A chilling collection of terrifying creatures from around the world, perfect for readers who want to know what lurks in the shadows A Romanian Strigoi rising from its grave. The Boogeyman’s claws scraping beneath the bed. A Banshee’s wail echoing through Ireland. The glowing eyes of the Mothman staring from a West Virginia tree line. Krampus arriving to punish naughty children in the Yuletide season. In Strange and Terrible Things: A Guide to Creatures that Haunt Our Dreams, author and artist Devin Forst takes you on a global tour of nightmares. Packed with eerie folklore, monstrous myths, and creepy tales from every corner of the world, this thoroughly researched guide uncovers nearly 80 sinister beings that live in the heart of humanity’s oldest fears. Perfect for fans of horror and role-playing games, this illustration-heavy older middle–grade book explores the stories we tell about monsters―and what those stories say about us. Creatures include those from classical mythology and contemporary folklore, and from diverse cultural traditions, including African, Aztec, British, Chinese, Egyptian, Filipino, Greek, Indian, Irish, Japanese, Mesopotamian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Nordic, Native American and North American, Slavic, and South American. Chapters include: Heinous Hags Unnatural Undead Sinister Spirits Horrifying Humanoids Creepy Cryptids Menacing Monsters Fiendish Faeries Dark Divinities Open the book if you dare. But beware . . sometimes the creatures are known to bite.

This laugh-out-loud illustrated series is “mind-expanding and hilarious!” says Jeff Kinney, author of the international bestselling series Diary of a Wimpy Kid. “An absolute gem!” Lincoln Peirce, bestselling creator of Big Nate, agrees. “Will get the entire family laughing and learning together,” adds Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the New York Times bestselling Amulet graphic novel series. From the bestselling writer and creator of PHD Comics, Jorge Cham, Oliver’s Great Big Universe is a diary-style series following an 11-year-old who’s taking on the whole universe—if he can survive middle school first. Oliver has a lot going on as he starts his first year of middle school—new friends, new classes, new everything. But at least there’s one thing that still makes sense: science! Determined to be an astrophysicist one day, Oliver explains everything he learns—like how the sun burps, how ghost particles fly through you, the uncanny similarities between Mercury and cafeteria meatballs, and most important, how the Big Bang is basically just like a fart in the school hallway. Also, there are time-bending black holes, exploding supernova stars, and aliens! Well, there could be aliens. Oliver finally feels like he’s starting to figure things out . . but can he stay out of the principal’s office or catch a break from his annoying sister? Oliver’s Great Big Universe series: Oliver’s Great Big Universe (#1) Oliver’s Great Big Universe: Volcanoes Are Hot! (#2)

Carpe Diem – read the book based on the cult classic film starring Robin Williams—now with a new foreword by Robert Sean Leonard and a Q&A with the producer and screenwriter. *** Voted #52 on the American Film Institute’s list 100 Years…100 Cheers: America’s Most Inspiring Movies *** At New England boys boarding school Welton Academy, tradition is celebrated and high achievement is expected. When former Welton student and new English teacher John Keating encourages students to "make their lives extraordinary" with his unorthodox teaching methods, he shakes up the stuffy preperatory school's high-pressure environment and guides his pupils on a journey of self-discovery. Inspired by Keating, high school junior Todd Anderson and friends resurrect the Dead Poets Society—a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school and parents, they let their passions run wild. But the Dead Poets pledges soon realize that their newfound freedom can have tragic consequences. Can the club and the individuality it inspires survive the pressure from authorities determined to destroy their dreams? "Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary."

The bestselling cookbook for fans of The Golden Girls—celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary TV series! Relive the show’s vibe with recipes and photos from the Golden Girls’ kitchen. Innovative recipes by renowned chef Christopher Styler, and beautiful images from New York Timesfood photographer Andrew Scrivani. Learn how to cook Italian meals, like Sophia’s Mussels Fra Diavolo, or the Secret Knish recipe Max Weinstock didn’t want you to know. Check out the Southern food that helped make Blanche, well, Blanche, like Fried Chicken, Hoppin’ John, and pecan pie. Dorothy brings her Brookly Deli-Style Whitefish Salad to the party, but also try one of her Classic Chocolate or Vanilla Malts. And what Golden Girls cookbook would be complete without Rose's favorite Scandinavian dishes, like St. Olaf Friendship cake—a simple, buttery treat! Come for all of that, but stay late into the night for some amazing cheesecakes. (Of course!) Filled with photos of the Girls and vignettes from the groundbreaking show, The Golden Girls Cookbook has something to delivery every fan, young and old, in this fun-filled and approachable cookbook. Also be sure to check out the Golden Girls Cookbook: Cheesecakes and Cocktails! volume, on sale now.

