random house children's books mai 2016 (3 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For fans of Old Yeller and Shiloh, Where the Red Fern Grows is a beloved classic that captures the powerful bond between man and man's best friend. This special edition includes new material, including a note to readers from Newbery Medal winner and Printz Honor winner Clare Vanderpool, a letter from Wilson Rawls to aspiring writers, original jacket artwork, and more. Billy has long dreamt of owning not one, but two dogs. So when he's finally able to save up enough money for two pups to call his own-Old Dan and Little Ann-he's ecstatic. It's true that times are tough, but together they'll roam the hills of the Ozarks. Soon Billy and his hounds become the finest hunting team in the valley. Stories of their great achievements spread throughout the region, and the combination of Old Dan's brawn, Little Ann's brains, and Billy's sheer will seems unbeatable. But tragedy awaits these determined hunters-now friends-and Billy learns that hope can grow out of despair. Praise for Where the Red Fern Grows A Top 100 Children's Novel, School Library JournalA Must-Read for Kids 9 to 14, NPRA Great American Read's Selection (PBS)Winner of Multiple State AwardsOver 14 million copies in print! 'A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.Very touching.' -The New York Times Book Review 'One of the great classics of children's literature . . . Any child who doesn't get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years.' -Common Sense Media 'An exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget.' -School Library Journal 'A book of unadorned naturalness.' -Kirkus Reviews 'Written with so much feeling and sentiment that adults as well as children are drawn [in] with a passion.' -Arizona Daily Star 'It's a story about a young boy and his two hunting dogs and . . . I can't even go on without getting a little misty.' -The Huffington Post 'We tear up just thinking about it.' -Time on the film adaptation.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Potter, Giselle (illustrator). Neuware - A girl makes her own dollhouse in this picture book that celebrates creativity and imagination! A little girl proudly walks the reader through her handmade dollhouse, pointing out the bricks she painted on the outside, the wallpaper she drew on the inside, the fancy clothes she made for her dolls, and the little elevator she made out of a paper cup. She's proud of her house and has lots of fun using her imagination to play with it-until she discovers her friend Sophie's 'perfect' storebought house. Sophie thinks her house, with everything matching and even a toilet seat that goes up and down, is pretty perfect too, until both girls discover that the narrator's handmade dollhouse is really a lot more fun.'Celebrates the best of free play, capturing what it's like to be fully engaged and inspired.' -The New York Times'Readers will feel right at home with this cozy tribute to imagination.' -Kirkus Reviews, Starred'The realization that creative, outside-the-box artistry can be more inspiring than anything manufactured makes for a wonderful story.' -Publishers Weekly, Starred.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE A.V. CLUB Includes new interviews!From the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years-including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Sarah Silverman, Harold Ramis, Seth Rogen, Chris Rock, and Lena Dunham. Before becoming one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood, Judd Apatow was the original comedy nerd. At fifteen, he took a job washing dishes in a local comedy club-just so he could watch endless stand-up for free. At sixteen, he was hosting a show for his local high school radio station in Syosset, Long Island-a show that consisted of Q&As with his comedy heroes, from Garry Shandling to Jerry Seinfeld. They talked about their careers, the science of a good joke, and their dreams of future glory (turns out, Shandling was interested in having his own TV show one day and Steve Allen had already invented everything).Thirty years later, Apatow is still that same comedy nerd-and he's still interviewing funny people about why they do what they do. Sick in the Head gathers Apatow's most memorable and revealing conversations into one hilarious, wide-ranging, and incredibly candid collection that spans not only his career but his entire adult life. Here are the comedy legends who inspired and shaped him, from Mel Brooks to Steve Martin. Here are the contemporaries he grew up with in Hollywood, from Spike Jonze to Sarah Silverman. And here, finally, are the brightest stars in comedy today, many of whom Apatow has been fortunate to work with, from Seth Rogen to Amy Schumer. And along the way, something kind of magical happens: What started as a lifetime's worth of conversations about comedy becomes something else entirely. It becomes an exploration of creativity, ambition, neediness, generosity, spirituality, and the joy that comes from making people laugh.Loaded with the kind of back-of-the-club stories that comics tell one another when no one else is watching, this fascinating, personal (and borderline-obsessive) book is Judd Apatow's gift to comedy nerds everywhere.Praise for Sick in the Head'I can't stop reading it. . . . I don't want this book to end.'-Jimmy Fallon 'An essential for any comedy geek.'-Entertainment Weekly 'Fascinating . . . a collection of interviews with many of the great figures of comedy in the latter half of the twentieth century.'-The Washington Post 'Open this book anywhere, and you're bound to find some interesting nugget from someone who has had you in stitches many, many times.'-Janet Maslin, The New York Times 'An amazing read, full of insights and connections both creative and interpersonal.'-The New Yorker 'Fascinating and revelatory.'-Chicago Tribune 'Anyone even remotely interested in comedy or humanity should own this book.'-Will Ferrell.