They set fire to Fred Shoemaker’s toolshed, blackmailed Wanda Pierce to get her charm bracelet, and smacked Alice Wendelken across the head. And that’s just the start! When the Herdmans show up at church for the free snacks and suddenly take over the Christmas pageant, the other kids are shocked. It’s obvious that they’re up to no good. But Christmas magic is all around and the Herdmans, who have never heard the Christmas story before, start to reimagine it in their own way.This year’s pageant is definitely like no other, but maybe that’s exactly what makes it so special.

    Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing mashed potatoes on the walls at Hamburger Heaven, or trying to fly, he's never far from trouble. He's an almost three-year-old terror who gets away with everything, and Peter's had it up to here! When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter's pet turtle, it's the last straw. Peter has put up with Fudge for too long. Way too long! How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

    What little secret would scare three terrible giants?. Why would a giant tremble at the sight of a butterfly?. Do giants throw temper tantrums?The answers to these questions are found in three mesmerizing tales of giants and a child. But the giants that crash and bellow through this book are unlike the giants of folklore. They behave in the most unusual manner, and find themselves in the most peculiar situations. What do these cantankerous, yet sympathetic giants have in common? They encounter a small little boy, who towers over the giants by way of wit and common sense. David L. Harrison's classic collection, richly illustrated by Philippe Fix, has been translated into ten languages and sold close to a million copies in it original edition. Now this Christopher Award-winning book is available again to a new generation of children.

    He just wants to save on toothpaste. Betting he can make a gallon of his own for the same price as one tube from the store, Rufus develops a step-by-step production plan with help from his good friend Kate MacKinstrey. By the time he reaches the eighth grade, Rufus makes more than a gallon -- he makes a million! This fun, breezy story set in 1960s Cleveland, Ohio contains many real-life mathematical problems which the characters must solve to succeed in their budding business. Includes black-and-white illustrations by Jan Palmer.This 35th anniversary edition includes an exclusive author interview and reader's guide with book summary and discussion questions.

    The Indians believe such a horse is sacred -- that neither bullet nor arrow can harm its rider. As they explore the prairie together, a bond forms between Peter and San Domingo that can never be broken. But Peter's father, Jethro Lundy, knows only one love: bargaining. He trades San Domingo for a thoroughbred. How can Peter ever forgive his father? His only choice is to leave home forever!

    Left in charge of her brother and sister in occupied Philadelphia in 1777, fourteen-year-old Rebecca's life is complicated further when two British soldiers are billeted in her house.

    Baby has become quite content living in her mother's belly and doesn't want to come out - until Dady thinks of something to entice her - lots of love and kisses! A new colorized version of a much-loved book that has long been out of print. Baby Come Out! has been translated into eight languages and won the Dutch Silve Pencil Award.

    It looks like it will be impossible to cart it all back, as the struggling farmer doesn't have the money to hire all the trucks necessary, but on the way to and from the pile of topsoil the McBrooms come across a whole strange hassle of critters that have been deposited by the tornado, rare beasts that they reckon no one hither or yon has seen, and a plan is hatched to start up a zoo in the hole left by the farm, charge admission and get the topsoil back.

    When the Devil finds out, he sees an opportunity to wreak havoc.

    She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery.

    Contents include: A Harp of Fishbones / The Boy With a Wolf's Foot / Mrs. Nutti's Fireplace / Hope / The Lost Five Minutes / The Rose of Puddle Fratrum / The Jar of Cobblestones / A Long Day Without Water / The Prince of Darkness / Two Tales of Burnt Porridge / Humblepuppy / The River Boy / The Gift Pig / The Dark Streets of Kimball's Green.

    After angering the fairy creatures of the Highlands, a stubborn Scot is thirteen years bringing an end to their terrible revenge against him.

    They climb into an inviting picture on the wall that shows a charming landscape with a river running through it and a rowboat drawn up on the bank. But the delights of a village fair they visit turn to terror when Esmeralda is caught by a piratical cat -- and only Dot's quick wit and the boldest action on Kelly's part save all three of them from disaster. Told entirely through lovely watercolor pictures, without words and with the effective use of half-pages to heighten the excitement, this luminous and imaginative story is filled with fresh delights for the many admirers of John S. Goodall's work. Its delicate charm and drama-in-miniature will win for him a host of new friends, young and old.

    

    

    At the expense of his health, the strolling Glerp swallows everyone who gets in his way.

    They join him. Shortly there after a fourth boy Harold Fairhair who is being stoned to death joins them. They travel over Ireland and this strange father seems able to do things which border on magic or mystical. His bag of food never runs out. He starts fires with his bare hands. And he has a strange way with people. In fact all four wanderers touch all they meet with theior gentle wisdom - and no one is quite the same as before. They find a world of wonder at Father Ambrosius' hands.

    

    Retells the stories of three kings made famous in epic, saga, and legend.

    What I have attempted to bring him alive for children up to twelve years form what sketchy knowledge there is.'Beginning with a vivid picture of life in Egypt over three thousand years ago she projects the training and daily occupations which the young Pharaoh must have known; goes on to the robberies of the tombs and finally to the story of Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon.Miss Streatfeild's lively sense of history and great enthusiasm for her subject have resulted in an exceptionally beautiful book for young readers. Seventeen colour plates and many monochrome from the original Michael Joseph/Connoisseur volumes are included.

    

    Three toy friends decide to leave their Christmas tree up for Valentine's Day--and the next holiday, and the next--until suddenly it's Christmas again!

    An easy-to-read introduction to the characteristics and life cycle of the seahorse.