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Green Smoothies for Kids: Teach Your Children to Enjoy Healthy Eating
by Simone McGrathAre you tired of every meal time turning into a face-off with your child over a teaspoon of peas? Do you feel guilty and worried that your child is not getting enough veggies in their diet? Do you wish there was a simpler way to get your kids to like them? Well there is!Blitz them up, chug them down-that’s the order of the day. Moms no longer need to fret over their children's nutrition-this book is the answer they've been waiting for. It’s the complete "how to” guide to get even the most stubborn child on board with healthy green smoothies. The book is contains 35 scrumptious and nutritious recipes that have been divided into beginner, intermediate, and expert so everyone can work through them at a pace that best suits their lifestyle and their child. With a complete nutritional breakdown of all the best smoothie ingredients, readers will soon be blending their own masterpieces according to the specific health benefits they want for their family. This book explains why sugar is so bad for growing bodies and even includes a section on allergy substitutions. It’s packed full of practical tips and tricks to transition one's family into smoothie lovers, including a guide to selecting the best blender. As delicious as milkshake, few kids will be able to resist these amazing smoothies that are crammed full of goodness-in fact, after a while, they will be begging you to make them!Everything you could possibly need to get your kids started on green smoothies can be found in this comprehensive book.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Greenglass House: A Greenglass House Story (Greenglass House #1)
by Kate Milford Jaime ZollarsNational Book Award Nominee Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Nebula/Andre Norton Award NomineeNew York Times Bestseller It's wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler's inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his holidays relaxing. But on the first icy night of vacation, out of nowhere, the guest bell rings. Then rings again. And again. Soon Milo's home is bursting with odd, secretive guests, each one bearing a strange story that is somehow connected to the rambling old house. As objects go missing and tempers flare, Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, must decipher clues and untangle the web of deepening mysteries to discover the truth about Greenglass House--and themselves.
Greenville
by Dale PeckIn this novel based on real events, Dale Peck takes on the childhood of his father, Dale Peck Sr. Raised in poverty with seven brothers and sisters in suburban Long Island, terrorized by an abusive mother, Dale Sr.'s life changes when his alcoholic father dumps him at his uncle's dairy farm in upstate New York. There he begins to thrive, finding real love and connection with his Uncle Wallace and Aunt Bess. But he is ultimately unable to outrun the chaos and violence of his old life. A virtuoso work of great empathy and originality, Greenville is Peck's most heartfelt and haunted novel to date.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Greenwood: A Novel
by Michael ChristieIt’s 2038 and Jacinda (Jake) Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world’s last remaining forests. It’s 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, sprawled on his back after a workplace fall, calling out from the concrete floor of an empty mansion. <P><P>It’s 1974 and Willow Greenwood is out of jail, free after being locked up for one of her endless series of environmental protests: attempts at atonement for the sins of her father’s once vast and violent timber empire. <P><P>It’s 1934 and Everett Greenwood is alone, as usual, in his maple-syrup camp squat, when he hears the cries of an abandoned infant and gets tangled up in the web of a crime, secrets, and betrayal that will cling to his family for decades. <P><P>And throughout, there are trees: a steady, silent pulse thrumming beneath Christie’s effortless sentences, working as a guiding metaphor for withering, weathering, and survival. A shining, intricate clockwork of a novel, Greenwood is a rain-soaked and sun-dappled story of the bonds and breaking points of money and love, wood, and blood—and the hopeful, impossible task of growing toward the light.