Just like the bestselling The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby, this all-new colour version features new How 2 Draws, fun facts, and more. Dav Pilkey brilliantly weaves a hilarious, action-packed sequel that will inspire heroes of all ages. Our pint-sized, good-hearted hero is back in Super Diaper Baby: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers by Dav Pilkey, the global #1 bestselling author and award-winning artist of Dog Man! The evil genius Dr. Dilbert Dinkle has created the Liquidator 2000 to turn bank vaults into water, but when he accidentally steps in the ray himself, things go terribly wrong. The dastardly Dr. Dinkle vows to destroy every toilet in town. This is a job for our death-defying dynamic duo, Super Diaper Baby and Diaper Dog, who must soar into action to save the city! For additional awesome escapades, enjoy the Dog Man and Cat Kid Comic Club graphic novels along with the Captain Underpants and Dragon chapter book series. And don't forget to check out the brand new Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga, reinvented by Dav Pilkey with artwork by Motojiro for a new generation of readers. In this all-new color version with updated spelling and grammar, Dav Pilkey brilliantly weaves a good-hearted, action-packed story that will inspire heroes of all ages. For additional awesome, action-packed, inspiring escapades filled with creativity and imagination, read Dav Pilkey's Dog Man, Cat Kid Comic Club, Captain Underpants, and Dragon series. Also be sure to check out the two acclaimed major motion pictures: Dog Man and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

Two vampire cat best friends plus a mysterious treasure, what could go wrong in this young graphic novel full of gentle spooky fun. Pumpkin and Beetle are vampire cat best friends who sleep during the day, only eat red foods, and go to school at night! In this adventure, Beetle has found something mysterious. To Pumpkin, this treasure looks like a pile of crumbs. They decide to bury it—and soon their whole town is covered in vines. This plant is hungry! Will they be able to save their town? Will curiosity get the better of these two cats? Pumpkin and Beetle is a delightful graphic novel series for young readers, featuring two vampire cat best friends and their hijinks around their spooky town. Jannie Ho's adorably cute art is filled with Halloween town worldbuilding. The book also includes a town map and a seed growing activity.

What if the Blue Fairy wasn't supposed to help Pinocchio? Now in a deluxe paperback edition featuring gorgeous printed edges! Uncover whale-sized dreams and dark secrets in this tale inspired by Pinocchio, from the New York Times bestselling series that reimagines beloved Disney films. "Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight . . " So begins the wish that changes everything—for Geppetto, for the Blue Fairy, and for a little puppet named Pinocchio. The Blue Fairy isn't supposed to grant wishes in the small village of Pariva, but something about this one awakens some long-buried flicker within. Perhaps it's the hope she senses beneath the old man's loneliness. Or maybe it's the fact that long ago, before she was the Blue Fairy, she was a young woman named Chiara from this very village, one with a simple wish: to help others find happiness. Her sister, Ilaria, always teased her for this, for Ilaria had big dreams to leave their sleepy village and become a world-renowned opera singer. The two were close, despite their differences. While Ilaria would have given anything to have a fairy grant her wish, Chiara didn't believe in the lore for which their village was famous. Forty years later, Chiara, now the Blue Fairy, defies the rules of magic to help an old friend. But she's discovered by the Scarlet Fairy, formerly Ilaria, who, amid a decades-long grudge, holds the transgression against her sister. They decide to settle things through a good old-fashioned bet, with Pinocchio and Geppetto's fate hanging in the balance. Will the sisters find a way back to one another? Or is this, like many matters of the heart, a gamble that comes with strings?

