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Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.

Using a red marker, a young girl draws a door on her bedroom wall and through it enters another world where she experiences many adventures, including being captured by an evil emperor.

First published in 2001, Bel Canto is possibly Ann Patchett's most beloved novel. Set in an unnamed South American country, at the home of the vice president, it is the story of a lavish birthday party honoring Mr. Hosokawa, a powerful Japanese businessman. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has enthralled the international guests with a mesmerizing performance. The evening is perfect--until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire...

Gus is a livestock guardian dog, and he's very good at his job protecting his farm, his sheep, and his humans. One day, Cloe's cousin, Diego, and his dad come visit the farm, and Gus is immediately drawn to the quiet boy and realizes his presence calms the boy's worries. But when Gus is injured while protecting the flock, Diego suggests Gus come stay with them in North Carolina while he heals. Gus finds his new home strange and bewildering, and most...

A young girl escapes from a too loud and busy world by living inside a whale, but when her retreat is disturbed by an intruder, she learns people will be quiet and listen whenever she tells a story.

"Nate Romanowski is off the grid, recuperating from wounds and trying to deal with past crimes, when a small team of elite professional special operators offer to make Nate's criminal record disappear if he will help them destroy a domestic terror cell in Wyoming's Red Desert. But Joe discovers they are not what they seem"-- Provided by publisher.

The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits...

The concept of bucket filling is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. Updated and revised, this 10th anniversary edition will help readers better understand that "bucket dipping" is a negative behavior, not a permanent label. It also explains that it's possible to fill or dip into our own buckets.

"A hermit crab in need of a new, bigger shell explores the beach, trying on a variety of unsuitable objects before finding the right fit"-- Provided by publisher.