Marshmallows for Martians


Book Description

The team behind Spaghetti with the Yeti is back with George's next adventure--to space Join George, a young and courageous explorer as he blasts into space, determined to find out what kind of sweets Martians like best. With his homemade rocket and map of the stars, George is sure the Martians will be easy to find, but when he touches down on the red planet, they are nowhere to be seen. George is alone--or is he? Could that really be a parade of alien musicians? This story is the perfect rhyming picture book read for boys and girls alike, especially if they like space, aliens, and adventure




Most Marshmallows


Book Description

Most marshmallows are born into marshmallow families, play with marshmallow friends, and go to marshmallow school where they learn to be squishy. Most marshmallows read a book before bed and then fall asleep to dream ordinary marshmallow dreams. Is this book about most marshmallows? It isn't. Because Rowboat Watkins knows that just like you, some marshmallows have big dreams, and just like you, these marshmallows can do anything they set their minds to. This sweet and silly book is an inspiring reminder that by being true to ourselves each of us can be truly extraordinary.




Martians Don't Take Temperatures


Book Description

The students at Bailey School suspect that the new school nurse, Mrs. Redding, is a Martian who has come to spy on Earth kids.




Marshmallows Galore


Book Description

What would you do if giant marshmallows fell from the sky? This whimsical story tells what a young boy does with his fluffy white treasure. He will amaze you with his compassion and delight you with his need the share with those around him.




What Did the Tree See


Book Description

'This beautifully drawn book is a delightful launchpad for home learning' – Sunday Times Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful non-fiction picture book follows the story of an oak tree on a hilltop as it witnesses life changing around it over the course of hundreds of years. From the time when hunters chased deer through the woodland, to when trees were cleared for farmland, to the smog and factories emerging during the industrial revolution., one majestic oak has seen it all, and now we can too. Accompanying pages at the end of the book include a timeline of events in world history across the periods featured in the poem, the life cycle of an oak tree, and prompts to help parents and children explore their own local history.




My Big Fantastic Family


Book Description

This funny and reassuring celebration of non-nuclear families will help children to understand that they will always be loved--even if parents separate or divorce. When Dad says that he's moving out, Lily-May feels all upside-down inside. But now Dad comes on Sundays, and they ride their bikes really fast and make secret dens together. Lily-May plays more just with Mom now, too--and when Mom's new partner Peter comes over, they play pirate ships! Sometimes, there are tricky moments--Lily-May hates it when Mum has to work late--but a birthday party with Lily-May's big fantastic family helps her realize just how many people love her. Beautifully written in rhyme by the award-winning authors of the bestselling George's Amazing Adventures series, this uplifting story with a diverse cast of characters embraces all the positive aspects of becoming part of a blended family after a divorce or separation.




Doughnuts for a Dragon


Book Description

A boy called George had a brilliant idea,To be like the heroes of old.He would go off and search for a dragon,To prove he was fearless and bold.Join George, a young and courageous explorer with all the pluck of a little Indiana Jones, as he zooms back in time to track down a dragon!George climbs in his time machine with only a scooter, some cakes, and tasty doughnuts to aid him in his quest. When he arrives in long, long ago he spies a dragon straight away! Or does he...?A fast-paced, funny, rhyming romp about princesses, witches, dragons and George, an intrepid kid determined to time travel and see a dragon. Perfect for kids ages 3 and up.A new paperback edition of an Egmont favourite.




Spaghetti with the Yeti


Book Description

A hilarious, rhyming monster romp of a story about--you guessed it--a yeti and some spaghetti "Hurrah " shouted George, "At last it is you. I've been looking so hard for the Yeti." The monster looked down with a horrible howl . . . "Are you bonkers? My name is Netty " Join George, a young and courageous explorer, determined to track down the elusive Yeti against all odds. Armed with only a map, a woolly hat, and a tin of spaghetti in his rucksack, George sets off on his quest up the steep mountain path--and spots the Yeti immediately But wait, just look at that lipstick. Can it really be the Yeti? This funny adventure story is the perfect, rhyming picture book read for boy and girl monster lovers.




What I'd Say to the Martians


Book Description

Jack Handey is one of America's favorite humorists, from his New Yorker pieces to his Deep Thoughts books and Saturday Night Live sketches. Now, in What I'd Say to the Martians, Handey regales readers with his incredible wit and wacky musings.




Catch & Release


Book Description

I should have died quick. But I didn't. I'm a miracle of modern medicine, only the medicine doesn't get much credit, I notice. People say I'm lucky, or I'm blessed, and then they turn away. I'm not the only miracle. There's Odd too. Polly Furnas had The Plan for the future. Get married to Bridger Morgan, for one. College, career, babies. Etc. All the important choices were made. It was all happily-ever-after as a diamond-ring commercial. But The Plan did not include a lethal drug-resistant infection. It did not include “some more reconstruction and scar revision in the future." And it certainly did not include Odd Estes, a trip to Portland in an ancient Cadillac to "tear Bridger a new one," fly fishing, marshmallows, Crisco, or a loaded gun. But plans change. Stories get revised and new choices must be made. Polly and Odd have choices. Surviving or not. Catch or release.