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Can a perky little bird with an eye for neatness and a very messy monster find a way to be friends? Kalinka's a showy little bird with an eye for neatness, but her grumpy neighbor Grakkle doesn't care one bit about cleaning. He just wants to relax in his favorite chair and soak his feet in a cool bucket of pickle juice. "Grakk!" he complains as Kalinka "tidies up" his messes. "You're welcome," she responds. They simply aren't on the same wavelength. Can an unfortunate accident, plus a little humor and empathy, help an odd couple like this see eye to eye?

Charlie the Cavalier is a family friendly dog that bring smiles to children’s faces. Charlie brings to you family friendly jokes to make kids and adults smile. Enjoy this book with the children in your life.

What happens to all those socks that go missing? Monsters eat them, of course! Second, third, and fourth graders will love the easy-to-understand story and the colorful illustrations!

Isabella Blankenship's sixth-grade year is off to a bad start. She is facing a butt-kicking after class from what happened on the school bus. Her teacher is rather odd and also stands seven feet tall. Her shoes are soaked, and she has to eat lunch with her teacher. This day just keeps getting better and better.

Little Boy Zombie lives on a big farm just outside of Romero Town with Mama Zombie, Papa Zombie, and Rex the Zombie Dog. One day, while Mama Zombie and Papa Zombie are away, Boy Zombie is left in charge of the farm. But when he gets bored, he decides to play a prank on the citizens of Romero Town. He yells toward town, "Humans here, humans here!" And everyone comes shambling to the farm to help. When they discover they've been tricked, Boy Zombie is warned by his elders: "Don't cry 'humans' when there are no humans!" But will he learn his lesson in time?

When Vinnie the zombie smashes his way in to the fruit and vegetable shop where six-year-old Annie is waiting in hiding for her mother to come back for her, Annie isn’t sure what to do. But Vinnie isn’t like other zombies. A vegetarian in life, it looks like Vinnie may also be one in death, and it may not be Annie who’s in danger after all.

A fun scary listen for children who enjoy scary stories. We listen to scary fiction stories for many reasons. One reason is for excitement. Another reason is to face our fears. When I was 11 years old, I had nightmares for weeks about a giant chasing me. I would wake up in a cold sweat. I told my Mom, who said next time that you have a bad dream, “Look the giant in the eyes and say, BOO!” It worked. Face your fears.

Super Mario Bros meets Captain Underpants in this action-packed comedy sure to make a splash! James Patterson presents: The Titans of the Toilet! The Wonders from Down Under! Nitro City's very own sewer superheroes: The Plumbers! Thirteen-year-old Sully Stringfellow has always admired the great...

Professor Brausewein hat eine Zeitmaschine gebaut! Und die katapultiert die Olchi-Kinder geradewegs in die Urzeit. Dort treffen sie einen kleinen Dinosaurier, der seine Mama sucht. Klar, dass die Olchis ihm helfen! Doch schnell merken die Olchis, dass das Leben in der Urzeit ganz schön gefährlich ist. Nicht nur finstere Echsen, auch ein gefräßiger T-Rex hat es auf das Dino-Baby abgesehen. Werden die Olchis den Kleinen in Sicherheit bringen können, bevor Brausewein sie zurück nach Schmuddelfing holt?

Mystery Underground is a collection of scary short stories for kids, middle-grade listeners, and everyone who likes a good scare. The stories combine the monsters and mystery of Goosebumps with the surprise endings of The Twilight Zone. They are the perfect scary stories to listen to in the dark, around the campfire, or under the covers at night with a flashlight. This audiobook contains 13 scary short stories set around the state of California. Listeners will encounter werewolves, sharks, saber-toothed cats, and other mysterious creatures of legend.

Surrounded by all creatures gruesome and grotesque, Thisby Thestoop, the gamekeeper for the Black Mountain Dungeon, is getting roped into another job—saving the princess’s skin—in the debut fantasy-adventure series by Zac Gorman, contributor to the hilarious Rick and Morty comic series. In...

