Step right up and meet Betty, the amazing circus elephant whose cool tricks spread joy all around. But when an accident erases her memory, she embarks on a heartwarming journey of resilience and wonder. Despite her challenges, she discovers a world of wonder in the simplest things, touching the hearts of all who meet her. Join Betty on this enchanting adventure, where young readers learn the power of resilience and finding joy in life's little treasures....

Literally. When Molly is pulled into an overflowing trashcan by a Giant Hairy Land Squid, she comes out smelling like anything but a rose. In fact, she just plain reeks. But this is all to the liking of an amorous Stink Bug, who plays Romeo to the Mollster’s Juliet. What’s a Comfort Doll to do? In the end, Molly must learn to comfort herself first and tells the odorous Stink Bug to “bug off.” / Bumpy is accused of stealing Molly’s feet....

"MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts, like her dad not being around anymore, don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new...

A most unusual collection of whacky, funny, scary creatures with imaginative fantasies in verse.

"Melody and Harmony are without a doubt two of the most powerful pregnant teens on the planet, and there's only one thing they could do that would make them more famous than they already are: tell the truth"-- Provided by publisher.

When Claudia gets pregnant she has a very clear plan for how she wants to give birth. Her pre-natal anxieties inspire her father to create a device for safer deliveries and Claudia realizes that nothing ever goes quite as expected. Includes a conversation with playwright Chiara Atik and Dr. Judith Reichman, an OB/GYN and longtime medical contributor to The Today Show. Bump is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series of science-themed plays....

A boy helps his grandfather on the farm, showing the hen that follows them all that he can do.

Uh-Oh! The bus hits a bump. This A-level story uses decodable text to raise confidence in early readers. The book features short u sounds, and uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the text. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate School of Education developed...