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From one of America's most beloved funnymen comes a hilarious look at the lighter side of fatherhood.<P> So, what is fatherhood...?<P> It's pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.<P> It's helping your children learn English as a second language.<P> It's asking your son to m... More

A New York Times Bestseller. Bill Cosby wants food lovers to know that they are not alone. Here, Cosby reflects back on his own sixty-five years of dining at the banquet of life. From the #1 bestselling author, a book of original comedic essays for the adult market focusing on the theme of why A... More

Little Bill and his friends LOVE the TV show Space Explorers. And so when the new Space Explorers video game comes out, they each want a copy. But when Little Bill asks his parents to buy him the game, they say no. So Little Bill and his friends go to their friend Andrew's house to play the game.... More

"One rainy day, while his father listens to his old records, his mother polishes a silver platter, and his brother enjoys his baseball card collection, Little Bill discovers his own treasures, a loving great-grandmother and a talent for storytelling." This book features descriptions of the pictur... More

This is another book in the Little Bill Series. <P><P> Could Little Bill really find a way to play the name-calling game without any unkind words? Could he really play with just one little word on his lips and a big smile on his face? And what would his classmates think? <P><P> This book includ... More

Remember your first kiss? Your first crush? Your first date? From sweaty palms to the senior school formal, from saying "I do" to claiming "She did", this is a whimsical tour through the at once frightening and exhilarating world of romance.... More

Various humorous monologues on lessons of life.... More

Taken from Dr. Poussaint's letter to parents: "Little Bill's parents have a problem. Their son has come home several hours late, missing his dinner and worrying his family. Even worse, he has lied about where he went and what made him late, telling a whopper about getting into a van with a man wh... More

“A child's imagination, usually a source of delight, can also be a source of torment. Little Bill's trouble materializes one night when he's in bed. In his dark room, ordinary night sounds and shadows suddenly seem menacing. He grows convinced that something's lurking in his closet, waiting to get h... More

This synopsis is taken from the letter to parents written by the psychiatrist, Dr. Poussaint. This letter is included in the book. “In Money Troubles, Little Bill is inspired to buy a telescope after learning about astronomy in school. (Not, it must be said, because he's suddenly become a seriou... More

This synopsis is taken from Dr. Poussaint’s letter to the parent found in the beginning of the book. “Children often feel a deep attachment to a toy they've made themselves, and we see this in Shipwreck Saturday. Little Bill takes immense pride in a toy sailboat he has built. And when the boat ... More

The world's most beloved funnyman is back with his first humor book since the bestselling Cosbyology. In this hilarious new collection of observations, Cosby brings us more of his wonderful and wacky insights into the human condition that are sure to become classics. In the tradition of Fat Albert, ... More

Little Bill hates being teased. But now everyone is saying that he's in love! What can he do? Little Bill is lucky. His classmates do kid him after they catch him gazing at Mia, but only a little, and his parents refrain from teasing him when his brother betrays the reason why he's suddenly so eager... More

WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER, AND BILL COSBY KEEPS GETTING BETTER<P> America's best-loved humorist, media personality and bestselling author now brings his unique warmth, wisdom and wit to a subject common to all: aging. From five to fifty and beyond, Bill Cosby takes us on a hilarious romp through t... More

Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank SavageFrank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised in segregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser and entrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career has taken him around the world as a globetrotting financier. From his ... More

Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America, or for that matter the world. They address the crises of people who are stuck because of feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fearfulness, sadne... More

Fourteen years ago, Mike Milligan learned he would become a grandfather for the first time. He was surprised to find that there was little or no information available on what it means to be a grandfather, how to make the most of the experience, and how to be the best grandfather possible. Sure, ... More

Compelling from cover to cover, this is the story of one of the most recorded and beloved jazz trumpeters of all time. With unsparing honesty and a superb eye for detail, Clark Terry, born in 1920, takes us from his impoverished childhood in St. Louis, Missouri, where jazz could be heard everywhere,... More

Over the course of his fifty-year career, George Benson has performed for hundreds of millions of fans around the world, received ten Grammy Awards, and recorded with some of the most revered musicians of his era. In 2011, he earned a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Masters Award. And he has f... More

This highly practical resource book presents ways in which teachers can help to develop children's problem-solving and thinking skills through a range of exciting science topics. The book contains classroom-based activities which have been trialled and evaluated by teachers and children, and helpful... More

Discover and develop your pupils' strengths across the multiple intelligences by improving their problem solving skills. This book will: tell teachers all they need to know about multiple intelligences and problem solving provide a bank of problems that can be integrated into any lesson plan h... More

Learn more about the way the universe works in this engaging text.... More

Learn more about how to think and write like a scientist! ... More