Thinking-Training

The stories in this book are almost Fairy Tales. But not quite. They are Fairly Stupid Tales. What else would you call a story like ģGoldilocks and the Three Elephantsē? In this hilarious retelling of familiar tales, Jon Scieszka also includes the story of Chicken Licken,ē ģThe Really Ugly Duckling,ē ģThe Tortoise and the Hair,ē ģCinderumpelstiltskin,ē ģLittle Red Running Shorts,ē ģJackđs Bean Problem,ē and many more! Each story is accompanied by funny color illustrations by Lane Smith. The book warns that ģAnyone caught telling these fairly stupid tales will be visited, in person, by the Stinky Cheese Man.ē

For use in schools and libraries only. Contemporary fables with tongue-in-cheek morals address such topics as homework, curfews, and television commercials.

Alex, whose birthday it is, hijacks a story about Birthday Bunny on his special day and turns it into a battle between a supervillain and his enemies in the forest--who, in the original story, are simply planning a surprise party.

A collection of picture book stories by such authors as Ludwig Bemelmans, Ezra Jack Keats, and Maurice Sendak.

A #1 New York Times bestseller from the creators of the beloved Dragons Love Tacos comes a rollicking, rhyme-tastic, interactive high five competition--starring YOU! Discover the lost art of the high five and improve your slapping skills just in time for the annual high five contest! From hand-limbering stretches to lessons on five-ing with finesse, readers are guided through a series of interactive challenges, each goofier than the next. Acclaimed creative duo Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri have dreamed up another one-of-a-kind, laugh-out-loud book that kids will beg to read again and again.

After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.

A poignant story filled with heart-warming courage as a young girl takes on a harrowing journey to be reunited with her mother. Ami lives on Culion, an island in the Philippines for people who have leprosy. Her mother is among the infected. Ami loves her home: with its blue seas and lush forests, Culion contains all she knows and loves. But the arrival of malicious government official Mr. Zamora changes her world forever. Islanders untouched by sickness are forced to leave for a neighboring island, where the children are placed in an orphanage. Banished across the sea, Ami is desperate to return to Culion before her mother's death. She finds a strange and fragile hope in a colony of butterflies. Can they lead her home before it's too late? Heartrending yet hopeful, celebrated newcomer Kiran Hargrave's novel is a story about loss, perseverence, and faith. A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.

Springtime is wonderful -- except for the gazillion blackflies and mosquitoes. But Helen has a plan . . .

The trucks speculate about what could be inside a beautifully wrapped gift box.