Kids, Teens & YA

Age range 12+The Two Gentlemen of Verona: The 30-Minute Shakespeare presents six captivating scenes from this high-spirited play. Proteus pledges his love to Julia, but then falls in love with Silvia, who had planned to elope with Proteus's...

Age range 12+Hamlet: The 30-Minute Shakespeare offers five scenes from this enduring tragedy. The Ghost of Hamlet's father calls for vengeance, and Hamlet uses the players to prove Claudius guilty. The cutting includes the murder of Polonius,...

Age range 12+King Henry IV, Part I: The 30-Minute Shakespeare combines comedy, tragedy, and history into a rollicking six-scene drama performable in a half hour.This adaptation includes tavern revelry, highway robbery, and the telling...

Age range 12+Othello: The 30-Minute Shakespeare is a gripping seven-scene interpretation of this Shakespearean masterpiece.There is a dramatic build as each successive event draws Othello closer to jealous rage. Iago convinces Othello that...

Age range 12+King Lear: The 30-Minute Shakespeare renders six powerful scenes from this enduring tragedy. Starting with Lear's banishment of Cordelia, the plot advances irresistibly, featuring scenes of brother Edmund's villainous plotting and...

Age range 12+The Comedy of Errors: The 30-Minute Shakespeare offers five raucous scenes from this extravaganza of mistaken identity.The abridgement begins with a dramatic physical enactment of the twins' separation at sea. The play continues...

Age range 12+Love's Labor's Lost: The 30-Minute Shakespeare plays three action-packed scenes from this tale of King Navarre and his three lords, who have vowed to retire from women for three years. Naturally, the Princess of France and her three...

Age range 12+Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language...

Age range 12+Planning a school or amateur Shakespeare production? The best way to experience the plays is to perform them, but getting started can be a challenge: The complete plays are too long and complex, while scene selections or simplified language...

Age range 3+Glide with us into the magical mermaid world...As the full moon rises, we meet the lively, lovely mermaids. They sing, dance, and swim with a breathtaking array of oceangoing friends, from turtles and seals to whales, octopi, polar bears, and...

The perfect hardcover gift book for anyone head-over-hooves for unicorns, flying horses, or little ponies! "For all those little lords and ladies who adore unicorns, this book is the bedtime story for them! The illustrations are top-notch and beautifully...

The artists in VISIONS OF NEVER are among the most talented, working in the past 40 years - the "artist's artists." Included works consist of both illustration and personal paintings, covering every facet of the science fiction/fantasy genre. The vast...

Artist/writer Michael Golden is one of the most respected creators in the comic-book industry; the influence behind generations of artists. He visualizes the finished page completely in his head before he begins--as if those images had been there always,...

So Much More than the ABC's will help teachers support infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in acquiring the foundational understandings, knowledge, and skills needed in learning to read and write.

Age range 9 to 12 Cloud 98's Department of Dream Rescue has job openings. It needs brand-new Dream Rescuers to slide down to different parts of the world to solve children's nightmares. Ruby, a failed Tooth Fairy, is eager for work. Ralph, a rambunctious...

Age range 3 to 7Take a thrilling journey to Dinosaur Land in this adorable, imaginative picture book that dinosaur enthusiasts will love. When a little boy gets a dinosaur costume for his birthday, it opens up a world of imagination. An amazing,...

Age range 6 to 9It's seven-year-old Lillian's first day at a new school, and she's got butterflies in her tummy. When she learns she has to bring something for Show and Tell at the end of the week, her butterflies turn into...

It's a hot afternoon and Murilla Gorilla the Jungle Detective is back on the case. This time, one of Mandrill's mops has disappeared. Will Murilla be able to help her friend out of this sticky mess? Or will she get distracted by thoughts of a cool glass...

Age range 3 to 7 yearsA nighttime adventure begins when two friends share a cup of tea by jumping into the cup off a teaspoon! Rowing a sugar cube and sliding down a teapot spout are just some of the fun they have as they enter a land of sweet surprises...

This stunning, wordless picture book grapples with themes of rootlessness, migration, family and what imagination is. The unusual, philosophical nature of this title make it the perfect crossover for adults and young children to ponder over together.

Age range 5 to 9Sun and Moon have always held their own places in the sky, but after a lifetime of darkness all Moon wants is to spend just one day as Sun. Sun agrees, but only if first Moon takes a careful look at his night, before making his final...

