As a little lion tries to catch his first gazelle, he finds the task more difficult than he expected.

It's Christmas and the Beans are ready to celebrate! They love opening presents, but when everything is unwrapped, they have a problem. There's nothing left to open! Baby Bean suggests they have fun playing with all of their new things. But the rest of this illogical bunch come up with their own zany solution. Downloadable Teacher Notes available.

George is looking for a way to beat the summer heat. Swimming, running through sprinklers, a glass of lemonade-none can help George cool off! What George really wants is a sweet, cold treat from the ice cream truck, but will he ever catch it?

Izumi, Ren and little Yoshi are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the famous poet Bashō in their village. It is 17th century Japan and the poet is walking far to the north, writing his now world-famous haiku. Libby Hathorn's endearing story describes their encounter with Bashō. Sadami Konchi's sensitive paintings light up the story with a grace and beauty to ably match the text.

Seit gegenüber von Otto und Tante Sharon eine Wahrsagerin namens Madame Olga eingezogen ist, gehen dort seltsame Dinge vor sich. Sensenmann Harold macht eine Entdeckung: Madame Olga ist von einem Poltergeist besessen! Diese Art von Geistern ist extrem gefährlich und normale Sensenmänner sind machtlos gegen sie. Um einen Poltergeist einzufangen, muss eine Spezialeinheit des SBI anrücken: die Meister aller Geister. Blöd, dass die gar keine Lust...

Muffel-furz-niemals-müde! Olchi-Kinder brauchen Abenteuer! Es ist Abend, die Olchi-Familie möchte Ruhe haben, aber die Olchi-Kinder sind putzmunter. Nicht mal Olchi-Mamas Wiegenlied hilft! Da beginnt Olchi-Opa krötiges Olchi-Garn zu spinnen und erzählt von damals, als er Taucher-Olchi in der Tiefsee war, Astronauten-Olchi im Weltraum oder Seefahrer-Olchi auf dem Ozean. Von so vielen tollen Geschichten werden sogar die Olchi-Kinder müde, kuscheln...

A dangerously funny new series for boys and girls age 7-9 from bestselling author Kjartan Poskitt, illustrations by the one and only Philip Reeve.Borgon the Axeboy is the last barbarian in the Lost Desert and he's on a mission to track down the MOST DANGEROUS breakfast ever! He sets out to find the scariest dragon on the plains, but his annoying neighbour insists on tagging along. Grizzy is a little savage and far too nosey for her own good! But their...

Read the hilarious, candid (and sometimes not-so-nice), diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true -- or at least as true as it needs to be.They were just a soft, ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans until Jamie Kelly tried them on . . . Then they became a tight, scratchy, slightly smelly, and utterly ordinary pair of thrift-shop jeans with an embarrassing haunting problem. Do the pants have the power to soothe a vengeful...

The Crazy Plant Kid is about a young girl named Zoey who absolutely adores plants so much that people start referring to her as a crazy plant kid, which she is pretty proud of. Throughout the book, Zoey explains what her day looks like caring for all of her plants. She uses perfectly placed plant puns to keep you laughing with an apt amount of artful alliteration amazingly applied to every page.

Bestselling author Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new, all-funny diary! But she has no idea that anybody is reading it. So please, please, please don't tell her.School's out for the summer, and that means no more Meat Loaf Thursdays, Sunday homework-cramming, or teachers (way way unsuccessfully) trying to act cool. It also means that certain Mackerel Middle Schoolers have a lot of time on their hands . . . and seriously empty pockets. Isabella...