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A Taste for Love
by Jennifer YenFor fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and The Great British Baking Show, A Taste for Love, is a delicious rom com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao. <P><P>To her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. But to her mom, Liza is anything but. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. Yang's traditional values, especially when it comes to dating. <P><P>The one thing mother and daughter do agree on is their love of baking. Mrs. Yang is the owner of Houston's popular Yin & Yang Bakery. With college just around the corner, Liza agrees to help out at the bakery's annual junior competition to prove to her mom that she's more than her rebellious tendencies once and for all. But when Liza arrives on the first day of the bake-off, she realizes there's a catch: all of the contestants are young Asian American men her mother has handpicked for Liza to date. <P><P>The bachelorette situation Liza has found herself in is made even worse when she happens to be grudgingly attracted to one of the contestants; the stoic, impenetrable, annoyingly hot James Wong. As she battles against her feelings for James, and for her mother's approval, Liza begins to realize there's no tried and true recipe for love.
A Dragon's Guide to Making Your Human Smarter
by Laurence Yep Mary Grandpre Joanne RyderFor fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes a new tale about dragon Miss Drake and her human pet Winnie, by a two-time Newbery Honor winner, featuring illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Mary GrandPré. Three-thousand-year-old Miss Drake has arranged to send her dear pet Winnie to The Spriggs Academy, an extraordinary school for humans and magicals alike. Winnie is particularly excited about magic class and having Sir Isaac Newton for science. She's also making new friends--and frenemies. . . . When a plot to snatch Winnie from her San Francisco home is uncovered, Miss Drake is ready to use all her cunning and magic to thwart it. Not that feisty Winnie needs the help. . . . As a team, the intrepid duo you first met in A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans is unstoppable! With equal doses of whimsy and humor, Laurence Yep and Joanne Ryder have crafted an enchanting story about true friendship.
The Girls
by Helen YglesiasThese days the news is full of reports about the graying of America, yet it's rare that old people appear in contemporary fiction except as stock characters: the indulgent grandmother, the wicked witch. In her first novel in a dozen years, the acclaimed author of How She Died and Sweetsir gives us four grand old ladies, sisters, each unique and indelibly real, in a poignant and very funny story about the last American taboos, old age and dying. As the novel opens, Jenny, the youngest at eighty, has flown down to Miami--that gaudy, pastel-hued haven of the elderly--to look after her two failing oldest sisters: Eva, ninety-five, always the family mainstay, and Naomi, ninety, who is riddled with cancer but still has her tart tongue and her jet-black head of hair. The fourth sister, Flora, still has her black hair too, straight out of the bottle, but no head for the hard decisions facing Eva and Naomi. An energetic eighty-five, Flora spends her time dating ("He's mad about me, I only hope he can get it up!") and making the rounds of the retirement homes with her standup routine, the Sandra Bernhard of the senior set. The Girls gives us these four full-if-wrinkled-fleshed women with all their complaints and foibles, their self-absorption and downright orneriness, their unquenchable humor and immense courage. Aches and pains, wrinkles and hearing aids, wheelchairs and walkers--out of these, and out of the human spirit, Helen Yglesias fashions a novel that moves us, opens our eyes, and makes us laugh out loud.
Hot Properties
by Rafael YglesiasAn irreverent satire of New York&’s media world—and its influence and allureWriters Tony, Patty, Fred, and David all know what they want: renown, glamour, wealth, recognition. They know where to get it: New York, a beacon for ambitious novelists, playwrights, and journalists. But what they don&’t know is that the game is changing. This is the 1980s, an era of massive corporatization and commercialization in the business of arts and letters. Fame and fortune may come quickly for many, but dignity and lasting influence are in short supply. Rafael Yglesias&’s most sharp-tongued satire, Hot Properties exposes the greed, envy, and backbiting in a media world bloated with money and power. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Rafael Yglesias, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s personal collection.
