Take a spin with The Treasure Hunter on an adventure that propels you down below the ocean, out west where things are wild and into outer space where cleaning is almost fun. Imaginations whirl as the The Treasure Hunter flies, drives and dives from one adventure to the next, seeking fortunes big and small to…
Ages 4 and up. When a young boy discovers a bee trapped in his bedroom he hides for fear of being stung. But when the amiable bee frantically explains all that bees do, the boy comes to understand how good things come in different packages: "Bees make honey. That much we know. Bees also spread…
Anyone who has ever tried to rouse a youngster out of bed will relate to the extreme measures that Flannery McKracken’s parents must take to get her ready for school. Waking Flannery requires the firing of a cannon, the orderliness of a marching band, not to mention the saintly composure of seven fairy godmothers. Here,…
From car pools and coffee klatches to life lessons for all, Johnston combines strips from her fifth and sixth cartoon collections—Just One More Hug and The Last Straw—inside this specially annotated edition. As creator Lynn Johnston illustrates inside this special treasury of America’s most popular family comic strip, For Better or For Worse, life moves…
Welcome to the crazy, dysfunctional world of Get Fuzzy. In this microcosm of nerdy vegan Rob Wilco’s apartment life abide his sociopathic cat Bucky and his guileless but often perceptive dog Satchel (and, yes, they are named after famed Negro Leagues baseball players). Their interactions and domestic repartee not only appeals to pet lovers but…
Chomp!, Accord’s latest innovation, pairs a board book with a working mouth, letting little readers make animals yawn, smile and growl. It’s a roaring good time! Accord is taking another big bite of innovation with Chomp! Our newest invention pairs a tot-friendly board book with an actual working mouth. The result is anything but ordinary….
Take a fresh look at what you put on the table with The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink, from one of America’s most popular restaurants. Take a fresh look at what you put on the table with The Founding Farmers Cookbook: 100 Recipes for True Food & Drink, from one of America’s…
Blue Chair Cooks with Jam & Marmalade is not only a comprehensive manifesto for cooking and baking with preserves, but also an exciting exploration of flavors and ingredients through 150 original recipes ranging from omelettes to ice creams. Building on the success of her James Beard Award-nominated Blue Chair Jam Cookbook, Rachel Saunders' Blue Chair…
Comics make learning fun! Comics have gone from “scourge of the classroom” to legitimate teaching tools, and the Common Core State Standards for scholastic achievement now explicitly recommend their use in the classroom.Reading With Pictures: Comics That Make Kids Smarter unites the finest creative talents in the comics industry with the nation’s leading experts in…
Maybe a cupcake will help? That's the slogan of one of the nation's most popular sweet spots, Smallcakes. Here are thirty of the best, fun, and easiest recipes for iced cupcakes, ice creams, and sweet treats from this fast growing company. More than just a super cookbook, this is the story of how Jeff Martin…
Be Patient, Don't Let the Haters In, Live in the Light, and Build Your Own Rainbow—these and many more inspiring reminders from Jeremyville fill the pages of Live Life Sunny Side Up. To break out of a creative funk, artist and designer Jeremyville began pairing positive affirmations with simple, yet thought-provoking drawings and posting them…
Published in 1875 in St. Louis, this volume in the American Antiquarian Cookbook Collection compiled by Ladies of St. Louis is a classic example of a “charity-community cookbook,” with recipes donated by women’s groups and church societies to raise funds for a local cause—in this case, the Women’s Christian Home. The category of “charity…