Pam had some jam on her ham . With rhyming, carefully decodable text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves. Reading is a blast in this hilarious book! Learn about short vowel sou...

In this humorous look at shapes, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable introduce circles, ovals, triangles, squares, and rectangles. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series explain how to identify each shape and provide loads of examples. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations, an...

Winner of the 2001 Carey McWilliams Award Is the capital of Latin America a small island at the mouth of the Hudson River? Will California soon hold the balance of power in Mexican national politics? Will Latinos reinvigorate the US labor movement? These are some of the provocative questions that ...

Brian Cleary and Brian Gable bring their trademark sense of humor to the subject of measuring length. A rhyming text filled with funny examples explains how to use and compare metric and U.S. customary units of length. Readers are also introduced to the tools they need to measure length―rulers, me...

In this playful look at patterns, Brian P. Cleary and Brian Gable provide many examples of repeating sequences of shapes, colors, objects, and more. The comical cats of the wildly popular Words Are CATegorical® series show how patterns can be found all around us. Peppy rhymes, goofy illustrations...

This enormous collection of over 40 songs highlights the biggest hits from the start of the 1990s. Piano accompaniment, vocal melodies, lyrics, and guitar chord diagrams are included. Titles: All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow) * All the Pretty Little Ponies (Kenny Loggins) * Because You Loved Me (Theme fr...

Adjectives help tell us more, /Like narrow street or favorite store./ Hilly, chilly, fast, and fun , / undercooked and overdone . In this 20th anniversary edition of Hairy, Scary, Ordinary , author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Prosmitsky provide numerous examples of amazing adje...

Life is a journey but that doesn't say enough, does it? In his book The Two Paths, Steven Fidler shares how, in a single night, his life shifted from graduating college with honors and a bright future, to unexpectedly losing his sight, altering his journey forever. With all future dreams lost, inabi...

To root , to toot , to parachute , / To play the flutophone or flute, / To dare , defend , descend , disturb --/If it's an action, it's a verb! In this 20th anniversary edition of To Root, to Toot, to Parachute , author Brian Cleary and illustrator Jenya Prosmitsky provide numerous ex...

Have fun with language! One book is never enough to explore the wide range of verbs! In this follow-up to To Root, to Toot, to Parachute , the crazy cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the power of both action verbs and linking verbs. Brian P. Cleary's playful verse and Brian Ga...

Possessing a refined eye for detail and unwavering commitment to style, this book showcases the sophisticated yet effortlessly laid-back West Coast homes designed by the award-winning celebrity interior designer Trip Haenisch. Trip Haenisch has decorated homes for celebrities over the past three d...

Tap into the purity of the acoustic guitar while you put the pedal to the metal and SHRED! Master shredder Joshua Craig Podolsky covers all the most important techniques and concepts, including shred rhythms, how to develop speed and dexterity, scales and fingerings, patterns and sequences, arpeggio...

Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Cleary's wacky sentences and Jason Miskimins's colorful art will make phonics fun! Find activities, games, and more at www.brianpcleary.com. Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for...

Are you ready for a library adventure? Join a group of children as they explore the Dewey decimal system! Search for ghosts in the 100s section, track down everything from costumes to cars in the 300s, and be on the lookout for sports and music in the 700s. By the end of the book, you'll be more tha...

Alfred's Best series centers around impeccable piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of the most loved and recognizable songs in modern music. Best Top 40 Songs: 47 Hits from the '70s to '90s highlights tunes from such varied artists as Paul Simon, Journey, Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston, The Beach Bo...

Ellen von Unwerth was a supermodel before the term was invented, so she knows a thing or two about photographing beautiful women. Now one of the world’s most original and successful fashion photographers, she pays homage to the world’s most delectable females in Fräulein . This celebration of...

Maria Shriver, Kim Kardashian, Stevie Wonder, Britney Spears . . . Who do they have in common? Top LA divorce lawyer Laura Wasser. If anyone ever had a platform to write a divorce book for today's generation, it's Laura Wasser. She has been practicing in her field for nearly twenty years, represen...

Desmond Child is the ultimate hitmaker, contributing to some of the biggest smash global hits that helped ignite the success of music icons KISS, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, Katy Perry, and countless others. In Livin' On A Prayer , he reveals how he climbed his way to the top a...

Children of immigrants are different. They are their parents' guides to American ways. PROUD AMERICANS: GROWING UP AS CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS includes a collection of inspirational stories about approximately 50 people’s joys and struggles while coming of age in the United States as children of imm...

Adjectives are words like hairy, scary, cool, and ordinary. Simple, rhyming text and colorful cartoon cats help children expand their vocabularies and gain an appreciation for the rhythm of language in this lighthearted book of rhyming verse. Adjectives like frilly, silly, polka-dotted, fizzy, and ...