"Mr. Myers has his furniture delivered by flying saucer, keeps pets as big as houses, and when he's teacher for a day, even math class is a blast. But how do you convince people there's a wizard next door when you're the only one who sees the magic? Full-color illustrations."
"Can it really be one hundred years ago that a little girl from Kansas rode a tornado to a wondrous land called Oz? The adventures of Dorothy and her friends have enthralled generations of readers over the last century. Now, in Oz: The Hundredth Anniversary Celebration, thirty beloved children's book authors and artists pay tribute to the enchanted land that has done so much to nourish our imaginations, to make us laugh, and to inspire u ..."
"For the past one hundred years, Rudyard Kipling's classic tales of Mowgli, the lost boy raised by wolves in the jungles of India, have captivated children and adults alike.Mowgli's days are filled with danger, wonder, and excitement. He learns the ways of the jungle from the wise old bear, Baloo, and the great black panther, Bagheera. He is befriended by the faithful wolf, Gray Brother, and is carried off by the crafty Monkey-People -- ..."
"Everyone knows that it isn't always easy having a working mom, but this girl's mom has a job that keeps her whole family jumping!After all, when your mom is always flying off to meetings or mixing strange potions in her laboratory, life can be both trying and exciting. And even through Mom throws birthday parties that are out of this world, there are still those bats and frogs who always follow her around.Peter Glassman's enchanting sto ..."
Cotter by PeterGlassman Paperback, 452 Pages, Published 2018 by Bublish, Incorporated ISBN-13: 978-1-946229-99-1, ISBN: 1-946229-99-7
"Jacob Cotter survives the Civil War to finish Yale Medical School and confront two more battlefronts–one in Connecticut as a medical student and one in Texas as a surgeon. In 1868 Cotter is financially solvent for Yale from banking two-year’s worth of bounty hunter money. Post-Civil War medicine is exciting. Cotter experiences advances in anesthesia and antisepsis enabling surgery and medicine truly saving lives. He finds pseudoscience– ..."
The Helios Rain by PeterGlassman Paperback, 364 Pages, Published 2018 by Bublish, Incorporated ISBN-13: 978-1-948543-02-6, ISBN: 1-948543-02-8
"Dr. Mathew Collins is the sole survivor of a chemical attack on his unit in Afghanistan. He is left with unusual muscle strength and a Kevlar-like protection from weaponry harm. An Iranian solder, Kahlid Vermani, also survived the deadly trichothecene called the Helios Rain with the same physical enhancements. As Dr. Collins assumes his civilian role as a San Antonio plastic surgeon he becomes the focus of the Iran military via Verman ..."
The Duty Crew by PeterGlassman Paperback, Published 2018 by Bublish, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-948543-38-5, ISBN: 1-948543-38-9
My Dad's Job(1st Edition) by PeterGlassman, Timothy Bush Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 2003 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-689-82890-4, ISBN: 0-689-82890-X
"What happens when Dad walks out the door every morning with his briefcase? What mysterious place does he go to do mysterious things? When he comes home Dad talks about his great team (can he really play sports at work?) and fighting hostile takeovers. The boy narrator's imagination goes wild as he pictures his dad (wearing a tie) wielding a giant sword to defend a fortress. And what exactly happened in the grocery store? "On Wedne ..."
ABC Book(1st Edition) (Books of Wonder) by C. B. Falls, PeterGlassman Hardcover, 40 Pages, Published 1998 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-688-14712-9, ISBN: 0-688-14712-7
"ABC Book takes children through their first lessons in letters with animals as familiar as a mouse... as fantastic as a unicorn... and as peculiar as a xiphius. C. B. Falls's beautiful woodcuts -- one for each letter of the alphabet -- bring every animal and letter to vivid life and are certain to capture the attention of a budding imagination."
My Working Mom(1st Edition) by PeterGlassman, Tedd Arnold Hardcover, 32 Pages, Published 1994 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-688-12259-1, ISBN: 0-688-12259-0
"Everyone knows that it isn't always easy having a working mom, but this girl's mom has a job that keeps her whole family jumping!After all, when your mom is always flying off to meetings or mixing strange potions in her laboratory, life can be both trying and exciting. And even through Mom throws birthday parties that are out of this world, there are still those bats and frogs who always follow her around.Peter Glassman's enchanting sto ..."
"Mom does some very interesting work in her laboratory involving boiling cauldrons and strange ingredients, and she often has to fly off on her broom to important meetings, but she certainly gives great birthday parties."
""This is the story of the different ways we looked for treasure..." When their mother dies and their father's business partner runs off with most of their money, the six intrepid Bastable children are determined to restore their family's fallen fortunes. These resourceful children squabble, make up, and have many memorable adventures, from publishing their own newspaper to foiling a pair of real bandits and even becoming kidnappers them ..."
"Goose bumps along your arms, the hairs rising on the back of your neck, these are the sure signs you're immersed in a great scary story. Featuring classic stories by such timeless authors as Edgar Allan Poe, O. Henry, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, H. P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, and H. G. Wells, this spellbinding collection also includes modern masterpieces by contemporary legends like Stephen King, Roald Dahl, Shirley Jackson, Joyce ..."
"Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing "The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new." There they encounter the White Ra ..."
"In spite of the fact that L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) is one of the most popular stories in America, relatively few people have actually read the book. It's well worth the effort! Young readers expecting rainbows, Munchkin songs, and wicked witches with burning brooms will instead find a complex country populated with mocking Hammerhead men, dainty people made out of china, and fierce monsters with heads of tigers ..."
"Peace, prosperity, and happiness are the rule in the marvelous Land of Oz, but in a faraway corner of this magical domain dwell two tribes--the Flatheads and the Skeezers--who have declared war on each other. Determined to keep her subjects from fighting, the Ruler of Oz, Princess Ozma, along with her dearest friend, Princess Dorothy Gale (formerly of Kansas), embarks on a quest to restore peace.When the Supreme Dictator of the Flathead ..."
"There's trouble once again in the land of Oz!The mischievous boy Kiki Aru has discovered a magical word--Pyrzqxgl--can transform him and anyone else into whatever Kiki demands. Worse yet, Kiki has been recruited by the villainous Nome King in his latest attempt to get revenge on Princess Ozma and all her friends.While Ozma's court plans a spectacular celebration for her birthday, Dorothy and the Wizard set out with the Cowardly Lion and ..."
"Princess Ozma is missing! When Dorothy awakens one morning to discover that the beloved ruler of the Land of Oz has disappeared, all of the Emerald City's most celebrated citizens join in the search for the lost princess.But Ozma isn't all that's gone missing. The magical treasures of Oz have disappeared, too, including the Magic Picture, the Wizard's black bag, and even Glinda's Great Book of Records. With no clues to guide them, Ozma' ..."
"Filled with all the things a good tale should have-from fiery dragons and savage lions to a clever princess and a handsome hero-this storyteller's favorite is here paired with spectacular art from Caldecott medalist Trina Schart Hyman. The original edition won the 1973 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Illustration."
"Meet Rinkitink--a kindhearted king who's as fat and jolly as old Saint Nick himself! When the jovial monarch sails for a visit to the island kingdom of Pingaree, he and his talking goat, Bilbil, are welcomed with open arms. Before long, Rinkitink's lighthearted ways and merry songs endear him to the king and queen of Pingaree, as well as to their son, Prince Inga.But when the peaceful isle is invaded by fierce warriors, everyone from th ..."