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Series: Funny, You Don't Look Autistic A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum Paperback Michael McCreary 9781773212579 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Mar 12, 2019

Like many others on the autism spectrum, 20-something stand-up comic Michael McCreary has been told by more than a few well-meaning folks that he doesn’t “look” autistic. But, as he’s quick to point out in this memoir, autism “looks” different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling, eventually turning his pain e into something empowering—and funny. He scored his first stan... + Read More
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Series: A Cave in the Clouds A Young Woman's Escape from ISIS Hardcover Badeeah Hassan Ahmed 9781773212357 $18.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 11 Apr 09, 2019

Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Yazidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah’s story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave,... + Read More
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Series: A Cave in the Clouds A Young Woman's Escape from ISIS Paperback Badeeah Hassan Ahmed 9781773212340 $12.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 11 Apr 09, 2019

Captured by ISIS, her bravery and faith became her pathway to freedom. Badeeah Hassan was just 18 when she witnessed firsthand the horrors of the 2014 genocide of the Yazidi people by ISIS forces. Captured by ISIS, known locally as Daesh, Badeeah was among hundreds forced into a brutal human trafficking network made up of women and girls of Yazidi ethnicity, a much-persecuted minority culture of Iraq. Badeeah’s story takes her to Syria where she is sold to a high-ranking ISIS commander known as Al Amriki, the American, kept as a house slave,... + Read More
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Series: The Heroes Quartet Masters of Silence Hardcover Kathy Kacer 9781773212623 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 12, 2019

Silence can be powerful. Kathy Kacer’s second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history’s most famous mime. Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helen’s mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s Germany and leave them in the care of strangers in France. The brother and sister must hide their Jewish identity to pass for orphans being fostered at a convent in the foreign land. Visits from a local mime become the ch... + Read More
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Series: The Heroes Quartet Masters of Silence Paperback Kathy Kacer 9781773212616 $12.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 9 - 12 Mar 12, 2019

Silence can be powerful. Kathy Kacer’s second book in her middle grade series about heroic rescues during WWII tells the tale of siblings Helen and Henry, and history’s most famous mime. Desperate to save them from the Nazis, Henry and Helen’s mother makes the harrowing decision to take her children from their home in 1940s Germany and leave them in the care of strangers in France. The brother and sister must hide their Jewish identity to pass for orphans being fostered at a convent in the foreign land. Visits from a local mime become the ch... + Read More
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Series: Manuelito Hardcover Elisa Amado 9781773212661 $19.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Apr 09, 2019

The powerful story of a child refugee seeking asylum in America Thirteen-year-old Manuelito is a gentle boy who lives with his family in a tiny village in the Guatemalan countryside. But life is far from idyllic: PACs—armed civil patrol—are a constant presence in the streets, and terrifying memories of the country’s war linger in the villagers’ collective conscience. Things deteriorate further when government-backed drug gangs arrive and take control of the village. Fearing their son will be forced to join a gang, Manuelito’s parents make th... + Read More
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Series: Manuelito (Spanish edition) Hardcover Elisa Amado 9781773212715 $19.99 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Apr 09, 2019

El conmovedor relato de un joven refugiado que busca asilo en Norteamérica Manuelito, un niño de trece años, vive con su familia en un pueblito en Guatemala. Pero la vida es todo menos idílica: las PAC—o Patrullas de Autodefensa Civil— son una amenaza constante en las calles, y recuerdos aterradores de la guerra en el país siguen marcando la memoria colectiva de los campesinos. La situación se deteriora aún más cuando pandillas que trafican con drogas, respaldadas por el gobierno, se instalan en el pueblo y toman el control. Temiendo que a su h... + Read More
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Series: Bad Boys of Fashion Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages Hardcover Jennifer Croll 9781773212432 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Apr 09, 2019

