Creative Child

At the 2012 London Olympics, Aly Raisman captured more gymnastics medals than any other American woman. In all, the athlete earned two gold medals and one bronze medal. Aly's impressive accomplishment turned her into an overnight celebrity, leading to several endorsement offers and a high-profile stint on ABC's Dancing with the Stars. A children's biography, Aly Raisman: Born to Tumble will enrapture listeners longing to learn more about the hardworking gymnast who rose to become the captain of the Fierce Five.

A book for young listeners, Mary Lou Retton: America's Sweetheart tells the inspirational life story of the most celebrated gymnast in United States history. Discover how a young girl from West Virginia achieved her dream of winning gymnastics' all-around title at the 1984 Olympics. Includes anecdotes from her personal life and career highlights.

Before she was Princess Leia in Star Wars, Carrie Fisher was a young girl who loved to read and write and just happened to have famous parents. She never dreamed of being an actress like her mother, Debbie Reynolds, or a singer like her father, Eddie Fisher. When she auditioned for a sci-fi film on a whim, she had no idea it would change her life and turn her into a film icon.

Elise is a talented gymnast who enters the US Gymnastics Open with just one goal: gold. Accustomed to winning, the confident athlete believes that four clean performances are the only obstacles in the way of a victory. Yet, what happens when Elise delivers perfect routines but doesn't win? Can the disappointed gymnast accept the silver medal when she dreamed only of gold?

SSSSammy is not your usual creeper. For starters, the five-year-old is bright blue with a rounded head. When SSSSammy asks for a cat for his birthday, his parents hiss and recoil in fear. Can the little blue creeper convince his parents that not all cats are bad? Will he realize that being blue is not the end of the world? The Creeper and the Cat will delight young Minecraft fans. The winning story also explains the timeless importance of not judging others based on their looks.

Quinn the Ballerina can hardly believe it's finally performance day. She's playing her first principal role in a production of Sleeping Beauty. Yet, Quinn is also nervous. Can she really dance the challenging steps? Will people believe her as a cursed princess caught in a 100-year spell? Join Quinn as she transforms into Princess Aurora in an exciting retelling of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. Now you can relive, or experience for the first time, one of ballet's most acclaimed works as interpreted by a nine-year-old.

A bookworm as a child, Stan Lieber read tales about swashbuckling heroes accomplishing amazing feats, but he grew up to write his own thrilling stories that changed the comic book universe forever. While working with Marvel Comics, Stan Lee created many of the world's most iconic characters: Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk, Nick Fury, Daredevil, X-Men, Thor, Black Widow, Fantastic Four, The Avengers, and hundreds more.

Millions know Daisy Ridley as Rey in the Star Wars movies, but what was her life like before she got her big break? Daisy Ridley: Behind the Rebel tells the life story of the girl from Westminster, England, who grew up dreaming of becoming a veterinarian before discovering that she could sing, dance, and act. This children's biography will satisfy young listeners interested in finding out more about the actress behind Rey.

During summer break, eight-year-old Joshua sits around the house playing superhero videogames all day. His twin sister, Annika, spends her free time performing super deeds for people in need. When the two siblings team up, Joshua learns that being a superhero involves much more than leaping from buildings or defeating larger-than-life villains. Superhero Siblings marks the first book in a delightful new series about two siblings ready to take on the world.

ADVERTENCIA: A los niños pequeños les ENCANTA este libro, ¡Se garantizan las constantes solicitudes de lectura! Los "lectores" más jóvenes no tienen suficiente del travieso y adorable bebé, así como sus payasadas con su "¡No, no, no!". Amado por padres e hijos por igual, “¡No, No, No!” ofrecerá horas interminables y preciadas de risas y deleite compartidos.

The youngest listeners cannot get enough of the adorable naughty baby and their "No, no, no!" antics. Loved by parents and children alike, No, No, No! offers endless, cherished hours of shared giggles and delight. Each naughty baby activity is paired with the preferred activity to teach manners, safety, and good behavior from the earliest ages in the best way possible: Through shared fun! Everyone will be chanting "no, no, no!" and "okay, okay. Yes, you may" minute after charming minute.

I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him or her and to the unbreakable bond between them. I Dreamed You gives a voice to the feelings so difficult to express and so important to share. Award-winning and beloved children's author Justine Avery thoughtfully, reverently expresses the sentiments behind welcoming a child into our lives, whether we're a grandparent, adopting parent, step-parent, sibling, or anyone else blessed with a cherished young one.

This book loves to tell jokes, to chuckle, to make its readers smile. This book also happens to have a super secret plan. Do you want to know what it is? Then, you'll have to listen to what it has to say, take the time to get to know it, and you can help make this book's biggest dream a reality - just by sitting together for a few moments and SMILING all the way to the end.

Of course all books are alive. Why would you ever think otherwise? And this book would be honored to be invited into your home, be grateful for your hospitality, and truly treasure your companionship. After all, the one thing all books have in common (besides being alive) is that they want to be opened, read, considered - all the better if they’re also loved, respected, or even recommended.

Todos hacemos popó - ¡es verdad! Es hora de abrir la puerta del baño y alumbrar lo que pasa en el retrete. Para los pequeños que acaban de descubrir el contenido de sus pañales, los grandes que necesitan que se les asegure que su función corporal más misteriosa es lo más natural del mundo y los mayores que todavía tienen cariño por el humor de retrete, ¡Todos hacen popó! está repleto de ilustraciones atrevidas y audaces de la verdad sobre quién está haciendo popó: ¡todo el mundo!

Listen to the birds, the breeze, the rustle of the trees so excited. All of Nature is calling. We’ve been invited! The core message of exchanging indoor activities for the adventure of the great outdoors drives the rhyming narrative, a journey of imagination, and discovery mixing fantasy with reality in brilliant watercolor landscapes. We almost forgot to step outside! How could we? When we’re very very busy, time passes so quickly.

For the artist, the free thinker, the uniquely inventive individual in each of us, Think Outside the Box unlocks the key to applying creativity to daily life and turning any problem or worry inside out. Designed to define out-of-the-box thinking for the youngest of us, this fun and unique illustrative journey reminds us all how simple and practical it can be to apply a new perspective to even the most daunting challenges. Think Outside the Box is an at-home library must-have for any future idealist, instigator, activist, maverick, or mover and shaker.

For the little ones just discovering the contents of their diapers and nappies, the bigger ones needing reassurance that their most mysterious bodily function is as natural as can be, and the biggest ones who still hold a fondness for toilet humor, Everybody Poops! is piled high with the truth about who’s doing the pooing: Everybody is doing it!

Babushka wants to find out the meaning of life so she sends her bodies out of the forest and into the world to search for answers. But there is a hurdle to overcome before all of the bodies can reunite and return to the forest....The Babushka doll, also known as a "Matryoshka" or "Russian Nesting Doll", is a traditional Russian toy first made over 100 years ago. The doll has come to symbolize Russian folk culture, as well as the complex and beautiful layers of women. This is the story of one very special doll, with five bodies that together make the Babushka.

The spellbinding style and alluring rhythm of Justine Avery's writing are brought to life by Liuba Syrotiuk’s dreamlike watercolor illustrations to inspire children and adults to set aside the day’s excitement and drift into the adventure of sleep itself. What Wonders Do You See...When You Dream? encourages calm and creativity, relaxation and imagination, and welcomes young and old alike to the blissful, magical time of bedtime.