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Grandad's Wit and Wisdom: Quips and Quotes for Glorious Grandpas

When your roses have been trampled by little feet and the golf has been hijacked by children’s TV, reach for this hilarious book, crammed full of quips and quotes to remind you why being a grandad is one of the best jobs in the world.

Grandfather Tales

A collection of folk tales from North Carolina and Virginia for a slightly older audience than that for Chase's Jack Tales.

Grandma Dangerous and the Dog of Destiny: Book 1 (Grandma Dangerous #1)

WARNING: DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO YOUR OWN GRANDMA. SHE MIGHT GET IDEAS...Danger is her middle name!Ollie's dad is missing - but Grandma Dangerous is on the case! She has a hot-air balloon, thirty packets of biscuits and a pooch with magical powers (she says).But as they sail through the skies, Ollie realises they're not just on a rescue mission...Grandma's on the run!"Thrills! Biscuits! This book has it all" Andy Riley, author of King Flashypants

Grandma Dangerous and the Egg of Glory: Book 2 (Grandma Dangerous #2)

WARNING: DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO YOUR OWN GRANDMA. SHE MIGHT GET IDEAS...Grandma demands justice!**And also all the teacakesA priceless artefact has been stolen in Russia - and Grandma Dangerous wants to find it. Nothing will stand in her way - not even some poisoned caviar, a prison break or a spot of contemporary dance. Can Ollie and Grandma return the treasure and get back home, before being caught by the politsiya? Or - worse - before Mum finds out?Praise for Book 1: "Thrills! Biscuits! This book has it all" Andy Riley, author of King Flashypants

Grandma Dangerous and the Toe of Treachery: Book 3 (Grandma Dangerous #3)

WARNING: DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO YOUR OWN GRANDMA. SHE MIGHT GET IDEAS...Danger is her middle name!**Actually, it's MaudeGrandma flies Ollie and Piper in her hot-air balloon for a cursed adventure in Cairo! The third book in the fantastically hilarious Grandma Dangerous series. Praise for Book 1: "Thrills! Biscuits! This book has it all" Andy Riley, author of King Flashypants

Grandma Dangerous and the Toe of Treachery: Book 3

WARNING: DO NOT GIVE THIS BOOK TO YOUR OWN GRANDMA. SHE MIGHT GET IDEAS...Danger is her middle name!**Actually, it's MaudeGrandma flies Ollie and Piper in her hot-air balloon for a cursed adventure in Cairo! The third book in the fantastically hilarious Grandma Dangerous series. Praise for Book 1: "Thrills! Biscuits! This book has it all" Andy Riley, author of King Flashypants

Grandma's Blessing

This adorable picture book celebrates one of God's greatest gifts—the love Grandmothers have for their grandchildren. Whether she goes by Grandma, Mimi, Gigi, or Nana—she wears that name proudly. To be a Grandma is a gift, and the love she has for her grandchildren is unconditional and never-ending. In this sweet picture book, grandmother animals tell their grandchildren all the ways they are a blessing in their lives. From celebrating their birth, to watching them grow, to sharing a giggle, to looking for cloud pictures . . . every endearing illustration shows the power of a grandmother&’s love and beauty of that special relationship she shares with her grandkids. Written in easy-to-read, sweet, rhyming text, this book is sure to become a favorite and the perfect addition to every family&’s library. It's sure to be a favorite at bedtime or anytime!

Grandma's Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals

Avoid the messy confrontations that accompany delivering bad news personally and let one of these cute baby animal postcards deliver the devastating message for you.Are you afraid to tell your girlfriend that her ass looks fat? Do you need to explain to your nephew that dreams don't come true? Why not let a cute, fuzzy bunny do it for you! We understand how hard it is to tell someone that you're sleeping with his wife, so let a photograph of a duckling sleeping on a teddy bear soften the blow. These perforated postcards answer all of your cowardly prayers—you'll finally be able to tell the truth without ever conquering your fear of confrontation. Let these adorable baby animals supply a silver lining to any bad situation and avoid, a long, tearful afternoon explaining why daddy's never coming home.

Grandma's Wit and Wisdom: Quips and Quotes for the Greatest Grannies

When there are sticky handprints on the sofa and you can’t prise the darlings away from a screen, reach into your handbag for this hilarious book, crammed full of quips and quotes to remind you why being a grandma is one of the best jobs in the world.

Grandma's Wit and Wisdom: Quips and Quotes for the Greatest Grannies

When there are sticky handprints on the sofa and you can’t prise the darlings away from a screen, reach into your handbag for this hilarious book, crammed full of quips and quotes to remind you why being a grandma is one of the best jobs in the world.

