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A boy becomes a phenomenal baseball player one summer when a mysterious stranger resembling Babe Ruth befriends him.

You're invited to a glorious Fourth of July picnic where you'll learn all about sharing, the good things along with the bad. Pie is for sharing. It starts off round, and you can slice it into as many pieces as you want. What else can be shared? A ball, of course. A book? A tree? What about time? You're invited to a glorious Fourth of July picnic, where you'll learn all about sharing, the good things along with the bad, courtesy of Stephanie Parsley...

From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.

"Throughout our lives, outside of faith and family, nothing is more important than our values. For the past 25 years, 16 core/intrinsic values have been instituted into the Kansas State University football program. Hall of Fame football coach Bill Snyder's 16 Goals for Success is now the focal point of Take It from Me. All generations will enjoy these life lessons in this 32-page illustrated family book." -- Publisher's website.

"When Rainbow Fish meets a new friend, Humbert, he isn't sure what to think. Humbert tells all kinds of strange stories: Somewhere at the bottom of the ocean there's a plug! There's a blue whale living near here . . . and he's going to eat up all of our food. But before Rainbow Fish and his friends panic, they realize that Humbert just likes to make up tall tales. Rainbow Fish and his friends soon come up with an idea that might make them all happy--even...