Gram is making jam. The rats attack! Can Ann, Fran, and Stan save Gram—and the jam? Find out in this funny Early Reader. Each Short Vowel Adventure stars a gang of kind and courageous young mice and tells a satisfying and surprising story using easy words, rhyme, repetition, and picture clues. Teachers will appreciate the phonics focus and children will love the handmade, felted animal characters that remind them of their favorite stuffed

Pixar Animation Studio's thirteenth animated feature film, Brave, is an epic adventure set in the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. Determined to carve her own path in life, a skilled archer named Princess Merida defies a sacred age-old custom—and inadvertently unleashes a beastly curse upon the kingdom. To set things right, Merida embarks on a perilous quest and discovers the meaning of true bravery.

Brave retells

The phonics focus of this book helps teachers looking for materials to fit specific lesson plans, but the stories never feel "educational."

"Let's play princess," said Pig.

"I will give you three wishes," says Twig.

But three wishes are not enough for Princess Pig. She wants four, then five, then six!

Pig and Twig are friends, but Pig is being demanding. What will Twig do? Princess