Greenwood: A Novel
by Michael ChristieLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEFrom the award-winning author of If I Fall, If I Die comes a propulsive, multigenerational family story, in which the unexpected legacies of a remote island off the coast of British Columbia will link the fates of five people over a hundred years. Cloud Atlas meets The Overstory in this ingenious nested-ring epic set against the devastation of the natural world.They come for the trees. It is 2038. As the rest of humanity struggles through the environmental collapse known as the Great Withering, scientist Jake Greenwood is working as an overqualified tour guide on Greenwood Island, a remote oasis of thousand-year-old trees. Jake had thought the island's connection to her family name just a coincidence, until someone from her past reappears with a book that might give her the family history she's long craved. From here, we gradually move backwards in time to the years before the First World War, encountering along the way the men and women who came before Jake: an injured carpenter facing the possibility of his own death, an eco-warrior trying to atone for the sins of her father's rapacious timber empire, a blind tycoon with a secret he will pay a terrible price to protect, and a Depression-era drifter who saves an abandoned infant from certain death, only to find himself the subject of a country-wide manhunt. At the very centre of the book is a tragedy that will bind the fates of two boys together, setting in motion events whose reverberations we see unfold over generations, as the novel moves forward into the future once more. A magnificent novel of inheritance, sacrifice, nature, and love that takes its structure from the nested growth rings of a tree, Greenwood spans generations to tell the story of a family living and dying in the shadows cast by its own secrets. With this breathtaking feat of storytelling, Michael Christie masterfully reveals the tangled knot of lies, omissions, and half-truths that exists at the root of every family's origin story.
Greetings From Jamaica, Wish You Were Queer
by Mari SangiovanniMarie Santora comes from a volatile Italian family. But when she inherits her grandmother's estate and everyone turns nice and caring, Marie knows it's time to hit the road to Los Angeles, but not before one final family vacation.In Jamaica, Marie meets the woman who could change her life. But will she even talk to Marie after her family tells one too many of Marie's secrets? Don't miss this hilarious tale of lesbian love and family togetherness run amok. Greetings from Jamaica is a runner-up for the first annual Bywater Prize for Fiction.
Greetings from Witness Protection!
by Jake BurtNicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the U.S. Marshals’ best bet to keep a family alive. . . .The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation’s most notorious criminals. After all, the bad guys are searching for a family with one kid, not two, and adding a streetwise girl who knows a little something about hiding things may be just what the marshals need.Nicki swears she can keep the Trevor family safe, but to do so she’ll have to dodge hitmen, cyberbullies, and the specter of standardized testing, all while maintaining her marshal-mandated B-minus average. As she barely balances the responsibilities of her new identity, Nicki learns that the biggest threats to her family’s security might not lurk on the road from New York to North Carolina, but rather in her own past.Jake Burt's debut middle-grade novel Greetings from Witness Protection! is as funny as it is poignant.
Greta & Valdin: A Novel
by Rebecca K ReillyA TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS&’ CHOICE • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR &“A heartfelt portrait of a complex family.&” —People • &“Laugh-out-loud-funny.&” —Harper&’s Bazaar • &“Quintessential rom-com meets the delicious family sprawl of a Russian classic.&” —Vanity Fair The &“brilliant&” (Daily Mail, London) bestseller that follows a brother and sister as they navigate queerness, multiracial identity, and family drama, all while flailing their way to love—for fans of Schitt&’s Creek and Sally Rooney&’s Normal People.It&’s been a year since his ex-boyfriend dumped him and moved from Auckland to Buenos Aires, and Valdin is doing fine. He has a good flat with his sister Greta, a good career where his colleagues only occasionally remind him that he is the sole Maaori person in the office, and a good friend who he only sleeps with when he&’s sad. But when work sends him to Argentina and he&’s thrown back in his former lover&’s orbit, Valdin is forced to confront the feelings he&’s been trying to ignore—and the future he wants. Greta is not letting her painfully unrequited crush (or her possibly pointless master&’s thesis, or her pathetic academic salary...) get her down. She would love to focus on the charming fellow grad student she meets at a party and her friendships with a circle of similarly floundering twenty-somethings, but her chaotic family life won&’t stop intruding: her mother is keeping secrets, her nephew is having a gay crisis, and her brother has suddenly flown to South America without a word. Filled with &“kernels of humor and truth&” (Elle) and with an undeniable emotional momentum that builds to an exuberant conclusion, Greta & Valdin careens us through the siblings&’ misadventures and the messy dramas of their sprawling, eccentric Maaori-Russian-Catalonian family. An acclaimed bestseller in New Zealand, Greta & Valdin is fresh, joyful, and alive with the possibility of love in its many mystifying forms.
