You Re Not So Scary Sid

Sid tries so hard to be scary, but really he's not! In this new interactive series, award-winning creator Sam Lloyd bring a delightful monster world to life with a hand puppet format that can be used to act out the story. Sid hides behind trees and jumps out to scare the other creatures in the forest-roar! As the story unfolds kids are invited to give Sid a fright themselves, and see what happens to the not so scary monster!

The four Toy Story films retold as comics.

The demons that haunt Mason Waters have developed a new strategy. It is no longer enough to torment him in the night. They are now appearing in the dreams of his wife, his children, and anyone close to him. The demons are trying to destroy Mason by any means possible, terrorizing him while causing harm and even death to his loved ones. To save his family, Mason must fight back, but how does a mere mortal stand a chance against an ancient creature with millions at his command? Mason faces many challenges and forms new relationships on his quest. He falls in love with the enchanting Aiden, unaware she is genetically designed to ensnare him. His wife and children are being ruthlessly victimized, while Mason is in the midst of building an army for his final battle against creatures with supernatural strength. Meanwhile, Aiden is now carrying Masons child. Mason was born with the ability to bring forth a Door that allows him entrance into alternate realities, and this innate ability is now his only chance to thwart evil for good.

"You're in charge of Dudley's day. What will he do? What will he say"--Cover.

A sweeping history of Los Angeles told through the lens of the many marginalized groups—from hobos to taggers—that have used the city’s walls as a channel for communication Graffiti written in storm drain tunnels, on neighborhood walls, and under bridges tells an underground and, until now, untold history of Los Angeles. Drawing on extensive research within the city’s urban landscape, Susan A. Phillips traces the hidden language of marginalized groups over the past century—from the early twentieth-century markings of hobos, soldiers, and Japanese internees to the later inscriptions of surfers, cholos, and punks. Whether describing daredevil kids, bored workers, or clandestine lovers, Phillips profiles the experiences of people who remain underrepresented in conventional histories, revealing the powerful role of graffiti as a venue for cultural expression. Graffiti aficionados might be surprised to learn that the earliest documented graffiti bubble letters appear not in 1970s New York but in 1920s Los Angeles. Or that the negative letterforms first carved at the turn of the century are still spray painted on walls today. With discussions of characters like Leon Ray Livingston (a.k.a. “A-No. 1”), credited with consolidating the entire system of hobo communication in the 1910s, and Kathy Zuckerman, better known as the surf icon “Gidget,” this lavishly illustrated book tells stories of small moments that collectively build into broad statements about power, memory, landscape, and history itself.

Reeling from the trials and tribulations of surviving a time shift and an enemy temporal attack during America’s Revolutionary War; Nik, Sid, and John contemplate their lives moving forward in America’s past. They had long ceased thinking of ‘home’ as the place in the year 2010 where they prospered with their wives, loved their children, and enjoyed the modern amenities that life in the twenty-first century afforded them. Trapped in the past, our friends now struggle to endure in parts and times unknown, hoping for peace and quiet to contemplate their future. A second temporal event drives them to engage people of their history for answers and direction. When they learn that they have shifted to another of America’s domestic conflicts, the men soon discover a sinister and dangerous contamination that again threatens America’s survival. Invading temporal forces present a complex puzzle for the three friends to discover, decipher, and solve as America’s time runs out. Desperation and unusual circumstances force Nik, Sid, and John to use extreme measures, and some modern-day tactics, to defend their nation’s freedom and history. Will the temporal contamination and evil disrupt America’s historical timelines as it fights to maintain its borders, its liberty, and its very sovereignty?

We are all different in some ways, yet, very similar because we all respond to emotions of love, affection, joy and sorrow. These feelings are common to all-across ethnicities, geographies and boundaries. Yet there are certain factors which contribute to our identity, which visibly make us look dissimilar, and impacts how we connect and belong. The colour of the skin, through its subtle and attached symbolism and beliefs, its presence or the lack of it, tells a story of human dynamics that is constructive and/or destructive, depending on the lens used. It has the visual power to influence, pronounce judgements, divide, confer privileges and even influence the right to love, hate, embrace, protect or kill merely based on colour-the colour of the skin. Colour Matters? explores these cross-cultural dynamics and highlights the difficulties of being a minority in different geographies. The book is replete with stories of individuals across continents and multi-ethnic, multi-professional backgrounds narrating their personal experiences and, hence, learnings from their own encounters. In a world where the race and racism debate continues to occupy a crucial space in public discourse it is worthwhile to embark on an exploratory journey to deconstruct such ideas and discover what really lies beneath.

"e;He can be as good as he wants to be and I'll be as bad as I need to be! We'll see where it all ends up,"e; says Aashi. She believes sh has a right to fight for her dreams. She believes ak little bit of selfishness is necessary to survive in this world. Abhi, however, has not learnt that lesson. And he can't accept the fulfilment of his hopes when they seem to rise from the ruins of Aashi's dreams. His sister Priyam and friend Sid are made from much the same mould. And in the path of their love too lies a dream - the dream of a dead and betrayed mother. Feeling rise, and are suppressed. Past grips the present and threatens the future. Memories refuse to wane their shadows from the heart. Hope and despair fight a battle. Guilt rises up and resent the forgiveness. Revenge weaves a web. Friendship is tested. And love demands a sacrific. A tumultuous battle wages on ..... What lies at the end of this battle? Lose yourself in the pages of this gripping saga of love and friendship to find out. #v&spublishers