Caramba, le mignon chaton tigré, a toujours rêvé d'avoir un petit frère avec lequel il partagerait ses omelettes au fromage, ses parties de pêche et ses secrets les plus précieux. Mais voilà que la vie lui fait cadeau d'Henri, un bambin qui hurle sans arrêt, qui brise ses jouets et qui multiplie les bêtises. Et sa maman qui compte sur lui pour veiller sur son cadet jusqu'à ce qu'il sache voler comme il faut! Avec l'aide de Roselyne, la petite truie, Caramba réussira-t-il à gagner l'estime et la confiance d'Henri, puis à le guider dans sa découverte et son apprentissage de la vie, lui qui est le seul chaton de la planète à ne pas savoir voler? [SDM].

Caramba is a sweet, shy cat who bravely accepts that he is different, and then discovers his own special talent. Award-winning author and illustrator Marie-Louise Gay, best known for her Stella and Sam books, brings us an endearing character in Caramba, a sweet, shy cat who bravely accepts that he is different, and then discovers his own special talent. Caramba is a fat, furry, striped cat with a big problem. Every single cat in the world can fly, he sighs, except me! Caramba would love to swoop and glide between the clouds, to feel the wind whistling through his fur. He tries to soar into the sky over and over again but always lands flat on his face, until finally he sadly accepts that he is earthbound. Don't be such a scaredy-cat, cry his cousins. All cats are meant to fly! They grab his paws and whisk him up into the sky for an impromptu flying lesson that ends with a big splash and a surprising discovery. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

In this #1 New York Times bestseller, tropical paradise becomes a dark inferno of kidnapping, temptation, and ruthless killing when a beautiful supermodel goes missing in Hawaii. Syd, a breathtakingly beautiful supermodel on a photo shoot in Hawaii, disappears. Fearing the worst, her parents travel to Hawaii to investigate for themselves, never expecting the horror that awaits them. LA Times reporter Ben Hawkins is conducting his own research into the case, hoping to help the victim and get an idea for his next bestseller. With no leads and no closer to uncovering the kidnapper's identity than when he stepped off the plane, Ben gets a shocking visit that pushes him into an impossible-to-resist deal with the devil. A heart-pounding story of fear and desire, Swimsuit transports readers to a chilling new territory where the collision of beauty and murder transforms paradise into a hell of unspeakable horrors.

Barney Leason’s sizzling tales of intrigue and desire among the rich and beautiful have sold over three million copies and won him spots on the New York Times and Los Angeles Times bestseller lists. Now Leason exposes what really goes on in the sexy milieu of world-class winemakers! Clara Morelli’s small Sonoma Valley vineyard produces a luscious cabernet. Bertram Hill, a corporation of dubious reputation, wants to take over Morelli Vineyards, making juicy offers almost too good to refuse. But something smells a little “off” about the pushy Bertram Hill people—especially when they will not take “no” for an answer . . .