Greta and the Ghost Hunters
by Sam CopelandThe hilarious tale of a family coming to terms with its ghosts - literally.Greta Woebegone did not believe in ghosts until the day she was knocked over by a car and almost died. Then everything changed...Now Greta can not only see the spirits that haunt her ancestral home, she can talk to them too - from her grumpy Grandpa Woebegone and Percy the poo-pushing plague victim to the sinister spook in the cellar.Can Greta help the ghosts avoid being exorcised (a fate worse than undeath)? Can the ghosts help Greta stop her beloved Grandma being put in a home? And can they all help each other overcome the pain in their past that's holding them back from the future?From the acclaimed author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken comes a touching and side-splitting new story guaranteed to delight readers of nine and up.'Hilarious, fast-paced and full of heart' - Sunday Express'Funny, engaging and utterly heartfelt' - LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Gretchen Over the Beach
by R. W. AlleyOn a breezy summer day, Gretchen and her family head to the ocean. Gretchen wants to swim with her older brothers and sister, but everyone ignores her. When the wind steals her new sun hat, she catches it by its ribbon and is lifted into the sky, far, far above the beach, where a friendly seagull is happy to play. This ode to imagination is one of four small books each featuring a different sibling and season, created by children's book veteran R. W. Alley. Look for Mitchell on the Moon and Annabelle at the South Pole in Fall 2016.
Greyfriars House
by Emma FraserSecrets will be uncovered . . .'I was absolutely gripped . . . the atmospheric setting of Greyfriars intertwined with the grim reality of the war camps of Singapore was inspirational.' Linda Finlay'A thought-provoking and atmospheric read.' Evie GraceAn epic, sweeping drama about a family with secrets and a house shrouded in mystery, Greyfriars House is perfect for fans of Rachel Hore, Kate Morton, Kate Riordan and Tracey Rees. On a remote Scottish island sits Greyfriars House1939Nine-year-old Olivia Friel is delighted to be spending the summer at Greyfriars House, a place where her parents, their family and friends are always happy. But this year there's an underlying tension that Olivia doesn't understand. Then one night she sees something she's not meant to, and accidentally lets slip a devastating betrayal. 1984Charlotte Friel gets a call from her ailing mother, asking something she's never asked before: for Charlotte to come home. There are things Olivia needs to tell her daughter before it's too late, secrets to be shared about forgotten relatives and a mysterious house.Left reeling by recent events, Charlotte is unsure what path to follow. But eventually her curiosity, and a desire to escape her own life, lead her to Greyfriars House. Will she find the answers she needs to make peace with the past?Praise for Emma Fraser:'A gripping tale . . . romance, adventure and an intriguing underlying mystery' - Lancaster Guardian 'A heartbreaking novel of love and loss' - Blackpool Gazette 'A powerful and at times gritty tale of love and loss . . . a great, insightful read' - Novelicious 'An epic tale of one woman's determination to follow her dreams' - People's Friend'First rate' - Lovereading'Engaging and enjoyable' - The Historical Novel Society?
Greyfriars House
by Emma FraserOnce a home full of love, all that remains in Greyfriars House are secrets and lies . . .On a remote Scottish island sits Greyfriars House, a house haunted by unspoken words and family mysteries. But once it was a happy and comforting place and in the summer of 1939, family and friends gather to forget their fears about the impending war. Nine-year-old Olivia watches the grown-ups with fascination particularly her mother and her two aunts, the three daughters of the family who own the island. Then Olivia she sees something she isn't meant to and when the truth comes out it reverberates through the generations.Almost fifty years later, Olivia has fallen ill and urges her own daughter, Charlotte, to visit Greyfriars to reconnect the existing branches of the family. Charlotte is hesitant to get to know her great-aunts, women who have always shunned her mother, but curiosity and a desire to run from her own life get the better of her and she goes to the island.But Greyfriars House is a shadow of its former self and Charlotte finds her great-aunts tense and cautious. There is something they want to share with Charlotte, but in order to truly understand their secret Charlotte must first understand what happened to them before and during the war . . .
