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Laugh-aloud humor abounds when David can't resist bugging his big brother. In this funny romp, David careens from one mischievous antic to the next...until he finally wins his brother's approval. Little-brother antics have never been so endearing - or true to life! David Shannon's beloved character in his best-selling book No, David! captures the attention and hearts of young children as few characters can. Listeners relish David's exuberance, defiance, and wildly energetic curiosity, and when there's trouble, you can bet "David did it!"

One day down on the farm, Duck got a wild idea. "I bet I could ride a bike," he thought. He waddled over to where the boy parked his bike, climbed on, and began to ride. At first he rode slowly and he wobbled a lot, but it was fun! Duck rode past Cow and waved to her. "Hello, Cow!" said Duck. "Moo," said Cow. But what she thought was, "A duck on a bike? That's the silliest thing I've ever seen!"And so Duck rides past Sheep, Horse, and all the other barnyard animals...

Flushed with the success of his trailblazing bike ride around the farm, Duck decides he's ready to drive the tractor. As in the bestselling Duck on a Bike, all the barnyard animals share their humorous comments as they watch Duck do the unthinkable.

Caldecott Honor artist David Shannon captures the chaos that follows an unexpected downpour in this engaging story.

Find out what happens when Duck drives the big red tractor through town and past the popular diner where all the locals are having lunch.

Camilla Crème aime les haricots de Lima mais elle n’en mange jamais. Pourquoi ? Parce que tous les autres enfants de son école les détestent. Et Camilla Crème est très, très inquiète de ce que les autres pourraient penser d’elle. À vrai dire, elle est tellement inquiète qu'elle est sur le point d’avoir... un grave cas de rayure!

Alice has a nose for trouble, but luckily she's a fairy - a Temporary Fairy. She has a magic wand, fairy wings, and a blanket, all of which she uses to disappear, to fly, to transform her dad into a horse, and to turn his cookies into her own! Here's an endearing, funny story about a girl and her magical imagination!

"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!" Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them.

Camilla Cream adora feijão, mas nunca come. Por que? Porque as outras crianças da escola também não gostam. E Camilla Cream se preocupa muito, muito com o que as outras pessoas possam pensar dela. Na verdade, ela está tão preocupada que está prestes a entrar em um grave caso de listras!

A shocking accident gave Matthew Cahill the ability to see a nightmarish netherworld that nobody else does, pitting him in a fight to save us all - and his own soul - from the clutches of pure evil in these three exhilarating tales of dark humor, nonstop action, and pure horror.

Although it's a smelly task for those who have to constantly bathe him, Roy's happiness centers on his very favorite thing - dirt - and from sunrise to sunset, he burrows in it, rolls in it, and digs up buried treasures. There's terror in every terrier, and when Roy runs into the house after being sprayed by a skunk, he faces the dreaded bathtub.

Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people might think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!