Barbara Rosenblat

If you expect a book about children with terminal illness to be depressing, prepare to be surprised. Despite struggling against incredible odds, these children are full of life, hope and humor. The love, optimism and laughter of these children amazed even Erma Bombeck, America's favorite home humorist. This book chronicles the day-to-day existence of terminally ill children. I Want to Grow Hair . reveals the startlingly deep questions-"would you be...

A New York Times best-selling author, Katie MacAlister pens humorous paranormal romances her fans can't get enough of. In the fourth book of the Aisling Grey series, Aisling is finally about to marry Drake Vireo-wyvern of the green dragons. But when Drake goes missing on their wedding day, Aisling has to track him down, no matter how many dragons, demons, and angry mages get in her way.

National Book Award-winner Harriet Doerr's stories are subtle and lyrical, powerful and addictive. Drawing on the groundwork from her previous novels, Stones for Ibarra and Consider This, SeNora, Ms. Doerr leads the listener into elegant tales where fate hovers, just out of sight, like a tiger in the grass. This superb collection includes The Extinguishing of Great-Aunt Alice, Way Stations, Like Heaven, and Edie: A Life.

Each text is fully annotated and includes the original illustrations. The "Backgrounds" section is arranged to correspond with three clearly defined periods in Lewis Carroll's life. Letters and diary entries are interwoven within each period, emphasizing the biographical dimension of Carroll's writing. Readers gain an understanding of the author's family and education, the evolution of the Alice books, and Carroll's later years through his own words...

The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends, in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday.

The little old lady who was not afraid of anything: Once upon a time, there was an old lady who was not afraid of anything! Clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap. And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! Los gatos black on Halloween: The monsters crowd the haunted hall. Los monstruo throw a monstrous ball. This lively poem introduces a spooky array of creatures and Spanish words to little niños everywhere. Dem...

Door in the wall: A man must choose between the rationality of science and the magic of imagination. All cats are gray: A down-on-his-luck spaceman and a mysterious woman and her cat take off to explore and bring back a derelict ship said to hold great treasure. A martian odyssey: A four-man crew lands on Mars and makes a startling discovery. Victory: A victorious captain returns to h his home planet after an alien war and finds that victory has...