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"An illustrated guide to embracing your inner ogre and living your truth, mud, farts, and all. “There’s a lot more to ogres than people think. Ogres are like onions. Onions have layers. Ogres have layers.” —Shrek With bite-sized advice that feels attainable rather than exhausting, How to Be More Shrek will teach you how to set boundaries, peel back your layers, learn to love your inner (and outer) ogre, fill your swamp with all the right...

"Girls can rule the world-- all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a...

Encourages readers to say something using their actions and words to show the importance and power of their voice.

"A brilliant, inclusive ode to self-expression, girl power, and the many things readers can create. Have you ever dreamed of building something? Maybe something little—like a birdhouse? Or something big—like a skyscraper? If you can envision it, you can build it! A Girl Can Build Anything is a playful celebration of all the different ways girls can make things—from tinkering to tool wielding, from ideas on paper to big, lived-out...

"A young boy writes to an imprisoned supervillain for help after he is bullied relentlessly for being fat"--

Herbie, Ray, and their second-grade classmates learn more about treating each other with respect.

Young Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps, but mysterious events in the Tiran capital fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before it is too late and he becomes trapped in an enemy land.

We all want someone to think we’re sensational. We desire to be recognized, to be valued, to be respected. To be loved. Yet this natural yearning too often turns into an idol of one of God’s most precious gifts: love itself. If you, like so many of us, spend your time and energy trying to earn someone’s approval—at work, home, and church—all the while fearing that, at any moment, the facade will drop and everyone will see your hidden mess......

Parents and children alike will adore Instagram superstar Eva Chen's precocious debut picture book Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoesa story thats equal parts fashion fairy-tale and guide to girl powerand fall in love with the brilliantly spirited Juno Valentine. Juno Valentines favorite shoes dont light up. They dont have wheels. They are, to be perfectly honest, the tiniest bit boring. But theyre still her favorite muddy-puddle-jumping, everyday-is-an-adventure...

"Meet Greenlight! Greenlight has an important job to do, but every time it’s her turn to shine . . . everyone drives away! The cars stop for Redlight and slow for Yellowlight, so why do they leave Greenlight all alone? When Greenlight decides to stop shining altogether, will she be able to find the power and connection of her own light? From Breanna Carzoo, creator of Lou, comes a sweet and poignant story that reminds us all that the world is...