Splish, Splash, Splat!

Splish, Splash, Splat!
Author: The de Villiers Family
Publisher: WaterBrook Press
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781400072958

Seedling is selfish when Rosybud comes to play, but he soon learns that toys are more fun when shared with a friend.

A to Zoo

A to Zoo
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 3583
Release: 2018-06-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Splat! Another Messy Sunday #2

Splat! Another Messy Sunday #2
Author: Lin Oliver
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399542868

The second book of this thrilling chapter book series will immediately suck readers in with its combination of a fast-paced adventure and full-color art—this time in the style of pointillism! Tiger and Luna return to the fantastic frame, and this time they enter the famous dotted world of Georges Seurat's painting, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. After arriving on the shore of the pleasant scene, they dash through Paris, get captured by police, and encounter one misadventure after another. And of course, Tiger and Luna must return to the real world to avoid getting trapped in the painting before time runs out!

Goose Girl

Goose Girl
Author: Joy Dettman
Publisher: Pan Australia
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2007-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1743345658

From the bestselling author of Mallawindy and the Woody Creek series comes a moving story about being set free. "Dettman knows how to tell a story" The Sunday Age Sally De Rooze is almost thirty. She survived the accident that killed her father and brothers. Her mother never forgave her for that. But she survived her mother too. Surviving is what she does best. Farmer Ross Bertram, who offers her his acres and safety, is the answer for a while. Until he starts pushing for a wedding. Sally wants ... wants more. Wants to know great love. Wants to find herself. One year. That's what she wants. One year of freedom in the big, bad city. Her survival skills are tested in the urban sprawl and she discovers more about herself than she had ever dared to imagined. Fans of Rosalie Ham's The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman.

Reflections of the Shadowdancer

Reflections of the Shadowdancer
Author: Beverly L. Anderson
Publisher: Ashes of Reality LLC
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2023-06-24
Genre: Poetry
ISBN:

In an abandoned dance studio, there's music and dancing unheard and unseen by anyone. The whispers in the shadows laud praises upon the figure that spins around the room. Nothing moves, and yet everything moves around the room. Darkness and light intertwine and dance to cast the shadows of the world. A dance that goes beyond the borders between the worlds is performed within flickering shadows. ​The Shadowdancer knows the truth. Without the darkness, there can be no light. Between them lies the shadow in which the Shadowdancer twirls. ​Enter the world of the Shadowdancer, and find yourself immersed in 150 poems living in the light, the dark, and the shadow.

Sin and Syntax

Sin and Syntax
Author: Constance Hale
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2013-08-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0385346891

A fully revised and updated edition with writing prompts and challenges in every chapter Today’s writers need more spunk than Strunk: whether it's the Great American e-mail, Madison Avenue advertising, or Grammy Award-winning rap lyrics, memorable writing must jump off the page. Copy veteran Constance Hale is on a mission to make creative communication, both the lyrical and the unlawful, an option for everyone. With its crisp, witty tone, Sin and Syntax covers grammar’s ground rules while revealing countless unconventional syntax secrets (such as how to use—Gasp!—interjections or when to pepper your prose with slang) that make for sinfully good writing. Discover how to: *Distinguish between words that are “pearls” and words that are “potatoes” * Avoid “couch potato thinking” and “commitment phobia” when choosing verbs * Use literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, and metaphor (and understand what you're doing) Everyone needs to know how to write stylish prose—students, professionals, and seasoned writers alike. Whether you’re writing to sell, shock, or just sing, Sin and Syntax—now celebrating 20 years in print—is the guide you need to improve your command of the English language.

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Her Majesty's Pleasure
Author: Frank Van Straten
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2013
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1743052294

This unique book raises the curtain on the history of Adelaide's most remarkable playhouse - Her Majesty's Theatre. For 100 years 'the Maj' has hosted a cavalcade of entertainment. With a treasure-trove of rare photographs, posters and costume and set designs, this book will delight anyone who loves show business and who loves Adelaide.

Fiend of the Seven Sewers

Fiend of the Seven Sewers
Author: Steven Butler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2020-09-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1471178757

Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! Book your stay now for this fabulously funny series full of mayhem, monsters and more than a little bit of magic by bestselling author Steven Butler and illustrated by Steven Lenton. Life is never dull for Frankie Banister and the weird and wonderful guests of The Nothing to See Here Hotel - the no.1 holiday destination for magicals! But when Frankie is kidnapped and dragged off to a secret cistern-city deep in the dookiest depths of the sewers, things get a whole lot weirder! What has Frankie done to offend the mysterious ‘Boss’? Is he doomed to spend the rest of his life griping in the piping? Will he ever escape the dark and disgusterous dungeons? And what exactly is the gut-gurglingly named Poodly-Pipe? One thing’s for sure, Frankie is going to have to outwit old enemies and rely on new friends if he ever wants to see his HONKHUMPTIOUS home again… PRAISE FOR THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL series: 'This book is so good you won't blunking believe it!' Tom Fletcher 'Hilariously funny and inventive, and I love the extraordinary creatures and the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist...' Cressida Cowell 'A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold.' Francesca Simon ‘This hotel gets five stars from me’ Liz Pichon 'A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins and other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies and plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny.' Jeremy Strong ‘What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!’ Kaye Umansky ‘Exuberant story and witty illustrations, this is my kind of book!’ Chris Riddell ‘Giggles guaranteed’ Nick Sharratt

This Is It

This Is It
Author: Oliver Carey
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 1291
Release: 2022-09-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1398416991

Eddy is in a relationship that is crumbling around him. He starts to wonder if it is him that is the fault. He uses this time to reflect, to claw back and try to save against all odds the possibility that two people, himself and Beth-Annie can unite once more, just like they did at the beginning. During his personal search he delves into his past relationships. Thinks about where they went wrong. If he can use any of those failings to make this a success. He then aims to leave. Aims to try to get back on track by disconnecting. Just when he thinks he can do it, his life changes completely. He then starts a different journey. Different people get involved and he starts to look forwards, never back ever again, alone but not alone...

Archie's Campfire Stories

Archie's Campfire Stories
Author: Archie Superstars
Publisher: Archie Comic Publications
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627389644

Lace up those hiking boots, pack some S’mores and don’t forget your tent—it’s time to go camping! Adventure into the great outdoors with Archie, Betty, Veronica and friends in this hilarious collection of camping stories. Roughing it has never been so easy—or so funny!