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With the evil Echo around, Halo Nightly faces her strongest villain yet - herself. Echo is a sneaky shape shifter that morphs into Halo and causes her all sorts of problems. When Echo steals Halo's candy, Halo is forced to battle someone who is every bit as powerful as she is.

Jeff and his best friend Keith are ice-fishing in the middle of Big Lake. It’s been hours without a bite, but they’re still having a blast - until the storm of the decade closes in. Soon, the entire landscape is buried in three feet of snow and the snowfall shows no sign of stopping.

Was will ein Schwein??? Tanzen natürlich!!! Ferkelchen Mirabella will es jedenfalls unbedingt. Doch Mama Sau und Vater Eber haben für Mirabellas großen Traum so gar kein Verständnis. Sie lachen ihr Kind nur aus. Schweine tanzen doch nicht, schon gar nicht, wenn sie so rosig und pummelig sind wie Mirabella. Punkt. Schluss. Aus! Mit diesem Urteil konfrontiert, fasst die Kleine einen wilden, aber lebensgefährlichen Entschluss. Sie will nichts mehr essen. Sie will endlich abnehmen. Rank und schlank werden wie ein Ballerina. Das geht beinahe schief.

Cinderella's stepmother and two stepsisters treat her like dirt. Each and every day, they force her to clean their clothes, cook their meals, and only give her rags to wear and crumbs to eat. But each night, in secret and in shadows, Cinderella trains to be a ninja!

Marco Polo is a small felt mouse who used to be a Christmas ornament on Anne the librarian’s tree. But now he’s one of the Book Buddies, toys that can be checked out just like books. Marco Polo may be small, but he’s also a brave explorer looking for adventure - if only someone would check him out of the library. Seth is a boy who visits the library with his dad and younger brother. He wishes he could be a little more brave, especially when he goes on his first sleepover. But maybe a small explorer like Marco Polo is just the kind of friend he needs.

When Andy's school announces a new no-uniform policy, her classmates are over the moon—but her heart sinks. All she wants is to dress like everyone else. However, her mum's the owner of a run-down kooky vintage boutique, so she's bound to look—well—different. But when Andy finds a gorgeous bag full of designer goodies in the shop's storeroom, everything changes. Can she learn to love vintage and help transform her mum's shop into something truly special?

Author JT does it again with another book designed to teach children skills that'll last them a lifetime. In this short story, Solomon will learn the basics of fishing. Use this book as a tool to educate and inspire your favorite little ones to go outside, be active, and learn a great new skill that may one day help feed their family.

Life is going well for Sophie. She’s getting by at school, has some pretty awesome friends and their band have made it through to the semifinals of the Battle of the Bands competition. But when Sophie wakes up completely deaf one morning, the life she once knew seems like a distant memory. With lessons replaced by endless hospital appointments, and conversations now an exercise in lip-reading, Sophie grows quieter and quieter. Until she discovers the vibrations of sound through an old set of drums and wonders whether life onstage is actually still within reach.

Luna is usually the happiest little unicorn. But one day, something causes her smile to disappear. Can Luna’s friends help her get her sparkle back? A sweet story about embracing differences, and the importance of sharing worries.

This inspirational tale tells the story of a little robin and how his life changed when he stopped trying to be like the other birds and just accepted himself for who and what he was. Robins are known to sing beautiful tunes that fill the trees with enchanting music, but this little robin just didn't fit in until, one day, he learned that there are things more important than trying to be like others. The embedded message in the story will surely make the listener reflect on their own limitation and why, like the little robin, they, too, are special.

Aunt Trudy never wanted kids. Now that she’s Richie’s guardian, she makes his life miserable. Richie just wants to escape, so he seeks refuge in the deep Missouri woods he loves so much. Suddenly it’s not summer, but late fall. How did that happen? Did the trucker who just gave him a ride somehow whisk him back 50 years in time? The woods aren’t for Richie the haven they used to be. After a freak storm, he finds himself at the mercy of Morris, a mysterious Black man who also calls the woods home. Is Morris a savior? Or someone to fear?

Bullying is huge today. Really, if we are honest, it has been that way for quite a while. Coping and living in spite of it and the many difficult things youths face is difficult. It's now become okay to talk about it. This story comes at this societal issue from a perspective that reminds us of who we are and what voices we should hold on to.

Come along on a journey with characters Tiffany and Beth as they learn to love and to appreciate themselves for who they are as strong, wise, beautiful, and fully melanated individuals, through trials they face against others in the real world.

No jelly bean is the same; each one is unique and different. For Jelly Bean Dean that was never more true. Join Jelly Bean Dean and her classmates as they realize it’s okay to be different!

Twelve-year-old Elissa has been raised in seclusion as a devotee of the Mother Goddess. She is a special child, a blessed child, a child who can sing miracles into being. Her voice can heal wounds, halt landslides, cure hunger—and even end wars. But there are those who would use her gift for darker things. And when Elissa finds herself the farthest from home she’s ever been—along with her vain and jealous music tutor, Lucio—she will have to develop the judgment to decide who wants to use her song to heal...and who wants to use her song to hurt.

Harry is a shy, bullied little dog. In a dream, he meets some friendly animals who teach him useful bully-blocking skills. Mia the meerkat tells him the best ways to respond to bullying, Ollie the owl emphasizes eye contact, Gerry the giraffe explains the importance of good posture, and so on. Harry puts these new skills into practice. They work immediately, and his life is transformed. In learning how to block bullies and make new friends - skills he can use all his life - Harry has shed his fear, and now enjoys being with his peers.

One morning, deep in the forest, a beautiful baby panda was born. The panda was different to all the others, as he had dazzling orange fur. Meet Marmalade, the little panda who goes on a big adventure as he sets off to explore the forest one day to find where he belongs. Along the way, he meets all sorts of animals...until he sees he has come full circle and is back home with his mum, which is where he always did belong, of course!

Mit Geschichten Kinder stark machen! In Geschichten liegt schon immer eine Kraft verborgen - besonders für Kinder. Sie regen nicht nur die Fantasie an, sondern vermitteln auch Werte und Wahrheiten fürs Leben. Dieses Hörbuch steckt voll mit solchen Geschichten, die liebevoll ausgewählt wurden. Gelesen von Nora Becker und Jan Primke erzählen sie von Mut, Vertrauen, Ehrlichkeit - und haben das Ziel, Kinderherzen stark zu machen. Mit starken Bildern wie beispielsweise einem kleinen Vogel, der sich buchstäblich traut, aus dem Nest zu treten, um seine Flugkünste auszuprobieren.

Holly, a grey squirrel, and her animal friends have accepted that they will never be wizards’ familiars. Though they are each magical, their powers are so offbeat—Holly herself can conjure pastries (and only pastries)—that no professional magic-worker would choose any of them as a companion for noble quests. So instead of going on adventures, they languish at the Shelter for Rejected Familiars, where they are known as “shelterlings.”

If discovered, a rare white hummingbird is often cast out of society, in fear that they may attract predators. So when Philomena Flit discovers that her daughter, Willow, is white, she does everything she can to protect her and conceal the truth. Her plans seem to be working, until, like all growing children, Willow's curiosity leads to a discovery that changes everything.