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Christmas Magic

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Betty Brooks Levie
Publisher: Pea Pod Tree Publishing

Jasmine’s Christmas Ride (Pony Tails)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Bonnie Bryant
Publisher: Bt Bound

Product Description
horse show, the Pony Tails are off to a rocky start when Corey is chosen over Jasmine to compete in the show, and Jasmine cannot overcome her hurt feelings.

If Everybody Did

Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Jo Ann Stover
Publisher: JourneyForth

Product Description
The hilarious and terrible consequences of everyone doing his own thing are portrayed by author/artist Jo Ann Stover in If Everybody Did. Children and adults alike will enjoy this precautionary tale with its concise rhyming text, and amusing illustrations.

I Just Forgot (A Little Critter Book)

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Funny, likeable Little Critter is at it again. In this appealing picture book about Mercer Mayer’s popular character, Little Critter struggles to remember what he is supposed to do each day. On rainy days he remembers his raincoat but forgets his boots. On [...]

The Night Before Christmas (Pictureback(R))

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Clement C. Moore
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Illus. in full color. America’s favorite Christmas poem is vividly depicted.

The Berenstain Bears’ Christmas Tree

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
It’s Christmastime in Bear Country, and Papa Bear is caught right in the middle of an ecological dilemma–every tree he picks to chop down is home to a fellow furred or feathered creature. Papa doesn’t have the heart to make them homeless, and [...]

Christmas in the Big Woods (Little House)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
Long ago, a little girl named Laura Ingalls lived in a little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin with her Pa, her Ma, her sisters, Mary and Carrie, and their good old bulldog, Jack. Winter was just around the corner, and Laura worked hard to help [...]

Miracle in a Shoe Box: A Christmas Gift of Wonder

Author: Franklin Graham
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc

Product Description
A nine-year-old boy and his young sister learn the happiness that comes from giving their best in this touching story of compassion, sacrifice, and redemption. And across the ocean, their Bosnian counterparts find themselves the grateful recipients of something far more precious than money can buy.

A Chair for My Mother 25th Anniversary Edition (Reading Rainbow Book)

Rating: (27 reviews)
Author: Vera B. Williams
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Product Description
After a fire destroys their home and possessions, Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save and save until they can afford to buy one big, comfortable chair that all three of them can enjoy.After their home is destroyed by a fire, Rosa, her mother and grandmother save [...]

Just My Friend & Me

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
The very popular Little Critter has a friend over to play and tries his best to be a good host. It’s a long afternoon. After his friend damages Little Critter’s bike by accident, leaves him in the tree house without a ladder, and [...]

Re-Zoom

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Istvan Banyai
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
Open this wordless book and take off on a mindbending visual journey full of twists, turns, and surprises. Zoom from an Egyptian pyramid to an exotic jungle to a sandy beach. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For in Istvan Banyai’s mysterious landscapes [...]

I’m Going to be a Big Sister

Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Brenda Bercun
Publisher: Nurturing Your Children Press

Product Description
Amanda’s mommy is pregnant and Amanda is going to be a big sister. In this story Amanda learns about preparing for the new baby’s arrival and what it truly means to be a big sister. Winner of the iParenting Media Book Awards Best of 2007.

The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Stuff in the closets, stuff in the drawers, stuff in the attic–too much stuff everywhere! Mama Bear convinces the family that cleaning out the house can not only simplify their cluttered lives, but also benefit those who are in need!

Tuesday

Rating: (83 reviews)
Author: David Wiesner
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
The unpredictable events of a particular Tuesday unroll before the reader with the precision and clarity of a silent movie. A Caldecott Medal book. Amazon.com Review
“Tuesday evening, around eight”–a deceptively mundane beginning for what proves to be a thrilling, miraculous, and surreal amphibian journey. Slowly and quietly on [...]

Roller Coaster

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Marla Frazee
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
Clickity, clackity.
Clickity, clackity.
The roller coaster car is going up, up, up to the highest spot. And at least one of the people in the car has never ridden on a roller coaster before . . . ever. Wheeeeeeee!

