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"Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine The latest from legendary master storyteller Stephen King, a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town together--a timely, upbeat tale about finding common ground despite deep-rooted differences. Although Scott Carey doesn't look any different, he's been steadily losing weight. There are a couple of other odd things, too. He weighs...

Small but fast twelve-year-old Will Tyler, an avid football player in the down-and-out town of Forbes, Pennsylvania, takes matters into his own hands to try and finance the city's football team, giving the whole community hope in the process.

The iconic song 'Won't You Be My Neighbor' from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is transformed into a board book for a new generation of kids. For the first time ever, Mister Rogers' beloved opening theme song is a board book to share with the youngest readers. With bright, upbeat illustrations by Luke Flowers and sweet lyrics fans will know by heart, readers follow Mister Rogers through his neighborhood as he greets the familiar, lovable cast of characters...

"In more than sixty new poems, Billy Collins writes with joy and wonder about the beauty and irony of daily life. The best poetry, he believes, begins with clarity and ends in mystery, and in Water, Water we encounter a writer endlessly astonished by the world all around. Turning his eye to the cat drinking from the swimming pool or the nurse calling your name in the waiting room or the astronaut reading Emily Dickinson while orbiting earth, Collins...

Ethan Long's From Season to Season is the fourth book in the Happy County preschool picture book series featuring earth science and educational activities about winter, spring, summer, and fall. For readers who love Richard Scarry's Busytown books. Adventure awaits in another exciting trip through Happy County-where each new season packs plenty of surprises! Farmer Dell rides his tractor through the crops all summer long; Jimmy and Sammy search for...

In simple, rhyming text, illustrates how to communicate kindness.

The book Across the Street and Around the Corner: A Road Home by Mary Lea Carroll is a reflective and heartwarming narrative that centers on the power of neighborliness and the simple ways people can make their communities a better place. Written during the COVID-19 lockdown, Carroll draws from her childhood memories in Pasadena and personal experiences to illustrate the importance of community bonds and small acts of kindness. Through anecdotes about...

A tender and compassionate exploration of the shared experiences that bring us all together, be they sweet, painful, or both.
On a morning brimming with possibilities, a gentle narrator muses on everything the day might bring, from work to play to all the little moments in between, like watching clouds and seeing something grow. From small beginnings, the pages begin to hint at life’s larger crescendo moments: days so hard we struggle...