A long-time confidante of Elvis Presley reveals intimate details of the legendary performer's dreams and disillusionments, showing his disintegration due to drugs and the harm he inflicted on himself

Dream big! Young readers help characters pursue their aspirations—from driving a race car to traveling to Mars— just by wiggling their fingers! But wait! There's even more fun. In an impressive gatefold finale, kids help a firefighter, astronaut, artist, and more come together to follow their dreams. With interactive holes on every page and a satisfyingly funny touch-and-feel cover, this charming board book offers a uniquely entertaining way to play and read together.

EVERYONE IN HIGH SCHOOL WONDERED WHO WOULD WIN THE FREE FLYING LESSONS... ‘Tomboy’ Loretta Larkin excels in sports, but privately envies her popular blonde high school classmate, Elsie Wynn. When the new local airport announces an essay contest with flying lessons as the tempting prize, Rette decides to enter—and wins! She finds that learning to solo can be a way to not-soloing the prom. Betty Cavanna writes of teenagers with sure understanding of their inner lives and the high school scene. A Girl Can Dream was a Junior Literary Guild Selection. Before writing it Miss Cavanna herself took flying lessons and learned about ‘stalls’ and ‘spins’ from a flying instructor not unlike Pat Creatore.

Girls Can Dream takes children through the alphabet to introduce them to 26 careers that they can aspire to be. It is a celebration of African-American girls - their diversity, excellence, and limitless potential.

Evangeline doesn't dream anymore. Cancer has taken everything -her will, her youth, her life. When doctors diagnose her as terminal, Evi and her mother lose all hope. Until the hospital offers the chance to live beyond her dreams. One last wish: a wish to dream again. Thanks to the aid of a dream research company Evi can participate in a trial program, one where she can experience any adventure she would like in a simulation. Under one stipulation. Evi risks death in reality if she dies in simulation, possibly forfeiting what little time she has left. With the help of young Remiel, a boy with his own fatal diagnosis, Evi embarks on her very first adventure as a pirate on an epic voyage. During her adventure Evi encounters monsters on a quest for treasure, risking the remainder of her life in a refusal to go down without a fight as a victim of cancer.

"A truly comprehensive, scientifically rigorous and utterly fascinating account of when, how, and why we dream. Put simply, When Brains Dream is the essential guide to dreaming." —Matthew Walker, author of Why We Sleep Questions on the origins and meaning of dreams are as old as humankind, and as confounding and exciting today as when nineteenth-century scientists first attempted to unravel them. Why do we dream? Do dreams hold psychological meaning or are they merely the reflection of random brain activity? What purpose do dreams serve? When Brains Dream addresses these core questions about dreams while illuminating the most up-to-date science in the field. Written by two world-renowned sleep and dream researchers, it debunks common myths that we only dream in REM sleep, for example—while acknowledging the mysteries that persist around both the science and experience of dreaming. Antonio Zadra and Robert Stickgold bring together state-of-the-art neuroscientific ideas and findings to propose a new and innovative model of dream function called NEXTUP—Network Exploration to Understand Possibilities. By detailing this model’s workings, they help readers understand key features of several types of dreams, from prophetic dreams to nightmares and lucid dreams. When Brains Dream reveals recent discoveries about the sleeping brain and the many ways in which dreams are psychologically, and neurologically, meaningful experiences; explores a host of dream-related disorders; and explains how dreams can facilitate creativity and be a source of personal insight. Making an eloquent and engaging case for why the human brain needs to dream, When Brains Dream offers compelling answers to age-old questions about the mysteries of sleep.

Enter the fantasy world with dreams like visiting jungle animals on the back of an elephant, worldwide flood, singing mocking birds, a lucky gingerbread man, tap-dancing here and there, exploring a cave for diamonds and gold, four kitties dancing and singing, jumping your way to school, invasion by seagulls, five monkeys high painting a house, musical kitchen, blanket ride into space, getting chores done with the think system, dancing with rabbits, squirrels, and even a tree; travel into another universe, and a little bit of This and a little bit of That.

Have you ever wondered what children think or dream about? Fields of flowers? Scores of butterflies fluttering freely? How about climbing trees so high they can almost reach that rainbow? Among these beautiful, brilliantly colored pages are these dreams of children and more. Dreams imagined day or night; dreams that could lead to so much more in life.

Wake Me Up So I Can Dream is a disturbing story of nightmares, visions, dreams, and fears that will have you questioning everything in the confusing world of Sasha, a beautiful young woman with a tortured past Sasha is a gentle soul, who after much hardship falls in love against the odds with Michael, who once was just a friend. Michael loves her immensely, but things change swiftly and dramatically. Without warning, Sasha starts to see strange visions and seems to be losing the man she loves to a ghostly figure who walks in and out of her life at will, determined to take everything she has. She feels she is losing her grip on reality. Plagued by fear, paranoia, and fluctuating emotions, Sasha tries to find answers and return to her once happy and successful life. Feelings of insanity grip her as she seeks help. Sasha finds some peace in her nightmarish existence, only to be plunged once more into even greater fears. You will hold your breath for this young woman as you also experience her confusion, but from the depths of misery, a beautiful love story emerges.

Buildings, bridges, and books don't exist without the workers who are often invisible in the final product, as this joyous and profound picture book reveals from acclaimed author of The Christmas Boot Lisa Wheeler and New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love Loren Long All across this great big world, jobs are getting done by many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE. Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement park, and even the very picture book that you are reading. An architect may dream up the plans for a house, but someone has to actually work the saws and pound the nails. This book is a thank-you to the skilled women and men who work tirelessly to see our dreams brought to life.