Greyfriars House
by Emma FraserSecrets will be uncovered . . .'I was absolutely gripped . . . the atmospheric setting of Greyfriars intertwined with the grim reality of the war camps of Singapore was inspirational.' Linda Finlay'A thought-provoking and atmospheric read.' Evie GraceAn epic, sweeping drama about a family with secrets and a house shrouded in mystery, Greyfriars House is perfect for fans of Rachel Hore, Kate Morton, Kate Riordan and Tracey Rees. On a remote Scottish island sits Greyfriars House1939Nine-year-old Olivia Friel is delighted to be spending the summer at Greyfriars House, a place where her parents, their family and friends are always happy. But this year there's an underlying tension that Olivia doesn't understand. Then one night she sees something she's not meant to, and accidentally lets slip a devastating betrayal. 1984Charlotte Friel gets a call from her ailing mother, asking something she's never asked before: for Charlotte to come home. There are things Olivia needs to tell her daughter before it's too late, secrets to be shared about forgotten relatives and a mysterious house.Left reeling by recent events, Charlotte is unsure what path to follow. But eventually her curiosity, and a desire to escape her own life, lead her to Greyfriars House. Will she find the answers she needs to make peace with the past?Praise for Emma Fraser:'A gripping tale . . . romance, adventure and an intriguing underlying mystery' - Lancaster Guardian 'A heartbreaking novel of love and loss' - Blackpool Gazette 'A powerful and at times gritty tale of love and loss . . . a great, insightful read' - Novelicious 'An epic tale of one woman's determination to follow her dreams' - People's Friend'First rate' - Lovereading'Engaging and enjoyable' - The Historical Novel Society?
Grief Girl: My True Story
by Erin VincentIT'S JUST ANOTHER October day until Erin Vincent's parents are hit by a speeding tow truck. Mom dies instantly. Dad dies one month later after doctors assure Erin that he's going to make it. Erin and her teenaged sister, Tracy, are left to raise their baby brother, Trent--and each other. Their beloved uncles blow what little money they had, family "friends" disappoint, kids at school are jealous, and their grandparents threaten to take Trent away from them. This is Erin's story.
Grief Is the Thing with Feathers: A Novel
by Max PorterHere he is, husband and father, scruffy romantic, a shambolic scholar--a man adrift in the wake of his wife's sudden, accidental death. And there are his two sons who like him struggle in their London apartment to face the unbearable sadness that has engulfed them. The father imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness, while the boys wander, savage and unsupervised.In this moment of violent despair they are visited by Crow--antagonist, trickster, goad, protector, therapist, and babysitter. This self-described "sentimental bird," at once wild and tender, who "finds humans dull except in grief," threatens to stay with the wounded family until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss lessens with the balm of memories, Crow's efforts are rewarded and the little unit of three begins to recover: Dad resumes his book about the poet Ted Hughes; the boys get on with it, grow up.Part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's extraordinary debut combines compassion and bravura style to dazzling effect. Full of angular wit and profound truths, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers is a startlingly original and haunting debut by a significant new talent.
Grilled Cheese? Yes, Please!
by Tim KleynGet ready for another deliciously cozy story from the creator of Set Sail for Pancakes!&“A fun, snuggly read-aloud that will get tummies rumbling.&”—BCCBA stormy and windy night is the perfect time to make a grilled cheese. But Margot is worried about Mama. She left in her little sailboat hours ago and the storm is raging! As Margot and Grandpa welcome other busy seafarers into their home to shelter from the storm, her hope--and sandwich supplies--begin to run low. Will Margot ever be able to make Mama that grilled cheese?Grilled Cheese? Yes, Please! provides a gentle but beautiful reminder about the importance of community, helping others, and--most importantly--the healing power of a perfectly made grilled cheese.
