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James Thurber
The 13 Clocks
by NYR Children's Collection (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-07-29)
Once upon a time, in a gloomy castle on a lonely hill, where there were thirteen clocks that wouldn’t go, there lived a cold, aggressive Duke, and his niece, the Princess Saralinda. She was warm in every wind and weather, but he was always cold. His hands were as cold as his smile, and almost as cold as his heart. He wore gloves when he was asleep, and he wore gloves when he was awake, which made it difficult for him to pick up pins or coins or the kernels of nuts, or to tear the wings from nightingales.So begins James Thurber’s sublimely revamped fairy tale, The 13 Clocks, in which a wicked Duke who imagines he has killed time, and the Duke’s beautiful niece, for whom time seems to have run out, both meet their match, courtesy of an enterprising and very handsome prince in disguise. Readers young and old will take pleasure in this tale of love forestalled but ultimately fulfilled, admiring its upstanding hero (”He yearned to find in a far land the princess of his ...
Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)
by Hyperion Book CH (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-05-06)
As an incoming freshman, Percy isn't expecting his high school orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos's army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop them, Percy and his demigod friends will set out on a quest through the Labyrinth-a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn. Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this fourth book promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)
by Scholastic Paperbacks (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-07-25)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Giant hardcover edition
by Philomel (Hardcover)
The Giving Tree 40th Anniversary Edition Book with CD
by HarperCollins (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2004-03-30)
Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Boxed Set, The (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
by Hyperion Book CH (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-09-16)
Humans and half-bloods alike agree--Percy Jackson and the Olympians is a series fit for heroes! Re-live the adventure from the beginning with this boxed set of the first three books. The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. When his mom tells him the truth about where he came from, she takes him to the one place he'll be safe--Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island). There, Percy learns that the father he never knew is actually Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon Percy finds himself caught up in a mystery that could lead to disastrous consequences. Together with his friends--a satyr and other the demigod daughter of Athena--Percy sets out on a quest to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods. The Sea of Monsters After a summer spent trying to prevent a catastrophic war among the Greek gods, Percy ...
Richard Scarry
Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks from A to Z (A Chunky Book(R))
by Random House Books for Young Readers (Board book) (Release Date: 1990-10-03)
Illustrated in full color. This car-and- truck-filled alphabet extravaganzathat starts with an ambulance and ends with a zippercar, is shaped like LowlyWorm's applemobile.
Christopher Paolini
Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2)
by Knopf Books for Young Readers (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2005-08-23)
Mem Fox
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
by Harcourt Children's Books (Hardcover)
As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, everywhere, all over the world! This is a gorgeously simple picture book for very young children, and once you finish the rhythmic, rhyming text, all you’ll want to do is go back to the beginning . . . and read it again! The luminous watercolor illustrations of these roly-poly little ones from a variety of backgrounds are adorable, quirky, and true to life, right down to the wrinkles, dimples, and pudges in their completely squishable arms, legs, and tummies.
Dr. Seuss
Horton Hears A Who!
by Random House Books for Young Readers (Hardcover) (Release Date: 1954-08-12)