A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used fashion to get what they want. Just as she did in her award-winning Bad Girls of Fashion, Croll shows us the power of clothes and the links between fashion and politics, art, social movements, and more. Croll's lively and engaging prose draws in the reader, providing enough information ... + Read More
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Series: Bad Boys of Fashion Paperback Jennifer Croll 9781773212425 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 12 Apr 09, 2019

A fiercely fabulous look at men’s fashion rule-breakers and icons Sashay away, ladies: it’s the boys’ turn for the fashion spotlight. From Louis XIV to Kanye West, Jennifer Croll takes us on a tour of daring and different men throughout history who have all used fashion to get what they want. Just as she did in her award-winning Bad Girls of Fashion, Croll shows us the power of clothes and the links between fashion and politics, art, social movements, and more. Croll's lively and engaging prose draws in the reader, providing enough information ... + Read More
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Series: Follow Your Stuff Who Makes It, Where Does It Come From, How Does It Get to You? Hardcover Kevin Sylvester 9781773212548 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 11 - 14 Apr 09, 2019

Get ready to go global! Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children’s author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the dynamics of the global economy, examining the often-complex journey of ordinary goods from production right to our doorsteps. Using familiar examples, easy-to-follow charts and graphs, and a fun,... + Read More
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Series: Follow Your Stuff Who Makes It, Where Does It Come From, How Does It Get to You? Paperback Kevin Sylvester 9781773212531 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 11 - 14 Apr 09, 2019

Get ready to go global! Our cellphones, our clothes, our food: All are everyday things we consider essential, but we seldom think of what and who is involved in making them and getting them into our hands. In Follow Your Stuff, award-winning children’s author Kevin Sylvester and business professor Michael Hlinka team up again, this time to tackle the dynamics of the global economy, examining the often-complex journey of ordinary goods from production right to our doorsteps. Using familiar examples, easy-to-follow charts and graphs, and a fun,... + Read More
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Series: Digging Deep How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past Hardcover Laura Scandiffio 9781773212395 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Apr 09, 2019

Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my! Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science brought them to light. From the new clues about life in the Stone Age gleaned from Ötzi the Ice Man, to new opinions about King Richard III’s villainous reputation deduced from the discovery of his long-lost tomb, Digging De... + Read More
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Series: Digging Deep How Science Unearths Puzzles from the Past Paperback Laura Scandiffio 9781773212388 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Apr 09, 2019

Poisons, ice men, and graves, oh my! Every archeological find adds to our understanding of the world, but sometimes a discovery is made that is so startling and different that it changes the way we view history. Digging Deep showcases the most exciting examples of these lost puzzle pieces and how recent advances in science brought them to light. From the new clues about life in the Stone Age gleaned from Ötzi the Ice Man, to new opinions about King Richard III’s villainous reputation deduced from the discovery of his long-lost tomb, Digging De... + Read More
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Series: Extreme Abilities Amazing Human Feats and the Simple Science Behind Them Hardcover Galadriel Watson 9781773212500 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Apr 09, 2019

These people did what?! Join author Galadriel Watson as she takes us on a journey of discovery—a tour of the human body’s amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, speed demons, brain bosses, and more! Extreme Abilities is a fun and fascinating survey of what humans are capable of, with examples from around the world and throughout history. Short sketches of famous individuals, such as Louis Cyr and Usain Bolt, mixed with stories about the amazing physical feats of others not-so-famous, draw readers in and bring these astounding abilities... + Read More
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Series: Extreme Abilities Amazing Human Feats and the Simple Science Behind Them Paperback Galadriel Watson 9781773212494 $14.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 10 Apr 09, 2019

These people did what?! Join author Galadriel Watson as she takes us on a journey of discovery—a tour of the human body’s amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, speed demons, brain bosses, and more! Extreme Abilities is a fun and fascinating survey of what humans are capable of, with examples from around the world and throughout history. Short sketches of famous individuals, such as Louis Cyr and Usain Bolt, mixed with stories about the amazing physical feats of others not-so-famous, draw readers in and bring these astounding abilities... + Read More
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Series: Diana Dances Hardcover Luciano Lozano 9781773212487 $22.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Mar 12, 2019

