Presents the fiftieth-anniversary edition of Ezra Jack Keats's story, in which a little boy named Peter spends an exciting day playing in the new-fallen snow in his red snowsuit. Includes bonus materials.

A shortened, simplified version of an adventure in seventeenth-century France, when young d'Artagnan initially quarrels with, then befriends, three musketeers and joins them in trying to outwit the enemies of the king and queen.

Judy's big plans for the summer seem ruined when two of her best friends go away, and then her parents leave her and Stink with Aunt Opal, but a new "thrill-a-delic" plan has her racing toward fun.

Stepping far afield from his medical studies, Victor Frankenstein brings to life a human form he has fashioned from scavenged organs and body parts. Horrified by his achievement, he turns his back on his creation, only to learn the danger of such neglect. As the creature educates itself and learns how cruel mankind can be to something that they deem monstrous, he demands that Victor make him a companion, an Eve to his Adam. When Victor refuses, his...

This magical story begins on an island far away where an imaginary friend is born. He patiently waits his turn to be chosen by a real child, but when he is overlooked time and again, he sets off on an incredible journey to the bustling city, where he finally meets his perfect match and'at long last'is given his special name: Beekle. The #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator Dan Santat'creator of After the Fall and...

Two unseen characters argue about whether the creature they are looking at is a rabbit or a duck.

A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood. It is one of the best-loved classic poetry collections ever written and is illustrated here by the world-famous artist Michael Foreman in a beautiful new gift edition, with a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith.

Gerald the elephant tries to tell Piggie that ball-throwing is serious business, but Piggie just wants to have fun. Gerald gets serious about teaching Piggie to throw a ball, but Piggie, as usual, just wants to have fun.

Three tales from Kipling?s ?Jungle Books?. "Mowgli?s Brothers" tells the story of Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves and under the protection of Baloo the bear and Bagheera the black panther, as they face the threat of the tiger, Shere Khan. In "The King?s Ankus", Mowgli is led to a vast treasure in a hidden city by the python, Kaa. He does not realize, however that the allure of the treasure leads men to kill... In "Red Dog", Mowgli and his wolfpack...

Lonely without friends her age to play with, Sister Bear is delighted when a new little girl cub moves into the house down the road.