Linda Bailey

Si los niños gobernasen el mundo… no habría una hora de irse a la cama. Podrías vestir cualquier prenda que quisieras, ya fuese un tutú o un esmoquin. Podrías tener todas las mascotas que deseases. ¡

A tongue-in-cheek look at the practical uses of dinosaurs by a dynamic author/illustrator team. If you happen to have a dinosaur, lying around your living room, and you dont know what to do with it ... why dont you use it as a can opener? It will make a terrific nutcracker too! There are oodles of uses for a dinosaur -- from a fine umbrella to an excellent kite and a dandy pillow, not to mention a reliable burglar alarm and the perfect excuse to forget your homework. This delightfully absurd exploration of the domestic uses of dinosaurs -- and the things dinos just arent good for at all -- is guaranteed to tickle funny bones and spark imaginations. If you read carefully, youll learn how to make your dinosaur last a very long time.

A young boys disappointing birthday party gets turned upside down with a blast from the prehistoric past in this hilarious, dino-mite picture book adventure.Jake loves dinosaurs, so with his birthday coming up, he knows just what kind of party he wants a dinosaur sleepover! Dino games, dino balloons, dino cake. Dino everything! But when the big day arrives, his friends all come down with the flu, and the party seems to be on the edge of extinction.Then, in the middle of the night, Jake hears a strange noise and goes to investigate. To his surprise, he finds some prehistoric party guests right there in his living room! Theyve invited themselves in to make sure Jake has a birthday hell never forget just dont tell the T-Rex!An unforgettable birthday tale with huge laughs and heart, this newest picture book from acclaimed author Linda Bailey celebrates friendship, inclusion and fun and is brought to life with magnificent, cinematic artwork from award-winning animation director and illustrator Joe Bluhm.

The inspiring story of the girl behind one of the greatest novels -- and monsters -- ever, perfectly timed for the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein. For fans for picture book biographies such as I Dissent or She Persisted.How does a story begin? Sometimes it begins with a dream, and a dreamer. Mary is one such dreamer, a little girl who learns to read by tracing the letters on the tombstone of her famous feminist mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, and whose only escape from her strict father and overbearing stepmother is through the stories she reads and imagines. Unhappy at home, she seeks independence, and at the age of sixteen runs away with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, another dreamer. Two years later, they travel to Switzerland where they meet a famous poet, Lord Byron. On a stormy summer evening, with five young people gathered around a fire, Byron suggests a contest to see who can create the best ghost story. Mary has a waking dream about a monster come to life. A year and a half later, Mary Shelleys terrifying tale, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus, is published -- a novel that goes on to become the most enduring monster story ever and one of the most popular legends of all time.A riveting and atmospheric picture book about the young woman who wrote one of the greatest horror novels ever written and one of the first works of science fiction, Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein is an exploration of the process of artistic inspiration that will galvanize readers and writers of all ages.

From the team who brought you If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a laugh-out-loud early chapter book about befriending the monster under the bed.Theres a monster under Leos bed making a ruckus every night. When Leo needs to go to the bathroom, he leaps from the bed to the door -- careful not to put his feet on the floor within the monsters reach. But one night Leo gets tired of being scared and boldly calls out to the monster to see if they cant just work something out. Surprisingly, the monster listens, and Leo finds out that even enormous monsters have fears! Leo and his monster, Fred, team up to face their fears, each with his own unique strengths. Over the course of five easy-to-read chapters, their friendship blooms as they face everything from bullies to bedbugs. A funny and endearing tale of two very different and unlikely friends, in the tradition of Bink and Gollie and Frog and Toad.

From the author of If You Happen to Have a Dinosaur comes a funny and sweet cross-country roadtrip adventure with a sassy septuagenarian and her quirky canine.Feisty Annie Magruder and her dog, Carson, live in British Columbia, Canada, and theyre setting out to visit her sister, Elsie, in Newfoundland. In their little rattlebang car, packed with Carsons favorite toy, Squeaky Chicken, and plenty of baloney sandwiches, Annie and Carson hit the road! They travel province by province, taking in each unique landscape and experiencing something special to that particular part of this vast, grand country. For example, they marvel at the beauty of the big, open sky -- and grasshoppers! -- in Saskatchewan and discover the gorgeous red earth and delicious lobster rolls in PEI, before finally being greeted by Elsie -- and a surprise for Carson!