Amazon.com Review
All sorts of people ride roller coasters, people over a [...]

The Little Engine That Could

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Watty Piper
Publisher: Philomel

Product Description
Everyone loves The Little Engine That Could, that classic tale of the determined little engine that, despite its size, triumphantly pulls a train full of toys to the waiting children on the other side of a mountain.
Now the great Loren Long (Mr. Peabody’s Apples) has brilliantly re-illustrated this [...]

Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss

Rating: (48 reviews)
Author: Danica McKellar
Publisher: Plume

Product Description
The New York Times bestseller-from the author of Math Doesn’t Suck-teaches girls how to kick pre-algebra butt
In her New York Times bestselling books, actress and math genius Danica McKellar shatters the “math nerd” stereotype and gives girls the tools to ace middle-school math in her unique, just-us-girls style. [...]

The 39 Clues, Book 10: Into the Gauntlet

Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Product Description

Throughout the hunt for the 39 Clues, Amy and Dan Cahill have uncovered history’s greatest mysteries and their family’s deadliest secrets. But are they ready to face the truth about the Cahills and the key to their unmatched power? After a whirlwind race that’s taken them across five continents, [...]

Pretty Little Liars #2: Flawless

Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Sara Shepard
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

Product Description
In the exclusive town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, where the sweetest smiles hide the darkest secrets, four pretty little liars—Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna—have been very bad girls. . . .
Spencer stole her sister’s boyfriend. Aria is brokenhearted over her English teacher. Emily likes her new friend Maya [...]

Pretty Little Liars #5: Wicked

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Sara Shepard
Publisher: HarperTeen

Product Description

In idyllic Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four very pretty girls just can’t help but be bad. . . .

Hanna will do anything to be Rosewood’s queen bee. Spencer’s digging up her family’s secrets. Emily can’t stop thinking about her new boyfriend. And Aria approves a little too strongly of her [...]

Pretty Little Liars #8: Wanted

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Sara Shepard
Publisher: HarperTeen

Product Description
In Rosewood, majestic estates sprawl for acres, and Tiffany toggle bracelets dangle from every girl’s wrist. But not all that glitters is gold, and the town harbors secrets darker than anyone could imagine—like the truth about what really happened the night Alison DiLaurentis went missing. . . .
Back [...]

Happy Christmas, God (My Picture Prayer Book)

Author: Marie Aubinais
Publisher: Chariot Victor Pub

Product Description
A book of readings and prayers about the birth of Jesus and the religious aspects of Christmas.

Big Fun Christmas Crafts & Activities (Williamson Little Hands Book)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Judy Press
Publisher: Williamson Books

Product Description
Little hands will flourish, as Judy Press shows that creative expression, learning fun, and respect for others can be the themes of engaging Christmastime activities! Quick & easy sections provide simpler activities and crafts for younger children to do in shorter time periods. Activities & games range [...]

My Christmas Treasury (Little Golden Readers)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Kathryn Jackson
Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc

Product Description
From New Year’s Day to Christmas, June enjoys preparing for and celebrating all the holidays throughout the year.

Clifford’s First Christmas

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Norman Bridwell
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
The original Clifford’s Christmas is a perennial backlist favorite, with more than 710,000 copies sold, and now here’s Clifford as a puppy–in an original paperback that recounts his first Christmas ever with Emily Elizabeth.

The Jungle Book (Disney The Jungle Book) (Little Golden Book)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: RH Disney
Publisher: Golden/Disney

Product Description
A boy named Mowgli and a bear named Baloo become fast friends in Disney’s beloved classic, The Jungle Book.

