Resultados para "Childhood" en Humor

Now a major motion picture, H IS FOR HAPPINESS. WINNER: Victorian Premier's Literary Award, 2014 HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2014 SHORTLISTED: Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Prize for Children's Fiction, 2014 Candice Phee wants to bring light and laughter to those...

Are you afraid of the dark? Stella Batts never thought she was. In fact she's not feeling afraid of anything right now. She's just excited. Her class read the most books out of every class in school. The prize is a sleepover in the library. What could be better than that? Everyone is in pajamas, even the teachers. The kids break off into groups to go on a scavenger hunt. That's when Stella finds a really old book by an author who is also named Stella B. Though the subject matter is nothing this Stella would ever write about.

When twins Greta and Feliks lose their beloved Aunt Gisela to a poisoned marzipan cake and are sent to the ill-omened Schwartzgarten Reformatory for Maladjusted Children it seems their fate is sealed... that is until they are rescued by the glamorous and wealthy Olga Van Veenen, a fabulous...

Whether you're in middle school or middle aged, you will thoroughly enjoy this funny yet touching recollection of what it was like to grow up in the age of fanny packs, Game Boy and Chris Farley. Listen to Dad and Mom reminisce about the “glory days” to Jesse and Abigail, twin seven-year-olds whose curiosity knows no bounds. So, crack open a can of Crystal Pepsi, make sure your scrunchie isn’t too tight, and be transported to a world of Bob Barker, VHS, and Hi-C!

Brought to you by Penguin. We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine. This edition of Boy, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, is perfect for Dahl fans old and new. So, enter a world where invention and mischief can be found on every page and where magic might be...

I'm Dan Hope and inside my head I keep a list of things I want to come true. For example, I want my sister to go to university at the North Pole and only come back once a year. I want to help Sherlock Holmes solve his most daring mystery yet. I want to be the first eleven-year-old to land on the...

Meet Michael Shea Miller between the ages of eight to eighteen. Every day presented different challenges he had to overcome. From breaking his two front teeth rollerblading to his friend's house, to getting hit by a construction sign while body surfing in San Diego. He had to learn how to turn the frown upside down and smile that frown away. This is why he has decided to make a series of chapter books illustrating his "many mishaps" one decade at a time.

With the pawfect blend of humor and heart, celebrate the wacky and wonderful things about life with children in THE TROUBLE WITH CHILDREN (ACCORDING TO DOG)! The family dog has a LOT to get off his chest. Life with children can be . . . challenging. Between their loud shrieks, too-tight squeezes...

Leo LOVES Christmas. And this Christmas needs to be absolutely perfect, because it’s the first one without Mum. Only it all keeps going wrong! The fairylights are in a tangle, the tree’s wonky and the Christmas biscuits taste AWFUL. Soon Leo decides he’s had enough – he makes a heartfelt wish that it would all GO AWAY. Then Leo wakes up on Christmas morning – and it’s gone!! All of Christmas! But Leo isn’t going to let it get away that easily. With the help of his best friends, Prisha and Ivan, he sets out on a mission to undo his wish and get Christmas back.

Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl's imagination is the main attraction. Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. She... -rode on a unicycle -jumped on a trampoline...

What does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are worry warts? Make them rich, decides Keith. Very very rich. It's a brilliant plan, if it works.

"Doug's not like one of those posh guardian angels in the Bible," Gran used to say. "He's invisible, he doesn't do violence and he's very busy, so if you need him you've got to ask." I'm asking you now, Doug. Mitch needs help. Everyone hates him, but he's got a plan that'll make him the most popular bloke in town. If it doesn't kill him. He hopes his guardian angel is listening.

Salvatore d’Amato is determined to get a kiss before his birthday – easier said than done. From the bestselling and much-loved Jean Ure. No child is ever ordinary, and certainly not Salvatore d’Amato – or Sally Tomato, as he’s sometimes called. He’s out to get a girl and he has a...

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too! The star of the bestselling picture book series now has her own Level 1 I Can Read books that will keep newly...

Bloomsbury presents The Debi Gliori Audio Collection by Debi Gliori, read by Emilia Fox. _______________ A delightful audio collection of enchanting stories from the brilliantly inventive mind of Debi Gliori, including the bestselling No Matter What. From bestselling creator Debi Gliori comes an...

A whimsical children's book from New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado, Where'd My Giggle Go? helps your kids process their emotions in a fun, healthy way so they can transform from grumpy to laugh-out-loud happy. "I felt kind of cranky. I felt kind of sad. I can't tell you why, but I...