The author of The Big F is back with another snappy, utterly relatable contemporary young adult novel about loving yourself and forging your own path, perfect for fans of Julie Murphy and Jennifer Niven.Savannah is dreading being home alone with her overbearing mother after her big sister—and best friend—goes off to college. But if she can just get through senior year, she'll be able to escape to college, too. What she doesn't count on is that her mother's obsession with weight has only grown deeper since her appearance on an extreme weight-loss show, and now Savvy's mom is pressuring her even harder to be constantly mindful of what she eats. Between her mom's diet-helicoptering, missing her sister, and worrying about her collegiate future, Savvy has enough to worry about. And then she meets George, the cute new kid at school who has insecurities of his own. As Savvy and George grow closer, they help each other discover how to live in the moment and enjoy the here and now before it dis
A hilariously bossy picture book about counting that children will love to outsmart!You know how to count, right? GREAT! There are LOADS of fun things to count in this book. Whales, baboons, rainbows, pyramids . .. There's just rule. You must ONLY ever count to ONE.So don't even about THINK bigger numbers. OK?! Get ready to show off your skills in this fun new counting book! But all is not as it seems . .. is this book really only about counting to 'ONE'? Because there are SO MANY fun things that you could count. But - wait - maybe there's a way to outsmart the book .. . and count all the way up to 100!A fun and interactive read-aloud experience, perfect for fans of B J Novak's international bestseller The Book With No Pictures.Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!
你知道怎麼數數對吧？那麼快翻開這本書接受挑戰。規則很簡單：你只能數到一！怎麼數都只有一個…然而真的是這樣嗎？有沒有辦法同時遵守規則，又能一路數到100呢？附音檔QRCodeA hilariously bossy picture book about counting that children will love to outsmart!You know how to count, right? GREAT! There are LOADS of fun things to count in this book. Whales, baboons, rainbows, pyramids . .. There's just rule. You must ONLY ever count to ONE.So don't even about THINK bigger numbers. OK?! Get ready to show off your skills in this fun new counting book! But all is not as it seems . .. is this book really only about counting to 'ONE'? Because there are SO MANY fun things that you could count. But - wait - maybe there's a way to outsmart the book .. . and count all the way up to 100!A fun and interactive read-aloud experience, perfect for fans of B J Novak's international bestseller The Book With No Pictures.Every Nosy Crow paperback picture book comes with a free 'Stories Aloud' audio recording - just scan the QR code and listen along!
A magical family uncovers more secrets, danger, and hidden gifts than ever before in this whimsical fantasy adventure, from the internationally bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon. A Magical Creature lost far from home leads the four O'Hero-Smith children on another adventure through the Which Ways and across the galaxies; their plan is to get Grub back to the ice-encrusted planet where he belongs and to prove to their parents that they can be trusted with magic along the way! But by setting off on this secret mission, they're heading straight into danger. Not to mention they've accidentally left Annipeck on her own. Again. Can the kids get Grub home safely, escape venomous snow sharks, a witch's curse, and an army of murderous robots to find their way back through the Which Ways to protect her? They're going to need more than K2's magical gift to help them this time. It's a good thing another of the O'Hero-Smith children might have a magical Gift of their own -- because the
Time Best Children's Books of 2021Look up! From the Caldecott Medal–winning creator of the Hat Trilogy comes a new deadpan gem.Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his friend Armadillo to come over and stand in it, too. But now that Armadillo is standing in that spot, he has a bad feeling about it…Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there’s something off somewhere, but you just can’t put your finger on it. Merging broad visual suspense with wry wit, celebrated picture book creator Jon Klassen gives us a wholly original comedy for the ages.
With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! In this penultimate book of the My Weirder-est School arc, grab a chair with A.J. and his friends as Ella Mentry School welcomes a new principal to the stage--put your hands together for Mrs. Stoker! Mr. Klutz is retiring! (A surprise even to him, courtesy of scheming Dr. Carbles.) Vice principal Mrs. Jafee thinks it's her time to shine, but Dr. Carbles has hired someone else for the job! Stand-up comedian Mrs. Stoker is ready to defend her place as principal in a joke-off against Mrs. Jafee.Will Mrs. Stoker have the last laugh? Or will she lose her audience when things get serious? Perfect for reluctant readers and all kids hungry for funny school stories, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!
Brand new adventures for Barry Loser in this new series of full colour graphic novels – perfect for fans of DogMan, Bunny vs Monkey and Kitty Quest‘RIDONKULOUSLY FUNNY, EVERY KID SHOULD GET THEIR HOOTER INTO THIS TOTAL WINNER OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL’– Jenny Pearson, bestselling author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie YatesCelebrating Barry Loser’s 10th birthday with a new series of graphic novel adventures!The bestselling, award-winning Barry Loser series is ten years old and Barry, Bunky, Nancy and the gang are off on a series of new adventures – in full colour graphic novel format and with ‘how to draw’ sections to help you make your own comic books!In the first book, Barry has had enough of being a loser and wants to prove he’s a Total Winner, but when his parents ban him from gaming he has to think outside of the box . . . Barry also has a new cat called French Fries – the keelest cat ever amen.Jim Smith’s books have sold 840k copies in the English language, and sold in 17 ter
Meet Mirabelle Starspell. Her mum is a witch, her dad is a fairy and she is a bit of both. She likes casting spells with her fairy wand and flying around on her witchy broomstick, but most of all the thing she really, really likes to do is cause mischief.When Mirabelle and her family are invited to spend some time at a dragon sanctuary, Mirabelle cannot wait to get stuck in and show off everything she knows. But she's about to find out that she's not quite the dragon expert she believes herself to be . .. A beautiful hardback edition with silver sprayed edges, and lots of fun activities to do at the back-the perfect gift for the Harriet Muncaster fan in your life.
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