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Following a day in the life of two rambunctious children and their mom, this warm, revealing picture book builds a bridge of empathy between parent and child and celebrates the value of "Mommy Time."

Bruised and battered, Jared, Simon, and Mallory return home to find the mansion ransacked and learn that Mulgarath has made off with both the Guide and their mother! With only the help of Thimbletack, Hogsqueal, and Byron, the Grace kids have to defeat Mulgarath and his goblin army. But before they can face Mulgarath, they'll have to rescue Arthur Spiderwick from Lorengorm and the elves.

Every year, giant sentient robots from outer space come to Earth and bond forever with a brand new crop of cadets at Sky Corps Academy to help keep the planet safe. But this year, instead of making a connection with a cadet, one of the mechs bonds with Stanford, a young kid working with his Mom as a janitor at Sky Corps. Stanford has the opportunity of a lifetime but he'll first have to earn the trust of his classmates if he's to defend the planet...

Two years after being raped, Riley Young returns to Lawton, Alabama, with her fifteen-month-old daughter. She plans to help take care of her grandmother who has Alzheimers, even though it means she has to face the lies that forced her to leave town in the first place. She begins a friendship with the high school football star Brady Higgens, who is dealing with his own family problems.

Pete the cat and the bad banana. Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and vows never to eat bananas again, even though he generally likes the fruit. Go, Pete, go! A groovy Pete the Cat adaptation of "The Tortoise and the Hare" finds a bike-riding Pete accepting a challenge from Turtle, who has a new racing car with cool gadgets. Sir Pete the brave. When a dragon kidnaps Lady Callie, Sir Pete the Brave must come to her rescue. Rock on, mom and dad!...