Lyons Regional Library

Includes four humorous verse fantasies: The Sneetches, The Zax, The Many Daves, and What was I Scared of?

Tyler's friend Jake continually boasts about his abilities, making Tyler feel bad about himself until his Uncle Kevin and new neighbor Niko help him see that Jake is the one with the problem.

Help young children develop emotional intelligence, feel proud of themselves, and celebrate their achievements with this illustrated board book. I Feel Proud encourages children to embrace their talents and grow their confidence from an early age. This colorful board book provides a starting point for children to reflect on what they are proud of, whether it's a baby sibling or an amazing drawing. It also warns against the dangers of being overly...

A smug seagull that loves swiping beach-goers' snacks gets a taste of his own medicine from a patient crab.

This is a variation on a familiar folktale. In this version a pair of tricksters make a suit of invisable cloth for the principal telling him that only people who are good at their jobs and intelligent can see the new suit, He ends up wearing it to school and a kindergarten girl tells everyone he is not wearing any clothes.

A fantasy in which, after being expelled from school, spoilt Karigan G'ladheon meets a rider dying from an arrow wound who gives her a magic brooch and a message for his king. So begins a life of adventure which transforms Karigan into an exemplary heroine. A first novel.

Allergic to group activities of any kind, all her life Serenata has run, swum, and cycled on her lonesome. But now that she's hit 60, all that physical activity has destroyed her knees. As she contemplates surgery with dread, her previously sedentary husband Remington, recently and ignominiously redundant, chooses this precise moment to discover exercise. Which should be good for his health, right? Yet as he joins the cult of fitness that seems increasingly...

A sly fox tries to outwit a proud rooster through the use of flattery.

When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.

A wily fox makes several attempts to steal the hens from a very vain rooster.