David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his newest collection of essays, David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His...

A never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children s story is brought to life by Caldecott Medal winners Philip Stead and Erin Stead. Johnny, forlorn and alone except for his pet chicken, meets a kind woman who gives him seeds that change his fortune, allowing him to speak with animals and sending him on a quest to rescue a stolen prince. In the face of a bullying tyrant king, Johnny and his animal friends come to understand that...

"If you love word games and riddles, you are really going to love this book! If you love cats, rats, rabbits, and baboons, then this book is for you! If you like reading or are just learning to read, this book is for you! Or if you don't yet know how to read but like playing with letters and words, or even if you are no good at reading, you don't even like the alphabet, you were just passing by and happened to see this book, or maybe you are just...

"A collection of comics about every kid's favorite school subject: recess"--

In "The Case of the Midnight Rustler" someone has been stealing calves from Uncle Johnny's pasture, and it's up to Hank and Slim to stop it. They set up camp in the field just north of the canyon. But before the rustlers even make an appearance, Hank must overcome poisoned weenies, weather a run-in with a larger than life guard dog, and survive a tussle with the coyote brothers. In "The Phantom in the Mirror" Pete the Barncat starts a rumor about...

In "The Curse of the Incredible Priceless Corncob" when Pete the Barncat offers to trade good, juicy steak scraps for a couple of old corncobs; Hank the Cowdog smells a rat. The cobs must be worth a fortune! So, armed with his Incredible Priceless Corncobs, Hank takes Early Retirement. But the life of luxury isn't what Hank expects. Everyone's after his treasure--even Drover! Can Hank save his fortune, or will he give it up for the sake of the ranch?...