[In this volume, the author] allows the Khans [the bookseller of Kabul] to speak for themselves about their joys, sorrows, rivalries, loves, dreams, and temptations. Through this close-knit household, we gain an intimate view - as few outsiders have seen it - of life in an Islamic country just beginning to find its way between the forces of modernity and tradition.-Dust jacket.

Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead.

#1: More that anything else, the Velveteen Rabbit wants to become real--just like the wild rabbits he's seen hopping in the woods. But can the Boy help make the Rabbit's wish come truce? #2: It's Easter morning and someone has stolen all the Easter eggs! Will Easter be cancelled? Not if Peter Cottontail can help it. When he hears Wily Wolf singing about his stolen eggs, Peter Cottontail hatches a plot to save Easter. #3: Clifford loves to help Emily...

Nate the Great: "When Nate gets an urgent call from Annie about a lost picture, he immediately plunges into his new and baffling case with the cool detachment of a Sam Spade. Nate, the boy detective who likes to work alone, solves the mystery and tracks down the culprit. In the process, he also discovers the whereabouts of Super Hex, the missing cat"--Publisher. Nate the Great goes undercover: "Nate the Great has his first night case! Somebody is...

Tandy Angel is, along with her brothers, a suspect in their parents' murder but having grown up under Malcolm and Maud Angel's perfectionist demands, Tandy decides she must clear the family name no matter what.

Johnny Appleseed: John Chapman, known by almost all, as Johnny Appleseed, is the man who sprinkled apple seeds, planted trees and told stories to children across the Midwest. Martin's big words: Using his quotes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. comes to life in this biography about beliefs and dreams and following one's heart. It will inspire and affect all.

The snowy day: A city snowfall has a boy making snow angels, snowballs, sliding down snow mountains - and looking forward to going outside again. Apt. 3: The sounds of a harmonica lead to an understanding between a blind man and two boys who live in the same building in the city. Goggles!: Peter and his friend call upon a faithful dog to outsmart a gang of bullies who want Peter's motorcycle goggles. Whistle for Willie: For Peter, learning to whistle...

When Teddy, a young sorcerer, offers to send Jack and Annie on a dream vacation, they can't wait to go. The brother-and-sister pair wish for a trip to a beach paradise, and the magic tree house whisks them off to the coast of Mexico. Everything starts out perfectly as they raft around a coral reef. But then a hungry shark attacks! And their dream vacation turns into a nightmare!

Where the wild things are. Max makes mischief, sails away, tames the wild things and returns home for supper. A kiss for Little Bear. Little Bear's drawing for Grandmother inspires a kiss from her to hen to cat to skunk to little skunk and back again until it finally reaches Little Bear. Little Bear's visit. A visit to Grandmother and Grandfather's house means a perfect day of fun for Little Bear. Mr. Rabbit and the lovely present. A little girl...