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Learning how to count has never been yuckier! With an outrageously furry cover and playful 1-2-3s, The Yuckiest--and Most Fun--Counting Book in the World celebrates how fun counting can be! This colorful counting book pairs numbers with silly rhymes and hilarious illustrations to create a delightfully fun journey from 1 through 10 and beyond! Including...1 muddy puddle, squishy and mucky2 shoes, reeking and grimy3 baby diapers, goopy and poopy4 pickle ice creams, sour, bitter, and drippy5 apples, rotten and wormyIt's the funniest way to get from 1 to 10! Just look at the cover: draped in striped, brightly colored fur, The Yuckiest--and Most Fun--Counting Book in the World boasts a so-ugly-its-cute aesthetic that will look good on any bookshelf or nursery. But it's not what's on the outside that counts . . . it's what's on the inside, which is why we've opted for sturdy board book pages built to last. Revisit the fun of learning with this whimsical exploration of the 1-2-3s. Now kids will never forget their numbers!

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With hilariously yucky ABCs, The Yuckiest Alphabet Book in the World celebrates a love for everything muddy, messy, icky, and gooey! Learning the alphabet has never been yuckier! This colorful, cringey collection cycles through each letter of the alphabet, pairing the ABCs with wonderfully yucky words and hilarious imagery to create an icky-sticky fun tour of our weird little language. Prepare your stomach (and your brain) for combinations like... A is for apple, rotten and wormy B is for boogie, bright green and germy C is for candy, stuck to your hair D is for dragon, breathing stinky fire everywhere Y is for yak, drooling and stinky Zzzzzz is for bedtime, and bedtime is YUCKY! Let this book be a resource for your kids and a reading activity for the whole family! Organized from atrocious A to zany Z and decked out with illustrations that are bound to turn your tummy, The Yuckiest Alphabet Book in the World is the perfect balance of yuck and yay! Just look at the cover: draped in striped, brightly colored fur, this book boasts a so-ugly-its-cute aesthetic that would look good on any bookshelf or nursery. But it's not what's on the outside that counts...it's what's on the inside, which is why we've opted for sturdy board pages for this colorful kids' book. Revisit the fun of learning with this whimsical exploration of the English language.

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Share the classic horror tale of Dracula with young readers in this fun, illustrated chapter book! Perfectly spooky, beginner readers delight in this adaptation of Bram Stokers classic novel.Now the classic novel by Bram Stoker is an illustrated storybook perfect for children! Kid Classics: Dracula is a fun way for kids to experience classic literature at their reading level--and just the right amount of spooky!For years, the mysterious Count Dracula has terrorized Transylvania from the shadows of his great gothic castle; but when his latest victim--John Harker--makes a daring escape, the ancient vampire may have finally met his match! Told through the perspective of multiple characters, including vampire-hunter Van Helsing, beautiful schoolteacher Mina Harker, and even the loathsome Count himself, the story of Dracula has never been so much fun for kids to read.This just-for-kids retelling of Bram Stoker’s classic Dracula: Is an abridged, child-friendly version of Bram Stoker’s novel Has just the right amount of scary Features beautiful illustrated hardcover with illustrations in each chapter Is perfect for homeschooling, school reading challenges, and beginning readers

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Share the classic novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in an illustrated chapter storybook made for young readers! Perfectly thrilling, beginner readers will find the irresistible mystery of Kid Classics Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles just the right amount of detective work!Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote this classic tale about Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Watson more than one hundred years ago, and it's a story that you can't put down.When the Baskervilles are haunted by a giant, ghostly hound that glows eerily and howls outside their estate at night, no one can crack the case but Sherlock Holmes! Holmes and Watson track the fearsome hound through the Grimpen Mire and solve the mystery, along the way learning lessons about greed, truth, and illusion. With page after page of captivating illustrations, this magical hardcover will be the fought over favorite in your home and schoolroom!This just-for-kids retelling of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles: Is an abridged, child-friendly retelling of original novel Is a beautiful illustrated hardcover with illustrations in each chapter Is perfect for homeschooling, school reading challenges, and beginning readers

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Share the spine-chilling tale of Frankenstein with young readers in this fun, illustrated chapter book! Perfectly spooky, beginner readers will explore the balance between technology and humanity in this adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel.With just the right amount of scary for spooky little readers, children can delight in the fascinating horror story of Victor Frankenstein. On a stormy summer evening two centuries ago, Mary Shelley wrote the classic tale about a scientist and his monstrous creation. After Victor Frankenstein discovers the secret to life and uses it to build an eight-foot-tall monster, he realizes he's made a creature that he can't take care of - or control! Frankenstein and the monster chase each other across Europe, along the way learning lessons about ambition and heartbreak, the effects of technology on our lives, judging others based on looks, and the healing powers of nature.This just-for-kids retelling of Mary Shelley's classic Frankenstein: Is an abridged, child-friendly version of Mary Shelley's novel Features beautiful illustrated hardcover with illustrations in each chapter Is perfect for homeschooling, school reading challenges, and beginning readers

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Now the classic fairy tale collection by the Brothers Grimm is a modern illustrated chapter storybook perfect for kids! Kid Classics: Grimm's Fairy Tales is an irresistibly magical book--and just the right amount of scary!The Brothers Grimm collected this hugely popular book of age-old European fairytales more than two hundred years ago. Now, here is the enchanting new just-for-kids version, abridged and retold for a young modern audience while remaining true to the captivating original text.These are stories that you can't put down: Cinderella dashes out of the ball, leaving a glass slipper. Red Riding Hood walks bravely through the dark forest. Hansel and Gretel discover a house made of sparkling treats. Readers will relive these timeless tales, along the way learning lessons about greed, truth, love, bravery, and illusion. With page after page of captivating illustrations by Maïté Schmitt, this magical hardcover will be the fought over favorite in your home and schoolroom!This just-for-kids retelling of Brothers Grimm classic Grimm's Fairy Tales: Is an abridged, child-friendly version of fairy tale collection Has just the right amount of spooky Features beautiful illustrated hardcover with illustrations in each chapter Is perfect for homeschooling, school reading challenges, and beginning readers

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