Everyone knows the feeling. First you smell it, then you see it...CAKE! It's on the table standing there, you cannot help but stop and stare. The icing looks like such a treat, it smells so chocolatey and sweet! And before long...YOU REALLY WANT THE CAKE. This deliciously funny story chronicles the battle of one little girl who tries, with all her might, to resist her greatest temptation: cake.

Join Pinkalicious at her tea party where she plans to crown Goldie as Princess Goldilicious.

What's in a name? For one little girl, her very long name tells the vibrant story of where she came from - and who she may one day be. Spanish language edition! If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza Jos? Pura Candela has way too many names: six! Just think of how hard it is to fit them all on the back of a little photo. How did such a small person wind up with such a large name? Alma turns to Daddy for an answer and learns of Sofia, the grandmother...

Elizabeth Cotten was only a little girl when she picked up a guitar for the first time. It wasn't hers (it was her big brother's), and it wasn't strung right for her (she was left-handed). But she flipped that guitar upside down and backwards and taught herself how to play it anyway. By age eleven, she'd written "Freight Train," one of the most famous folk songs of the twentieth century. And by the end of her life, people everywhere from the sunny...

One night during a thunderstorm, Dolly, the daughter of Black Beauty's owner, runs out of the barn to find her cat and Black Beauty, after searching for her everywhere, finds Dolly struggling to swim after she has fallen into the river.

In the seventh book, Zoey and Sassafras are excited to enjoy their summer with their magical friends. But . . . why is everyone so grumpy? A bunch of bad days one after the other lead Zoey to suspect that something more is afoot. It's up to Zoey and Sassafras to solve the mystery before they end up with one bummer of a summer!

Pinkalicious and her family have a giddy-up good time in this new Level One I Can Read adventure down at the ranch, brought to you by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann. When Pinkalicious visits the Pink Pines Ranch, she meets the most amazing mini-tastic miniature pony! When the peewee pony escapes her corral, it's up to Pinkalicious to find her. Pinkalicious and the Pinkadorable Pony is Guided Reading Level K and a Level One I Can...

Nasreen's grandmother enrolls her in a secret school for girls after she stops speaking when her parents are taken away by the Taliban.

Malala Yousafzai stood up to the Taliban and fought for the right for all girls to receive an education. When she was just fifteen-years old, the Taliban attempted to kill Malala, but even this did not stop her activism. At age eighteen Malala became the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her work to ensure the education of all children around the world. Malala's courage and conviction will inspire young readers in this beautifully...

Publisher Annotation: In this hilarious and clever "how-to," a little girl and a know-it-all narrator are thwarted by a cat who refuses to take a bath. The perfect read-aloud for fans of Snappsy the Alligator and Interrupting Chicken.