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Reading to children is very important to cultivate their interest in books and to spend time together. Just as important is to talk about what was brought up in the story. This opens up teaching moments where an adult can pass on hard-earned knowledge and wisdom to a child. There are five stories in this collection that address messy rooms, not judging things by how they look, how everyone has special skills, to be careful about being too proud and about complaining too much.

Mario is a typical grade school boy who is afraid that others, including his teacher, see him as weird, mainly because he sees pictures hidden in everyday objects. When the problem begins interfering with his school work, his teacher talks with him to set him straight.

À 22 ans, Cécile va réaliser son rêve de petite fille : devenir maîtresse d'école ! La voilà donc qui affronte, le cœur tremblant, sa première rentrée des classes à l'école primaire Louis-Guilloux. Face à elle dix-huit CP : Baptiste jamais assis sur sa chaise, Audrey qui aime déjà sa maîtresse, Marianne l'endormie, Steven au QI "limite", Louis se zentil, Tom le querelleur, Robin le gros bébé, Toussaint et Démor Baoulé, fraîchement arrivés de Côte-d'Ivoire... Cécile doit tout simplement leur apprendre à lire.

L'appel de la victoire. Désormais majeur, Tony a emménagé avec l'un de ses coéquipiers, et commence à voler de ses propres ailes. Ce n'est pas la seule évolution dans sa vie : il est enfin sélectionné pour jouer avec l'équipe première de la Real Sociedad ! Mais un rêve en appelle toujours un autre, et Tony n'a plus qu'un objectif en tête, le plus beau : celui d'être appelé pour jouer en équipe de France.

Here come Tilly and Torg! These two hilarious monsters have a lot to learn about living with humans! When there's no food in the house, Tilly and Torg head out to a restaurant. One thing is for sure - with these two, trouble is always on the menu!

Marie-Douce s'envole pour Paris. Là-bas, elle entre d'un coup dans le monde des célébrités! C'est qu'après une poussée de croissance spectaculaire et les soins d'un styliste, elle est méconnaissable. Que faire lorsque les garçons s'intéressent à elle? Elle a peut-être l'apparence d'une jeune femme, mais, dans sa tête, elle est toujours aussi timide et maladroite! Et puis il y a le mystérieux Lucien qui la trouble tant!

Im Bonbonladen von Charlies Tante passieren zauberhafte Dinge - denn Tante Agathe verkauft Süßigkeiten mit einer extra Prise Magie! Agathe besitzt einen zauberhaften Bonbonladen mit magischen Süßigkeiten. Damit hilft sie den Menschen und verbreitet Glück und Fröhlichkeit. Das ist auch nötig, denn der böse Zauberer Süßholz versucht alles, um Zwietracht in dem kleinen Örtchen zu säen. Können Charlie und Agathe ihn rechtzeitig aufhalten?

When Kevin's mom gets kidnapped by a villainous criminal, their call to adventure arrives. Now, the group must team up for the first time, as their explosive action adventure begins! Can Kev's bravery, Mike's instincts, Army skill, Sal's toughness, and Smooth's raps save Kevin's mom from the rocket launcher toting villain Pierre?

Pigsticks and Harold travel through time in the fourth book of Alex Milway's hilarious series. When Pigsticks wants to win first prize at the Tuptown Science Fair, there's only one place to look for help - the future! But his rusty time machine is hard to control and soon Pigsticks and Harold are landing in trouble all throughout history. Will they make it home, or be lost in time...forever?

Jack, Milo, Robin and Big Rock are back with a new friend - Blaze, the magical phoenix. The gang plan to take on notorious bully, Buster Gutt. Soon Jack finds himself and his alter-ego THUD in some seriously hot water.... In the second story, villainous Lord Veto tries to break up the wrestling trolls. Soon Princess Ava is caught in the middle of a wrestling tournament! The brave trolls must come together for glory once more.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Pablo Casals, the Catalan cello player; Louis Armstrong, the American trumpet player and singer; Frank Sinatra, the Italian American singer and actor; Édith Piaf, France's famous singing star; Maria Callas, the Greek opera singer; and Elvis Presley, the man who changed pop music.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English literature; William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history; Charles Dickens, who wanted to make England a better place; Victor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poor; Leo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and Peace; and Rudyard Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize.

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Alessandro Volta, inventor of the battery; Michael Faraday, inventor of the electric motor; Marie Curie, famous for her work on radioactivity; Albert Einstein, creator of the theory of relativity; Alexander Fleming, discoverer of the first antibiotic; and Linus Pauling, chemist and peace activist.

That Happiness Thing: A Hometown Fable is a children's book that poses the age-old question: "What is happiness?" Which is what a 10-year-old boy from a small California town wants to know.

An unserem Sternenhimmel wimmelt es nur so von griechischen Göttern und Sagenhelden wie Saturn, Uranus, Orion und Kassiopeia. Aber wer kennt heute noch die mitreißenden Geschichten, die sich dahinter verbergen? Ursel Scheffler hat sich auf Spurensuche begeben und die schönsten Sagen aus der "Ilias" und der "Odyssee" neu erzählt. Eine wahre Herkulesaufgabe, bei der sie den roten Faden nie verliert.

Sleep is the last thing on the minds of this sister and brother who are about to meet some strange, beautiful, and quite questionable characters! Follow them and the clues as they look for Annie the Amazing Angelfish while weathering winds, summoning superpowers, forging friendships, and fending off foes fathoms below the foamy surface of the surging seas.

Tierisch gut: Kakadu und Kukuda! Kurze Reime, lange Reime, witzige Zungenbrecher, Geschichten vom kleinen Känguru und vielen anderen Figuren - hier dreht sich alles um das Lieblingsthema Tiere. Texte zum Frühling, Sommer, Herbst und Winter bieten lustigen Hörspaß für jede Jahreszeit und die ganze Familie!

Welcome to Willakaville! It's an ordinary small town turned upside down by magic, mayhem, and mystery. Follow amazing children through incredible adventures as they battle monsters, travel back in time, and zoom through outer space. Listeners will learn valuable lessons on problem solving, ownership, self-esteem, creativity, and manners.

Erwachsensein ist (k)ein Kinderspiel. Der zehnjährige Jim wünscht sich, auf der Stelle erwachsen zu sein! Denn in der Schule eckt er bei Mitschülern und Lehrern gleichermaßen mit seinem Spezial-Talent an, sich auf einen Blick ganze Lexikon-Artikel merken zu können. Alle halten ihn für einen Besserwisser. Aber als Erwachsener könnte er bei der Quiz-Sendung "Superwisser" mitmachen. Da taucht auf einmal das Wesen Galimat mit einer EWP (Erwachsen-Werden-Pille) in seinem Zimmer auf.

Jack Harper lives in an old castle turned museum. The day he calls Hell to order a demon is one of his more interesting days of his twelve year old life. One demon delivery later, Hell wants to be paid in gold. Between you and me, Jack can't pay. He's in a bit of a hellish pickle.