After accidentally injuring his neighbor, Matt Sprouts thinks he has "the Curse," a hometown myth that ruins middle schoolers' lives. To defeat the Curse, Matt decides he needs to solve the mystery-and FAST!-but that's not easy to do when you're entering middle school, keeping track of your little brother, trying to defeat the best soccer team, and oh yeah, not breaking any more toes. Twelve-year-old Matt Sprouts is in big trouble. He didn't mean...

"An environmental fable about protecting our planet, in which Earth is imagined as a beautiful, precious, and vulnerable creature called the Wild"--

Inspired by Caribbean folklore, eighteen-year-old Selena gets pulled into a string of mysterious murders on her island home.

The fox and the crane: When Fox invites Crane to tea, he only gives her a flat dish, so when it is Crane's turn to invite Fox, what dish will she use? The King of the Forest: Can cunning Fox outsmart Tiger to save his life?

"Two slug brothers travel happily together until an old crow asks them where their home is. The younger brother, feeling embarrassed, makes himself a shell, and calls himself a snail. The older brother carries on as he is. At first, the brothers grow apart. But in time they learn to respect each other's way of life."--Back cover.

"Discover faraway lands and magical kingdoms, flee from thundering giants and cunning beasts, and fall in love with brave animals and beautiful princesses ... There is always time to read together with this treasure trove of over 50 five-minute fairy tales, fables, and classic stories"--Page 4 of cover

Grumpy Scrooge finds Christmas a bore, but will he learn to love it once more? Push, pull and slide the scenes to bring the classic tale of A Christmas Carol to life.