Age range 4 to 8All the birds tease old Crow for his scraggly feathers and harsh call, especially proud Cardinal. But whenCardinal gets into trouble, there is only one creature smart enough to get him out. Will Crow choose to helpthe boastful bird? This...

Age range 0 to 3Two friends enjoy a ride on a steam train. Join them on their exciting journey through fields and mountains and towns.Let's Go! seriesThis new board book series features a mode of transport in each book. It encourages children to...

Age range 0 to 3Gregory Goose is going on up a mountain. Can you find him on the ski slopes? Is he outside making a snowman or hiding in the chalet?Gregory Goose is on the Loose! seriesBright, eye-catching colour will draw children to this entertaining...

Age range 0 - 3Join Fox as he prepares a magnificent tea party for all his friends in this perfect first counting book. Jane Austen, the world famous author, spent most of her life in Hampshire. Its houses, countryside and people inspired her writing...

Age range 0 - 4 Join Henry as he meets the numbers in a fun-filled journey.Gilly has been drawing and making up stories since he could walk and talk. The Day Henry Met series is based on his 5-year-old son, and it's a dream come true...

Age range 3 to 8With its two big horns and a small horn on its face, Triceratops is one of most well known dinosaurs. Meet this plant eating dinosaur and a range of other fascinating dinosaurs Coelophysis, with a hollow body that allowed it to be a swift...

Age range: 4 to 8Albertosaurus was so scary. Tag along with a group of Albertosaurus on a hunt, then meet Styracosaurus, with its horn-rimmed neck frill; Gallimimus, one of the fastest dinosaurs; a crafty predator called Alectrosaurus; Polacanthus, a...

Age range 3 to 8As big and scary as Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus was a fearsome predator. Follow an Allosaurus as it tracks its prey, and learn about other predators such as speedy, vicious Utahraptor and sly, crested Guanlong. Then meet Hypsilophodon, a...

Age range: 3 to 6Some days, the wind is as gentle as a butterfly.Other days, the wind pushes black clouds our way and brings rain. What makes wind and what does it do? Let's find out more about the wind.Includes questions and an activity.

Age range 5+This philosophical children's book deserves it status as a classic. It has been translated into over 250 languages and is enjoyed by children around the world.

Age range 3+One of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, this is an account of a Buddhist monk's pilgrimage to retrieve sacred texts aided by a cast of colourful characters.

Age range 5+Beautifully illustrated story about a bakery and how to make counting big numbers simpler by counting in groups.Includes explanation of the concept in story in the end pages.

Age range 3 to 6An ecosystem is a community of animals and plants that work together to create an environment that supports their life. Every ecosystem needs plants and animals that help keep the environment clean. Includes questions and an activity

Age range 5+Big, the elephant has no friends because he is too big. Little, the mouse has no friends because she is too little. They meet and become friends despite their differences and obstacles. Story concepts include friendship, jealousy, and...

Age range 5+When things don't go right, Kanga the Kangaroo can become very angry! Sometimes he can be destructive. Kanga's mother gives him helpful anger management strategies and then Kanga is able to help his fri end, Joey, with his anger. Story...

Age range 4 to 7Despite practice and repetition, Zippy the Zebra cannot win a race. His body is skinny and his legs are very short. His friends encourage him to find other things to do, but Zippy likes to run. So Zippy keeps running, hoping that next...

Age range 4 to 7When Raddie's grandmother dies, her friends work together to make a friendship quilt to help comfort her and to help her remember her grandmother. Story concepts include friendship, empathy, grief, and teamwork. The stories in this series...

Age range 5+Marie feels that she is not as good as her older brother until her stuffed rabbit asks her friends and family what is so special about Marie. Story concepts include identifying personal strengths such a s being polite, helpful, and proud of...

Age range 5+One of opera's greatest romances, La Traviata is full of human emotions that make a compelling story in this child friendly retelling. Aurelia Fronty 's illustrations are truly works of art, making this a very special book.big &...

Age range 5+A noble prince is ordered by the mysterious Queen of the Night to rescue a beautiful princess who has been kidnapped. The fairy tale plot of this Mozart opera lends itself to this beautifully illustrated retelling.big & SMALL's Music...

Age range 3 to 6Twinkle, Twinkle! is about the life cycle of insects. Insects have four stages in their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. This book vividly shows the life cycle of fireflies that twinkle their tail lights in the night sky. Includes...