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Milo embarks on an exciting adventure in a strange country of edible words and mysterious creatures as he visits the Kingdom of Wisdom, Dictionopolis, and the Mountains of Ignorance.

The endearing fable about a straight line who falls in love with a dot and sets out to win her heart away from a squiggle.

A young girl is visiting her grandparents, Nanna and Poppy. Most of the time the girl is "Sweetie Pie,", a perfectly pleasant little houseguest. However, sometimes a bad mood strikes and the girl presents her other, far less affable, persona of "Sourpuss." Although her grandparents prefer her when she is Sweetie Pie, the little girl is pleased to know that they love her nonetheless when she is Sourpuss. Color illustrations accompany the text of this sequel to the 2006 Caldecott Medal-winning THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW.

When a bored boy named Milo receives a mysterious gift of a turnpike tollbooth, he discovers that he is able to enter a magical world. He soon finds himself traveling through such strange lands as Dictionopolis, the Island of Conclusions, and the Mountains of Ignorance, all to rescue the princesses Rhyme and Reason, and to help end the war between words and numbers. Illustrated with b&w line drawings.

A sampling of writings from popular magazines sheds light on the roles, aspirations, and dilemmas of women in rural America during the period of growth and change that characterized the country between the Civil War and the turn of the century.

Defines the mode of comparison known as simile and provides many examples in rhyming text.

Discovering a large toy tollbooth in his room, bored ten-year-old Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and begins a memorable journey to the Kingdom of Wisdom with a watchdog named Tock. Simultaneous.

Whats as still as a statue, as busy as bees, as scary as heights, and as silly as knees? What else but a simile, a figure of speech that's as fresh as a peach, as cheerful as bluebirds, as delicate as lace, and as clever as zippers! These 225 similes are as sure to please as a smiling baby and as delightful as only the author of The Phantom Tollbooth can make them.

For an excited, imaginative little girl, an overnight visit with her beloved grandparents, Nanna and Poppy, is filled with delights and enchanted moments. Among them are a bike ride, Poppy's harmonica tune, and games involving the special window in the greenery-filled kitchen. And finally, before bed, some stargazing, as well as goodnights, including one to the tiger in the backyard. With lush, sprightly, colorful mixed-media art, this joyous biracial family dances across the pages. This 2006 Caldecott Medal Winner was written by Norton Juster, author of the timeless classic THE PHANTOM TOLL BOOTH. Also a 2005 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book in the Picture Book category, and a 2005 New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book.

In the days of the Renaissance, Alberic leads the reader among the folds of a rich tapestry in his search for wisdom.

The period between the Civil War and the turn of the century was a time of great social upheaval in the United States. Lured by the promises of industrialization, much of the rural population moved to the cities, but those who remained in the countryside were isolated from the rapid changes in American society. Women found themselves torn between the battle for women's rights being hotly debated in the cities and the traditional role of homemaker, mother, and helper that was the norm in rural areas. In A Woman's Place, Norton Juster brings this turbulent period of American history to life using a broad sampling of articles, letters, poems, and essays taken from the popular literature of the time. While these publications recognized the hardship that characterized the lives of their readers, they upheld the idealized vision of the farmer's wife. It is this historical conflict between the independent woman and the traditional female role that makes A Woman's Place important reading today.