R. W. Alley

Annabelle is trapped inside on a cold, wintry afternoon with her brothers and sister. When they won't stop pestering her, she sets off into the snowy backyard in search of adventure, and soon finds herself at the South Pole in the company of an abominable (but adorable) snowman. This magical winter story joins Clark in the Deep Sea, Gretchen Over the Beach, and Mitchell on the Moon in a four-book series that celebrates the power of imagination, created...

On a breezy summer day, Gretchen and her family head to the ocean. Gretchen wants to swim with her older brothers and sister, but everyone ignores her. When the wind steals her new sun hat, she catches it by its ribbon and is lifted into the sky, far, far above the beach, where a friendly seagull is happy to play. This ode to imagination is one of four small books each featuring a different sibling and season, created by children's book veteran R....

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New edition of this funny, festive picture book about Paddington, the beloved, classic bear from darkest Peru

Simple, rhyming text follows a group of children as they creep down the street, passing ever more frightening creatures, on their way to pay a holiday call on a witch