Grin and Bear It: The Forest of Inclusion is about an adventurous young bear exploring the meaning of friendship and understanding the differences in others. He finds that although we may be very different from one another, we can embrace one another’s similarities. As Grin travels through the forest, he meets other characters with whom he shares his mother’s infinite wisdom of tolerance and acceptance.

A former professor offers film critic Simon the chance of a lifetime—to write a book on one of the greatest long-lost comedians of the silent-film era, Tubby Thackeray. Simon is determined to find out the truth behind the jolly fat man's disappearance from film—and from the world. Tubby's work carries the unmistakable stamp of the macabre. People literally laughed themselves to death during his performances. Soon, wherever Simon goes, laughter—and a clown's wide, threatening grin—follow. Is Simon losing his mind? Or is Tubby Thackeray waiting for him to open the door back to the world? Ramsey Campbell has won a dozen British Fantasy and World Fantasy Awards and three Bram Stoker Awards. A new Campbell novel is an opportunity to delight in the craftsmanship of an extraordinary writer. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Shortlisted for the 2017 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize “Simeon Marsalis’s As Lie Is to Grin is not a satire meant to teach us lessons, nor a statement of hope or despair, but something more visionary—a portrait of a young man’s unraveling, a depiction of how race shapes and deforms us, a coming–of–age story that is also a confrontation with American history and amnesia. The book achieves more in its brief span than most books do at three times the length.” —Zachary Lazar, author of I Pity the Poor Immigrant David, the narrator of Simeon Marsalis’s singular first novel, is a freshman at the University of Vermont who is struggling to define himself against the white backdrop of his school. He is also mourning the loss of his New York girlfriend, whose grandfather’s alma mater he has chosen to attend. When David met Melody, he lied to her about who he was and where he lived, creating a more intriguing story than his own. This lie haunts and almost unhinges him as he attempts to find his true voice and identity. On campus in Vermont, David imagines encounters with a student from the past who might represent either Melody’s grandfather or Jean Toomer, the author of the acclaimed Harlem Renaissance novel Cane (1923). He becomes obsessed with the varieties of American architecture “upon land that was stolen,” and with the university’s past and attitudes as recorded in its newspaper, The Cynic. And he is frustrated with the way the Internet and libraries are curated, making it difficult to find the information he needs to make connections between the university’s history, African American history, and his own life. In New York, the previous year, Melody confides a shocking secret about her grandfather’s student days at the University of Vermont. When she and her father collude with the intent to meet David’s mother in Harlem—craving what they consider an authentic experience of the black world—their plan ends explosively. The title of this impressive and emotionally powerful novel is inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “We Wear the Mask” (1896): “We wear the mask that grins and lies . . .”

当我们钦羡大自然中的美丽生灵时，是否想到，它们赖以生存的自然环境正在遭受无尽的侵扰。大森林中的野生动物正在加速消亡中，让我们伸出爱的手臂请它们停一停……吉林省专业作家胡冬林深入长白山原始森林二十年，为森林里的美丽生灵深情画像，青羊、熊、*、狐狸、青鼬、星鸦……为我们揭开神秘大森林的一角，挽留即将消逝的它们。

One stormy night, a prisoner is on the loose. When Hamid starts seeting and hearing terrifying things, is it just a nightmare?

Halloween is quickly approaching, and Boo and his three ghostly friends must practice their scary skills! But Boo, with his big, wide grin, can't say "boo" because of the shape of his mouth. How will he be able to scare anyone on Halloween? Boo's friends try to help, and even Santa gets involved. But Boo "likes" how his mouth looks. He doesn't need to be able to say "boo" to be a scary ghost ... does he? With the big day not far away, Boo needs to figure out how to form that important "oo" sound if he wants to be like his friends. But maybe it's more important to be himself-and make up a whole new way to be scary! Offering an important lesson on imagination and self-love, "Boo and the Halloween Grin" will give you shivers of delight!

Join four friends on a sleepover as they learn why and how we brush our teeth! Sing this song as you read along and remember to keep healthy by brushing your grizzly bear grin! This eBook includes online music access.

In the town of Maplewood, Halloween brings the Pumpkin carving contest. Lara, a determined carver, and her friend Eddie craft a spooky pumpkin. As they explore the town's festivities, they stumble upon a cursed pumpkin. Ignoring the warnings, they use it for Lara's contest entry. But as celebrations unfold, the pumpkin transforms into a monster, threatening the town.

Move over Bre'r Rabbit, there's a new trickster in town! When hungry Deer asks Possum how he stays so plump during the long dry season, the sly marsupial gets an idea. It wouldn't take much for Possum to help Deer; he could just climb that ol' persimmon tree and knock down the fruit. But Possum is just plain lazy and he'd rather trick Deer into doing the work for both of them. Once Possum decides to take advantage of his starving neighbor they both become marked forever.