Tovi and his friends are at the seaside. They're enjoying a great day on the beach but then all of a sudden they find themselves surrounded by water. Can they find a way back to shore? Let's find out ...Tovi books are designed in a simple animated way to give young readers the impression of watching a short film where Tovi and his friends play out their adventures.The books are aimed at children aged 2-6 (picturebooks), who hopefully will join Tovi in his mini-adventures, and learn something about life and the world around them. As the lovable characters in these books share a whole range of experiences, they learn about sharing, about helping each other, and most important, they learn the value of friendship.You'll be surprised what an exciting time little penguins can have!Tovi the Penguin is a children's book series. Also available to buy on Amazon: Tovi the Penguin - goes camping (Volume 1), Tovi the Penguin - goes away for Christmas (Volume 2), Tovi the Penguin - goes to London (Volume 3) and Tovi the Penguin - goes into space (Volume 4).www.tovithepenguin.com

    Bye-bye, diapers!

    A sparkling short story from the bestselling author of The Oyster Catcher, available exclusively in ebook.

    A nonsensical rhyming ABC children's picture book featuring silly monsters, from the amblemoose to the zebozoo, not forgetting the spotty socksniffer (who sniffs at socks with spots), the tea-toad (who hides in cracked teapots), the mouldy moop (who menaces mild-mannered mice) and the nasty nonk (who's never very nice)."A Brilliant Creation!" - Algernon Blottington-Clampweasel

    But his teacher just won’t believe him. Is he telling the truth or just inventing some outrageous excuses? Listen to the little boy as he tells about his windy "walk" to school and find out. Vincent Nguyen's unique illustrations using oil paints and digital techniques bring this imaginative tale to a very unexpected conclusion.

    Sufferers have been ridiculed and labelled perverts. Yet the compulsion to be free of a limb is no imaginary illness. The feelings the condition generates are extraordinarily powerful — so strong that sufferers often seek out the most radical of treatments, and a few unorthodox surgeons risk their reputations to assist.Now we may know why: the condition's deep neurological roots are being unearthed, with startling implications for sufferers, the medical profession and our own understanding of ourselves.In this disturbing story from new science and technology publisher MATTER, acclaimed writer Anil Ananthaswamy delves into the science and accompanies an underground group of sufferers who travel across the world to get the illicit surgery they crave. Join him on a journey that reveals what it's like to be at war with your own body.

    

    

    It's a wonderful story to read to the little ones you love.

    Once there was a dancing circus bear who spent her days in a cold, hard cage. Each night she was led to the town square, where acrobats, trapeze artists, and clowns performed for a boisterous crowd. The bear performed, too, year in and year out, lifting her feet and swaying to the music of trumpets, drums, and cymbals. As she danced, some people clapped, and many poked her with sticks or threw stones. One night, however, the bear did not dance. She stood very still. And then she let out a mighty roar. . . . This deeply affecting tale of a bear who escapes cruelty to find a mythical release will resonate with all who love animals, while offering a universal message about freedom and dignity.

    This rich collection, filled with interviews, essays, and color reproductions of testosterone-heavy thirty-five-cent magazines with names like Man's Exploits, Rage, and Escape to Adventure (to name a few), illustrates the culture created to help veterans confront the confusion of jobs, girls, and the Cold War on their return from World War II and the Korean War.Contributions from the original men's magazine talent like Bruce Jay Friedman, Mario Puzo, and Mort Künstler bring the reader inside the offices, showing us how the writers, illustrators, editors, and publishers put together decades of what were then called "armpit slicks." Reproductions of original paintings from Norman Saunders, Künstler, and Norm Eastman are featured within, and Bill Devine's annotated checklist of the many thousands of adventure magazines is essential for collectors of the genre.The expanded paperback edition includes wartime illustrations and advertisements from mass-produced magazines that preview the xenophobia and racist ideas later seen throughout men's adventure magazines of the '50s and '60s.

