Short For Children

You Can Check In, but You’ll Never Leave Alive. The Moskovitz family thought their new home in a secluded, gated community just outside NYC was a fresh start. They were wrong. Watched by an unseen presence, they’re trapped in a town cut off from the world—where every house is identical, every rule is unbreakable, and every mistake is fatal. In this spine-chilling addition to the Chillers book series, one slip means disappearing forever. Welcome to a nightmare you can’t escape. What Readers Are Saying: ★★★★★ "Creepy as hell! The suffocating vibe of this town had me paranoid...

On the way home from a gym, Mary starts noticing a large man stalking her. Whenever she tells people about it, they mysteriously forget about it the next day. When her friend tries to help her catch this stalker, he gets kidnapped instead and a few minutes later, everyone forgets about him except her and two others. Mary and her friends found themselves involved in big political games and now they should take some responsibility and make things go right. This is book 4 of the "Surviving Destiny"

This audiobook provides an introduction to rectangles by identifying things having this shape within a school.

A collection of 133 short children's sermons based on object lessons that can be used throughout the year. These were written between the years 1993 and 2005.

Frances and Ginger Park, authors of both children's books and young adult novels, based this inspiring and deeply affecting tale on their own mother's childhood. Winner of the International Reading Association Award, My Freedom Trip features a courageous girl named Soo who makes a desperate bid for freedom by journeying from North Korea to South Korea. Her father awaits across the border, but to achieve her new life, Soo must leave her mother behind.

Andy and Danny boldly go where sensible people fear to tread. Just how stupid can two human beings be? Just Stupid! provides the answer to this vexing and important question. Winner of AudioFile's Earphones Award - 2005.

For the first time ever, legendary editor Otto Penzler has handpicked some of the most respected and best-selling thriller writers working today for a riveting collection of spy fiction. From first to last, this stellar collection signals mission accomplished.

Words can be such a powerful force and if used correctly, they have the ability to shape who we are. This is such a vital time in children’s lives because they are busy laying down the foundation of who they will become. With books such as this one, you can control the lessons that your child consumes. Watch your little one explores the limits of their imagination, while you guide them through the experience. Mold memories that will last forever.

When the lights went out one stormy night, lightning struck and out went the light, tucked away in my book bed, under the pages of might, my mind racing, and thoughts spinning bright, at the bottom of the book, a crawl space looked tight.

Get ready for another collection of exciting and humorous short stories with "The Remarkable Tales of the Home Town Heroes - Book #3". This five-story book is perfect for children aged 9 to 12, but readers of all ages will be captivated by the stories of four best friends (Tom, Jack, Alex and Ben) who embark on adventures and navigate challenges together. The Submarine Saga: A trip to a nearby lake leads the friends to discover a hidden underwater world. They team up with aquatic creatures to defend the underwater city from an evil force, learning the importance of friendship, loyalty, ...

The Smurfs enter a portal and navigate a strange new world, a clumsy Smurf gains his confidence to become a hero, Gargamel puts on a magic show that everyone’s talking about, and more in this audio collection of stories featuring small blue characters with big personalities!

In our dangerous world, offenders cannot always be brought down by the justice system. When a different kind of justice is needed—swift, effective, and personal—a new type of avenger must take action. In Vengeance, best-selling author Lee Child, “a superb craftsman of suspense” ( Entertainment Weekly), presents 21 riveting stories from some of today’s top crime writers.

Pssst… are you ready to ignite your child’s imagination and fill bedtime with wisdom that will shape their soul? Picture this: each night, as you tuck them in, they’re whisked away on dazzling adventures across sunlit savannas, and into magical realms—where courage, resilience, and wisdom are the true treasures. But "Whispers of Wisdom” is so much more than just a bedtime stories collection—it’s an invitation to share the most meaningful moments with your children, moments that will become the foundation of lifelong memories.

Leger has a plan to get Amber feeling like a true Glaswegian again. He wants to set up a detective school and recruit her as a teacher so she sees how valuable she is to the community. It also has the added benefit of passing on their skills to a new generation of cats, so when they're gone, Glasgow won't be left vulnerable. However, the students who turn up aren't kittens, but Leger's nearest and dearest friends. When Leger has to leave his first lesson halfway through to find a restless Amber, the others witness a crime being committed and assume Leger has set this up to test his students...

Horacio Quiroga combina elementos reales con fantásticos. Pone en el mismo plano al hombre y a los animales integrándolos al ambiente de nuestras selvas misioneras en un marco único e irrepetible. Cuentos de la Selva son relatos amenos, apasionantes y didácticos, no sólo para chicos sino también para adultos que tendrán ocasión de recordar a grandes cuentistas.

In this unique YA anthology, 13 acclaimed, best-selling authors team up with 13 influential BookTubers to reimagine fairy tales from the oft-misunderstood villains' points of view. These fractured, unconventional spins on classics like Medusa, Sherlock Holmes, and 'Jack and the Beanstalk' provide a behind-the-curtain look at villains' acts of vengeance, defiance, and rage - and the pain, heartbreak, and sorrow that spurned them on. No fairy tale will ever seem quite the same again!

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya in this heartwarming children's story that celebrates friendship, kindness, and the joy of poetry! Perfect for early readers ages 6-9, this delightful adventure combines the celebration of Poetry & The Creative Mind Day with National Cat Lady Day in a story that will captivate young imaginations while teaching valuable lessons. What's Inside This Special Story: 🐱 Follow three diverse, relatable characters as they rescue a neighbor's cat and discover the world of poetry through a real-life adventure 🐱 Enjoy playful sound effects woven throughout the ...

The North Wind and the Sun ******************************* " One day in late spring with the sun shining strong She announced to the North Wind, “You do not belong!” “It’s time you must leave, so things can get hot.” But the North Wind said simply, “Oh, no, I will not.” ********** About Aesop’s Fables ****** Who was Aesop, and why are his fables famous all over the world? In fact, very little is known about this mysterious Ancient Greek figure. He is thought to have been a slave originally from Africa, but even that isn’t known for certain. But his stories, with their ...

Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, even though they're sometimes surprised by his materials - who could forget the tower he built out of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! Andrea Beaty's irresistible rhyming will charm creative kids everywhere and will amuse their sometimes bewildered parents.

Are many nostalgic accounts of the good old days examples of selective forgetfulness? Before you argue the point, read the fourteen short stories in THE GOOD OLD DAYS? They are loosely based on actual recollections of childhoods in the 1940s, 1950, and 1960s. These tales address major historical events and societal problems in the idiosyncratic way of memoirs. They are snapshots of events from one individual’s viewpoint, and the narrator for each story is different. Although the quirks of characters in these tales are amusing, one aspect of several of these vignettes—child and spousal ...