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Mindy is excited to celebrate the Lunar New Year! Even though it’s the first one without her mom, Mindy is determined to enjoy the day. She decides to make traditional Korean New Year food, a rice cake soup that’s her favorite. But things aren’t going quite to plan, and the celebration doesn’t feel the same as it did before. With the help of her family and friends, can Mindy find a way to still enjoy her old holiday traditions, and create new ones along the way?

When Dean Bob and Lou Tweet get a special delivery, they are surprised to discover that it’s a cute little dog named Jack. Sadly, Jack has been separated from his owner who moved to a retirement community where pets are not allowed. With the help of a new friend named Jen, the kids on Bonefish Street must work together to reunite lovable Jack with his favorite person. But can they convince the retirement home to change the rules about pets? Find out in the fifth amazing adventure in the Bobs and Tweets series!

Enjoy three creative stories about preparing toddlers for our new world, emphasizing culture, diversity, and empathy. We are building caring families, helping children learn about their feelings, emotions, culture, and identity.

Chelsea's family is celebrating Chinese New Year! Chelsea gets to stay up late. She watches fireworks and a parade with a dragon! She and her family have a big feast. Find out the different ways people celebrate this special day!

«Novoe plat'e korolja» - samaja neobychnaja skazka Andersena, v nej net ni kapli volshebstva. Jeta istorija mogla by proizojti v ljuboj strane, gde poddannye vo glave s korolem zabyli, chto znachit byt' chestnymi. I togda javilis' nastojashhie obmanshhiki, kotorye, esli by ne odin malysh, obveli by vokrug pal'ca vse korolevstvo.

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New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch settlement that later became New York City. It was part of New Netherland, a Dutch colony. This audiobook introduces the history of New Amsterdam.

Lulu has received the worst. News. Ever. She's getting a baby sister. No one ever asked her opinion on this debacle. She no how, no way, no thank you wants a sibling. Undeterred, to prepare Lulu for big sisterhood, her parents bribe - ahem, ask - Lulu to attend Camp Sisterhood, aka big-sister training camp. As a sister in training (SIT), Lulu is assigned a variety of temporary little "siblings". Well, no one ever said Camp Sisterhood was supposed to teach Lulu how to be a good big sister, so Lulu resolves to be a bad big sister.

Charles Wallace Murry is old enough to start school, but his sister, Meg, and their friend Calvin know he isn't cut out for school on Earth - Meg worries that he'll be more misunderstood than ever. Luckily, with the help of the three celestial creatures - Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which - there is another place where Charles Wallace can get his education: Intergalactic P.S. 3, a public school in a completely different galaxy.

Join a young boy as he gets ready for his first day of school with help from his grandpa.

Enjoy three creative stories celebrating African American inventors, the outdoors, and healthy habits for new moms. We are building caring families, helping children learn about their feelings, emotions, culture, and identity.

Stuart's got problems...It's raining. He's bored. And worst of all, he's new in town, so he's got a lot to worry about. But what does a kid like Stuart need in order to have an adventure? A cape, of course.

Enjoy four creative stories introducing mindfulness for new families, moms, and infants. Introducing the numbers one to ten and simple addition. Reflect with your newborn on your new mom's journey. We are building caring families, helping children learn about their feelings, emotions, culture, and identity.

Meet Otis Dooda. Yes, that’s his name. Go on and have a good laugh. He’s heard it all before. He’s been called things like Otis Poopy Stink and Otis Toilet Twinkie. That’s right, yuck it up and get it out of your system. We’ll wait. All right then. This is the story of Otis and the Dooda family (including their rat named Smoochie) moving to New York City, and the incredibly strange, but true, things that happened to them. It all started with Otis getting cursed by a guy in a potted plant in their apartment building lobby, and then meeting a bunch of their neighbors, including a farting pony named Peaches who was disguised as a dog.

After surviving the crazy events of his first weeks in New York City, nine-year-old Otis Dooda is starting out at a brand-new school. He would love to make a good impression, but life in Tidwell Towers is never that easy.

With his disgusting seatmate, the possible impending alien invasion, and the introduction of his new nemesis, Sid Frackas "The Greatest LEGO Genius Who Ever Lived" (a title Otis thought was his!), things are getting downright dangerous!

Mia loves making new friends, but will she make a new friend at the park? With Ghost Hill in the way, how will this all turn out?

Fireworks and dragons and...a missing girl? Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are in San Francisco, home of the biggest Chinatown outside Asia. They plan to watch the famous Chinese New Year parade and see Miss Chinatown ride by in a giant float. But during the parade, Miss Chinatown disappears, and so does her crown! Can the kids crack the case?

Many kids have trouble falling asleep at night. Their heads are filled with experiences and impressions of the day that keep circulating, not only preventing them from falling asleep, but also from getting a good night's sleep without interruptions. The child's little soul is bogged down by thoughts and emotions linked to these thoughts, literally "weighing it down" with worries, problems and fears. These meditative bedtime stories give kids the opportunity to playfully explore the way emotions feel in the body.

Mole discovers his pants and shirts have holes in them. Turns out, moths have made holes in Mole's clothes. So Mouse does what a good friend should do and takes Mole to the store. The latest adventure of Mouse and Mole shows that sometimes it's fun to try something new - and sometimes it isn't