""Do you see what I see, Two Buckets? There are thousands of frogs coming to watch me, Phineas T. Barrel III, make Olympic history today."" Phineas was the greatest athlete the creatures in the New York State Adirondack Forests had ever seen. He had won five Olympics in a row. Throughout the years, many frogs had won five Olympics but not one had ever won six. Two Buckets Turtle, Phineas's best friend and coach, would drive Phineas to greatness and perhaps a world title. Phineas wanted to be known as the greatest frog who ever lived. He had out-swam, out-jumped, out-harrumphed, and caught more bugs than any frog who had ever competed against him. In fact, no other frog had even come close. Phineas had a simple motto, ""No other frog will ever defeat me, ever!"" But his challengers had other ideas, even if it meant cheating to defeat him. Follow Phineas on his adventures to seek fame and glory as the best of the best. Would he be able to achieve what no other frog had done before? Would he find that special place to become, Phineas T. Barrel III, the greatest frog who ever lived?

Encouraged by her various animal friends, a cow learns to try something new.

A little frog is singing to himself in the swamp one night. His song doesn't seem complete, so he invites other animals to join in. Nothing sounds right until the littlest voice joins the song - that of a tiny firefly. A wonderfully illustrated picture book with the important message that small voices need to be heard too.

Your friends and family will be laughing—and groaning—each time you send one of these zingers their way! Every kid’s joke-abulary will skyrocket with The Biggest, Funniest, Wackiest, Grossest Joke Book Ever! We’ve combined our four best-selling joke books into this special hardcover collection, and added some new jokes too! Hundreds of knock-knock jokes, one-liners, puns, and other groaners make this a must-have for any aspiring class clown. Family jokes, animal jokes, and gross-out jokes for every occasion are waiting for you in this book of silliness!

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP BOOK OF 2015 WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK The author of Red Sorghum and China’s most revered and controversial novelist returns with his first major publication since winning the Nobel Prize In 2012, the Nobel committee confirmed Mo Yan’s position as one of the greatest and most important writers of our time. In his much-anticipated new novel, Mo Yan chronicles the sweeping history of modern China through the lens of the nation’s controversial one-child policy. Frog opens with a playwright nicknamed Tadpole who plans to write about his aunt. In her youth, Gugu—the beautiful daughter of a famous doctor and staunch Communist—is revered for her skill as a midwife. But when her lover defects, Gugu’s own loyalty to the Party is questioned. She decides to prove her allegiance by strictly enforcing the one-child policy, keeping tabs on the number of children in the village, and performing abortions on women as many as eight months pregnant. In sharply personal prose, Mo Yan depicts a world of desperate families, illegal surrogates, forced abortions, and the guilt of those who must enforce the policy. At once illuminating and devastating, it shines a light into the heart of communist China.

A compendium of nearly 500 giggles, groans, and belly-laughs for the whole family! Whether you’re a kid or just a kid at heart—chances are you love a good joke—and you can never have enough on hand to share at the right (or wrong) moment. That’s why you need The Wackiest Joke Book Ever! The editors at Portable Press stuffed the pages of this little book with the silliest jokes they could find. Old favorites, new favorites, and a few festering stinkers—all guaranteed to make kids laugh out loud. Here’s a sampling: Q. Why was the skeleton afraid to cross the road? A. He had no guts. Q. What did the lips say to the eyes? A. Between you and me, something smells. Q. Why did all of the students eat their homework? A. The teacher said the questions were a piece of cake.