Steve Bjorkman – illustratör

Wendy and Wade love to play their favorite sport, Woggleball, and like most kids, they like to win. After a disappointing loss leaves Wendy and Wade ready to quit, some wise advice from their grandpa teaches them that true victory comes from keeping a positive attitude and learning from mistakes.

Since 1922, the name Emily Post has represented good manners based on kindness, courtesy, and unselfishness. Today, the third generation of Post authors, Peggy Post and Cindy Post Senning, offers the children of the twenty-first century a comprehensive guide to good manners. This book is full of the simple, practical advice that Emily herself would have offered. Written with kids in mind and full of bold illustrations, emily post''s the guide to good manners for kids is a reference guide that children will use and parents can trust. It covers just about every situation a kid will face:

writing thank-you notes

attending after-school events

using the Internet safely

speaking -- politely -- on cell phones

participating in weddings

helping out at home

Emily Post''s The Guide to Good Manners for Kids has all the information on etiquette busy children -- and busy parents -- will need as they go about their daily lives.

Which fork do I use? How do you use chopsticks? Is it okay to answer my cell phone during dinner? What is the polite way to eat spaghetti?

These and other important questions are answered in this handy guide to eating without grossing people out. Pretty much everything you need to know to get you through any meal is here—from table settings, to eating tricky foods, to holding up your end of a dinner conversation.

Written by two codirectors of The Emily Post Institute, the most trusted name in etiquette, Emily Post''s Table Manners for Kids isn''t just for fancy parties and dinner at your grandmother''s house. It''s got basic information you can use every day to improve your social life.

An excellent Easter basket stuffer! Enjoy over two dozen knock-knock jokes that will crack up the whole family. Knock, knock! Who's there?Heidi. Heidi who?Heidi eggs under the bushes!Lift the flap to reveal new punchlines and surprises. A day at the park becomes even more exciting with all the fun Easter activities. Search for eggs, race with them, and paint them.

When his fortune cookie cracks open and a tiny pink alien steps out, Richard Bickerstaff knows that he''s in for more than a Chinese dinner. And he''s right! Aric, that bossy extraterrestrial, needs Richard''s help. He''s got to keep pollution-loving aliens from turning Earth into a Toxic Waste Theme Park. The trouble is, they''ve already started, and they''re moving fast! Can Richard and Aric stop the total trashing of the planet? Kids will love this very funny Stepping Stones HUMOR title!From the Trade Paperback edition.

Richard Bickerstaff and his friend Henry are prisoners on Grax, a hostile planet. Aric, their tiny alien friend, has been taken from them--perhaps forever. And now they''re eating lunch in a Graxian jail, face to face with a Turinga Death Machine! Can life get any more dangerous? Kids will love this very funny Stepping Stones HUMOR title!From the Trade Paperback edition.

It''s been ten years since Richard Bickerstaff sat down to breakfast and an alien climbed out of his cereal bowl! Join Richard and Aric, a tiny, wisecracking creature from the planet Ganoob, as they battle to save the world from evil aliens in Aliens for Breakfast, Aliens for Lunch, and Aliens for Dinner. We''re reissuing the trilogy with brand-new covers sporting a space age 10th Anniversary logo. Now a new generation of readers can experience the fun and adventure that won these books rave reviews and loyal fans!  From the Hardcover edition.

Passport to Reading Level 4Newly independent readers will love this classic baseball story now illustrated in full color with brand new artwork!Mike has a special relationship with his dog, Harry. They can read each other's minds! Harry is able to help Mike out with tips about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's having trouble with his pitches--and the buddies need to work together to save the game!

"Every day after that, Danny does something to frighten Craig....Craig is smaller and far too scared to tell even his parents, let alone his teachers. He is miserable. And every day, Danny tries harder to make it worse." On the internet, on playgrounds, and in schools across the country, thousands of elementary and middle school kids are picked on, teased, and harassed by bullies. It''s something that can jeopardize a child''s development -- unless they have the tools to help stop bullying in its tracks. In Jay McGraw''s Life Strategies for Dealing with Bullies, McGraw helps kids identify potentially harmful situations and deal with bullies through tips, techniques, and examples that apply to real-life situations. Jay doesn''t just speak about the bullies -- he also speaks to the bullies themselves to help them change their ways. Jay takes a no-nonsense approach to bullying and the ways readers can handle it. This timely and much-needed book will be the tool kids across the country can use to stop being victims -- and take back the power in their lives.

Dr. Joanne Settel has all the answers to our most burning questions in this wacky and informative book of poems about our digestive systems. Have you ever wondered… Why spicy foods can make you sweat? Why garlic makes your breath so stinky? Just how long your long intestine is? What a pizza slice looks like…going down? Why food tastes different when you have a cold? With fascinating details, catchy rhymes, and quirky illustrations by Steve Björkman, acclaimed author Joanne Settel answers all of these questions (and more!) in this engrossing, fun exploration of the science of our digestive systems. When she’s through, you won’t believe what your guts can do—or what you can stomach!