Books published by publisher Running Press

Successful talk show host, singer, songwriter, actress, and author Kathie Lee Gifford has come up with a delightful book for children! Lucy Goosy is carefully reviewing her list of animals to invite for her birthday party. She has to make sure to invite the right guests so that her party will be perfect. But when she focuses on everyone’s bad qualities, instead of good, she discovers that there is no one to attend! With a little help from the Wise Owl, Lucy Goosy discovers it is our special characteristics that make us unique. Written in adorable sing-song rhyme, Kathie Lee Gifford’s new picture book for children teaches us that we are all special because we are different! This endearing book comes with a CD, where the accompanying song “Party Animals” is performed by the author so kids can read and sing along with the music.

This deluxe enchanted replica of Newt Scamander's case is loaded with interactive special features to make any fan of the Wizarding World feel like a master Magizoologist. Kit includes: Collectible replica of the case carried along on Newt's adventures, as packaging that doubles as a keepsake box, complete with metal locks. "Muggle worthy" dial that allows the case to be opened in either non-wizard or wizarding modes. In non-wizard, a trick lid reveals mundane case contents, but in wizarding mode, further wonders are revealed: Sound activation (when in wizarding mode): each time the case is opened, the sound of 1 of 7 different beasts is released. 128-page, 4-1/4 x 7-inch notebook including images of the beasts encountered along Newt's journey and field note illustrations. It's also your Fantastic Beasts-inspired journal, inviting you to describe beasts that you find in your own world. Includes elastic band closure. Newt Scamander's wand pen.

Learn to draw thousands of wild and wonderful cartoon faces while discovering invaluable practice tips with Bruce Blitz's Fun Book of Cartoon Faces. Spin the extraordinary "Wheel of Features" on the front cover to create an endless parade of faces as you mix and match noses, eyes, and mouths. Puzzle through fun-filled drawing games and doodle tricks, including make-your-own jigsaw, connect-the-dots, find the difference, fold-a-face, fly Skip's ship, riddle doodles, and many, many more!

The perfect potty book for parents struggling to motivate a reluctant child. When Margo Pargo hears her mother insist that she is too little to use the potty, she aims to set the record straight. Now, with a belly full of fishy crackers and a sippy full of water, she will show her family just how big she really is. Follow this feisty youngster on her potty adventure and then watch your little one show you their secret skills.

Cathy cannot manage to find more than a few days to relax in her hectic (and mortal) life—she barely has time to put the mystery surrounding her father to rest before she finds herself targeted by a group of Ancestor Lu's professional killers!Recognizing she is a serious threat to everyone in her life, Cathy makes plans to leave town. But her friends, Emma, Pete, Victor, and, surprisingly, Jun, unite to convince Cathy that they must finish Lu once and for all to have any chance at peace—mortal or immortal. In order to defeat Lu, the friends must come together in a way they never have before. Meanwhile—unbeknownst to Cathy—Victor has made the ultimate sacrifice hoping it will bring him closer to a normal relationship with Cathy. But when Victor is seriously wounded and Cathy finds herself attracted to another mortal with similar feelings for her, Cathy's world turns upside down and she is forced to make a decision about her future with Victor, while his life hangs by a thread. What will Cathy decide, and how will their epic battle with Lu play out? Find out in the newest adventure-packed installment of the Cathy story!

In this irresistible Snoopy board book, the Peanuts gang learns the true meaning of Christmas. "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is a "Peanuts" classic, and this clever adaptation tells the story from the point of view of a favorite character - Snoopy! He joyfully bobbles along, decorating his doghouse, winning first prize in the neighborhood contest and helping his master celebrate Christmas.

World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes, in their entirety, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself.