A series of stories about different aspects of a child's daily life, illustrating various types of behavior.

Contains six previously published stories by William Steig.

The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.

When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna -- and that stubborn cow, Zora.

Rick the raccoon and Rack the deer spend a day fishing, tracking wild animals, and canoeing on a lake. With simple text and cartoon artwork, Balloon Toons are the perfect way to engage and encouragte new readers. Award-winning and up-and-coming cartoonists lend their inimitable and illustrative talents to entertaining stories kids will enjoy again and again. Best-selling author.illustrator Ethan Long makes his Balloon Toons debut with the story of...

"Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording. Always. And there's no delete button. She's the smartest kid in her whole school -- but no one knows it. Most people -- her teachers and doctors included -- don't think she's capable of learning, and up until recently her school days consisted of listening to the same preschool-level alphabet lessons again and again and again. If only she could...

Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

In the first of two stories, the Free Traders' ship is forced down on a seemingly uninhabited planet while on a mission for the Thothian priests; and in the second, Krip, a Free Trader, is changed into an animal by the Moon Singer maiden and faces the danger of not being able to return to his human form.

Six separate stories tell, in words and cartoons, the surprising history and activities of the ordinary school desk.

LEO the Maker Prince teaches children (both young and old) about 3D printing by following Carla and LEO's journey through Brooklyn. LEO is a walking, talking robot who has the magical ability to to print (in plastic) any object that Carla draws. Readers can come along for the journey, too: all of the objects in the book are printable one way or another.