Children of all ages enjoy hearing a story read to them—sometimes the same one over and over. Reading aloud is more than reading words. It involves some simple theatrical skills by using your voice to sound like a character in the story. This makes the story come alive and is more interesting to the child. The stories in this book are appropriate for all ages, from preschool through adulthood. Some of the stories are funny or silly, some may touch a child’s heart, and some provide information a child may not know. But all the stories are enjoyable. There may be times when reading a story is not possible, like while driving a car or walking through a store. That’s when the story can be told using your own creative adaptations. Whether you read or tell a story, make it a fun time for you both. Enjoy the stories!

A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.

Children of all ages enjoy hearing a story read to them—sometimes the same one over and over. Reading aloud is more than reading words. It involves some simple theatrical skills by using your voice to sound like a character in the story. This makes the story come alive and is more interesting to the child. The stories in this book are appropriate for all ages, from preschool through adulthood. Some of the stories are funny or silly, some may touch a child’s heart, and some provide information a child may not know. But all of the stories are enjoyable. There may be times when reading a story is not possible, like while driving a car or walking through a store. That’s when the story can be told, using your own creative adaptations. Whether you read or tell a story, make it a fun time for you both. Enjoy the stories!

"Text first published in 1990 by Children's Press, Inc."

Lorry wants to be the scariest monster of all, but unlike the other monsters, he doesn't look scary at all. Lorry is cute and kids aren't afraid of cute little monsters.

In For Kids of All Ages,members of the National Society of Film Critics celebrate the wonder of childhood in cinema. In this volume, original essays commissioned especially for this collection stand alongside classic reviews from prominent film critics like Jay Carr and Roger Ebert. Each of the ten sections in this collection takes on a particular aspect of children’s cinema, from animated features to adaptations of beloved novels. The films discussed here range from the early 1890s to the present. The contributors draw on personal connections that make their insights more trenchant and compelling. The essays and reviews in For Kids of All Ages are not just a list of recommendations—though plenty are included—but an illuminating, often personal study of children’s movies, children in movies, and the childish wonder that is the essence of film. Contributors include John Anderson, Sheila Benson, Jay Carr, Justin Chang, Godfrey Cheshire, Morris Dickstein, Roger Ebert, David Fear, Robert Horton, J. R. Jones, Peter Keough, Andy Klein, Nathan Lee, Emanuel Levy, Gerald Peary, Mary Pols, Peter Rainer, Carrie Rickey, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Michael Sragow, David Sterritt, Charles Taylor, Peter Travers, Kenneth Turan, James Verniere, Michael Wilmington, and Stephanie Zacharek.

Fart Book 1 includes the following pant ripping stories: The list of fart situation goes like this: * The Wake Upper Popper * The Straight Up Breakfast Table Shot * The Flying Carpet * The Backpack Burster * The Gasification In The Car * The Imaginary Bone Shot Or Fart Expressionism * The Blue Hour In The Elevator (this is a brand new and never before released story. It is included for the first time in this new and enhanced color and audio version of the Fart Book) * The Delivery Boy Truck Detonator * The Stinky Tsunami * The Lego Blower * The Hand Stinker * The Marshmallow Shooter * The Steamy Sweat Blanket Pooper * The Gas Eruption in the Chicken Coop and many more steamy bean blowing farting dog episodes... Fart Book 2 will show you even more tooting adventures with bean steams like: * The Funny & Farty Hot Air Balloon Ride * How To Jump Higher * The 18th Hole Trick * El Ninjo's Genius Idea In The Doldrums * Oktoberfest Time & The Fart Impact On The Swing * Driving On The Merry Go Round Is Only Fun With Some Fart Art * Baseball Power Hitting * The NY Style Artistry + Black Fart Rap Skyscraper Freestyle Sound - This is a brand new story and it has never been released before! and many more... In Fart book 3 you will discover even more hilarious bottom burping stories like: * The Safari Mobil Breakdown * The Jungle Bang * The Bean Slam'n Smoke * The Tears Gas Boom and many more steamy Kenja bean blowing stories... Finally in Volume 4 the farts transform into true Ninja farts like: * The New Dimension: The World Is My Oyster * Fart Olympics On The Acropolis with Socrates & Plato * Farting with Roman Bean Antipasti Inspired by Stories of The Ancient Rome * Venice: The Ghost Of The Canal & The Gondolas * Parachuting From The Eiffel Tower * Magical Fairy Dust Ninja Farts In Casablanca * The Great Wall Of China & Other Wonders Of The World * The Taj Mahal: The Temple Of Mysteries * Tokyo: Pop Cult lots more... You'll find 62 pant ripping stories inide...

Fart Book 1 includes the following pant ripping stories: The list of fart situation goes like this: * The Wake Upper Popper * The Straight Up Breakfast Table Shot * The Flying Carpet * The Backpack Burster * The Gasification In The Car * The Imaginary Bone Shot Or Fart Expressionism * The Blue Hour In The Elevator * The Delivery Boy Truck Detonator * The Stinky Tsunami * The Lego Blower * The Hand Stinker * The Marshmallow Shooter and many more steamy bean blowing farting dog episodes... Fart Book 2 will show you even more tooting adventures with bean steams like: * The Funny & Farty Hot Air Balloon Ride * How To Jump Higher * The 18th Hole Trick * El Ninjo's Genius Idea In The Doldrums * Oktoberfest Time & The Fart Impact On The Swing * Driving On The Merry Go Round Is Only Fun With Some Fart Art * Baseball Power Hitting * The NY Style Artistry Skyscraper Freestyle Sound - This is a brand new story and it has never been released before! and many more... In Fart book 3 you will discover even more hilarious bottom burping stories like: * The Safari Mobil Breakdown * The Jungle Bang * The Bean Slam'n Smoke * The Tears Gas Boom and many more steamy Kenja bean blowing stories... Finally in Volume 4 the farts transform into true Ninja farts like: * The New Dimension: The World Is My Oyster * Fart Olympics On The Acropolis with Socrates & Plato * Farting with Roman Bean Antipasti Inspired by Stories of The Ancient Rome * Venice: The Ghost Of The Canal & The Gondolas * Parachuting From The Eiffel Tower * Magical Fairy Dust Ninja Farts In Casablanca * The Great Wall Of China & Other Wonders Of The World * The Taj Mahal: The Temple Of Mysteries * Tokyo: Pop Cult lots more... You'll find 62 pant ripping stories inide... The list of Dog Jerks - Vol. 3 goes like this: Why Dogs Can Be Real Jerks Sometimes Jerky Treats Better Than Celery Sticks The Perky Bullfrog Trick Egocentric Pesky Perks Pee Wee Herman Philosophy A Jerk's Agenda ...