BOARD BOOK. Another great picture book by The Wiggles.

Whether you like to toot, toot, chugga, chugga or feel the need for speed, these amazing convertibles are a car-full of fun! The convertibles fold up into a giant storybook, fold out into a big play mat, or fold together to form a cool vehicle - that kids can play in! The Wiggles convertible contains all new Wiggles art and the Hot Wheels convertible is modelled on a hot yellow drift car.

This is the story of one car --a 1911 Stevens-Duryea Model Y "Big Six" -- and its famous owner, Percival Lowell, the American astronomer best known for his studies of Mars and mathematical prediction of the discovery of Pluto. The narrative follows the vehicle, a product of Frank Duryea -- of the pioneering Duryea brothers -- through its time with Lowell and through subsequent owners to its present status as a moving landmark of history. Important developments in the early history of the gasoline-powered automobile are traced to establish the context in which this remarkable vehicle was created. The community in which the Duryea brothers labored, in short-lived teamwork, and their role in the evolution of the automobile industry are discussed. The text also provides an intimate look at the life of one of America's most important astronomers.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Everything in Texas is bigger . . . even murder. Meet Tres Navarre—tequila drinker, Tai Chi master, and unlicensed P.I., with a penchant for Texas-size trouble. Jackson “Tres” Navarre and his enchilada-eating cat, Robert Johnson, pull into San Antonio and find nothing waiting but trouble. Ten years ago Navarre left town and the memory of his father’s murder behind him. Now he’s back, looking for answers. Yet the more Tres digs, trying to put his suspicions to rest, the fresher the decade-old crime looks: Mafia connections, construction site payoffs, and slick politicians’ games all conspire to ruin his homecoming. It’s obvious Tres has stirred up a hornet’s nest of trouble. He gets attacked, shot at, run over by a big blue Thunderbird—and his old girlfriend, the one he wants back, is missing. Tres has to rescue the woman, nail his father’s murderer, and get the hell out of Dodge before mob-style Texas justice catches up to him. The chances of staying alive looked better for the defenders of the Alamo. “Riordan writes so well about the people and topography of his Texas hometown that he quickly marks the territory as his own.”—Chicago Tribune Don’t miss any of these hotter-than-Texas-chili Tres Navarre novels: BIG RED TEQUILA • THE WIDOWER’S TWO-STEP • THE LAST KING OF TEXAS • THE DEVIL WENT DOWN TO AUSTIN • SOUTHTOWN • MISSION ROAD • REBEL ISLAND

In A Leap of Faith: A Mother’s Journey, Christie Thomas takes readers on the roller coaster ride of mental and physical illness, abuse, loss, and grief, interspersing the ups and downs, curves and bends, with moments of exhilaration. The mother of four children, Christie honestly and transparently tells the story of her family’s journey through childhood cancer, teenage suicide, and the death of two children. She recounts the day that she reconnected with her two boys, her father, and her mother, who are safe, happy, and waiting for her on the other side of the veil separating life and “death.” As she awakened to the spiritual world, and her unique place in it, she discovered new purpose and joy in the adventure of life. This is a story of suffering and loss, but also of love, hope, resilience, support, and the search for meaning.

Childhood is a magical time of life. It is filled with mystery, exploration, and all kinds of wonder. The big red car takes children on a journey where he happens to be in the right place at the right time to help those in need. By doing so he finds that he provides happiness to others, all by just being himself.

Sometimes a kiss means everything. Bastian Pepperson was like any other typical teenager until he decided to rescue Lori Calhoun from a burning car. His chivalry rewarded him with a passionate kiss from Lori's younger sister, Stacy, who wanted to kiss him before Lori could get a chance. Bastian had no idea that this one kiss would give him the ability to use Magic. Before Lori and Stacy's parents can deal with Bastian, an attacker bent on killing the Calhoun family arrives. Right before the assailant prepares to kill the family, Bastian uses his newfound Magical power to help save the Calhouns. But sometimes a kiss just isn't enough. After the Calhoun family accepts Bastian into their home, Bastian must decide if becoming a powerful Magician is worth the cost of more than just a kiss.