Scaring Lessons

"Mike is smart. Sulley is scary. Who wiil be a better Scarer at Monsters University?"--P. [4] of cover.

Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn't stand each other. The prequel to Disney/Pixar's blockbuster hit Monsters, Inc., Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences and became the best of friends. Children ages 4 to 6 will love learning to read with this Step 2 Step into Reading book based on the film.

"Mike is smart. Sulley is scary. Who wiil be a better Scarer at Monsters University?"--Page 4 of cover.

Memoirs of a Grumpa is an engaging and well-written collection of personal stories and anecdotes that speaks of a grandfathers funny, touching, and sometimes surprising experiences with his wife, family, grandkids, and friends. From harrowing tales of Chuck E. Cheeses with the grandkids to his involvement in his own wine mafia, with humor and style the author invites readers to relish his memoirs and enjoy the heartwarming and compelling stories of his life.

I was sick of Gordon Barraclough. Sick of his bullying. And I was sick of him being a good footballer. 'Listen, Barraclough. My uncle is Bobby Charlton.' 'You're a liar.' I was. 'I'm not. Cross my heart and hope to die.' I spat on my hand. If I'd dropped down dead on the spot I wouldn't have been surprised. 'Funny and moving.... a rare gift.' Guardian

In The Fib, The Swap and The Trick, George Layton's collections of short stories evoke a nostalgic, atmospheric view of growing up in the 1950s. Now published together for the first time as a bind-up The coach started to move off. I felt frightened. All these weeks, looking forward to it, and now I didn't want to go. Please, Mum, let me go home. She was running alongside, waving her hanky and crying . . . He'd nagged his mother for weeks to let him go on the school exchange, swapping his home in the backstreets of a northern town for a posh house in London. With a proper family. With a dad. But now it was all going wrong . . .