Only Children
by Rafael YglesiasThe critically acclaimed novel from a master of contemporary American fiction--now available as an ebook A loving satire of new parenthood and its attendant joys and blunders The Golds and the Hummels live in the same wealthy Manhattan neighborhood, but as both couples prepare for the arrival of their first child, they share little in terms of parenting philosophy. The Golds plunge into natural birth without bothering to first set up a nursery. The Hummels schedule a C-section and fill out hospital admissions paperwork weeks in advance. Both couples, however, are grappling with the transformations they know parenthood will immediately bring. Set in a milieu of material excess and limitless ambition, Only Children skewers new parents who expect perfect lives, but also offers an intimate look at the trials all new parents face as they learn how to nurture. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of Rafael Yglesias, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.
Oh the Moon: Stories from the Tortured Mind of Charlyne Yi
by Charlyne YiFrom actress, comedian, musician, and writer Charlyne Yi comes this collection of illustrated, interconnected short stories and anecdotes that blends comedy, fantastic adventures, and a storm of feelings that will make you want to laugh and cry at the same time—reminiscent of the works of Demetri Martin, Shel Silverstein and John Cassavetes.Charlyne Yi takes readers from a sky filled with vengeful clouds to the depths of a frog’s stomach, and to Hell and back—literally—in this collection of short stories that showcases her unique style.Equal parts whimsical, hilarious, heartbreaking, and terrifying, these short stories—both written and illustrated by Charlyne—can be read separately, but are connected thematically following the difficulties of love at every age:• Forgive Me: What happens when the tiniest boy of all time is the only thing standing between the world’s largest baby and an angry mob? Who could ever love something so small? Or so big?• She’s All Legs: In this spicy, action-packed romance, Agatha, a woman who is literally just legs and a head, decides to hunt down and kill the Devil himself. Along the way she meets Cassady, an Elvis impersonator with his own, mysterious gripe with the Dark Lord.Short, one-page anecdotes, poems, reflections, and imagery are also included.Strange, heartfelt, and wonderful, Oh the Moon shows you love in the way that only Charlyne Yi’s brilliant, witty mind can.
Y/N: A Novel
by Esther Yi&“Wondrous and strange . . . Y/N resists the junkiness of the internet . . . against which a well-formed novel like this counteracts, a blast of cleansing heat.&” —New York Times "Piercing, feverish, and frequently astonishing." —Entertainment Weekly "Utterly brilliant." —Cosmopolitan "A true novel of the era." —Elle "Engrossing." —Vulture "Playful, immersive yet unreal." —Esquire "Riveting and innovative." —TIME "Fascinating." —Chicago Review of Books "Strange, haunting, and undeniably beautiful." —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "One of the most daring novels of the year." —Bookpage, Starred ReviewSurreal, hilarious, and shrewdly poignant—a novel about a Korean American woman living in Berlin whose obsession with a K-pop idol sends her to Seoul on a journey of literary self-destruction.It&’s as if her life only began once Moon appeared in it. The desultory copywriting work, the boyfriend, and the want of anything not-Moon quickly fall away when she beholds the idol in concert, where Moon dances as if his movements are creating their own gravitational field; on live streams, as fans from around the world comment in dozens of languages; even on skincare products endorsed by the wildly popular Korean boyband, of which Moon is the youngest, most luminous member. Seized by ineffable desire, our unnamed narrator begins writing Y/N fanfic—in which you, the reader, insert [Your/Name] and play out an intimate relationship with the unattainable star.Then Moon suddenly retires, vanishing from the public eye. As Y/N flies from Berlin to Seoul to be with Moon, our narrator, too, journeys to Korea in search of the object of her love. An escalating series of mistranslations and misidentifications lands her at the headquarters of the Kafkaesque entertainment company that manages the boyband until, at a secret location, together with Moon at last, art and real life approach their final convergence.From a conspicuous new talent comes Y/N, a provocative literary debut about the universal longing for transcendence and the tragic struggle to assert one&’s singular story amidst the amnesiac effects of globalization. Crackling with the intellectual sensitivity of Elif Batuman and the sinewy absurdism of Thomas Pynchon, Esther Yi&’s prose unsettles the boundary between high and mass art, exploding our expectations of a novel about &“identity&” and offering in its place a sui generis picture of the loneliness that afflicts modern life.
