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Once upon a time there were two cats: one black as tar, one white as snow. They are pals, but always squabble over which one is the prettier cat. One day their curiosity gets the best of them, and they jump into buckets of paint to change color-turning their whole world topsy turvy! After some playful chaos, they soon learn their lesson and rekindle their friendship. Ayin Hillel's bouncy rhymes and Shimrit Elkanati's endearingly cute drawings combine...
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Word up! KABOOM! proudly brings you all new adventures of WordGirl, based on the Emmy Award winning animated childrens show of the same name. WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face continue to battle the terrifying, and sometimes ridiculous, villains of Fair City. And between saving the innocent populace (vocab word!) and keeping her secret superhero identity hidden from her parents, WordGirl has certainly got her work cut out for her!
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Since leaving behind a career in childrens television, Suzanne Collins has made her mark on the world with her best-selling young adult book series, The Hunger Games now about to become a feature film. FAME: Suzanne Collins offers a look at how events in her life helped shape the series that would make her a household name.
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Heres looking at you, movie buffs. Follow the yellow brick road inside a dream inside a dream inside a dream to discover why Quentin Tarantino and childrens fairy tales should never mix, why Indiana Jones cant stand gardening tools, and Fry from The Simpsons cant ever catch a break. Your challenge: Identify all 34 movies in this e-book original collection of Doug Savages delightfully absurd Savage Chickens comics.
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Creator James Kochalka and Top Shelf Productions celebrate the 20th anniversary of this timeless epic with a jaw-dropping deluxe collection! Both of the original & white graphic novels, Monkey Vs. Robot and Monkey Vs. Robot and the Crystal of Power, have been fully colored by James Kochalka for this edition! Kochalka completes the trilogy with a brand- graphic novel appearing here for the first time, Monkey Vs. Robot in Love. Thats right, this book...
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Susie has two older sisters: the vivacious Effie, and the elegant Sandra. Life is hard when youre the baby of the family! No one ever lets you do anything. No one ever pays any attention to you. Everyone makes fun of you. Bestselling childrens author Susie Morgenstern takes readers back to 1950s Newark and all the everyday charms and heartbreaks of the year she turned ten: spelling bees, synagogue, Christmas lights, Halloween candy, nights out at...
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Welcome to Frog and his world. He enjoys nothing better than spending time floating on his pond or visiting with his friends. He appreciates the simpler things in life and would prefer that things stay just the way they arenice and peaceful. From acclaimed childrens writer Eve Bunting comes a beginning reader series featuring the delightful Frog and his friends Rabbit, Possum, Raccoon, and Squirrel. In Frog Saves the Day Frog and his friends mistakenly...
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France has been under occupation by Nazi Germany for over two years now, and the French population is suffering under shortages, forced transfers to factories in Germany, constant propaganda, conflicting political views, and the brutal presence of a new pro-Nazi French militia. Nevertheless, hope remains alive as German troops are experiencing their first major defeats, and the Resistance network keeps growing. Communication with London is steadily...
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Kory Merritt brings together characters from classic childrens books to create Vix Reynard and the League of Extraordinary Vermin. Here, familiar faces from the works of E. B. White, Rudyard Kipling, Beatrix Potter, and additional folk and fairy tales take on the role of unlikely heroes fighting to save their world. The year is 1951, and theres a dark tension in the air. Heroes of legend, some thought only to exist in fairytales, must battle against...
11) Blab! Volume 1
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BLAB!the Harvey Award-winning anthology of cutting-edge comics, art, and culturehas returned to its comics roots with a stellar lineup of contributors. Noah Van Sciver depicts the tragic demise of Crime Does Not Pay editor Robert Wood. Ryan Heshka recounts the rise and fall of Superman creators Siegel and Shuster. Sasha Velour portrays the making of film director F.W. Murnaus Nosferatu. Childrens book illustrator Giselle Potter examines Peter Rabbit...
12) Archie #5
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Second Childhood. Ever wish you were a kid again? Archie and Jughead get the opportunity when they attempt to ride a train home. When the duo loses all of their money in a record store, they don childrens clothes in hopes of riding for free. Along the way, theyll have to avoid the wrath of the trains conductoror risk being kicked off! Can they keep their charade going, or will they end up walking? Then read stories starring the rest of the Archie...
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New York Times Notable Childrens Books of 2017 New York Times Best Bedtime Stories of 2019 When you go off to sleep, your toys go out to play! After a long day of jumping in leaves and reading her favorite books, this little girl is worn out, but her favorite stuffed animal, Planet, is just getting started. Planet befriends a dog, gobbles a cookie, and takes a leap into the unknown. This tender, gorgeous tale by the internationally renowned cartoonist...
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In this graphic novel, it's been raining and raining in town. And now one of the neighboring towns is trying to move in. In the year 2036, the whole of Kingsby county has been flooded after several weeks of torrential rain. Only a few villages have escaped the flood. One of these is the village of Pennyworth, where Tom and Jenny live. When the inhabitants of nearby Brook Falls arrive and attempt to lay claim to Pennyworth, a struggle ensues that places...
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Graphic novels have exploded off bookstore shelves into movies, college courses, and the New York Times book review, and comics historian and childrens literature specialist Stephen Weiner explains the phenomenon in this groundbreaking bookthe first history of graphic novels. From the agonizing Holocaust vision of Art Spiegelmans Maus to the teenage angst of Dan Clowess Ghost World, this study enters the heart of the graphic novel revolution. The...
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From the pages of Disney Adventures and its sister magazines come much-requested feature-length thrillers! In Just Us Justice Ducks, Darkwing Duck and DuckTales Gizmoduck are called to action when the Fearsome Five Negaduck, Megavolt, Liquidator, Bushroot, and Quackerjack successfully take over St. Canard! Then Goofy and Max take a trip on the open road far from Maxs beloved Roxanne, but into the clutches of a Bigfoot in the original comics adaptation...
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Humor, adventure, and tradition come together for another fun installment in Oliver Chins Chinese Zodiac series. Dont be scared off by the scales and fangs. Suzie is one snake youll wish you had around! - Michelle Loomis, San Mateo County Library, CA 2013 is the Year of the Snake! This is the eighth story in Immediums popular childrens picture book series on the twelve charismatic animals of the Chinese New Year. The adventures of the smiling serpent...
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2014 is the Year of the Horse! This is the ninth story in Immediums popular childrens picture book series on the twelve charismatic animals of the Chinese New Year. The adventures of the spirited horse Hannah will amuse children and adults alike. Hannah the horse has a wonderfully talented family and a very special friendship with a boy named Tom. But she wants more than that. She yearns to have special skills like those of her parents and relatives....
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"In this updated adaptation of a classic Latin American folktale, Blancaflor, a young ogre with magical powers, decides to secretly help a charming prince who has made a foolish bet with her father. Through saving the prince and the kingdom, she learns to be honest with herself and others about the things that make her special"--