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Jack Miller has spent his entire nine years in the same house on the same street in the same town with the same best friend. One day, while delivering papers on his same ordinary paper route, Jack finds himself amidst a very unordinary world. A world where strange and silly monsters become his friends. This is the complete series of adventures that Jack and his best friend, Annabelle, will have in the secret world that Jack discovers that fateful day.

Spiele zocken und Pizza essen war gestern! Plötzlich fühlt Jack sich wie in einem "Let's Play"-Video. Gerade war er noch ein ganz normaler Teenager. Jetzt wurde seine Stadt von Zombies überrannt. Und nun muss er mit seinen Gamer-Freunden die Untoten abwehren. Ein Glück, dass seine Videospiele ihn perfekt auf die Zombie-Apokalypse vorbereitet haben! Doch nun scheinen die Monster abzuwandern. Die Spur führt in eine sehr seltsame Pizzeria. Und Jack erfährt mehr über die Monster, als ihm lieb ist.

One sleepless night, young Jack is suddenly whisked away from his bed by a glowing clock. He tumbles down a vibrant tunnel of lights, landing with a "SPLAT!" in a pile of green goo. There, he meets Goopie, a quirky yellow creature who introduces him to Slime City—a fantastical world where all the world's slime retires! As Jack explores this gooey realm, he wonders about his connection to Goopie. Just as the adventure deepens, a loud noise sends him back to his own bed. Was it a dream, or did Jack truly visit Slime City?

Se quegli elfacci di Babbo Natale (quelli che consegnano regali ai bambini buoni) non fossero poi così buoni? E se gli Skramp (quelli che consegnano incubi ai bambini malvagi) non fossero così cattivi come li hanno sempre raccontati? Jack è stanco di consegnare incubi, e ha in mente un piano per cambiare tutto. Ma dovrà fare i conti con Babbo Natale e con un’elfa imprevista che sconvolgerà tutto. Non importa se ti senti più Elfo o Skramp, quello che conta è lasciarsi trasportare dall’avventura insieme a Jack lungo "La via dei Giocattoli" alla ricerca della vera essenza del Natale.

Jack B. Ninja! Jack, be quick! Jack, jump over the bamboo stick! Secret mission starts tonight. Hide in shadow, out of sight. In this imaginative ninja fantasy inspired by the classic nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble", cheer on Jack as he sneaks over castle walls, swims through hidden tunnels, and uncovers a secret treasure - all while avoiding detection. But when Jack unwittingly springs a trap in the middle of his mission, will he be able to use his ninja skills to escape the bandits and make it back home?

Jack and the Manger retells the story of Jesus’ birth as if it were a Newfoundland folktale. It’s all seen through the eyes of Jack, the hero of many a story, who befriends a young couple on their walk to Bethlehem. There’s a bit of "angel talk", some gravel pit camping, an edge-of-your-seat birth drama, and the low-down on how Caesar Augustus’ "count-and-tax plan" brought them all together.

The tale is set during King Arthur's reign. The witty Jack encounters terrible giants, each one more threatening and dangerous than the others. They devour cattle, emprison women, and maintain the country in a state of fear and confusion; but, armed only with his brain and a few magical objects he gathered, Jack will gain the advantage and slay the monsters.

Jack in a Mysterious World is a story full of adventure in a different world.

Kim Fupz Aakeson og Lilian Brøgger har sammen skabt denne usædvanlige billedbog. Det meste ligger øde. Meget er i stykker. De voksne er væk. Der er en dreng der hedder Jack. Der er også en pige. Jack finder en hammer i dyngerne. Pigen finder en sav. Hun hedder Melissa. De bliver enige om at bygge noget. Et hus. Det ser nemlig ud til at det snart vil begynde at regne ... En dystopi i børnehøjde, eller er det en utopi?

Tizzie, aged nearly 11, and Louis, aged seven-and-three-quarters, are on holiday in Cornwall when they enter Echo Cave and are transported through the Crystal Pool to the amazing and mysterious Kingdom of Kernowland in Erthwurld. Kidnapped by the nasty Melanchol Drym to be sold as slaves to Captain Pigleg and his pirates, they are soon separated in a slave auction at the Polperro Inn. Their plight looks hopeless.... until Louis is helped by the kindly Mr. Sand.