Nightbitch: A Novel
by Rachel YoderOne day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else...In this blazingly smart and voracious debut, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog.An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms.As the mother's symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give into her new dog impulses peak, she struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers the mysterious academic tome which becomes her bible, "A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography," and meets a group of mommies involved in a multi-level-marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem.An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.
Nightbitch: A Novel
by Rachel YoderIn this blazingly smart and voracious debut novel, an artist turned stay-at-home mom becomes convinced she's turning into a dog. • "A must-read for anyone who can&’t get enough of the ever-blurring line between the psychological and supernatural that Yellowjackets exemplifies." —VultureOne day, the mother was a mother, but then one night, she was quite suddenly something else...An ambitious mother puts her art career on hold to stay at home with her newborn son, but the experience does not match her imagination. Two years later, she steps into the bathroom for a break from her toddler's demands, only to discover a dense patch of hair on the back of her neck. In the mirror, her canines suddenly look sharper than she remembers. Her husband, who travels for work five days a week, casually dismisses her fears from faraway hotel rooms.As the mother's symptoms intensify, and her temptation to give in to her new dog impulses peak, she struggles to keep her alter-canine-identity secret. Seeking a cure at the library, she discovers the mysterious academic tome which becomes her bible, A Field Guide to Magical Women: A Mythical Ethnography, and meets a group of mommies involved in a multilevel-marketing scheme who may also be more than what they seem. An outrageously original novel of ideas about art, power, and womanhood wrapped in a satirical fairy tale, Nightbitch will make you want to howl in laughter and recognition. And you should. You should howl as much as you want.
Knock-Knock! Who's There?: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids
by Craig YoeThe follow-up to LOL: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids, this jam-packed knock-knock joke book is perfect for young comedians!Knock-Knock! Who’s there? Justin! Justin who? Justin time for dinner! With over 700 silly knock-knock jokes, this book is ready to knock down your door with hours and hours of the wackiest “Who’s There?” answers ever. Perfect for sharing with friends, Knock-Knock! Who's There?: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids will have your young comedian howling with laughter!
LOL: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids
by Craig YoeWhat do you get when you cross a wacky, jam-packed joke book with a kid who loves to LOL? A load of laughs and jokes for kids in this perfect book for young comedians!What winter sport do trees participate in? Al-pine skiing! What do construction workers use to block traffic in winter? Snow cones! What did one telephone give the other telephone on Valentine’s Day? A ring! LOL: A Load of Laughs and Jokes for Kids is crammed full of the wildest, wackiest jokes ever! Covering a range of topics from Animals to Zippers and everything in between, it will have your jokesters howling with laughter.
Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz: (things To Do At Home, Learn To Read, Jokes And Riddles For Kids) (Squeaky Clean Super Funny)
by Craig YoeSqueaky Clean Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone“This is a book with a purpose and that purpose is fun! Filled with spontaneous explosions of laughter….”—Mark Squirek, New York Journal of BooksFrom Craig Yoe, the former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets-and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney-comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz is the first of the series and you’ll want to own them all!Fun for Everyone. No boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults or put-downs-all giggle-filled good clean fun for young and old alike. Your child can share these jokes with family, friends, or anyone who wants to laugh.Laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny jokes. Craig, a retired pastor, believes that there is nothing better in life than making kids laugh. He has been collecting jokes for years, and now he is releasing his hand-picked jokes for kids in the “Squeaky Clean” series. It’s packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes to encourage reading and entertain for hours.A career devoted to making kids happy. Yoe is the winner of an Eisner Award (the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian. Craig is currently operating Yoe! Studio creations and Yoe! Books. Publisher Weekly says he's the “archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime” and calls his work "brilliant." Library Journal “calls him a comics guru”. Jim Henson once said that “Craig brings with him his valuable creativity and enthusiasm.” Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame quipped, “I keep buying books from Yoe Books as gifts, then keeping them for myself!”If your child liked Silly Jokes for Silly Kid by Silly Willy, Jokes for Kids by Rob Stevens, or Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids by Whee Winn, they will love Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz.
