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It is the time for July lights, and Elizabeth's beloved fireflies are returning to her yard. A warm breeze blows gently through the trees, and just as the darkness settles, lights, like tiny shooting stars, begin to flicker and dance across her yard. Elizabeth quickly notices that one of the fireflies is quite different from the rest. The tiny firefly is not happy about its difference and tries very hard to be like the others. Elizabeth creates a plan to help, but can she get the tiny firefly to trust her?

It is the time and place of August Skies as parent and child lie together looking up into the night sky. High above, Little Star and Big Star are also looking out into the galaxy together. The time has come for Little Star to shoot across the sky to a new place, creating its own beautiful light. Little Star and Big Star feel excited, anticipating this new beginning, but there is also worry. Will Little Star's doubts prevent its beautiful light from shining?

Frank and Kevin are best friends unhappy living in caskets and only going out at night. Wanting more, they set off on a series of adventures to discover who they really want to be. Join these loveable monsters as they try out a pirate’s life, visit ancient Rome, strap on guitars, and embark on a series of adventures only to learn that sometimes the best you can do is love yourself, and be the best vampire you can be!

For Disco the Ant, there is nothing more fun then dancing around in the rain or the sun. Before he is able to lace up his shoes and boogie all day long, Disco must first learn the importance of responsibility and doing the chores he was tasked to do by his parents. In this story, Disco the Ant learns the valuable lesson that though having fun is important and doing what you love is great, there are also responsibilities that must be met as well.

Katarina teaches Evelyn that everyone is born with unique talents. Our talents are like gifts we unwrap and use to help ourselves and others and we all need a little help figuring out our special gifts. Katarina takes Evelyn on a journey of self-discovery, presenting her with beautifully wrapped packages from which each talent magically emerges in a burst of fairy dust. Children will be delighted as they join Evelyn to discover their own unique gifts and work with a parent, teacher, or caregiver to build their TalentStory™ to increase their confidence through self-awareness.

In My Friend Kaden, a daycare student speaks in first person about his classmate, Kaden. He explains in simple language what autism is and the importance of inclusion, acceptance, and diversity.

Maggie Dewdrop is lost! Alone and in an unfamiliar forest, Maggie must rely on her own intuition and magic to get back to the safety of the great oak tree. With the help of the mysterious raven Mama Morgana and the curious haunted hagstone, Maggie must look beyond her fears and inside her heart to guide herself back home to her family!

Ready, set, boo! It’s Halloween night, and there is one house on the block that offers more than just tricks or treats. If you stop by, you might be greeted by two of the friendliest ghosts you could ever meet, and they are dying for someone to stay and play a game with them. Meet Peek and Boo, two lovable characters who invite you into their home for some "not too scary" Halloween fun. But beware, there are many surprising things to see and do inside. If you are brave enough to stay and play, you might meet a lot of others here too.

Meet Emersyn and Isabela Lovejoy, 10-year-old twins who instinctively rise above their parents' overwhelming problems in their own high-spirited way. With twice the intensity and double the fun, brother and sister demonstrate a unique and timeless relationship, nurtured by the natural world and punctuated by a sense of community and faith.

Come experience the non-stop excitement of having to keep up with your energy-filled grandpa while he’s in town visiting you on vacation. He’s going to make each day the best day you have ever had. There’s not a minute to waste, because you are about to pack an entire summer of fun into a week. There’s no way of knowing just what all can happen when grandpa gets going.

Is your child afraid of the dark? Are you having trouble with bedtime? You are not alone! Even those least likely to have a fear of the dark may have a story to share. In this audiobook, you will meet Brady, a bat who oddly has a terrible fear of the dark. This poses quite a dilemma for a creature that sleeps in a dark cave and comes out to play at night. Learn how Brady discovers a creative way to solve this problem...with a little help from some friends.

Cami is a chameleon who is very content and quite proud of her greenish glow. She won't change for anything! No matter what season, what the circumstance, day or night, she is not interested in blending in. She'd rather spend her days and nights in the perfect shade of green.

This type of spider is an expert at deception....

Annica should not have texted and tried to re-tweet/ For now she was falling towards One Creepy Street!

Maggie Dewdrop has many talents, but being able to fly isn't one of them. Raised by bats, the adopted mouse wishes nothing more than to be like the rest of her family and fly. A gift she received from a mysterious Fairy Owl-Mother, after wishing on a star, wasn't what she thought her aid would be: magic and wishing can only take you so far.

Christmas is eagerly awaited by Lulu, a young girl living in a small Wisconsin town during the Great Depression. Anticipation is transformed into anxiety when Daddy loses his job, doubts about Santa flicker, and that Shirley Temple doll seems further away than ever. Mama reveals her own brutal Christmas as an orphan, adding new worries. But it's Lulu's deep faith and vibrant hope that keeps her looking forward to each new day and the glorious gift of Christmas.

With the lyrical precision of Annie Dillard and the exquisite food writing of M.F.K. Fisher, Gabrielle Myers takes us on a Northern California idyll - an internship at the Tip Top Farm and Produce in Vacaville. Here, the beauty of the land - light streaming through fig branches, carnelian tomatoes exploding in front of rows of sweet peas - is tended by the mysterious frenetic Farmer and her companion, Baker. Together with their intern, Gabrielle, the trio tends a landscape full with sustenance and life.

We live in a grief-illiterate society. After the death of a child we often hear “there are no words.” But there are words. Oil for Your Lantern offers the newly bereaved, and those who love them, a gentle introduction to life after the death of a child, sharing words when we don’t yet have them ourselves. Oil for Your Lantern is a series of thirty essays written by Elizabeth Brady since the sudden death of her son, Mack, from sepsis in 2012. Elizabeth’s essays move both outward and deeply inward, exploring practical, cultural, and spiritual aspects of mourning a beloved child.

Meet Fussy Fusserpants — a little girl who turns every "yes" into "no" and every "blue" into "red"... until she discovers that being friendly beats being fussy! Meet our spirited protagonist, who lives up to her name Fussy Fusserpants in every way possible. If Mom picks blue, she wants red — until Mom agrees, then only blue will do! When spaghetti's for dinner, she insists on macaroni. Even playdates become a carousel of changing demands, leaving her friends puzzled and tired of her contrary ways. But everything changes when a tiny caterpillar crawls into Fussy's world.

My mom says she is an alien, but I am not so sure. She does sound funny when she speaks, and she eats weird food. Sometimes I think I see antennae sticking out the top of her head. She does not drive a spaceship, though, just a minivan. How can I really tell if she is an alien or not? You be the judge!