Incisible Child

Based on nearly a decade of reporting, Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Born at the turn of a new century, Dasani is named for the bottled water that comes to symbolise Brooklyn's gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city. As Dasani moves with her family from shelter to shelter, this story traces the passage of Dasani's ancestors from slavery to the Great Migration north.

With over 2 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed generations of children and adults alike. A new version featuring many different families, The Invisible String Family Celebration, and a...

Liam spends his days surrounded by toys, puzzles, and drawings—but something is missing: a friend. One afternoon, he whispers into the quiet air, “I wish someone would play with me.” That’s when Spark appears—an invisible friend who shines only through belief. Together, they build pillow castles, fly through moonlit kingdoms, and learn songs older than mountains. But when adults begin to doubt, Spark starts to fade.

At the young age of three, while I was at school, my mother was murdered by her abusive new boyfriend. What would happen to her five unintentionally abandoned children? The heartbreak of the devastating loss of my mother was just the beginning of a series of tragic events that shaped my childhood. Lost in the chaos of abuse, I was the unseen collateral damage of domestic violence. I was forced to take on the role of the invisible child for self-preservation. I figured you can't hurt what you can't see.  

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR A “vivid and devastating” (The New York Times) portrait of an indomitable girl—from acclaimed journalist Andrea Elliott “From its first indelible pages to its rich and startling...

Bloomsbury presents The Invisible Womble by Elisabeth Beresford, read by Jamie Demetriou. Orinoco is certainly the tubbiest of the Wombles and is perhaps the Womble who needs the most encouragement to go out on the daily sortie to clear up and recycle all the rubbish that humans leave behind...

A man dressed in a long coat with bandages covering his face arrives in a small village and does not engage much in conversation. While striving to maintain his privacy, he receives what he calls his luggage, yet in reality is chemicals and laboratory supplies, thereby furthering the mystery around himself. Eventually, he reveals his name to be Griffin and later runs into Mr. Kemp, a former student from medical school. Griffin creates a diabolical plan after recounting to Kemp how he is able to create invisibility.

Jimmy, Gerald, and Cathy hope to find adventure when they set off to explore the woods, but they get far more than they bargained for when they discover the Enchanted Castle. At first, they seem to be in a fairy tale come true, until a friend turns invisible, thanks to a magic ring she can’t...

Was your mother preoccupied, distant, or even demeaning? Have you struggled with relationships - or with your own self-worth? Often, the grown children of emotionally absent mothers can't quite put a finger on what's missing from their lives. The children of abusive mothers, by contrast, may recognize the abuse - but overlook its lasting, harmful effects. Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori has helped thousands of men and women heal the hidden wounds left by every kind of undermothering.

A brilliant mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, perfect for fans of The Secret Seven. There's a mysterious burglar in Peterswood. No one has seen the thief, but there are huge footprints and handprints left behind at every robbery. Who could possibly have feet that big? Fatty...

The young Manzie Travelers have lived in the poor rural community of Manzie all of their short lives. They have come to the realization that most in their community doesn't even see them let alone hear them! A school project opens the door and their eyes to a quiet, very slow disease that has permeated their communities and many of the adults living in Manzie. The team work and their love for their community brings a magic to their lives. Artifacts that their parents and grandparents have given them things begin to happen and they are called to go on a magical journey to find their heritage.

From the author of the 2 million-copy-selling phenomenon The Invisible String comes a moving companion title about our connections to each other, to the world, and to the universe.​ For more than twenty years, the modern classic The Invisible String has helped hundreds of thousands of children...

ONE REMARKABLE WOMAN OVER 30 YEARS OF FOSTERING CARER TO MORE THAN 150 CHILDREN Betrayed. Exploited. Forgotten. Can one boy overcome the odds stacked against him? Tayo was surprisingly well-spoken boy when he arrived at Cathy's but something about his story didn't add up. Tayo has no past...

Brought to you by Puffin. Puffin presents five stories from master storyteller, Dick King-Smith. This collection featuring one of Dick King-Smith's most famous stories The Invisible Dog. The Invisible Dog is the story of a girl who tries to satisfy her yearning for a dog by introducing an...

Misty the ghost has always watched Halloween from her old, creaky house, longing to join the fun but remaining invisible to the children trick-or-treating below. This year, everything changes when she meets Penny and Noah, two brave siblings who can see her! Determined to help Misty be part of the Halloween festivities, the three friends set out on a thrilling adventure to find the legendary Glimmering Ghost Gummies, magical candies that can make Misty visible for one night.

Now you see them, now you don't.... What would you do if you could become invisible? Creep around unseen? Listen in on other people's conversations? Twins Carrie and Conrad, and their friends Peter and Charlotte, do all these things and much more when a new girl at school - Rosie - shows them her secret: how to make themselves invisible. It's exciting, and it's fun. It can also be frightening...and dangerous.

Elara Whitley paints what cannot be seen: the colors of laughter, the glow of hope, the pulse of sorrow. For years, she worked alone—until Samuel Reed, a wandering writer, stumbles into her studio. Guided by Elara, Samuel learns to see beyond the visible and capture the unseen truths of the world.

It was an ordinary day in 2016. In Gatwick Airport, Jonathan and his wife, Anna, were having breakfast with their two little children while waiting for their flight to be called. And then it happened, a familiar sensation that Jonathan hadn't had for decades: an out-of-body experience that transported him to another place, the safe place he used to escape to in his mind when he was a boy.

Have you ever planted something you could not see? In a quiet little town, Mr. Thistle shares a magical secret with two children, Lila and Evan: a pouch filled with invisible seeds. Lila believes immediately. Evan is not so sure. But together, they plant the seeds, water the earth, and wait. Days pass. Nothing appears. As they learn to be patient, hopeful, and kind, something extraordinary finally happens —glowing flowers begin to grow, singing soft songs and shining with beautiful colors.

Some things cannot be seen with the eyes. Some things must be felt. At the end of a quiet narrow lane sits Elara Whitley's mysterious little studio. Behind velvet curtains and softly lit windows, she creates paintings unlike anything anyone has ever seen before. She paints invisible colours.