Grimwood: Five Freakishly Funny Fables
by Nadia ShireenA special World Book Day adventure in the wildly funny new series from award-winning Nadia Shireen.Perfect for readers age 7 to 107, fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, Mr Gum, Loki and David Walliams, and anyone who loves to laugh. Welcome to Grimwood! Join the residents of the woods where anything can happen, as they tell stories around the campfire. You&’ll hear weird and wonderful tales from Titus the stag, mayor of Grimwood, Nancy the fox with attitude, Willow the excitable rabbit, Frank the no-nonsense owl, and Ingrid the movie-star duck. Expect the unexpected, and be warned: you may laugh your head off . . .For another freakishly funny tale with the same cast of cracking animal characters, check out Grimwood, the first book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling, outrageously comical, fully illustrated series for humans (both young and old at heart).Praise for Grimwood:&‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.&’ ― Richard Osman&‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.&’ ― Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates&‘I CACKLED ALOUD on practically every page. Comic gold, tinged with such tenderness.&’― Kiran Millwood Hargrave'Gloriously anarchic, properly funny and highly illustrated with dynamic black-and-white art, this is a quirky delight for children – and their parents, too.' ― The Bookseller'Dark, original and laugh-out-loud funny' ― The Times'This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny.' ― Rob Biddulph, author of Peanut Jones'Like Watership Down, but funny. You&’ll laugh hysterically on every page.' ― Caitlin Moran'Fantastic.' ― Lauren Laverne'Pure genius!' ― Louie Stowell, author of Loki'Made us laugh out loud.' ― Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser'You&’re in for a treat!' ― Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways'Utterly HILARIOUS' ― Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz'Fizzes with mad energy. Brilliantly addictive. ― Phil Earle, author of When the Sky Falls
Grimwood: Laugh your head off with the funniest new series of the year, from award-winning Nadia Shireen (Grimwood #1)
by Nadia Shireen&‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.&’ Richard Osman&‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.&’ Liz Pichon, author of Tom GatesLaugh your head off with this fully-illustrated new series from award-winning Nadia Shireen. Perfect for readers age 7 to 107, fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, Mr Gum and David Walliams, and anyone who loves to laugh. Fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are on the run from Princess Buttons, the scariest street cat in the Big City. They flee for Grimwood, expecting to find refuge in the peaceful countryside. Instead, they are met with thieving eagles, dramatic ducks, riotous rabbits and a whole host of unusual characters. Grimwood is . . . weird. But when Princess Buttons tracks them down, Nancy and Ted and the animals of Grimwood must unite in a mind-bending race against time . . . This memorable, distinctive and warm-hearted comedy series will have kids begging to read more. Nadia Shireen has won awards for her picture books including the UKLA Book Award for Good Little Wolf, and her latest, Barbara Throws a Wobbler, has been described as a &‘little doorway of joy&’ by Caitlin Moran. She&’s also been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and has been Writer-Illustrator in Residence for BookTrust. Grimwood is her first series for older readers.PRAISE FOR GRIMWOOD: 'Gloriously anarchic, properly funny and highly illustrated with dynamic black-and-white art, this is a quirky delight for children – and their parents, too.' ? The Bookseller 'Dark, original and laugh-out-loud funny' -- The Times 'This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny.' -- Rob Biddulph 'Like Watership Down, but funny. You&’ll laugh hysterically on every page.' -- Caitlin Moran 'Fantastic.' -- Lauren Laverne 'Pure genius!' -- Louie Stowell 'Made us laugh out loud.' -- Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser 'You&’re in for a treat!' -- Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways 'Utterly HILARIOUS' -- Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz PRAISE FOR NADIA SHIREEN: 'Shireen&’s latest book confirms her as one of the brightest and best picture book creators working in Britain today ... Sensational.' - Observer
Grimwood: Party Animals (Grimwood #4)