Squeaky Clean Super Funny Knock Knock Jokes for Kidz: (things To Do At Home, Learn To Read, Jokes And Riddles For Kids) (Squeaky Clean Super Funny)
by Craig YoeSqueaky Clean Knock Knock Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone“This is a book with a purpose and that purpose is fun! Filled with spontaneous explosions of laughter...” ?Mark Squirek, New York Journal of BooksWholesome joke book for Kids. From Craig Yoe, former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets-and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney-comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny Knock Knock Jokes for Kidz is the second of the series and you’ll want to own them all!Laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny jokes. Craig, a retired pastor, believes there is nothing better in life than making kids laugh and feel happy. He’s been collecting jokes for years, and now is releasing his hand-picked jokes in the “Squeaky Clean” series; packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes to encourage reading and entertain kids for hours.A career devoted to making kids happy. Yoe is the winner of an Eisner Award (the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian. Publisher Weekly says he's the “archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime” and calls his work "brilliant." Library Journal calls him “a comics guru”. Jim Henson once said that “Craig brings with him his valuable creativity and enthusiasm.” Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame quipped, “I keep buying books from Yoe Books as gifts, then keeping them for myself!”Perfect gift for kids (and parents and grandparents). If you and your kids enjoyed Craig Yoe’s first book in this series, Squeaky Clean Super Funny Jokes for Kidz, or other books such as Silly Jokes for Silly Kids or Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids; you’ll love Craig Yoe’s second Squeaky Clean joke book. No boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults or put-downs-all giggle-filled good clean fun for young and old.
Squeaky Clean Super Funny Riddles for Kidz: (things To Do At Home, Learn To Read, Jokes And Riddles For Kids) (Squeaky Clean Super Funny)
by Craig YoeSqueaky Clean Riddles to Tickle Your Funny BoneSqueaky Clean Super Funny Riddles for Kidz. From Craig Yoe, the former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets-and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney-comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny Riddles for Kidz is the fourth of the series and you’ll want to own them all!Laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny jokes. Craig, a retired pastor, believes that there is nothing better in life than making kids laugh and feel happy. He has been collecting jokes for years, and now he is releasing his hand-picked jokes for kids in the “Squeaky Clean” series. It’s packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes and riddles to encourage reading and entertain children for hours.A career devoted to making kids happy. Yoe is the winner of an Eisner Award (the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian. Craig is currently operating Yoe! Studio creations and Yoe! Books. Publisher Weekly says he's the “archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime” and calls his work "brilliant." Library Journal “calls him a comics guru”. Jim Henson once said that “Craig brings with him his valuable creativity and enthusiasm. He has a nice mix of business and creative talent!” Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame quipped, “I keep buying books from Yoe Books as gifts, then keeping them for myself!”Perfect gift for kids (and parents and grandparents). If you and your kids have enjoyed books such as Silly Jokes for Silly Kids, Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids, or Laugh-Out-Loud A+ Jokes for Kids; you and your child will love Craig Yoe’s Squeaky Clean Super Funny Riddles for Kidz. No boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults or put-downs-all giggle-filled good clean fun for young and old alike.
