Bleach is a good kid. His brother not so much. Then one day something happens to a girl they know.

A new, interactive approach to storytime, The Whole Book Approach was developed in conjunction with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art and expert author Megan Dowd Lambert's graduate work in children's literature at Simmons College, offering a practical guide for reshaping storytime and getting kids to think with their eyes. Traditional storytime often offers a passive experience for kids, but the Whole Book approach asks the youngest of readers to ponder all aspects of a picture book and to use their critical thinking skills. Using classic examples, Megan asks kids to think about why the trim size of Ludwig Bemelman's Madeline is so generous, or why the typeset in David Wiesner's Caldecott winner,The Three Pigs, appears to twist around the page, or why books like Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express and Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar are printed landscape instead of portrait. The dynamic discussions that result from this shared reading style range from the profound to the hilarious and will inspire adults to make children's responses to text, art, and design an essential part of storytime.

"This is LIFE, people! You've got air coming through your nose! You've got a heartbeat! That means it's time to do something!" announces Kid President in his book, Kid President's Guide to Being Awesome. From YouTube sensation (75 million views and counting!) to Hub Network summer series star, Kid President—ten-year-old Robby Novak—and his videos have inspired millions to dance more, to celebrate life, and to throw spontaneous parades. In his Guide to Being Awesome, Kid President pulls together lists of awesome ideas to help the world, awesome interviews with his awesome celebrity friends (he has interviewed Beyoncé!), and a step-by-step guide to make pretty much everything a little bit awesomer. Grab a corn dog and settle in to your favorite comfy chair. Pretend it's your birthday! (In fact, treat everyone like it's THEIR birthday!) Kid President is here with a 240-page, full-color Guide to Being Awesome that'll spread love and inspire the world.

In Kid Food, nationally recognized food writer Bettina Elias Siegel (New York Times, The Lunch Tray) explores the cultural delusions and industry deceptions that have made it all but impossible to raise a healthy eater in America. Combining first-person reporting with the hard-won understanding of a food advocate and parent, it presents a startling portrayal of the current food landscape for children -- and the role of individual parents in navigating it.

With the Common Law now broken, the Wall of Charon is now sealed. Noctis are no longer welcomed in Luzaria, and neither are luzarans in the Empire of the night, but plots keep growing on one and another side of the silent stone mass, where secrets are unraveled. Adrien is unable to stop thinking about Tayr, in spite of everything that happened. June knows that revealing him the truth will force her brother to make the thoughest call of his life, but the situation is developing fast and Adrien is willing to do it all to defend his feelings as well as their recipient. The coins that are used to pay the toll to Charon will be essential to move with certain warranties in a world that's shrouded in intrigues and crossed interests; not just because the boatman is out on his ride, but because everyone wants the arkanais; allies and enemies seem to have a common end goal: To break the curse and free the terras of the empire. What could be so bad about that? "There is no worse prison than a tormented mind, or a greater labyrinth than a broken heart."