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Disney and Pixar’s Cars with a surprise party in Radiator Springs! Return to Radiator Springs for an all-new adventure just in time for the 20th anniversary of the original Cars film! This full-color, paperback storybook is sure to delight fans of all ages as Mater, Sally, Cruz, and their friends throw a surprise party to celebrate their favorite racer on the first annual Lightning McQueen Day.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER BY PEOPLE, GOODREADS, SHEREADS, BUZZFEED, AND SOUTHERN LIVING In her dazzling new novel, award-winning author Jaclyn Moriarty asks the question, if you could revisit one moment in your life, what would it be? On a bustling road in Sydney, Australia, lies a nondescript storefront known simply as the Time Travel Agency. Inside, you’ll be welcomed by the smell of fresh-brewed coffee, a selection of baked goods…and the question, Where in time do you wish to go? The guidelines are simple: you can go whenever you wish into the past, and there’s no fear of altering the present. Have tea with Jane Austen, scream at a Beatles concert, witness the Olympics in ancient Greece. Perhaps a more personal trip? Visit your long-lost grandmother, recapture the heady days of your youth, return to the idyllic time when your teen was a babbling baby—or watch yourself make the one decision that changed everything. Is it a hoax? And if it’s real, what’s the catch? When single mother Anna is offered a job at the agency, she glimpses the possibility of happiness. Meanwhile, Teddy’s a customer hoping to untangle his recently imploded marriage. And Jade, who has a deeply buried secret, despises the agency for offering false hope. In Jaclyn Moriarty’s incandescent novel, Anna, Teddy, and Jade leap headlong into time, hurtling on a crash course toward one another. At turns entertaining and illuminating, Time Travel for Beginners explores the moments, big and small, that shape our destiny.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Join Carl and his ex-girlfriend’s cat, Princess Donut, as they fight fantastical creatures and deadly mobs to make it to the next level and build the kind of fan following the dungeon masters can’t ignore in the second book in the smash-hit Dungeon Crawler Carl series—now with bonus material exclusive to this print edition. “Greetings, Crawlers! The training levels have concluded. Now the games may truly begin.” The aliens have come, and they’ve transformed Earth into a multilevel, video game–like dungeon. It’s the newest season of the galaxy’s most watched game show, Dungeon Crawler World. Now on the third floor, Carl and Donut have to fight harder than ever. They’ve already proven that a Coast Guard vet and once-and-forever feline royalty are an almost unstoppable team. Their ratings are off the charts. Viewers can’t get enough. But the dungeon gets more dangerous each day, and now there’s a whole new problem to deal with: Quests. They call it the Over City. A sprawling, once-thriving metropolis devastated by a mysterious calamity. But these streets are far from abandoned. An undead circus trawls the ruins. Murdered women rain from the sky. An ancient spell is finally ready to reveal its dark purpose. Can Carl and Donut solve the mystery in time? And can Carl finally find some pants? Includes part two of the exclusive bonus story “Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret.”

Introducing a hysterical brand-new graphic novel series from the bestselling creator of Max Meow! Meet Rex Rocket, a super stretchy wiener dog who boldly ventures to a mysterious new planet with his pals to stop an angry monster. Little do they know, Rex’s boss is hoping that they’ll fail! “You’ll laugh yourself through the woof—I mean, ROOF—and straight into orbit!”—John Patrick Green, bestselling creator of InvestiGators Rex Rocket isn’t very strong...or organized...or smart. But sometimes, all you need to save the galaxy is to be an infinitely stretchy, baby blue wiener dog! When the crotchety Commander Dill sends Rex and his crew on a critical mission to the planet Gratuvius 4, Rex thinks it’s the perfect chance to impress his boss. Little does he know that Dill is planning for Rex to fail! And no knows just how chaotic things on Gratuvius are about to get! Why is there a giant monster running around trying to eat the planet’s king? Why does everyone on the planet seem so happy to be working all the time? Why can’t Rex accept that the mysteriously helpful voice on the S.S. Sagan isn’t just inside his head?! Get ready to blast off, recruit! Rex needs you to solve all these mysteries (and many more!) in the start to John Gallagher’s hilarious and epic new series. HOT DOG!

