Jake Parker

"When, two weeks before Christmas, the elves discover that Santa's sleigh is in a bad state, twelve teams of elves set out to build twelve different sleighs: a souped up hot rod, a semitruck that flies, a ship that sails in the sky, and each version is more elaborate than the one before--but which will Santa choose?"--Provided by publisher.

"A picture book about a robot who befriends a sparrow and learns both about happiness and loss when his best friend must fly south for the winter"--

On the Mighty Mountain Road Crew, the trucks come in one size: BIG. That is, until the little snowplow joins the crew. None of the other trucks think that the little snowplow can handle the big storms, but he knows that he can do it--and just to be sure, he trains hard, pushing loads of gravel, pulling blocks of concrete, and doing plow lifts to get ready. But when a blizzard arrives, will the little snowplow's training be enough to clear the streets...

"The little snowplow loves his job on the Mighty Mountain Road Crew, but the work he loves best is plowing snow. Throughout the year, he wishes for snow to come, but winter begins without a single flake in sight. As the weeks pass and the little snowplow's birthday approaches, he starts to wonder whether it will snow at all. Will the little snowplow's birthday dreams come true?"--Amazon.com.

Explorer, the exciting graphic anthology series which launched in Spring 2012 with The Mystery Boxes, continues with an incredible roster of comics artists who create amazing new stories around the theme of hidden places in volume two of the series, The Lost Islands.

A determined young boy and a no-nonsense Tooth Fairy tussle over who gets to keep his baby teeth.

A stranger stalks Rocket as he he continues his quest to try to fix his past..um, bad calls, but he just might cause a cosmic calamity on the dreaded Winter Planet! Then, what happens when you water Groot a little too much? GROOTZILLA! He's faster than a speeding Rocket, more powerful than Drax the Destroyer, able to eat tall buildings in a single gulp - and he's not happy! And Rocket's skills will be put to the ultimate test as he challenges everything...

Rocket Raccoon has been a hero to the weak, a champion of good, a heartthrob to many intergalactic females ...but his high-flying life of adventure may be a thing of the past when he's framed for murder - and the authorities aren't the only one on his tail! The real killer is an imposter who seems to be one step ahead of Rocket at every turn ...now, it's up to our hero and his best pal Groot to find the truth. With Macho Gomez and the Ex-Terminators...

They're your favorite Guardians. They're everyone's favorite Guardians! And this is what they get up to when they're not on Guard duty! Rocket is the last of his kind, but that might not be the case for long when he's framed for murder - can he prove his innocence, and save his own life? Rocket must try to fix his past mistakes, journey to the dreaded Winter Planet and risk everything to rescue his best bud! Who's that, you say? He is Groot! And he...

"Rocket and Groot are the most lovable duo in the Marvel-Verse - and these are some of their craziest adventures! Rocket Raccoon blasts his way into action as Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant - just as the Incredible Hulk lands in his jurisdiction! But when Rocket and Groot team up, that's when the fur really flies!"--Amazon.com.