It all starts with a dream. Welcome to a magical world of endless curiosity, shimmering senses, and safe, snug places. You are a sleeping salamander... a dancing octopus... a graceful elephant... a sneaking tiger... even a playful child, full of wonder. Here you are, in every dreaming creature, sound asleep, and yet... wide awake.

A Miami criminal defense lawyer helps a Grammy-winning popstar who signed an onerous contract as a teen that leaves her ex-husband with all her royalties.

Some days Maya glows... Maya feels a warm glow when she's with the people she loves and when she sees good things happening in her neighborhood. She feels a different kind of glow when she overhears her family worrying about bills or sees her favorite cousin stopped by police. Sometimes that glowing feels like too much to carry. But then the local librarian gives Maya a stack of books about those who felt the same glowing light. Black women throughout...

The Cat in the Hat, with some help from Thing One and Thing Two, travels the planet and beyond to introduce beginning readers to 17 strange but true weather events, including dust devils, snow donuts, red sprites and metallic snow.

"A terrible storm builds in the early morning sky over Bloomington, Indiana, as Elizabeth Baxter prepares to celebrate her daughter Kari's wedding to Tim Jacobs. It's supposed to be the happiest of days, but Elizabeth can't shake a growing sense of dread. Is the storm a sign? Something bad is about to happen. Elizabeth knows it. Indeed, there are dark currents of conflict and doubt coursing through the Baxter family. In the midst of them, Kari Baxter...

Trapped in a trunk, five puppets--a king, a wolf, a girl, a boy, and an owl--bicker, boast, and comfort one another in the dark. Individually, they dream of song and light, freedom and flight, purpose and glory, but they all agree that they are part of a larger story, bound to one another by chance and bonded by the heart's mysteries. When at last their shared fate arrives, landing them on a mantel in a blue room in the home of two little girls, the...

Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way to a greener hillside.

"A picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of these waters, and how they've become a national treasure"--

When a blizzard closes the branch library early, Hubert hurries home. As he arrives at the shortcut home through the spooky Hollow, he hesitates. But then a mysterious fox appears, offering him her hand. Together they begin a journey that takes Hubert on a harrowing trek through spectacular vistas beyond his wildest imaginings. This winter tale has a sparse text with breathtaking illustrations, including a spectacular double gatefold. Will Hillenbrand...

"This Christmas, lawyer Andy Carpenter and his golden retriever, Tara, can't say no to helping young Danny and his dachshund, Murphy. Lawyer Andy Carpenter and his wife, Laurie, have started a new Christmas tradition. Their local pet store has a Christmas tree, where instead of ornaments there are wishes from those in need. One poignant wish leads Andy to a child named Danny, whose selfless plea strikes a chord. Danny asked Santa for a coat for his...