by Nadia ShireenPRE-ORDER NOW! Return to the forest where anything can happen. An unmissable new book in Nadia Shireen&’s bestselling and wildly funny illustrated comedy adventure series, Grimwood!Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Bunny vs Monkey and anyone who likes to laugh. Sharon the Party Crow has lost her mojo! Three parties in one day have proved too much for Grimwood&’s favourite raving resident, and now it&’s up to Ted, Nancy, Willow, and the rest of the gang to help Sharon get her groove back. Teamwork, friendship and, most importantly, dance skills, will all be put to the test as the gang try to get the party started again! Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs and surprises, this is the must-read fourth title in the bestselling and fantastically anarchic Grimwood series. More books in the Grimwood series:Grimwood Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster!Praise for the Grimwood series:'Grimwood is where I want to be. A carnival of crazed confused comical critters that is more real than real life. Lots of things make me laugh but Grimwood makes me laugh out loudest.' Frank Cottrell-Boyce'The inside of Nadia Shireen's brain must be a fun place to be because there are SO MANY funny jokes and hilarious moments in Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! GO read it now!' Maisie Chan, author of Branford Boase winning Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths&‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.&’ Richard Osman'Pure genius!' Louie Stowell&‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.&’ Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates
Grimwood: The funniest book you'll read this winter! (Grimwood #3)
by Nadia ShireenVenture back to Grimwood in the wildly funny third book in Nadia Shireen's bestselling and brilliantly anarchic illustrated comedy-adventure series. Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good, Bunny vs Monkey and anyone who likes to laugh. A Bigfoot is on the loose! Ted, Nancy, Willow and the rest of the Grimwood gang must embark on their greatest adventure yet to save their home from a nasty, thieving stink monster. Monster hunters are GO!Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs and surprises, this is the must-read third title in the bestselling and fantastically funny Grimwood series.OUT NOW! Nadia Shireen has won awards for her picture books including the UKLA Book Award for Good Little Wolf and most recently for Barbara Throws a Wobbler, which has been described as a &‘little doorway of joy&’ by Caitlin Moran. She&’s also been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and has been Writer-Illustrator in Residence for BookTrust. Grimwood is her first series for older readers and has been shortlisted for the 2022 Branford Boase Award and the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards.Praise for the Grimwood series: 'Grimwood is where I want to be. A carnival of crazed confused comical critters that is more real than real life. Lots of things make me laugh but Grimwood makes me laugh out loudest.' Frank Cottrell-Boyce'The inside of Nadia Shireen's brain must be a fun place to be because there are SO MANY funny jokes and hilarious moments in Grimwood: Let the Fur Fly! GO read it now!' Maisie Chan, author of Branford Boase winning Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths &‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.&’ Richard Osman'Pure genius!' Louie Stowell&‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.&’ Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates
Grimwood: the wildly funny adventure – laugh your head off! (Grimwood #2)
by Nadia ShireenLaugh your head off in this second adventure in the bestselling, highly acclaimed Grimwood series. Your favourite fox cub siblings Ted and Nancy are back with an all-new wildly funny story that will have children (and their grown-ups) begging for more. Perfect for readers age 7+, and fans of Dog Man, Roald Dahl, David Walliams, Loki, Bunny vs Monkey and anyone who likes to laugh. Ted and Nancy love their new life in Grimwood – the forest where anything can happen. But the dastardly mayor of neighbouring town Twinklenuts is on a mission to take over Grimwood and kick everyone out. Ted and Nancy must muster up bags of courage, rally their friends, and show off their treebonking skills to save the home they&’ve grown to love. Fully illustrated throughout and full of heart, laughs and surprises, this is the must-read second title in the bestselling and fantastically funny Grimwood series.PRE-ORDER NOW! Grimwood: Party Animals, the must-read fourth Grimwood adventure coming June 2024. Nadia Shireen has won awards for her picture books including the UKLA Book Award for Good Little Wolf and most recently for Barbara Throws a Wobbler, which has been described as a &‘little doorway of joy&’ by Caitlin Moran. She&’s also been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and has been Writer-Illustrator in Residence for BookTrust. Grimwood is her first series for older readers.PRAISE FOR GRIMWOOD: 'Grimwood is where I want to be. A carnival of crazed confused comical critters that is more real than real life. Lots of things make me laugh but Grimwood makes me laugh out loudest.' – Frank Cottrell-Boyce &‘Funny, anarchic, original and gloriously silly.