has won multiple awards and been published all over the world! * Also available in a limited hardcover of 900 signed copies.

    Four individual tales highlighting some of Pony's favorite friends the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Princess Celestia, Spike, and Luna.

    A CAT. A NIGHTMARE LOOSED IN TWO WORLDS.From award-winning storyteller Brooke Burgess (Broken Saints) comes a haunting, touching, and inspired children's fiction debut -- THE CAT'S MAW -- the first volume in a contemporary fantasy-mystery epic for brave young readers. SYNOPSIS*In the sleepy town of Appleton, a young loner follows a stray cat onto the road and is struck by a car. A leg is shattered, a summer is ruined, and the troubled life of Billy Brahm goes from bad...to cursed.When the mysterious cat appears at his bedside, Billy is haunted by strange and prophetic dreams -- the creatures in them speak of Watchers, and Shadows, and the Enemy that Awakens.Does this impossible realm hold the key to healing the broken boy? Is the golden-eyed cat there to help him...or to make the nightmares come true? Too frightened to share the truth with his strict adoptive parents, Billy realizes that the only ones he can turn to are the local vet's daughter, the town's 'crazy cat lady'... ...and a mystical tiger, beckoning from his dreams. *This first edition includes more than 20 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS by Sara Machajewski, along with an EXCLUSIVE BOOK 2 PREVIEW.*

    To Marta, Adalta is just another planet to spy on for the massive trade ship that hides in the skies. Her tough-girl shell cracks when Sidhari, one of Adalta’s majestic flying horses, chooses Marta as her rider, and a soul deep bond begins to form. Still undercover, Marta trains to join the Mi’hiru, the elite all-female Karda guard.Assigned to handsome nobleman Altan’s quadrant, they fight a growing attraction. She has her iron-clad rules—no relationships, no friends, no lovers. She’s not staying on this planet. He’s destined to marry for politics, not love. Flying on patrol with Altan, they spot a village under attack by marauders with smuggled weapons she recognizes from her ship. And she is thrown into a battle between brothers that threatens all of Adalta.

    A Big Hug series offers a gentle and direct approach to the emotional issues that children face. Written by a clinical child psychologist, these books encourage youngsters to share and discuss tough topics with family and friends.Life is Like the Wind introduces the concept of death to young readers by likening life to the ever-moving wind. When the wind is present, things move and fly and flutter about. When the wind goes away, things become very still.Life is like the wind.When life goes away, the body is very stillThe body cannot move or feelor do anything anymore.Where does life go when it goes from the body?From there, the authors explore the feelings we have when a loved one's life goes away, how we cope with missing them, and how we can celebrate their memory. It also introduces the various things people believe happens to a life that has moved on. Endearing illustrations of animals enjoying, missing, comforting, and honoring one another do a wonderful job of conveying the message that although life is very precious, when it is time for the life to leave, it will go.

    but who exactly is stirring the pot?The three remote villages of Marapore, Lusitano, and Ponypeii have existed for centuries in the shadow of the fiery, active volcano Mount Vehoovius. The villages are protected by an extremely powerful set of magical artifacts know s the Flankara Relics--an arrow, a sword, and a staff.But when the precious artifacts begin to disappear right before Vehoovius is predicted to erupt, the terrified villagers start to panic.A stranger summons Daring Do to join the search, and she answers the call, even when it means putting herself in some hot lava.Can Daring Do catch the thief and save the villages before it's too late?

    The complex, multi-layered, character rich world of Pogo and the Okefenokee Swamp started in these early stories. Now, fans of Pogo can experience it all from the beginning with Hermes Press' reprint of the complete Dell Comics Pogo. Volume 1 features all of the Animal Comics Pogo stories together with complete reprints of Pogo's appearances in Dell's Four Color comics. With Hermes Press' complete reprint of the Dell Comics Pogo, admirers of this ground-breaking comic feature can now witness the strip's evolution, in an archival hardcover, digitally reconstructed to perfection.

    Ever still, yet ever flowing.Fathomless, it is the origin of all things..."The Sacred Islands: A medieval land of noble samurai and animal spirits. Of scheming nobles, of magic and ancient mystery.Kitsune Sura, a wandering fox priestess, assembles a group of would-be monster hunters. Penniless and carefree, they travel from palaces to villages, seeking out dangerous mysteries.A fox, two samurai and a shy and gracious rat go forth on a career of bizarre adventures. The Spirit Hunters battle ghosts, tangle with magic and delve into terrifying puzzles. They must even survive the horrors of kitsune cuisine.These are the first three adventures of the Spirit Hunters saga.Bright, funny and exciting – these are tales of cunning monsters, flashing swords, stalwart samurai, faithful rats – and the rather dodgy antics of a fox.Spirit Hunters:Delightful romps in a gorgeous magical Japanese otherwhen.“Trust me – I’m a fox!”

    As far as she is concerned, her life is horrible and it's not going to change anytime soon.Until Arara discovers that she can move things with her mind. Armed with this new power, Arara convinces another bullied puppy to help her take down Kerka - the biggest, baddest pup in town.But when things go wrong and a life is put in danger, Arara must face her fears before it is too late.

    He is robbed of his possessions and gets lost in London but through perserverance and kind hearted new friends he finally arrives at the home of his Great Uncle George and the home of his sister Holly. The Hyde Park Squirrels series is set in Victorian times and follows the adventures of two Squirrels called Luke and Holly (brother and sister) who were separated when they were babies .

    This leads to bitterness and frustration between the prince and king. However, one night Rowan makes a discovery that changes everything... Meanwhile, the ten kingdoms are dealing with the first real threat of war in over two hundred years. In the midst of preparation, Rowan receives vital information of the enemy’s forces from an old friend. This information leads to him running away from home, as he knows that even the combined armies of the ten kingdoms have no chance against the upcoming darkness… Filled with elves, druids, werewolves, dragons and more, this novel demonstrates how even different species can band together when united to achieve a common goal, and how one person can make the difference between victory and defeat.

    From her Glacial Palace in the Frozen March, she strengthens her magic and builds her army comprised of savage ice orcs and men alike. With the addition of her fearsome Shadow Walker assassins, able to traverse the Void, and her Shadow Drakes, the Ice Queen has now become a threat to all of Aronshae.      With the rise of adversity so too champions are born from its conflicts. In a remote pass in the World's Edge Mountains lies the town of Snowhaven, renowned home of Illyander's Warrior and Sorcerer Schools. Two young people, twin sisters, who have known its community and family their entire lives befriend a mysterious stranger, who has been alone for as long as he can remember. After strange events touch all their lives, the three find themselves drawn together and embroiled in the Ice Queen's plot to claim the world as her own empire that would mirror the horrors festering in the dark caves below her glacial fortress. As the three youths journey throughout the world of Aronshae on their quest for answers, even more questions are raised as they find out more about each other, themselves and their strange emerging powers.