Porter S Magic Apple Pie

Three-year-old Porter discovers the magic that can be found in his grandmother’s kitchen when together they make an apple pie from scratch. Little Porter’s senses are on high alert as he suddenly grows taller to help his grandma at her kitchen counter while learning the secrets that create the heavenly aroma and taste of a baked apple pie. Their special bonding time relies on cooperation, trust, and his grandma’s special brand of magic. As Porter and his grandma wave their magic wands, they pop into a personal abracadabra moment where flour mingles with apples and cinnamon and creates a pie made not just from kitchen ingredients, but also unconditional love. In this heartwarming tale for children, a boy learns from his grandmother the art of using a special blend of ingredients to make a delicious homemade apple pie.

An amusing anthology of Australian cooking by some of our most popular writers.

Beloved by young girls around the world, Hasbro’s My Little Pony franchise has been mired in controversy since its debut in the early 1980s. Critics dismissed the cartoons as toy advertisements, and derided their embrace of femininity. The 2010 debut of the openly feminist My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic renewed the backlash, as its broad appeal challenged entrenched notions about gendered entertainment. This first comprehensive study of My Little Pony explores the history and cultural significance of the franchise through Season 5 of Friendship Is Magic and the first three Equestria Girls films. The brand has continued to be on the receiving end of a sexist double standard regarding commercialism in children’s entertainment, while masculine cartoons such as the Transformers have been spared similar criticism.

CHILDHOOD CLASSICS - Ultimate Collection: 1400+ Tales of Magic, Adventure, Fairytales & Legends possess an awe-inspiring aggregation of narratives that traverse the intricate landscape of youthful imagination. This anthology showcases an eclectic mix of literary styles, from the fantastical realms of fairy tales and legends to the adventurous seas of magic and exploration. It encapsulates the rich literary context of multiple periods, bringing together works that have significantly influenced the genre of children's literature. The collection highlights diversity through its inclusion of stories that span different cultures and epochs, making it a treasure trove of literary masterpieces that have enchanted readers young and old alike. The contributing authors and editors of this anthology are among the luminary figures of literature, whose collective work has shaped not just the genre of children's literature but also the broader landscape of literary history. These authors, hailing from diverse backgrounds and cultures, have contributed to various literary movements, from Romanticism to Realism, and their works reflect the societal, cultural, and historical contexts of their times. Their collective contributions provide a panoramic view of the human condition, explored through the lens of childhood's innocence and wonder, thus enriching the anthology's overarching theme of magic and adventure. CHILDHOOD CLASSICS - Ultimate Collection offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to explore a vast array of literary jewels within a single volume. It invites an educational journey through the corridors of time, where the universality of childhood experiences is celebrated across cultures and eras. For those who seek to immerse themselves in the depth and diversity of children's literature, this anthology promises a compendium of lessons, adventures, and timeless wisdom. It is an essential addition to the libraries of educators, historians, and lovers of literature, providing a window into the enduring power of storytelling in capturing the essence of the human spirit.

For most of its existence, the National Basketball Association was a league filled with (almost) all American-born players. Players from overseas were looked at as less-skilled and not worth the risk. Americans playing overseas were looked at as those who couldn’t cut it in the NBA, now playing in, essentially, the minor leagues of basketball. But that’s no longer the case. Today, a full one-third of those in the league were born overseas. Out are the days of foreign-born players from unknown countries sitting at the end of the bench. Now, they’re the face of the franchise. A lottery draft pick. They are carrying the game into the new millennium. So the question remains: what brought about this change? How did the skillsets of players born overseas become comparable to those in the states? In The (Inter) National Basketball Association, author Joel Gunderson explores how the international game has become so integral to the growth of the NBA. It’s not, as former commissioner David Stern described at the 1985 NBA Draft, “America’s Game.” No longer does Team USA expect to steamroll through the Olympics. With stars such as Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Joel Embiid (Cameroon), Kristaps Porzingis (Latvia), and many more, the game of basketball has become a universal language. With almost forty different countries represented in the National Basketball Association today, the evolution of the sport has transcended across international waters. Teams no longer shy away from players born abroad, but instead welcome them with open arms. And for those who come over, not knowing the language, unfamiliar with the American lifestyle, they are now arriving with fluency in the most important language: basketball.

DigiCat presents to you a meticulously edited Christmas Classics collection. This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As Joseph Was A-Walking The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) A Christmas Carol (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson) The Heavenly Christmas Tree (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) The First Christmas Of New England (Harriet Beecher Stowe) Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott) Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) The Twelve Days of Christmas The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton) The Christmas Angel (A. Brown) Christmas at Thompson Hall (Anthony Trollope) Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells) The Lost Word (Henry van Dyke) The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann) The Little Match Girl The Elves and the Shoemaker Mother Holle The Star Talers Snow-White...

Devin Demas was born over three hundred years ago of noble lineage as a prince of a kingdom between old France and Germany. He has no desire to rule after his father King Bosren and despised him after meeting Barabis and learning his secrets of the underworld, hell. Soon after, Devin was banished from the kingdom for learning the black magic of Mephistopheles. In secrecy, he was taken to the new lands of America. After killing the ship’s captain through spells that sent him into contortions as his body was crushed into a human cube of carnage, Devin then turned the ship’s sailors into his servile slaves. After reaching the southern shores of America, they disbanded the ship as Devin, only sixteen years old, marched with his new sailor slaves inland in search of his new home. After what seemed months, they finally came to a place Devin was satisfied in and built his new home. Devin studied the parchment scrolls Barabis left him for seventeen years. He learned how to become immortal after he would have to lose his mortality under the alignment of stars and planets in the conjecture of pure evil. After being judged and sent to hell, Devin yoked with Satan then walked once more upon the earth as a heartless and soulless being in the gathering of followers for the final war of man’s soul and the occupation of Mother Earth and control of her flesh. After over three hundred years of roaming the earth, Devin came back to his old home his sailor slaves made with their bare hands. It was located outside the small town Langtownship. David Lang is the sheriff of Langtownship. His family had been in this reign since 1652. David and Devin soon became nemeses as they came to realize that they were related in lineage. Devin tried to recruit David to his satanic cult in which David wanted no part of. After Devin destroyed David’s perfect life, family, and peace on earth, David found himself empowered by armies of unlikely sources to fight against hell and darkness upon earth forever.

Design magical vacations with this bestselling, award-winning travel guide and planning system. This edition, fully updated for 2005's Most Magical Celebration on Earth, includes more than 40 photos, full-color gatefold theme park maps, KidTips, Pre-TeenTips, and more.