A calico cat, about to have kittens, hears the lonely howl of a chained-up hound deep in the backwaters of the bayou. She dares to find him in the forest, and the hound dares to befriend this cat, this feline, this creature he is supposed to hate. They are an unlikely pair, about to become an unlikely family. Ranger urges the cat to hide underneath the porch, to raise her kittens there because...

Kitty Kocia and her friend Pacek find out that a smile has great power. On a walk, they smile 'good morning' to people they meet and notice that everyone's mood immediately improves. They decide to smile as often as possible and say nice things to people.

Funny poems for children that contain all sorts of harmful advice.

Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth”?

Deep in the rain forest, danger awaits... Glory knows the dragon world is wrong about her tribe. After all, she isn't 'as lazy as a RainWing' -- she isn't lazy at all! Maybe she wasn't meant to be one of the dragonets of destiny, as the older dragons constantly remind her, but Glory is sharp and her venom is deadly... except, of course, no one knows it. When the dragonets seek shelter in the...

In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts...

The American animal writer Ernest Seton-Thompson (1860–1946) was one of the first to make animals and birds the heroes of his works. Perhaps it was he who laid the foundation for a new, realistic trend in the literature about animals, because no one had ever depicted their behavior and habits so truthfully and reliably. His first book of short stories from the life of wild animals became so...

One day Moomintroll and his friends found a black cylinder on the top of a mountain out of nowhere. Imagine their surprise when it turned out that this hat was magic! And I must say, her pranks-transformations managed to do a lot of things before the real owner of the hat showed up - a lonely Wizard.

The fairy-tale characters Moomins were born in the 1930s at the behest of the writer and talented artist Tove Jansson. It is thanks to them that Tove Jansson is known and loved all over the world - books about the Moomins have been translated into more than 30 languages. This is not surprising, because the inhabitants of the hospitable valley are so nice and kind. But at first, Jansson thought...

The Troll longs for a juicy goat to eat – but he's stuck with boring old fish for supper. Bother! Meanwhile, Hank Chief and his pirate crew love fish, but without a decent recipe their slimy, soggy dinner is even worse. If only they could find their buried treasure and pay for a ship's cook . . . but it seems they've sailed to the wrong island. Again.