Akron Public Library

Relates in verse some of the unusual thinks you can think if only you try.

The Borrowers, a family of miniature people, journey down a drain, live briefly in a teakettle, and are swept away in a flood before finding a new home. Sequel to """"The Borrowers Afield.""""

Two stories about a family of tiny people called the Borrowers, in which the family is kidnapped, and the youngest boy is discovered missing.

Eleven-year-old Gregor and his younger sister, Boots, return to the Underworld beneath New York City to find the cure for a terrible plague that threatens the life of their mother, as well as the lives of the people, bats, and rats who populate the underworld. With two prophecies fulfilled, Gregor is now focused on the Prophecy of Blood, which calls for Gregor and "the princess," Boots, to return to the Underland to help ward off a plague. His mom...

When Soren the Barn Owl is taken from his tranquil kingdom of Tyto, he and his friend Gylfie escape and, along the way, meet two other Barn Owls, Twilight and Digger. The four owls band together to seek the truth and protect the owl world from unimaginable danger.

Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie's tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up, remains one of the most beloved children's books ever written. For nearly a hundred years, kids across the world have drifted off to sleep dreaming about Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys, pixie dust and ticking clocks, crocodiles and Captain Hook. But in spite of the story's visual richness, it has never been illustrated photographically until now. In this lavishly produced edition of the...

After the witch, Morgana la Fay, puts a curse on Sir Lancelot, three knights-in-training from the Dragon Slayers' Academy set out to save him.

"Batman teams up with his friend Aquaman to defend the underwater kingdom of Atlantis from the villainous Black Manta! Will Batman and Aquaman be able to save Atlantis from destruction, or will Black Manta finally rule the undersea kingdom?"--Back cover.

When the evil Shadow Lord overpowers the kingdom of Deltora by having the seven gems from the magic belt hidden in dangerous places throughout the kingdom, it requires a small group of adventurers to set out to find them and bring them back so that the rightful ruler can regain the throne.