A sweet, tongue-in-cheek look at Santas formative years as a jolly, one-of-a-kind kid, sure to become a new Christmas classic. Santas parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a babys gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh ... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny - and two very proud parents.

¿Cómo empieza una historia? A veces, todo comienza con un sueño. Mary es una gran soñadora, una niña que aprende a leer siguiendo el trazo de las letras escritas sobre la tumba de su madre, la pionera del feminismo Mary Wollstonecraft. Años despues, en una noche de tormenta, escribira una historia de fantasmas, y soñara despierta con un monstruo que cobra vida: Frankenstein. Un libro que se convertira en una de las leyendas mas populares de todos los tiempos.

A single mitten is excluded by a matching pair in this endearing picture book about friendship, belonging and the pressure to "match." For fans of The Day the Crayons Quit.Dotty and Other Dotty are a matching set of mittens. When another mitten, Stripes, loses her partner and becomes a single mitten, they dont feel the need to include her. She doesnt "match" them, so she is banished to the dark, lonely pocket of the Little Girl who owns them. Before long, however, Dotty loses her partner, and now she doesnt match the reunited pair of Stripes and Other Stripes, who in turn banish her to the pocket. "YOU dont match!" they tell her.When the Little Girl, who has been listening to their conversations, weighs in with a huge question ("Why do you have to match?"), the mittens are shocked. Then comes their realization that "matching" often means leaving someone out. This prompts the Little Girl to break a fundamental rule of fashion so that individual mittens (and maybe even socks! or shoes!) can be themselves and everyone canbelong.A warm and fuzzy story with lots of laughs, this latest picture book from Linda Bailey explores what it feels like to be excluded and included and celebrates one-of-a-kindness!

Two popular storybook titans, princesses and dinosaurs, battle to determine who should star in this laugh-out-loud picture book for fans of Shark vs Train and The Book With No Pictures.This is a princess book!No, its a dinosaur book!No, its . . . a T. rex book? A dragon book? A rubber ducky book?!From Linda Bailey, award-winning and critically acclaimed author, and Joy Ang, Adventure Time-artist and illustrator of the Mustache Baby series, comes an irresistibly irreverent picture book in which plucky princesses and determined dinosaurs have a battle royale over whose book this is. When they start calling in the big guns -- or rather, the big carnivores -- and decide to build a wall to resolve their differences, princesses and dinosaurs alike learn a thing or two about open-mindedness and sharing.

Eddie, a passionate reader and a shiny green bug, saves the school library in this funny, heartwarming tale that fans of Flora & Ulysses and Charlottes Web will love. Includes black-and-white illustrations throughout from Newbery Honor Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author-artist Victoria Jamieson.Eddie is a tiny green bug who loves to read and who lives behind the chalkboard in the fourth-grade classroom with his parents, his 53 brothers and sisters, and his aunt Min. But when Aunt Min goes to the school library to read a book and never returns, Eddie leaves the comfort of his home for the first time and makes the dangerous trek through Ferny Creek Elementary School to find her. After dodging running sneakers, falling books, and terrifying spiders, Eddie reaches the library, where he discovers Aunt Min stuck in a perilous situation! To top it all off, theres a substitute librarian who aims to close the library for good and get rid of all the books!Encouraged by the brave deeds done by small creatures such as Stuart Little and Charlotte from Charlottes Web, Eddie comes up with a plan to save the librarya plan that requires all the courage one little bug can muster.A great read-aloud and read-alone, this action-packed short novel includes references to classic childrens literature throughout and is perfect for fans of Chris Grabensteins Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library and Lynne Rae Perkinss Nuts to You. Featuring extensive black-and-white art from Newbery Honor Medalist and New York Times-bestselling author-artist Victoria Jamieson.Can one tiny bug really save an entire library from being closed forever?Middle Grade Adventure: Follow Eddie on his perilous journey past terrifying spiders, falling books, and a very grumpy substitute librarian. A Love of Reading: A heartwarming story for any kid who knows that books are magic and libraries are worth fighting for. Animal Fantasy for Kids: Meet Eddie, a charming book bug on a big mission, inspired by classics like Charlottes Web and Stuart Little. Illustrated Chapter Book: Featuring delightful black-and-white illustrations from Newbery Honor Medalist Victoria Jamieson that bring Eddies world to life.

