Publisher: Babelcube
Enjoy with your children, next to the fireplace, "Stories from grandma" by Fernando Pero Pérez, and return to your childhood even for an instant, remembering the tales that your granmother used to read you, which gives you the chance to read yourself to your children.
Goosebumps creator R. L. Stine teams up with the pop-culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids for a first-ever GPK middle-grade series. Welcome to the town of Smellville, where a dozen kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much fun as they possibly can. People may think that they’re gross and weird and strange, but they’re not bad kids—they just don’t know any better. In this hilarious new series from bestselling author R. L. Stine, the Garbage Pail Kids—from Adam Bomb to Brainy Janie—get into mischief at their middle school, all while battling bullies and their archenemies, Penny and Parker Perfect. These all-new stories are sure to amuse, entertain, and blow away listeners of all ages.Show book
Classic stories from the Wally McDoogle series now in audio. Wally McDoogle, klutz-extraordinaire, has stumbled his way into sports stardom. But only Wally could end up playing hockey goalie against the monstrous Mad Dog Miller while being trapped in a chicken suit. Before his misadventures end, Wally finally learns the real dangers of jealousy and envy, and the true value of aspirin.Show book
The Listening Teepee is an important place of calm and comfort – ‘a hug in tent’ which holds and encircles you. The Worry Chicks will make children think, and maybe share their thoughts with you more. The Ark Angels shows the importance the gift of friendship truly is. The Pagnington Pockets will make children giggle at typical family antics and maybe, identify with some characters. Get ready to settle down and travel to a world of wonderment. Holding, calming and assisting children with their vital lessons of embracing their wellbeing. Come on, step into The Listening Teepee and let the Listening Woman’s stories take you away to a magical world. If you want to get in touch with The Listening Teepee please email: thelisteningteepee@gmail.comShow book
The Poor Little Rich Girl is a children’s fantasy about a little girl named Gwendolyn who is lonely and longs for a friend. But she is isolated by rich parents who ignore her and left to the care of servants who are indifferent. Her nanny’s carelessness with some medicine plunges Gwendolyn into a bewildering world in which metaphors literally come to life. (Summary by Susan Umpleby)Show book
Beep! Beep! Meet Blue! Filled with truck sounds and animal noises, Little Blue Truck is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick-up—that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road. Little Blue Truck is a joyful cacophony of animal and truck sounds that will have youngsters beeping and quacking—and begging for one more go-round! Along the way, readers see that it pays to be kind to our animal friends. If we show a friendly respect to others, we’re more likely to get help when we’re, say, stuck in the muck in a truck! Cover illustration © Jill McElmurry TrustShow book
The Day Without A Shield : A Theory on Magnetic Cycles Carved in StoneA journey through science, symbols, and millennia of silence.In this book, Antonio Morittu presents a fascinating and original theory: that ancient civilizations, witnesses to extreme geophysical events such as the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field, may have left a message encoded in stone. Through the analysis of menhirs, domus de janas, dolmens, petroglyphs, and underground cities scattered across the five continents, the author suggests the existence of a fragmented planetary memory carved in universal symbols. Spirals, circles, hypogean shelters, and astronomical alignments would not merely be ritual or artistic expressions, but a time-resistant language, conceived to survive the collapse of civilizations and to speak to the future. The text moves fluidly between geophysics, alternative archaeology, mythology, and symbolic language, with an evocative and reflective style. It includes explanatory images, a scientific appendix, and an extensive glossary. This book does not claim to offer final answers, but rather poses a pressing question:and if the stone is still trying to speak to us... will we be able to listen?Show book
