Books with author Mack Thomas

Paddington 2 comes to theaters on January 12, 2018, with all of the friendship, humor, and marmalade that made the first film a critical and box office hit!Paddington has come to love his new home with the Browns in London. But the city’s charms were first introduced to him by his aunt Lucy back in Peru. This 8x8 storybook, filled with full-color images from the film, is a letter from Paddington to his aunt, recounting the many adventures, friends and magic he’s found in his new home.

The book will delight both kids and adults with their witty dialog, graphics, fun storylines and intense action. When the amazing spider-man hears that a super villain is terrorizing times square, he swoops into action! arriving on the scene, spidey finds a man in a hood pulsing with blue energy: electro! now, with hundreds of innocent bystanders in harm's way and endless energy at electro's fingertips, will the wall-crawler be able to stop new york city's newest menace? or will he be zapped like a bug?

This is the book we all know and love by Marlo Thomas and her friends-brought to new life with brand new illustrations to captivate and inspire a new generation of readers on a journey of the heart. Whether you are opening Free to Be . . . You and Me for the first time or the one hundredth time you will be engaged and transformed by this newly beautifully illustrated compilation of inspirational stories, songs, and poems. The sentiments of thirty-five years ago are as relevant today as when this book was published. Celebrating individuality and challenging stereotypes empowers both children and adults with the freedom to be who they want to be and to have compassion and empathy for others who may be different. Working closely with Marlo and co-creator Carole Hart, Peter H. Reynolds, the New York Times Best Selling Children's Book Author/Illustrator, conjured his whimsical drawings throughout the book bringing a new sense of unity and warmth to the pages. You will find yourself marveling at the illustrations, nodding in agreement with the stories and poems, and singing the words to all the classic songs! It is wonderful that the thoughts, ideas, and emotions the creators envisioned so many years ago can still have a magical effect on children today.

Paddington 2 comes to theaters on January 12, 2018, with all of the friendship, humor, and marmalade that made the first film a critical and box office hit!Since Paddington first arrived in London, he has warmed the hearts of many with his curious nature and earnest good intentions. Filled with full-color images from the film, Paddington 2, this Level 1 I Can Read storybook introduces the family Paddington has made his own, and all of the friends who are happy to have Paddington as part of their world.Paddington’s Friends and Family is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.