Squeaky Clean Super Funny School Jokes for Kidz: (things To Do At Home, Learn To Read, Jokes And Riddles For Kids) (Squeaky Clean Super Funny)
by Craig YoeSqueaky Clean Jokes to Tickle Your Funny BoneSqueaky Clean Super Funny School Jokes for Kidz. From Craig Yoe, the former Creative Director, Vice President, and General Manager of Jim Henson's Muppets-and former Creative Director at Nickelodeon and Disney-comes a series of wholesome joke books for kids of all ages. Squeaky Clean Super Funny School Jokes for Kidz is the third of the series and you’ll want to own them all!Laugh-out-loud (LOL) funny jokes. Craig, a retired pastor, believes that there is nothing better in life than making kids laugh and feel happy. He has been collecting jokes for years, and now he is releasing his hand-picked jokes for kids in the “Squeaky Clean” series. It’s packed with wholesome, edifying, LOL funny jokes to encourage reading and entertain children for hours.A career devoted to making kids happy. Yoe is the winner of an Eisner Award (the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards) and a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is an author, editor, art director, graphic designer, cartoonist and comics historian. Craig is currently operating Yoe! Studio creations and Yoe! Books. Publisher Weekly says he's the “archivist of the ridiculous and the sublime” and calls his work "brilliant." Library Journal “calls him a comics guru.” Jim Henson once said that “Craig brings with him his valuable creativity and enthusiasm. He has a nice mix of business and creative talent!” Mark Hamill of Star Wars fame quipped, “I keep buying books from Yoe Books as gifts, then keeping them for myself!”Perfect gift for kids (and parents and grandparents). If you and your kids have enjoyed books such as Silly Jokes for Silly Kids, Belly Laugh Jokes for Kids, or Laugh-Out-Loud A+ Jokes for Kids; you and your child will love Craig Yoe’s Squeaky Clean Super Funny School Jokes for Kidz. No boogers, ghosts, witches, scary monsters, insults or put-downs-all giggle-filled good clean fun for young and old alike.
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read
by Jane YolenAmerica's favorite dinosaurs romp and roar as they soak books in the bathtub, throw them, and finally learn how to carefully read them... with Mama and Papa at bedtime. Get ready to laugh at this lighthearted, heartwarming, and funny approach to books! Children sometimes feel the task of learning to read is overwhelming, but the winning combination of rhyme and illustrations here provide a perfect way to present the subject in a comical, engaging, and nonjudgmental way. The contrast of enormous dinosaurs in kid-sized bedrooms (with human parents) adds irresistible humor as families explore the do's and don'ts of reading. Both practical and engaging, this book shows dinosaurs getting into all sorts of reading-related trouble! But of course, in the end, the dinosaurs learn how to carefully handle their books, read out loud, and read a lot!
A Bear Sat on My Porch Today
by Jane Yolen Rilla AlexanderWhat to do if a rather insistent bear squats on your porch today? Followed in short order by a shaggy squirrel, a spraying skunk, a playful possum, and a bevy of forest critters large and small? This hilarious cumulative tale of reluctant hospitality and generous inclusivity will leave readers chanting, "OKAY. OKAY! YOU CAN STAY." But watch out! That porch is starting to sway. . . .Jane Yolen's uproarious chant-aloud story is brought to life by Rilla Alexander's dazzling retro-hip illustrations in an exuberant collaboration sure to take its place alongside such cumulative classics as This is the House that Jack Built and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.
Grumbles from the Town: Mother-Goose Voices with a Twist
by Jane Yolen Rebecca Kai DotlichPoets Jane Yolen and Rebecca Kai Dotlich take fourteen Mother-Goose rhymes that have been enjoyed by generations of children and twist them in ways sure to delight modern kids. These poem pairs feature wildly different voices and perspectives, and Angela Matteson's stunning illustrations add further hilarious details. So while Humpty Dumpty's classmate explains why he's sitting in time-out again, Matteson's art shows Humpty Dumpty as a daredevil skateboarder teetering on a wall. The poems have strong rhythm and rhyme, making Grumbles from the Town a terrific read-aloud. This lavish volume includes the original Mother Goose rhymes, endnotes that briefly describe their history, and an introduction that invites readers to imagine their own poems from unusual perspectives and "create magic."
Last Laughs: Prehistoric Epitaphs
by Jane Yolen J. Patrick LewisPoems framed as epitaphs for extinct prehistoric animals hit the proverbial (coffin) nail on the head in this darkly humorous collection from expert poets Jane Yolen and J. Patrick Lewis.Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise. The ever-entertaining J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen offer a collection organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.
