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"Determined to escape Cyrus, the mercurial ruler of Tulan, Alizeh, heir to the Jinn throne, realizes Cyrus may be the key to fulfilling her own destiny, while in Ardunia, Kamran finds a magical way to finally get to Tulan and rescue Alizeh"--

A tiny paper bird shares a home with humans in this wondrously illustrated debut, introducing a sensitive, creative soul who ventures into the belly of the beast to rescue a new friend.

"Sneaking around is like telling a lie, Buford, and lying is never good. It could put you in danger. Someday, it could even get you killed." Buford's story takes place in the hills close to Bethlehem more than two thousand years ago. The little lamb loves to explore and play by himself in the dark. He wants to grow to be a large ram like his father, and he tries to prove he's afraid of nothing. Granny scolds Buford for sneaking away in the night and...

Stefano the squid is surrounded by amazing animals: diving dolphins, colorful fish, and scary-looking anglerfish. These incredible creatures have grabbed the attention of the film crew from Deep Sea TV, but the crew never seems to care about filming Stefano. "Why don't they like me?" he wonders. Then one day, a diver gets into trouble. Can Stefano, just an ordinary common squid, save the day?

"Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him fight a boxing match against three even nastier dogs. The four most depressed llamas in the history of llamas need rescuing too. They are about to be turned into llama pies. But never fear--Uncle Shawn is here! He loves rescuing things. He has a rescuing plan, which involves dancing, and a mole, and an electric fence. What could possibly go wrong?"--