    In Mable Murple a young girl dreams of just that -- with some wonderfully wacky results!Winner of the Ann Connor-Brimer Award.

    Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously?In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead.Perhaps you can solve the crime yourself. Join the Inspector as he interrogates all the unusual suspects. Then listen to the accompanying audio recording featuring Lemony Snicket and the music of Nathaniel Stookey performed by the San Francisco Symphony. Hear for yourself exactly what took place on that fateful, well-orchestrated evening.

    But unlike most leprechauns he just loves yellow. He loves all the colors of the rainbow, but he loves yellow best. This love causes him to,"follow the rainbow," to its end in hopes of finding the pot of gold -- the finest yellow of all. What he found was far better than gold. And happily his mother makes something for him that adds to his delight. This is a wonderful bedtime story that your child will want to hear or read again and again. And, if you are fans of the books by ,"Dr. Seuss, Mo Willems, Sandra Boynton, the Berenstains, Suzy Spafford, Felicia Bond, Laura Numeroff, and P.D. Eastman," you will love THE LITTLE LEPRECHAUN WHO LOVED YELLOW! If this sounds like something you'd like to explore further,"click on the cover," of the book to look "Inside the Book." From the Author: I write children's books to help brighten the lives of children and add a little dollop of wisdom in the process. Children need good habits, handy skills, and a good sense of humor to keep them moving forward in a happy, healthy, and productive manner. As a King Features syndicated author, I have been creating positive and inspirational messages, called "Happy Musings" for newspapers in the U.S. and Canada for many years. This has led to my writing and illustrating a great number of uplifting books for both adults and children. Along with my writing and illustrating, I have created collections of wallpaper for children baby bibs, t-shirts and a vast number of prints and original art for children's rooms. As a King Features syndicated author, I have been creating positive and inspirational messages, called "Happy Musings,"for newspapers in the U.S. and Canada for many years. This has led to my writing and illustrating a great number of uplifting books for both adults and children. Along with my writing and illustrating, through the years I have created collections of wallpaper for children, baby bibs, t-shirt designs, and a vast number of prints and original art for children's rooms. Here are a few more of the Sally Huss line of books: *THE MERMAID TEA PARTY (about Kindness and Manners) http://amzn.to/L04JrH *THE SECRET (Manners and Saying "Please") http://amzn.to/RUHto5 *HOW THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON (Trying Something New) http://amzn.to/N2CT1K *THANKSGIVING DINNER (About Thankfulness and Friendship) http://amzn.to/KQH9g3 *THE TREE-WITHIN-THE-TREE (About Friendship and Appreciation) http://amzn.to/N2E5lK and more... Here are a few reviewsof the book: Teacher: "This book has fabulous high-level vocabulary for children to access. Especially great text to use with English Language Learners too! The short length of text makes it a winner for small, guided reading groups in elementary grades. Loved it - but of course - I'm Irish too!" Catherine: "I use this story with toddlers and preschooler. One of the activities they love is making their leprechaun hat the color that THEY love." Matthew Machuca: "A fun and easy read for a second grade boy. Kept his interest for a quick March book report! BUY IT!"

    Its hero, young Solomon, is an ordinary rabbit--well, ordinary in every respect but one. Whenever he scratches his nose and wiggles his toes at exactly the same time, he turns into a rusty nail. To turn back into a rabbit, all he has to do is thing: "I'm no nail, I'm a rabbit!" This unusual talent enables Solomon to play some gratifying practical jokes, but it also leads to serious trouble when he's waylaid by a one-eyed cat who plans to turn him into Hasenpfeffer. Solomon promptly becomes a rusty nail and steadfastly refuses to change back, even after Ambrose, the cat, and his wife, Clorinda, lock him up in a cage in their guest room. Sooner or later, they figure, they'll be dining no bunny stew. How can Solomon possibly find a way out of this dilemma?