The Choke Artist: Confessions of a Chronic Underachiever
by David YooIn this brutally honest collection of often cringe-inducing episodes, David Yoo perfectly captures the cycle of failure and fear from childhood through adulthood. Whether he's wearing four layers of clothing to artificially beef up his slim frame, routinely testing highlighters against his forearm to see if he indeed has yellow skin, or preemptively sabotaging promising relationships to avoid being compared to former boyfriends, Yoo celebrates and skewers the insecurities of anxious people everywhere.
The Detention Club
by David YooDetention The best worst thing to happen to Peter Lee? Peter and his best friend, Drew, used to be so cool (or, at least, not total outcasts) in elementary school. But now they're in middle school, where their extensive mica collection and prowess at kickball have earned them a new label: losers. Then Peter attracts the unwanted attention of the school bullies, and his plan to become popular through his older sister, the practically perfect Sunny, backfires. Things go from bad to worse when Peter gets detention. But what at first seems to spell his utter doom turns into an unlikely opportunity for making friends and influencing people. . . .
Company's Coming
by Arthur YorinksOn the day Shirley had invited all of her relatives to dinner and Moe, her husband, was pleasantly tinkering in the yard, a flying saucer quietly landed next to their toolshed.Shirley and Moe. Just a regular couple from Bellmore. Today, all they are expecting is a nice, quiet dinner with a few cousins. But what do they get? Spacemen! From outer space!They don't know it yet, but with a touch of human (and alien) kindness and a heaping bowl of spaghetti and meatballs, the galaxy is about to get a little bit smaller.
Company's Going
by Arthur YorinksSo later, after a nice dinner at Shirley and Moe's, after all the soldiers, pilots, Marines, FBI men, and the cousins had said their goodbyes, the visitors from outer space made a momentous announcement. There's going to be a wedding on planet Nextoo! And, after having tasted Shirley's meatballs, the spacemen ask Shirley and Moe a teeny weeny favor: would they be so kind as to cater the simple celestial celebration for four hundred and eighty-seven alien guests (give or take a few)? Shirley is thrilled, but Moe has his doubts-after all, who wants to travel past Uranus in a spaceship the size of a barbecue?
The Sweet Life
by Lynn YorkThe heartwarming sequel to The Piano Teacher In her eagerly anticipated second novel, The Sweet Life, York catches up with the good people of Swan's Knob for another poignant, funny, and beautifully realized glimpse of small-town life in the South. It's been eight years since Roy Swan successfully won the hand of piano teacher and resident choir director, Miss Wilma and now, their lives have settled into a state of happy predictability. But all that changes with the arrival of Miss Wilma's teenage granddaughter, whose estranged father, Harper, follows shortly behind. Soon Harper has convinced Roy to let him stage a "small" country and bluegrass concert in his pasture, drawing thousands of screaming fans, not to mention a small forest of Porta Potties. Roy and Wilma weather each new tempest with grace and grit, until a crippling stroke leaves Roy debilitated--and life in Swan's Knob becomes a lot less simple. A worthy successor to her memorable debut, Lynn York's The Sweet Life weaves a story at once whimsical and wise, filled with all the warmth and charm of the South itself.
I Can Be Anything
by Shinsuke YoshitakeA laugh-out-loud guessing game bedtime book!It's time for bed, but Natsumi has a brilliant idea, even better than going to sleep: She'll pretend to be something and Mom will guess what she is! Ready?Is she a caterpillar?An arrow sign?An upside-down bug?Take your best guess, then laugh along with Natsumi and her mom as they play a pre-bedtime game of charades full of silliness and surprises!• A delightfully silly read-aloud book for young children that helps soften bedtime routines• Part picture book, part guessing game! The interactive nature will keep kids turning the page!• Perfect book for toddlersFans of Guess Again, Interrupting Chicken, and Max and the Won't Go to Bed Show will love the clever kid-friendly humor of I Can Be Anything.• Family read-aloud books for ages 3–5• Guessing game books for toddlers