&’ – Richard Osman &‘Ted and Nancy are my favourite funny foxes EVER.&’ – Liz Pichon, author of Tom Gates &‘I CACKLED ALOUD on practically every page. Comic gold, tinged with such tenderness.&’ – Kiran Millwood Hargrave 'Gloriously anarchic, properly funny and highly illustrated with dynamic black-and-white art, this is a quirky delight for children – and their parents, too.' – The Bookseller 'Dark, original and laugh-out-loud funny' – The Times 'This book made my face hurt! Relentlessly funny.' – Rob Biddulph 'Like Watership Down, but funny. You&’ll laugh hysterically on every page.' – Caitlin Moran 'Fantastic.' – Lauren Laverne 'Pure genius!' – Louie Stowell 'Made us laugh out loud.' – Jim Smith, author of Barry Loser 'You&’re in for a treat!' – Selom Sunu, illustrator of Look Both Ways 'Utterly HILARIOUS' – Sophy Henn, author-illustrator of Pizazz &‘Every page of the book zings with invention and joie de vivre&’ – The Financial Times
Gringolandia
by Lyn Miller-LachmannDaniel's papá, Marcelo, used to play soccer, dance the cueca, and drive his kids to school in a beat-up green taxi-- all while publishing an underground newspaper that exposed Chile's military regime. After papá's arrest in 1980, Daniel's family fled to the United States. Now Daniel has a new life, playing guitar in a rock band and dating Courtney, a minister's daughter. He hopes to become a US citizen as soon as he turns eighteen. When Daniel's father is released and rejoins his family, they see what five years of prison and torture have done to him. Marcelo is partially paralyzed, haunted by nightmares, and bitter about being exiled to "Gringolandia". Daniel worries that Courtney's scheme to start a bilingual human rights newspaper will rake up papá's past and drive him further into alcohol abuse and self-destruction. Daniel dreams of a real father-son relationship, but he may have to give up everything simply to save his papá's life. This powerful coming-of-age story portrays an immigrant teen's struggle to reach his tortured father and find his place in the world.
Grip of the Shadow Plague (Fablehaven #3)
by Brandon MullStrange things are afoot at Fablehaven. The book takes off right were the second book ended, during the same summer of their second year at Fablehaven. Kendra and Seth helped save Fablehaven from the Society of the Evening Star, but new troubles present themselves almost immediately. Kendra and Seth discover that someone, or something, has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. For the first time, Kendra and Warren must visit another magical preserve. Another hidden artifact must be recovered from Lost Mesa in Arizona. New friends are introduced and new magical creatures of light and darkness are confronted. Can the plague be stopped? Can the artifact be found? Is the Sphinx a traitor? Will the plague eclipse all light at Fablehaven?
Gritar a la lluvia
by Lynda Mullaly HuntDe la autora de Como pez en el árbol, bestseller del New York Times, llega esta hermosa historia sobre aprender a amar a la familia que se tiene. A Delsie le encanta saber cuál será el estado del tiempo; últimamente, sin embargo, parece que las tormentas están en su propia vida. Siempre ha vivido con su bondadosa abuela, pero ahora mira su realidad de manera diferente y quisiera poder tener una "familia normal". Delsie también percibe otros cambios en el aire: el más doloroso es la sensación de haber perdido a una amiga. Por fortuna, tiene vecinos que la apoyan y a Ronan, un nuevo amigo, muy amable y valiente, al que también le pesan sus propias pérdidas. Mientras Ronan y Delsie recorren Cape Cod en sus aventuras, ambos aprenden lo que significa estar enojado en lugar de triste, sentirse roto en lugar de completo y abandonado en lugar de amado. Y que, juntos, pueden enfrentar cualquier tormenta.
Grizzly Dad
by Joanna HarrisonEveryone knows that sometimes dads can be grumpy and grouchy and grizzly . . . But what would YOU do if your dad turned into a great big grizzly bear? Open this book to find out what it's like to have a real GRIZZLY DAD!