Grandpa's Blessing

This adorable picture book celebrates one of God's greatest gifts—the love Grandfathers have for their grandchildren. Whether he goes by Grandpa, Pops, Papaw, or Grandad—he wears that name proudly. To be a Grandpa is a gift, and the love he has for his grandchildren is fierce and unwavering. Through this adorable book, children, parents, and grandparents are reminded that nobody loves you like a grandparent. From singing songs, to sharing snacks, to skipping rocks, to just hanging out together . . . every page celebrates the special bond a Grandpa shares with his grandkids. The sweet and endearing illustrations and easy-to-read rhyming text are sure to make this book a family favorite and the perfect addition to any library. Inspires family reading timeBrings calm and comfort to kids at bedtimeDestined to become a family keepsake

Grandpa's Great Escape

David Walliams, hailed as “the heir to Roald Dahl” by The Spectator, burst onto the American scene with the New York Times bestseller Demon Dentist. Now the UK’s #1 bestselling children’s author is back with this high-flying adventure about a boy and his grandfather, perfect for fans of Jeff Kinney and Rachel Renee Russell.Grandpa is Jack’s favorite person in the world. It doesn’t matter that he wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves Spam a la Custard for dinner, and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name. But then Grandpa starts to believe he’s back in World War II, when he was a Spitfire fighter pilot, and he’s sent to live in an old folk’s home run by the sinister Matron Swine. Now it’s up to Jack to help Grandpa plot a daring escape!

Grandpa's Ha-la-loo-ya Hambone!

Kids today grow up knowing all about recycling. But when Joe Hayes was a kid, recycling hadn't been invented. Money was so tight for his family that they had to be inventive about reusing everything. And when the family splurged for a fat hambone to flavor their beans, Joe's mother was determined to make it last as long as possible.

Grandude's Green Submarine

Celebrate the fun that grandparents and grandkids can get up to in this action-packed undersea adventure—a companion picture book to Paul McCartney&’s #1 New York Times bestseller Hey Grandude. Grandude&’s inventions are the stuff of legend, and his new green submarine doesn&’t disappoint. In fact, it flies as well as submerges! Grandude whisks the grandkids off on another adventure, but he and the Chillers soon find themselves in a pickle. Suddenly, it&’s Nandude to the rescue! Nandude is an explorer as courageous as Grandude, with an amazing accordion-ship to boot! Between Grandude&’s magic compass and Nandude&’s magical music, everyone arrives home safely. But not before enjoying a parade, dancing rainforest animals, and a narrow escape from a grabby octopus. This tale is perfect for little explorers and Paul McCartney fans alike! Artist Kathryn Durst returns with glorious, humor-filled illustrations that are as beautiful as ever.

Grangaard Strategy: Invest Right During Retirement

The Grangaard Strategy equips retirees-and those contemplating retirement-with 12 powerful principles for managing assets during every phase of retirement, including the crucial pre-retirement years. Based on a groundbreaking new asset management theory presented by renowned financial educator Paul Grangaard, this book explains how to maintain inflation-proof income throughout retirement, without significantly depleting retirement assets. Readers will learn to: â ¬

Granny at the Park: Independent Reading Pink 1B (Reading Champion #92)

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading Pink 1B stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1B (Pink) in classroom reading lessons.In this story, Granny loves the park - even more than her grandson!

Granny Grabbers' Daring Rescue (Granny Grabbers #1)

Delilah Smart's life hasn't been the same since childcare robot Granny Grabbers entered her world and made it whizz bang wonderful fun, no matter how determined her parents are to make it dull dull dull. And it's not long before Granny Grabbers and Delilah stumble upon their next adventure ...When local department store Blingman's hires an army of robotic cleaning personnel made by Happy Home Robotics, Granny Grabbers recognises a dear friend from her 'childhood' in the Happy Home Robotics Laboratory - PUG is clearly asking to be rescued from a life of cleaning servitude, and so it's action stations for Granny Grabbers and the team. Soon they devise a cunning plan that involves covert shopping trips, Easter bunny disguises, magic vanishing acts and a troupe of Paintball Pirates. And of course no daring rescue is complete without a grabbmobile ...

