One of a series of readers for African students which aims to help them to develop an awareness and a love of language, and consists of stories from all over Africa. In this story a wicked witch is stealing the smiles from the village children, but her magic doesn't work on one little girl.

Based on true events, this tale recounts the 1911 theft of history's most famous portrait, Leonardo da Vinci's MONA LISA, through the spririted narration of the proud thief himself.

A wonderful antidote when someone’s mean words or actions get you down! Sophie isn’t smiling anymore–someone took her smile away. It’s making her very unhappy. But enough moping around! Sophie is determined to confront a bully and get her smile back!

This kid’s story book is the first book of a new children’s series of kids learning books. Little Sally Sunshine is a combination of children’s fantasy, superhero children’s read along books, and kid’s adventure books all wrapped up into a nice addition to add to your collection of children’s inspirational books. It is a simple fantasy story book about an innocent, joyful little girl named Sally Sunshine and her faithful dog Mr. Happy who live in the “Land of Sunshine”, where life is wonderful and nothing bad ever happens to the children who live there. Then one day Sally and Mr. Happy accidentally stumble onto a world called “The Land of Frowns”, which is a place where children never smile because of a notorious villain called “The Smile Thief”, who has stolen everyone’s smiles and locked them away in a dungeon - and that’s where the adventure begins... This is a kid’s chapter book that is a wonderful bedtime kids reading book and storybook to share with your child. It is a simple story told in a way that kids can grasp. It is written in such a fashion that will give you the opportunity to gently introduce a young formative mind to the sometimes harsh realities of life that he or she will inevitably discover when they go to school and find that not everyone will love them in the unconditional way that you do. Finding this out on their own can often become a very traumatic experience for a young child with effects that can last a lifetime. But this fun children’s fairy tale about Little Sally Sunshine and the Smile Thief who symbolizes a bully, will provide an easy gradient and act as a “discover book” on the topic of bullies and bullying and the people they will come across in life who will not be very nice. We all want to shield our children from these types of people but of course this is impossible. So the next best thing is educating them before the fact so as to soften the impact of the experiences when they do happen. It is a children’s fantasy book that is guaranteed to captivate your child's imagination as each chapter is a cliff hanger that will have them wanting to see what happens next in this action packed adventure series. Suitable as a read aloud book for preschoolers or a self-read book for older children this children’s fiction book will fascinate your child while instilling in them the importance of treating others with dignity and respect despite the negative behaviors of others. The underlying theme is how to positively handle bullying and bullies. In the modern world, bullying is everywhere and the sooner your child is educated about them, the better he will be able to deal with bullying when and if he is confronted with it himself.

Why does the magical Tear Thief catch children's tears as they fall? Find out in this moving tale about how we express our feelings. Lyrical text by Carol Ann Duffy, one of the most prominent poets writing today, makes this a lovely read-aloud.

In Thieves of Book Row, Travis McDade tells the gripping tale of the worst book-theft ring in American history, and the intrepid detective who brought it down. Both a fast-paced, true-life thriller, Thieves of Book Row provides a fascinating look at the history of crime and literary culture.

Mercedes Lackey's triumphant return to the best-selling world of Valdemar, Take a Thief reveals the untold story of Skif--a popular character from Lackey's first published novel, Arrows of the Queen. Skif was an orphan who would have died from malnutrition and exposure if he had never met Deke the pickpocket. By the time he was twelve, Skif was an accomplished cat burglar. But it wasn't until he decided to steal a finely tacked-out white horse, which was, oddly enough, standing unattended in the street, that this young thief discovered that the tables could turn on him--and that he himself could be stolen!