A hilarious picture book featuring a dog-loving kingdom and the most fabulous, far-out fairy DOGmother ever!Here is a Cinderella story like no other. When Cinderella wishes for a fairy godmother, shes not expecting one that barks! And this fairy dogmother has a different agenda. Yes, Cinderella will have a new dress, but made of a cozy dog blanket. Yes, they will go to the ball, but they will run there and chase squirrels along the way. Theres nothing like a canine companion to get a girl out of the house and her mind off her troubles! Yes, indeed, dogs do make everything betterand are a reminder that you dont need happily ever after when you have the joy of now. Readers will get a kick out of this retelling with its lovable cast of characters and refreshing ending.

THREE STARRED REVIEWS! Chicken Run meets Tiny T. Rex in this funny farmyard tale of a feisty chicken who is sure she is a dinosaur!Includes a die-cut cover and back matter about how chickens (and all other birds) are the living descendants of dinosaurs!Lena lives in a chicken coop, and she looks a lot like a chicken. But deep down, shes convinced that shes a . . . DINOSAUR! She can feel it in her bones. Lena just doesnt understand the scaredy chickens in her family, and they dont understand her either, with her ferociousness and big ideas. The people on the farm are also baffled . . . except for little Madeline, who thinks Lena has PERSONALITY. And then, when a dastardly weasel turns up and threatens the coop, Lenas fearful family chickens out AGAIN. Its up to Lena to unleash her inner dinosaur like never before to save the coop and show this silly bunch of chickens how to stand up for themselves. And when Madelines science fair project shows that chickens are the closest living relatives in the world to dinosaurs, Lenas family finally starts to see that holy hen house! they are all dinosaurs too!

The adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the legendary Sherlock Holmes, come to life in this inspiring picture book biography.What if you wrote a story about a detective, and he became the most famous detective ever? Wouldnt that be wonderful? Or . . . would it? Arthur has always loved stories. Even as he grew up poor, endured hardships at school and experienced danger on the high seas, Arthur was always thrilled and inspired by stories. Eventually, he writes his own, and after many years of struggle as a writer, he finally finds success with a series of mystery stories starring his genius detective, Sherlock Holmes. But is it possible for a character to become too successful? Too popular? And if that happens to Arthur, will he really throw his greatest literary creation . . . over a cliff?!From the author of Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein comes a riveting and humorous picture book about the incredible life of Arthur Conan Doyle: doctor, adventurer, tireless campaigner for justice . . . and creator of the worlds most famous detective!

A shy boy comes to life and finds his voice when the ghosts of seven dead pirates appear in his bedroom. A humorous, inspiring adventure with poignancy and depth, destined to become a middle-grade classic! Lewis Dearborn is a lonely, anxious, "terminally shy" boy of eleven when his great-grandfather passes away and leaves Lewiss family with his decaying seaside mansion. Lewis is initially delighted with his new bedroom, a secluded tower in a remote part of the house. Then he discovers that its already occupied -- by the ghosts of seven dead pirates. Worse, the ghosts expect him to help them re-take their ship, now restored and on display in a local museum, so they can make their way to Libertalia, a legendary pirate utopia. The only problem is that this motley crew hasnt left the house in almost two hundred years and is terrified of going outside. As Lewis warily sets out to assist his new roommates -- a raucous, unruly bunch who exhibit a strange delight in thrift-store fashions and a thirst for storybooks -- he begins to open himself to the possibilities of friendship, passion and joie de vivre and finds the courage to speak up.

¡Un cuento de princesas!¡No, de dinosaurios!¡No, de las dos cosas! Dos conocidos personajes de los cuentos infantiles, dinosaurios y princesas, lucharán para decidir quién merece ser el protagonista en este album ilustrado que hara que te rias a carcajadas.

MARY WHO WROTE FRANKENSTEIN

Nueva edición en rústica del precioso homenaje de la ilustradora Júlia Sardà a Frankenstein y a su fascinante autora, Mary Shelley. ¿Cómo empieza una historia? A veces, todo comienza con un sueño. Ma

¡Un cuento de princesas!¡No, de dinosaurios!¡No, de las dos cosas!Dos conocidos personajes de los cuentos infantiles, dinosaurios y princesas, lucharán para decidir quién merece ser el protagonista en este album ilustrado que hara que te rias a carcajadas.