We all have hobbies and habits, rules and routines, and quirks and qualities that make us one of a kind. It's these endearing (and yes, sometimes irritating) qualities that ultimately make us human - even if we may seem a little monstrous on occasion. In Monstrous Me, all the funky feelings, horrendous habits, and terrible traits we have are exemplified by silly and strange monsters.

Mystery Underground is a collection of scary short stories for kids, middle grade listeners, and everyone who likes a good scare. The stories combine the monsters and mystery of Goosebumps with the surprise endings of The Twilight Zone. This audiobook contains 13 scary short stories set throughout the state of Florida. Listeners will encounter skunk apes, gator-men, vampires, and other mysterious creatures of legend.

Alexander Hitch was born on Halloween and has a strange connection to magic. He swears that something lives in his closet or maybe underneath his bed. The boy is misunderstood. No one believes him, and to make matters worse any and all talk of magic is banned - a law executed by his blockhead of a father. But the boy is special in more ways than even he suspects. When Alex discovers a ragged teddy bear by chance, he hopes for a descent night sleep. But the monster that haunts him grows brave and attacks. It threatens to devour him and the town on his approaching eighth birthday, which happens to be Halloween.

Eight-year-old Rex is an average boy who is ridiculed and abused by his father and bullied at school. As Rex looks for ways to deal with all of his everyday emotions and monsters, can he find his hidden courage and bravery before it is too late? As his imagination and love for drawing intensifies, he builds his own monsters to fight the final battle and let his courage and bravery stand up against these monsters and build a new beginning!

Gina Daniels has to learn to control her temper, but she also has to learn that she is a troll, how to control that aspect of herself, and she has to learn that the monsters are not exactly accepted by the Heroes. She has a lot to learn! And where can she best learn all of this? At Echidna's school for monsters, of course! There she will learn how to squeeze chickens to control her strength, face mimicry, and maze navigation, but above all else how to accept the lesson: perfect isn't pretty.

Meet Timmy, a lovable monster who can't get enough of the coolest gadgets and video games. Too bad he doesn't realize how much time he spends each day in front of a screen. Using the time-telling and ST4 techniques developed by Dr. Raun Melmed of the Melmed Center in Arizona, Timmy's Monster Diary teaches kids how to self-monitor the amount of time they spend on technology. Timmy's diary entries chronicle his delightful adventures, misadventures, and eventual triumph in a funny, relatable way.

Schlapper Schlammschlappen, wer stapft denn da durch den Schnee? Roter Mantel, rote Bommelmütze, weißer Bart - das kann nur der Weihnachtsmann sein. Auf dem Weg nach Schmuddelfing trifft er die Olchis auf ihrer Müllkippe und erzählt ihnen von dem großen Fest. Die Olchis sind begeistert, sie möchten unbedingt zum Weihnachtsmarkt, um ihre selbstgebastelten Geschenke zu verkaufen. Doch dann kommt alles anders, plötzlich landen die Olchis auf dem Polizeirevier!

Vor lauter schlechter Laune schafft es der Bärbeiß nicht aus dem Bett. Die anderen Bewohner von Timbuktu sind ausgelassen und springen fröhlich herum. Vermatscht und zugenäht, denkt sich der Bärbeiß und schaut missmutig aus dem Fenster. Da geschieht etwas Merkwürdiges. Der Bärbeiß spürt ein Kribbeln im Bauch, und am Himmel schwebt eine wundersame Wolke vorüber. Sie scheint ihm zuzulächeln. Sieht sie nicht aus wie eine Bärbeißin?

Amazement and fear lurk around the school: a monster is in the wings! A monster who gobbles up children's names. One day, however, the ogre meets up with bold Jonathan... A lovely story, blending marvelous humor and daily life. Becoming someone unique, learning how to live with others: that is the mission of the hero of this modern, joyful tale of today.