Recalling the past at her daughters' request, Lara tells the story of a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance, which causes her daughters to examine their own lives and reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.

A snarky tale of a very cranky book that might not be so cranky after all.

Introduces young readers to the sounds a variety of animals make with the help of illustrations created by Quentin Blake from Roald Dahl's classic books.

"Joan Sample is not living the life she expected. Now a widow and an empty-nester, she has become by her own admission something of a recluse. But after another birthday spent alone, she is finally inclined to listen to her sister, who has been begging Joan to reengage with the world. With her support, Joan gathers the courage to take some long-awaited steps: hiring someone to tame her overgrown garden, joining a grief support group, and even renting...

Clarisse, a street cat who loves books, finds a new home in the library as a read-aloud cat.

Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy.

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A little dragon learns how to make a taco.

In this engaging concept board book, Llama Llama learns about such opposites as big and small, awake and asleep, open and closed, and helps little ones learn them, too!

"Sparky the special figment agent delivers all the mail in the very orderly Fantastic Bureau of Imagination, until one day when all the unshared ideas in the world overflow and threaten to topple the whole building"--

Penguin gives a hippotamus all the reasons why he likes him and why he should become his personal penguin.