Diana is a dancer! Diana is struggling in school and no one knows why. One day she can’t help but dance to music she hears, and the truth becomes clear—there’s nothing wrong with Diana. She just learns through movement. Diana is a dancer!
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Series: The Dog Who Wanted to Fly Hardcover Kathy Stinson 9781773212807 $21.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 6 Mar 12, 2019

Who says dogs can’t fly? Meet Zora: a dog with a big dream and an even bigger personality. All Zora wants to do is learn how to fly so she can catch that pesky squirrel in her yard. But try as she might to prove to her friend Tully—a skeptical cat—that dogs truly can fly, nothing seems to work. Until Zora finds the right motivation, that is. Kathy Stinson’s charming story of perseverance is beautifully brought to life by Brandon James Scott’s exuberant and wonderfully expressive illustration. Touching on themes of optimism and determination... + Read More
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Series: The Mole Sisters The Mole Sisters and the Blue Egg Board book Roslyn Schwartz 9781773212197 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) to 4 Apr 09, 2019

The Mole Sisters are looking for something special. They venture into a hollow tree and follow a long staircase up, up, up. The Sisters go out on a limb to play in a bird’s nest and then back down again.When they spy a beautiful blue egg, they know they have found a new treasure.
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Series: The Mole Sisters The Mole Sisters and the Question Board book Roslyn Schwartz 9781773212241 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) to 4 Apr 09, 2019

The Mole Sisters are wondering who they are. They set out to find an answer. They decide they’re not fish, because fish live in water; they’re not birds, because birds fly; they’re not snails because snails live alone . . . they’re Mole Sisters, of course!
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Series: The Mole Sisters The Mole Sisters and the Rainy Day Board book Roslyn Schwartz 9781773212296 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) to 4 Apr 09, 2019

A rainstorm quashes the sisters’ plan for a lovely day outside. But their leaky mole hole provides the perfect place to build an indoor oasis, complete with swimming pool!
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Series: The Mole Sisters The Mole Sisters and the Wavy Wheat Board book Roslyn Schwartz 9781773212142 $8.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) to 4 Apr 09, 2019

An adventure with the irresistible and irrepressible Mole Sisters. After starting out in a new direction, the Mole Sisters find themselves in the middle of a field of wavy wheat. Back and forth, up and down, the Mole Sisters play the time away, going everywhere they can—including straight to bed at the end of their tiring day.
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Series: Classic Munsch Concepts Classic Munsch 123 Board book Robert Munsch 9781773212463 $12.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 1 - 4 Mar 05, 2019