Franny K. Stein’s Crate of Danger (Boxed Set): Lunch Walks Among Us; Attack of the 50-Ft. Cupid; The Invisible Fran; The Fran That Time Forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist)

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Jim Benton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Product Description
Franny K. Stein is not your average girl — she’s a mad scientist. She prefers poison ivy to daisies and piranha to goldfish, and when Franny jumps rope, she uses her pet snake.
Being a mad scientist is exciting, but it does have its drawbacks. [...]

Bedhead

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Margie Palatini
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Product Description
It was BIG.
It was BAD.
It was…BEDHEAD!
No doubt about it, Oliver’s having a very bad hair day. His parents and sister try to help. They push, they pull, they spritz and they spray; they goop, they glop, and they mousse. But Oliver’s hair is still [...]

SpongeBob’s Box of Books (Spongebob Squarepants)

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Various
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon

Product Description
Ahoy there, mateys! Here’s a boxful of treasure: six (count them, six!) rip-roaring 8 x 8 storybooks that you can take with you on all your seafaring — and landlubbing — adventures. And they’re all ready to go in this handy carrying case with a handle.
Included in this [...]

Katie Meets The Impressionists (Scholastic Bookshelf)

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: James Mayhew
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
“This British import pays joyful homage to the world of the Impressionists. When Katie and her grandmother visit an art museum to celebrate the elder’s birthday, the girl wanders into a gallery where she admires Claude Monet’s The Luncheon…. With a blink of her eyes, Katie is magically [...]

The Berenstain Bears and the Homework Hassle (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
In this timely First Time Book®, the Berenstains once again prove
they have their paws on the pulse of America! Mama and Papa Bear are stunned
when they receive a letter from Brother Bear’s teacher. Even though Brother
Bear sits down diligently every night with an [...]

Clifford, el gran perro colorado

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Scholastic en Espanol

Product Description
Can a dog play hide-and-seek? Not when he’s Clifford, the biggest dog in America. Written entirely in Spanish.

Christmas Magic

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Michael Garland
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
Emily knows there’s Christmas magic in the air when she slips out of bed and is greeted by a wild and enchanting scene: her pets are singing “Jingle Bells;” presents are flying around a spinning Christmas tree; mice are baking Christmas pies! And out the window, the snow-people [...]

Time for Bed

Rating: (156 reviews)
Author: Mem Fox
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books

Product Description
Darkness is falling everywhere and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in. ItÂ’s time for a wide yawn, a big hug, and a snuggle under the covers–sleep tight! “Working beautifully with the soothingly repetitive text, each painting conveys a warm feeling of [...]

Twelve Days of Christmas Presents

Author: Harriet Ziefert
Publisher: Sterling

Product Description
A fun twist on a favorite holiday song, and a truly dazzling countdown to Christmas.
On the first day of Christmas, my mommy gave to me, A puppy under the tree.
Kids will be singing with joy. What a magnificent Christmas present this beautiful book will be, with its shiny foil cover, spot [...]

A Christmas Wish (Lettice)

Author: Mandy Stanley
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books

Product Description
Lettice is a little rabbit with big dreams. When Lettice follows some children home and watches them decorate their Christmas tree, she never imagines that she will end up on the top branch dressed as a fairy! Another dream comes true for Lettice in this magical Christmas story, full [...]

Redheaded Robbie’s Christmas Story

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Bill Luttrell
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Product Description
One student from Mrs. Wallace’s second grade class will be chosen to tell a special Christmas story at the school assembly.When Redheaded Robbie’s name is pulled from the hat, the class groans.Poor Robbie! Whenever he is excited or nervous, his words come out all twisted and [...]

Christmas Story Book

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Ineke Verschuren
Publisher: Floris Books

Product Description
Over 50 stories including ones by Hans Christian Andersen, Leonid Andreiev, Jane Clement, Maxim Gorki, Gerhard Klein, Selma Lagerlof, Jeanna Oterdahl, Peter Rosegger, Ruth Sawyer, Edzard Schaper, Jakob Streit, Henry van Dyke.

