As in their celebrated "Earthquack!," Palatini and Moser combine their talents to create an raucous retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" that's ideal for reading aloud and reinforcing math concepts. Full color.

A long-estranged family discovers that blood is thicker than water in this hilarious and moving domestic comedy. It's been a couple of decades since Nick cast off his impossible, contentious, embarrassingly working-class parents: gruff, stingy, explosive Ken and June, who seemed to revert to a primal state of nature after a divorce that both of them managed to blame on Nick. Enjoying the life of the country gentleman that he's made for himself with impeccably turned-out Astrid and her teenage daughter, Laura, Nick has kept only the slenderest family connection to his brother, Dave, who's stuck with the role of ambassador in a family that's long settled into cold war. But then Ken decides that the year of his death has arrived, and thus kicks off an ill-conceived quest to reunite his family before he meets his fate. Bringing to this tinderbox just the spark it needs, Louise Dean sends up the whole clan, each of them fatally flawed yet saved by hidden grace, and illuminates with her incomparable acuity their clashes of generation, gender, class, and temperament, in a riotous and compassionate conflagration.

A sleepy community in the Tyne Valley of Northumberland. On the surface, all is peaceful and tranquil. There is a dedicated pastor, a hardworking landowner who loves the farming life, a young couple who are newcomers to the area and are renovating their new house, a couple who have recently bought the local pub who discover there are ghosts in the attic, a gay couple who are deeply in love, and a grandad who thinks he's still a young boy. However, beneath the surface, some complex issues simmer; a boy with confusing gender identity, a sixteen year old girl who is raped, a boy who is struggling with his fine motor skills. Surprisingly, despite these traumatic issues, a strong undercurrent of love and community pervades their lives; which enables them to weather the storms that beset them.

Harriet Bright is going to have the best holiday ever. As soon as: one: She gets rid of the 6840 seconds that stand between her and Christmas two: Her summer holiday friend Gracie Marshall is out of her life. three: She saves Pluto from being dwarfed. four: She and Melly Fanshawe star in the story of the very best holiday ever! Unitl then, she's in a real hullabaloo. Meet the clever and zany Harriet Bright – a poet (don't you know it) who will get into your head and whisk you away on adventures. 'Inventive, lively and highly original, Claire Craig has created a smart, sassy character with staying power.' SUNDAY AGE 'Harriet's observations are priceless.' THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

Camille and Madeleine along with their friends Marguerite and Sophie are waiting excitedly for their cousins to arrive for the Summer holidays. The children fill their days building cabins, having picnics and games of hide and seek but things nearly go wrong when Sophie, hiding in an hollowed out tree trunk, is unable to climb out. But things really get exciting when Sophie's mother and cousin Paul unexpectedly return, it turns out they had escaped the shipwreck in which they were thought to have drowned and had made their way to a foreign land! The children are enthralled by the Crusoe-like tales of survival and adventure.

Meet a very Serious Goose in late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's first fun and funny picture book! There is nothing silly about this goose. You CANNOT make her laugh, so DON'T EVEN TRY! Written, illustrated, and lettered by Jimmy Kimmel, this picture book challenges young readers to bring the silly out of a very Serious Goose. Inspired by Jimmy’s nickname for his kids, The Serious Goose reminds us to be silly in a serious way. Challenge your little comedians to make this no-nonsense goose smile. This delightful read-aloud is guaranteed to create gaggles of giggles time and time again! Kimmel’s proceeds from sales of THE SERIOUS GOOSE will be donated to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and children’s hospitals around the country.

Play When the nerdy college sweetheart you married becomes a woman-magnet rock star how do you hang on to happy-ever-after? Determined to save their marriage, a rising rock star talks his wife into a sexy time-out, away from their two kids and manic Christmas preparations. Jared Walker’s plan? To seduce Kayla as a stranger. When he discovers she prefers the gentle dreamer he used to be, he’s stunned. Can he rekindle their old magic, while convincing her he’s changed for the better? Kayla wants to trust the passionate promises of the man she first fell in love with in college. But fame is a jealous mistress. When his music career heats up will he remember to put his young family first? “I ADORED this novella. Play is deeply romantic and wonderfully emotional. I can’t wait for more from the Rock Solid series!” ~Nalini Singh, NYT bestselling author of the Rock Kiss novel series. Kiss Me, Santa Single mom versus single-minded Grinch. Whose Christmas spirit is going to break first? To his horror, a reclusive American finds he’s bought a house in a New Zealand street famous for its Christmas lights. It’s his community-minded neighbor’s task to ensure no one—but no-one—breaks a hallowed twenty-year tradition. A Kiwi Christmas story that proves that December is best served hot! “I love the believability and the likeability of Bliss’s characters generally, and she was in top form here. There were some laugh-out-loud scenes and some poignant ones. I expect to be rereading this one for Christmases to come.” ~Janga.