This raucous story about animals and the sounds they make, including three pigs who say “LA LA LA!” is a read-aloud favorite.Sandra Boynton’s wildly popular, Moo, Baa, La La La!, features her lively and spirited text that introduces readers to animals and the noises they make. A quiet final spread begs the little ones and their caregivers to OINK!, SNORT!, QUACK!, and MEOW! in a noisy animal ending. A cow says MOO. A sheep says BAA. Three singing pigs say LA LA LA!

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A gently told and tenderly illustrated story for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode, including physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suicide, and natural disasters such as floods or fire. Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous for no reason. Sometimes his stomach hurt. He had bad dreams. And he started to feel angry and do mean things, which got him in trouble. Then he met Ms. Maple, who helped him talk about the terrible thing that he had tried to forget. Now Sherman is feeling much better. Children who have witnessed violence or other traumatic incidents are at surprisingly greater risk for committing violence in the future than are children who have actually been involved in such events. The event might be a car accident, domestic or school violence, suicide, or a natural disaster such as a tornado, flood, or fire. Regardless of the type of incident, child witnesses often react by trying to forget or ignore the experience. When their feelings are pushed underground in this manner, these children may begin to feel bad in ways they don’t understand, and become angry as a result of feeling bad. It is this anger that can give way to violence. Caring adults can make all the difference by helping children talk about and understand the experience. An afterword by Sasha J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a list of other sources that focus on specific events.

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Callie loves theater and this year she's determined to create a setworthy of Broadway on a school budget. But how can she, when shedoesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, andthe crew members aren't working together? Not to mention the onstageAND offstage drama that occurs and when two cute brothers enterthe picture!

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Raina wants to be a normal 12-year-old. But when she trips and falls,severely injuring her two front teeth, she begins a long, frustratingjourney with braces, surgery, hideous headgear and evena retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there'sa major earthquake, boy confusion and friends who turn out tobe not so friendly.

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If only the Chief would throw Dog Man a bone every once in a while... Petey the cat is out of the bag, and his criminal curiosityis taking the city by storm. Can the canine crime biter unleash justiceon this ruffian in time to save the city, or will Petey getaway with the purrfect crime?

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Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don’t mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a battle for the books that will make readers laugh and pump their fists as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons to ban every single book in the library to make a point, and take a stand against censorship. Reminiscent of the classic novel Frindle by Andrew Clements, Ban This Book is a love letter to the written word and its power to give kids a voice.

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The ninth great Dog Man adventure from the worldwide bestselling author and artist Dav Pilkey. You'll howl with laughter! The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree? Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy kindness persistence and the importance of doing good.

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" Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey. Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinning out of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Dav Pilkey's wildly popular Dog Man series appeals to readers of all ages and explores universally positive themes, including: empathy kindness persistence and the importance of doing good. Full colour pages throughout. Everyone Digs Dog Man! "High-intensity

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Raina can't wait to be a big sister, but once Amara is born she realizesthings won't be quite what she had expected. Despite Amara'scuteness, she is a cranky, grouchy baby. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years but when theirfamily starts to change, they realize they must figure out howto get along like real sisters.

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Danny Phantom travels through time and space to save humanity in this original graphic novel based on the hit Nickelodeon seriesThis all-new middle-grade graphic novel based on Nickelodeon’s animated series Danny Phantom takes readers on a time traveling adventure that takes place directly after the series finale with the original ghost gang: Danny Fenton and his best friends Sam Manson and Tucker Foley! When the gang starts experiences time travel glitches, Danny’s archnemesis Vlad Masters arrives on his doorstep with terrifying news: Dark Danny has escaped his prison!Danny must then get his friends together and partner with Vlad to jump through time and space and unlock secrets of the Ghost Zone! But can they make it back to Amity Park before Dark Danny destroys the ghost gang’s entire world?

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