Shadowland: The Immortals

Rating: (82 reviews)
Author: Alyson Noël
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

Product Description

Enter the realm of the Immortals—the #1 New York Times bestselling series that’s been acclaimed as breathtaking, mesmerizing, flawless and extraordinary.
 
Ever and Damen have traveled through countless past lives—and fought off the world’s darkest enemies—so they could be together forever.  But just when their long-awaited destiny [...]

Forget You

Rating: (28 reviews)
Author: Jennifer Echols
Publisher: Pocket

Product Description
WHY CAN’T YOU CHOOSE WHAT YOU FORGET . . .  AND WHAT YOU REMEMBER?  There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four- year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous [...]

11 Practice Tests for the SAT & PSAT, 2011 Edition (College Test Preparation)

Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: Princeton Review

Product Description
Get the book that gives  you plenty of practice and much, much, more! 11 Practice Tests for the SAT and PSAT, 2011 Edition, includes :
• 11 Total Practice Tests—10 for the SAT and 1 for the PSAT
• Detailed answers & explanations for every question
• Overview of SAT basics and content
• [...]

Maximum Ride: Saving the World (Maximum Ride Book #3)

Rating: (137 reviews)
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Product Description
In MAXIMUM RIDE: SAVING THE WORLD AND OTHER EXTREME SPORTS, the time has arrived for Max and her winged “Flock” to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of “Re-evolution”, a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select [...]

Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT, Book 3

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Daniel A. Reed
Publisher: Prestwick House Inc

Product Description
In 2005, the SAT implemented major revisions, including: New reading sections Analogies removed Multiple-Choice Grammar and Usage Questions Modified Reading Questions. Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT addresses all of the revisions in the test without vocabulary studies. Students will benefit from: Focused prefix, [...]

Realidades: Level 1

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Peggy Palo Boyles
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College

Rating: (44 reviews)
Author: Harlan Cohen
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Product Description
In college, there’s a surprise around every corner…
The #1 Student Handbook; Updated 3rd Edition
But that doesn’t mean you can’t be prepared! From sharing a bathroom with 40 strangers to sharing lecture notes, The Naked Roommate is your behind-the-scenes look at EVERYTHING you need to know about college [...]

A Christmas Carol

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: David McKay

Product Description
Illustrated by Arthur I. Keller, 1914 Edition.

Burn, Christmas! Burn!!

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Brian Gage
Publisher: Soft Skull Press

Product Description
Santa’s elves are tired of being third-rate drones in his oppressive sweatshop. The labor is backbreaking and the greedy Santa and his crotchety CFO, Mrs. Claus, have worn their patience thin. They’re mad as hell and they’re not going to take it anymore. In this hilarious [...]

The Night Before Christmas: A Classic Illustrated Edition

Author: Clement Moore
Publisher: Chronicle Books

Product Description
Written one Christmas Eve and first published anonymously in 1823, this perennial classic was intended to be a gift from a father to his children. Instead, it has become a gift to the world. This Classic Illustrated Edition features the original text and beautiful reproductions of works by some of [...]

Charles Dickens’ Complete Works (with 200 illustrations by Cruikshank, Phiz, Barnard, and Others, and 50 Steel Engravings) (The Home Library Edition, Our Mutual Friend, Martin Chuzzlewit, David Copperfield, Tale of Two Cities/Sketches by Boz, A Child’s History of England/Miscellanies, Christmas Stories/Reprinted Pieces, Oliver Twist/American Notes/Uncom’l Traveller, Great Expectations/Pictures from Italy/Mister Humphrey, Dombey and Son, Nicholas Nickleby, Old Curiousity Shop/Hard Times, Little Dorrit, Bleak House, Barnaby Rudge/Edwin Drood, Pickwick Papers)

Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Boston: Estes and Lauriat

Product Description
Antiquarian complete set of Dickens Works. Brown boards with gilt lettering. The Home Library Edition set of 15 books.

A Plantation Christmas (Christmas Classic)

Author: Julia Mood Peterkin
Publisher: Larlin Corporation