Granny Grabbers' Whizz Bang World (Granny Grabbers #2)

Delilah Smart is just an ordinary child who wants to have a normal childhood, but her parents have other plans. They are determined that she wins the Worldwide Junior Extreme General Knowledge Competition and in order to achieve this Delilah must cram all day and only play with educational toys like the Sir Isaac Newton Brain Building Bear. And because Mr and Mrs Smart are Very Busy People they buy a 'childcare robot' to do the boring stuff like looking after her. But Robot Granny Grabbers has hidden qualities and her own views on how to raise Deliliah. She let's her eat chocolate cake and play on trampolines. She builds aircrafts out of household objects and orders pets off the internet. And very soon Delilah is learning how to have fun.Then disaster strikes! ChildCare Solutions learn of Granny Grabbers' errant robot qualities and send a Nanny Deluxe replacement whose circuits are wired to ensure NO IMAGINATION whatsoever. Is Granny Grabbers for the scrapheap? It's instant Action Stations for Delilah Smart and the team ...

Grantchester Grind: (Porterhouse Blue Series 2) (Porterhouse Blue #2)

Though as cunning as ever, the formidable Skullion - previously head porter, now elevated to Master - is showing signs of physical frailty after his stroke. So the tricky business of appointing a new Master must start all over again. Meanwhile the College's monstrous debts refuse to go away, and a sinister American media mogul seems determined to make a television documentary on the premises, destroying part of the chapel in the process. Moreover, the widow of the previous Master is convinced that her husband was murdered, so she plants an agent in the Senior Common Room to dig up an unpleasant truth that everyone else would prefer kept under the carpet. Faced with such continuing crises, the instinct of the true Porterhouse man is to reach for the bottle - or to fall back on the subtle and traditional Cambridge skills of blackmail and kidnap. But will those be enough?

Grape Expectations (An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes #14)

An Amish Bed and Breakfast Mystery with Recipes – PennDutch Mysteries #14Tensions in the Mennonite-Amish community of Hernia, PA are running red. Felicia Baccustelli, a slick city gal, plans to open a wine ‘spa’ in the cozy little town. Not only are the teetotalers of the local community bubbling over with disapproval, but Magdalena Yoder, owner of the illustrious PennDutch Inn and self-appointed boss of everything, worries it could put her out of business!So when this much-disliked newcomer is found encased in cement, everyone’s a suspect, especially Magdalena. And now that former police chief, Melvin Stolzfus, is in jail himself, a newly appointed police chief takes charge of the case. But he doesn’t seem to understand the subtle nuances of life in Hernia and the town soon turns on him. If Magdalena doesn’t find the killer herself, she may end up in jail with her nemesis, Melvin Stolzfus…or worse!“Bubbling over with mirth and mystery.” –Dorothy Cannell“A delicious treat.” –Carolyn G. Hart

Graphic History: The First Moon Landing (Graphic History Ser.)

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Graphic Science: Understanding Photosynthesis with Max Axiom, Super Scientist (Graphic Library)

Graphic Science: A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist

Follows the adventures of Max Axiom as he explains the science behind forces and motion. Written in graphic-novel format.

The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank

In The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank, she has written the expose of all exposes -the truth about the suburbs: where they planted trees and crabgrass came up, they planted schools and taxes came up, where they died of old age trying to merge onto the freeway, and where they finally got sex out of the schools and back into the gutter. This is their story-lonely wives having lunch with their wigs, picking fights with the pet hamster, husbands fighting for custody of the lawn and against the dread disease, car-pool crouch. Here you will meet guys and dolls like Barbie and Ken, as well as Wanda the school-bus driver, Ralph the Little League coach who played to lose, and the Ten Most Unwanted Women in the Shopping Center Parking Lot. You will read the confessions of an Officer in the Girl Scout Cookie Corps and learn what it's like to be a dieter in search of a lettuce that tastes like lasagne. In these pages it is revealed that the Suburban Orgy is a Myth, that no one will buy your child at a garage sale, that the washer repairman never comes, that desperate is sending your kids to school wearing broiler-foil, and that a septic tank does not last forever.

The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank: If Life Is A Bowl Of Cherries, What Am I Doing In The Pits?, Motherhood, And The Grass Is Always Greener Over The Septic Tank

The &“marvelously funny&” and much-loved humorist explores the perils of suburban living in this New York Times bestseller (Vogue). For years, the Bombecks have heard rumors of a magical land called Suburbia where the air is clean, the grass is trimmed, and children don&’t risk getting mugged on their walk to school. After watching their friends flee the city for subdivided utopias like Bonaparte&’s Retreat and Mortgage Mañana, Erma and her family load up their belongings and cry, &“Station wagons . . . ho!&” But life on the suburban frontier is not as perfect as they had hoped. The trees are stunted, the house is cramped, and there&’s no grass at all. But the Bombecks will make do, for they are suburbanites now—the last true pioneers! This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author&’s estate.