Best Selling Books by Lisa McCourt

The last thing Carrie wants to do is go to Della Splatnuk''s birthday party. Everyone knows Della is weird, and Carrie''s best friends have vowed not to go. But once Carrie is there, she begins to wonder whether Della is really all that bad, and whether all the kids who did not show up have ever given Della a chance. When Carrie looks within her own little soul to find an independence and conviction she didn''t know she had, readers will learn that how people look doesn''t always tell you what they are like inside. Just as Carrie learns amazing new things about herself, about Della and about friendship, children reading or listening to this story will learn to trust their own feelings when it comes to who is their friend, not the opinions of their peers. Lisa McCourt and Pat Porter previously combined their talents on The Goodness Gorillas (more than 110,000 copies sold).

As a young boy wonders about all the things that might go wrong at school, his mother reassures him.

Mama and Mike take turns saying that they will love each other until a fish rides a bike, the mountains go flat, and marshmallows grow on a tree.

"Jessica and her classmates form a club whose mission is to perform acts of kindness, even for the meanest boy in the class.

As an original hardcover, each of these books sold over 150,000 copies. Due to frequent requests, HCI is now re-releasing the stories in one paperback, complete with a Chicken Soup for the Soul look and size. Each offers a lesson on how to make the world a better place. These inspirational stories are sure to put smiles on the faces of children everywhere. In "The Goodness Gorillas," the friends of the Goodness Gorilla Club have lots of great plans! But what will they do about Todd, the meanest kid in the class?In "The Best Night Out with Dad," Danny has a new friend, and an important decision to make. Will he get to see the circus after all?In "The Never-Forgotten Doll," Ellie want s to give a special gift to Miss Maggie, the best babysitter in the world. But everything is going wrong! How will she show Miss Maggie how much she loves her?

Three stories that will warm the hearts of children & adults.

A collection of 5 stories illustrating the love between mothers and their children.

The Chicken Soup for Little Souls series (more than 400,000 copies sold) brought the magic of Chicken Soup to young readers with heartwarming stories of love, friendship, and kindness that parents could read to their young children. Now these classic books have been resized and rewritten into intermediate-level readers that kids 6 and up can read themselves. While the text has been shortened and simplified, it retains the enduring Chicken Soup message of sincere and heartfelt virtue. The new reader series starts with two books: In The Best Night Out With Dad, Danny can''t wait to go to the circus with his dad. It''s going to be the best night ever! But the night has a surprise ending when Danny meets Victor in the ticket line. In The Greatest Gift of All, Izzy finds out that her parents won''t let her go to Pine View Camp. Her summer is ruined! But things begin to change for Izzy when she starts to do Give-back Time with Grandpa Mike and meets the Braids Girl. With a lower price point, friendly format and the power of the Chicken Soup brand, these books will inspire children as they teach the joy of reading. Key Features The previous books were for parents to read to children; the new books have been shortened by approximately 25% and redesigned to make them appropriate for intermediate readers (ages 6 and up). The books contain 4-color illustrations throughout, including many full-page bleeds. The recognizable brand, along with the lower price point and smaller trim size, make this a perfect impulse purchase for busy parents.

While putting him to bed, a mother reassures her son, affectionately called Stinky Face, that she will always be there for him, even when he is sleeping.

Esta valiosa gui a te ofrece 101 ideas y consejos para construir una relacio n de amor y confianza necesaria para que tu hijo crezca feliz y seguro de si mismo. Te ayudara a ver los pequen os (o no tan pequen os) problemas cotidianos-las dificultades a la hora de dormir, el llanto, el momento de dejar de usar pan ales, las rabietas-- desde la perspectiva de tu hijo. Con e l aprendera s a trabajar con, y no contra, los impulsos naturales del nin o, consiguiendo que estos primeros an os conviertan el vi nculo u nico y natural entre tu hijo y tu en una relacio n llena de amor. A gil y de lectura fa cil, leerlo puede ser el mejor regalo que le hagas a tu hijo nunca.

On the telephone to her son, a mother promises the many ways she will come to rejoin him, traveling by hot air balloon, camel, cheetah, and shark.

With the help of her loyal subject, Sir Daddy, a young girl pretends to be a princess as she gets ready for bed.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

For a shy girl like Julie, there couldn''t be anything worse than the very first day at a brand new school. What if the kids don''t like her? What if no one ever talks to her at all? Julie''s big sister has some advice -- and a plan -- that just might help. But will Julie be too scared to even give it a try? Little souls will cheer for Julie and celebrate her transformation as a terrible day turns into a wonderful one in this tender story of overcoming limitations. And the funny, surprise ending will help readers realize that no matter how bad a situation seems, a happy solution is always close at hand.

A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.

A grandmother tells her grandchild that an invisible dragon will provide protection from the monsters that she fears at night.

Three stories that will warm the hearts of children & adults.

A bear tells its child some of the many reasons for the love that exists between them.

Les toutes premières années de la vie d''un bébé constituent une brève période pendant laquelle il façonne, une fois pour toutes, ses attitudes et ses traits de personnalité. Pour apprendre à être heureux, un enfant doit être entouré de gens heureux. Ce livre suggère aux parents plusieurs façons de faite des deux premières années de leur bébé une période joyeuse et stimulante. Ce petit guide donne la parole à de nouveaux parents et à d''éminents spécialistes de la médecine et de l''éducation. La joie de vivre que le tout-petit éprouvera dès sa naissance influencera ses chances de bonheur tout au long de son existence.

When he realizes that little Vincent''s father can''t afford to pay for circus tickets, Danny must decide whether to share his tickets or to use them himself.

In this beautiful tale of the love and affection of a parent, an imaginative son turns himself into a meat-eating dinosaur, a swamp creature and much, much more before being satisfied with the fact that no matter how stinky he is, he is loved.