books by HarperCollins     books:       The Giving Tree with CD Shel Silverstein HarperCollins, 2004 "Once there was a tree . . . and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk . . . and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave. This is a tender story, ...             The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate HarperCollins, 2012 Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a ...             Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus James Dean HarperCollins, 2013 #1 New York Times bestselling artist James Dean makes Pete the Cat groovier than ever in this cool adaptation of "The Wheels on the Bus." Join Pete as he rides on the bus to school with his friends and hears all the different sounds a bus makes as it drives. Fans of Pete the Cat will sing along with Pete in this rendition of a classic favorite children's song.             Coolest Chapter Books for Kids Sampler HarperCollins, 2011 Get a sneak peek inside four of the coolest chapter book series around in this special ebook sampler! Meet the zany characters of My Weird School #1: Miss Daisy Is Crazy by Dan Gutman; travel the world with Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #1: The Mount Rushmore Calamity by Jeff Brown; laugh out loud with Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs by Katherine Applegate; and discover the magic with Fairy Blossoms #1: ...             Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses James Dean, Kimberly Dean HarperCollins, 2013 Pete the Cat is back in New York Times bestselling author James Dean's picture book Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses . Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy—nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of some magic sunglasses, Pete learns that a good mood has been inside him all along. Readers will love watching Pete take his positive outlook and transform a grumpy day into an awesome day! Fans of Pete the Cat: I Love My White ...             The Alchemist Paulo Coelho HarperCollins, 2006 "My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer," the boy told the alchemist one night as they looked up at the moonless sky." Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams." The Alchemist is the magical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure as extravagant as any ever found. ...             Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes Eric Litwin HarperCollins, 2010 Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as we steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries and other big messes! But no matter what color his shoes are are, Pete keeps movin' and groovin' and singing his song...because it's all good. Ages: 3 - 7             Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings Shel Silverstein HarperCollins, 2004 If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer . . . Come in . . . for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wash your shadow and plant ...             Charlotte's Web E. B. White, Kate DiCamillo HarperCollins, 2012 Sixty years ago, on October 15, 1952, E.B. White's Charlotte's Web was published. It's gone on to become one of the most beloved children's books of all time. To celebrate this milestone, the renowned Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo has written a heartfelt and poignant tribute to the book that is itself a beautiful translation of White's own view of the world—of the joy he took in the change of seasons, in farm life, in the miracles of life ...             A Series of Unfortunate Events Collection: Books 1-3 with Bonus Material: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile ... HarperCollins, 2011 Lemony Snicket’s unhappy tale of the unlucky Baudelaire siblings begins with The Bad Beginning . In this short bothersome book alone, the three orphans encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast. Should you not mind deadly serpents, slippery salamanders, lumpy beds, large brass reading lamps, long knives, and terrible odors, then proceed with ...             The Fall of Five (Lorien Legacies, Book 4) Pittacus Lore HarperCollins, 2013 The Fall of Five is the fourth novel in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series by Pittacus Lore. The Garde are finally reunited, but do they have what it takes to win the war against the Mogadorians? John Smith—Number Four—thought that things would change once the Garde found one another. They would stop running. They would fight the Mogadorians. And they would win. But he was wrong. After facing off with the ...             Crush HarperCollins, 2013 The conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Crash trilogy, never before published in any format! A football fantasy. A giant diamond. The modern-day Romeo and Juliet are taking their relationship to the next level. . . . Jude and Lucy are happily engaged, but that doesn't mean life's a bed of roses. Once again, the hottest couple around is torn apart, this time by football training and a summer job. Now it's Jude with the trust ...             Christmas in Venice: A Short Story HarperCollins Canada, 2012 Olivia's Christmas trip to Venice, Italy, should be a holiday dream come true. But when her unattended luggage becomes the focus of a handsome Italian policeman’ s bomb investigation, she worries she won't even make it out of the Marco Polo Airport. Practically handcuffed to the best-looking man she’ s ever seen, can Olivia convince him she isn’ t a terrorist before he writes her off for good? Christmas in Venice is the perfect ...             Big Nate: Genius Mode Lincoln Peirce HarperCollins, 2013 The third Big Nate comic compilation in the New York Times bestselling series by Lincoln Peirce! Big Nate is a New York Times bestseller and the star of his own comic strip! Here comes the latest comic compilation from Lincoln Peirce, all about king of detention and cartooning genius Nate Wright! Includes more than 300 black-and-white comic strips, plus bonus Big Nate material in the back! "Big Nate is funny, big time."—Jeff Kinney, ...             I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Last Days of Lorien HarperCollins, 2013 In this stunning 144-page prequel novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, discover what really happened in the final days of the doomed planet from the eyes of Sandor—who would go on to become the reluctant Cêpan to Number Nine. Sandor was tired of being a teenager, tired of going to school and obeying his teachers and playing by his parents' rules. He enjoyed breaking the rules rather than following them. But ...             Pete the Cat: Pete's Big Lunch (My First I Can Read) James Dean HarperCollins, 2013 Pete the Cat is hungry. Pete is going to make the grooviest sandwich ever! But what happens if his sandwich is too big for Pete to eat?             Pete the Cat: Play Ball! (My First I Can Read) James Dean HarperCollins, 2013 Pete the Cat is ready to play baseball! Pete's team, the Rocks, is playing the Rolls. But when the game doesn't go Pete's way, what will Pete do?             Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach (My First I Can Read) James Dean HarperCollins, 2013 Pete the Cat, coolest kitty ever, is ready for another adventure!   In Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach , Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete’s brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?   Pete at the Beach is a My ...             I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: The Forgotten Ones HarperCollins, 2013 In this thrilling 144-page companion novella to the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four series, learn the fate of Adam—the Mogadorian-turned-ally of the Garde who risked his life to save Sam. Adam helped Sam Goode and his father, Malcolm, escape the Mogadorian base in Dulce, New Mexico. Using the Legacy that One bestowed upon him, Adam sacrificed himself and brought the entire facility crumbling down on his head. Miraculously, Adam ...             I Can Read!: 100 Tips for Beginning Readers HarperCollins, 2013 Discover one hundred fun activities and tips to help children become enthusiastic readers, in this brand-new guide from I Can Read! These tips cover the essentials of learning to read—from making the connection between letters and sounds to understanding key plot points. Specifically designed to engage children and reinforce the Common Core Standards for Reading, I Can Read: 100 Tips for Beginning Readers shows how to make reading a ...              search for books alchemist, anniversary, beginning, chapter, charlotte, christmas, collection, coolest, drawings, edition, events, forgotten, genius, giving, legacies, lorien, material, number, readers, reptile, sampler, series, short, sidewalk, story, sunglasses, unfortunate, venice, wheels, window books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen toys & games: Madame Alexander Baby Huggums With Pink Check Onesie 29200 home  impressum - about us