Counting with Munsch is as easy as 123! Introducing the first-ever Robert Munsch counting book, beautifully styled in an oversized board book format perfect for gifting. Just as Classic Munsch ABC helps toddlers master the alphabet, Classic Munsch 123 uses favorite characters and illustrations from the wonderful world of Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko to provide a delightful introduction to numeracy. Numbers one through twelve are represented as numerals and are spelled out for early reading recognition. At the end, in one of two br... + Read More
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Series: Classic Munsch 50 Below Zero Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211015 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Jason’s dad falls asleep everywhere … except in his own bed. All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places—from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night’s sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution—tying his dad’s toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.
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Series: Classic Munsch 50 Below Zero Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211008 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Jason’s dad falls asleep everywhere … except in his own bed. All night long, Jason gets woken up by strange noises that lead him to find his dad in the most unexpected places—from on top of the refrigerator to the freezing cold woods outside his house. In order to finally get a good night’s sleep, Jason musters up all of his resources and comes up with a most unexpected solution—tying his dad’s toe to the bathroom doorknob to keep him in place.
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Series: Classic Munsch The Boy in the Drawer Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211039 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Shelley has to pick up the socks she’s left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley’s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone’s surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses!
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Series: Classic Munsch The Boy in the Drawer Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211022 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Shelley has to pick up the socks she’s left all over her room. But when she opens her sock drawer, a tiny troublemaking boy appears. She has to make her bed, but there he is again, underneath the sheets watering a tomato plant. Soon enough this tiny terror is making a mess all over the house and Shelley’s efforts to get rid of him only make him grow bigger. The solution, to everyone’s surprise, is banishment by hugs and kisses!
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Series: Classic Munsch The Dark Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211053 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann’s shadow, and then her mother and father’s shadows, growing bigger and bigger with each swallow. When the Dark grows as big as her house, Jule Ann comes up with an ingenious plan to get it back where it belongs.
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Series: Classic Munsch The Dark Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211046 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar and a small, dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly eats up Jule Ann’s shadow, and then her mother and father’s shadows, growing bigger and bigger with each swallow. When the Dark grows as big as her house, Jule Ann comes up with an ingenious plan to get it back where it belongs.
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Series: Classic Munsch I Have to Go! Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211060 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Andrew has decided he never needs to go pee ever again, but his parents aren’t too sure. Only one minute into the drive to his grandparents’ house, Andrew changes his mind.
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Series: Classic Munsch I Have to Go! Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211077 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Andrew has decided he never needs to go pee ever again, but his parents aren’t too sure. Only one minute into the drive to his grandparents’ house, Andrew changes his mind.
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Series: Classic Munsch Moira's Birthday Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211091 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process!
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Series: Classic Munsch Moira's Birthday Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211084 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Moira’s afraid her parents might get upset if they find out she invited the whole school to her birthday party . . . so she just doesn’t tell them. The big day arrives, and grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, annnnd kindergarten all come knocking down her door. Before long, the house is a total disaster and Moira’s parents are going crazy trying to figure out how to get enough pizzas and birthday cake to feed everyone. Just leave it to Moira—she’ll figure it all out, and even get the house cleaned up in the process!
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Series: Classic Munsch Mud Puddle Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211114 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann’s mother scrubs her clean and puts her in new clothes, but every time Jule Ann ventures out, the mud puddle finds her and pounces. Finally, Jule Ann has had enough: clutching two bars of smelly yellow soap, she heads outside one more time . . .
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Series: Classic Munsch Mud Puddle Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211107 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

When Jule Ann goes outside in her brand-new clothes, a mud puddle jumps on her and gets her completely dirty. The mud gets in her ears, eyes, and even her mouth. Jule Ann’s mother scrubs her clean and puts her in new clothes, but every time Jule Ann ventures out, the mud puddle finds her and pounces. Finally, Jule Ann has had enough: clutching two bars of smelly yellow soap, she heads outside one more time . . .
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Series: Classic Munsch Show and Tell Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211138 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn’t want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help—his mom!
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Series: Classic Munsch Show and Tell Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211121 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

Ben wants to take something really neat to school for show and tell. What could be neater than his new baby sister? But his sister doesn’t want to co-operate. She cries in his backpack. She cries at the teacher. She cries at the principal, who decides she must be sick. When they call in a doctor, she cries harder. Ben knows just the right person to call to help—his mom!
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Series: Classic Munsch Wait and See Hardcover Robert Munsch 9781773211152 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

It is Olivia’s birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish, she gets exactly what she wanted—SNOW, SNOW, and MORE SNOW, even though it’s summertime. All that snow leads to too much trouble, though, so Olivia’s parents bake her another cake so she can make a new wish that will get rid of it. But when that wish, and the next one, and the next one lead to even more trouble what will Olivia do to solve it? Wait and see!
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Series: Classic Munsch Wait and See Paperback Robert Munsch 9781773211145 $7.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 4 - 7 Mar 05, 2019

It is Olivia’s birthday, and when she blows out the candles on her cake and makes a wish, she gets exactly what she wanted—SNOW, SNOW, and MORE SNOW, even though it’s summertime. All that snow leads to too much trouble, though, so Olivia’s parents bake her another cake so she can make a new wish that will get rid of it. But when that wish, and the next one, and the next one lead to even more trouble what will Olivia do to solve it? Wait and see!