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteenth Child comes an irresistible blend of dark fairytale and romantic fantasy. • The town of Mistaken has a secret…and it’s up to one woman to uncover the truth, confront her past, and save the man she loves. "Wonderous and haunting. Erin A. Craig strikes gold again." —Marisha Pessl, New York Times bestselling author of Night Film and Darkly "This book is an undeniable triumph. Beautiful and dark and unforgettable.” —Shea Ernshaw, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A History of Wild Places Like everyone else in the settlement of Mistaken, Greer Mackenzie is trapped. Founded by an ambitious lumber merchant, the village is blessed with rich natural resources that have made its people prosperous—but at a cost. The same woods that have lined the townsfolks’ pockets harbor dangerous beasts: wolves, bears, and the Bright-Eyeds—monsters beyond description who have rained utter destruction down on nearby settlements. But Mistaken’s founders made a deal with the mysterious Benevolence: the Warding Stones that surround the town will keep the Bright-Eyeds out—and the town’s citizens in. Anyone who spends a night within Mistaken’s borders belongs to it forever. Greer, a mapmaker and eccentric dreamer, has always ached to explore the world outside, even though she knows she and her longtime love, Ellis Beaufort, will never see it. Until, on the day she and Ellis are meant to finally begin their lives together, Greer watches in horror as her beloved disappears beyond the Warding Stones, pursued by a monstrous creature. Determined to rescue Ellis, she figures out a way to defy Mistaken’s curse and begins a trek through the cold and pitiless wilderness. But there, Greer is hunted, not only by the ruthless Bright-Eyeds but by the secret truths behind Mistaken’s founding and her own origins. Playfully drawing from Scottish folklore, Erin A. Craig’s adult debut is both a deeply atmospheric and profoundly romantic exploration of freedom versus security: a stunning celebration of one woman's relentless bravery on a quest to reclaim her lost love—and seize her own future.

A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the second book in Maggie Stiefvater’s #1 New York Times bestselling series The Raven Cycle! Ronan Lynch is made of secrets. His longest kept one? He can pull impossible things out of dreams. It's a secret that's nearly killed him more than once. Waking the ley line should have led Blue and the Raven Boys straight to Glendower, the Whelsh king rumored to be sleeping beneath the mountains of Henrietta. But instead, the forest of Cabeswater has disappeared, energy hums and sputters beneath the town, and the Raven Boys' search is at a dead end. Ronan's dreams may be the key to finding Glendower, but none of the Raven Boys are prepared for what will be unleashed in Ronan's desperate attempt to finally control his power. Reimagined as a stunning full-color graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Sas Milledge, The Dream Thieves blurs the line between reality and nightmare until they are one and the same.

A stunning graphic novel adaptation of the second book in Maggie Stiefvater’s #1 New York Times bestselling series The Raven Cycle! Ronan Lynch is made of secrets. His longest kept one? He can pull impossible things out of dreams. It's a secret that's nearly killed him more than once. Waking the ley line should have led Blue and the Raven Boys straight to Glendower, the Whelsh king rumored to be sleeping beneath the mountains of Henrietta. But instead, the forest of Cabeswater has disappeared, energy hums and sputters beneath the town, and the Raven Boys' search is at a dead end. Ronan's dreams may be the key to finding Glendower, but none of the Raven Boys are prepared for what will be unleashed in Ronan's desperate attempt to finally control his power. Reimagined as a stunning full-color graphic novel adapted and illustrated by Sas Milledge, The Dream Thieves blurs the line between reality and nightmare until they are one and the same.

America Chavez must gather a team of heroes to make their final stand against Doctor Doom and uncover what led him down this deadly path. So many worlds, so little time. Infinite possibilities, creating infinite realities. Long have we watched Doctor Doom claw after power, dominion, and godhood. But what if there was a higher calling just out of his reach? What if he would tame the entire cosmos to claim it? What if . . a Watcher saved the Multiverse? Victor von Doom was never one to simply accept his fate. He swept his way across the vast labyrinth of the Multiverse, altering the course of universe after universe. But their sacrifice was one he was willing to make. Every new world granted him the means to conquer his destiny and embrace something bigger than himself, a fate beyond the confines of his own reality. And at long last he has the final piece he needs to uncover the whereabouts of the person this was all for: a boy named Franklin. America Chavez and Kitty Pryde are battered and broken. Thrown together by the wreckage of a shattered universe, they realize that even with the Phoenix Force barely contained within Kitty, they need a team. A team who has as much skin in the game as they do. So America must gather the nexus beings that survived Doom—Loki, the Scarlet Witch, and Venom-Moon Knight—to make one last stand. Love is an immutable constant in all of reality. But it also is the catalyst for the greatest change. Taking up arms as Avengers of the Multiverse, the group must give up their comfort and security to find Franklin Richards before Doom. Can they save all of reality, or must they avenge everyone they’ve ever loved?