Katie Ladybug has a mission to get your attention with her superpower of a brilliant red shell and black spots. She serves as a symbol to STOP, LISTEN, and FEEL, connecting you to the practice of mindfulness. Becoming mindful of everything increases your awareness of self and others, develops your creativity, and helps you find the truth. Remember anything can serve to distract you. As you become more aware, seek to explore the experiences that come from being in your peaceful place inside. Whenever you see her brilliant red-and-black shell, let it capture your attention to find awareness. The power of the BUG to BE UNDER GUIDANCE-your inner guidance to find and use your superpowers.
A fun, rhyming picture book for preschool children that shows imagination and problem solving. Meet Katie!! She is a fun loving, imaginative little girl who is looking for a best friend, Snugglebug! Follow Katie as she searches for a new "friend" that can stay and play and be best friends forever.
Sarah Hines Stephens and Benjamin Harper's Bug Girl is a funny and action-packed middle-grade superhero adventure with a beautifully designed two color interior and sidebars featuring real bug facts! Amanda Price adores all things bug-related—from spiders to mantises—like, seriously loves them. Unfortunately most of her fellow sixth-graders do not share her invertebrate obsession. They’re grossed out by it. Especially Amanda’s ex-best friend, Emily, who thinks Amanda is creepy weird. But when mysterious invaders menace the town of Oyster Cove and take both Amanda and Emily’s mothers captive, Amanda unexpectedly develops amazing insectile powers! Newly equipped with antennae and a glistening exoskeleton she uncovers a secret that changes everything. Now Amanda has to act fast or her town and her mom are doomed! There’s just one complication...she needs Emily’s help. Suddenly Amanda’s worst enemy becomes her best ally, but working together may be even harder than saving their town from being squashed like a...well... BUG GIRL. She’s got the buzz. Sarah Hines Stephens and Benjamin Harper's Bug Girl is a funny and action-packed superhero adventure filled with green illustrations and sidebars featuring real bug facts! An Imprint Book “Bearing all the campy hallmarks and high drama of a classic superhero romp, this entertaining ... tale also features interesting entomological tidbits throughout.” — Kirkus Reviews “The villain is dastardly, the heroes are staunch, and the costumes are impressive, making this high-quality standard superhero fare with the added bonus of some poignant details of how even the closest friendships may fade amid the social pressures of middle school.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books “Tucks both middle-school fashion advice and insect facts into a tale that scuttles along to a wildly destructive climactic battle.” — Booklist
It's time for bed, but there's a bug on the wall! Should we say hello? ...squish it? ...shake it? With a colorful, vibrant theme, inside Goodnight, Bug! you will embark on an interactive adventure perfect for curious pre-schoolers and young readers! Find something new and exciting on every page as this book encourages children to get involved and follow directions. Children and adults alike will love this magical, interactive experience where they can clap, slap, and blow to make colors change and bugs grow! Excellent as a downtime or bedtime story, readers will be delighted by this extraordinarily fun book. Perfect for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and early readers Vibrant colors with an easy-to-follow interactive theme Great for bedtime stories and fun for the whole family The ideal interactive book to teach about colors, following directions, and getting involved Buy now and begin the adventure! Also available in Spanish: ¡Buenas Noches, Bicho!
“A remarkably nuanced, empathetic, and well-crafted work of journalism, [The Inevitable] explores what might be called the right-to-die underground, a world of people who wonder why a medical system that can do so much to try to extend their lives can do so little to help them end those lives in a peaceful and painless way.”—Brooke Jarvis, The New Yorker More states and countries are passing right-to-die laws that allow the sick and suffering to end their lives at pre-planned moments, with the help of physicians. But even where these laws exist, they leave many people behind. The Inevitable moves beyond margins of the law to the people who are meticulously planning their final hours—far from medical offices, legislative chambers, hospital ethics committees, and polite conversation. It also shines a light on the people who help them: loved ones and, sometimes, clandestine groups on the Internet that together form the “euthanasia underground.” Katie Engelhart, a veteran journalist, focuses on six people representing different aspects of the right to die debate. Two are doctors: a California physician who runs a boutique assisted death clinic and has written more lethal prescriptions than anyone else in the U.S.; an Australian named Philip Nitschke who lost his medical license for teaching people how to end their lives painlessly and peacefully at “DIY Death” workshops. The other four chapters belong to people who said they wanted to die because they were suffering unbearably—of old age, chronic illness, dementia, and mental anguish—and saw suicide as their only option. Spanning North America, Europe, and Australia, The Inevitable offers a deeply reported and fearless look at a morally tangled subject. It introduces readers to ordinary people who are fighting to find dignity and authenticity in the final hours of their lives.
Sophie helps a ladybug with a surprise party in this seventeenth adorable book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series! Sophie meets a ladybug setting up for a surprise party in Silverlake Forest. Sophie offers to run some errands in town to help her new friend. But by the time Sophie gets to town, she’s forgotten what the ladybug said! Will Sophie’s friends be able to help her in time to pull off the big surprise? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Adventures of Sophie Mouse chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
