Best Selling Books by Lisa McCourt

As a young boy wonders about all the things that might go wrong at school, his mother reassures him.

"Jessica and her classmates form a club whose mission is to perform acts of kindness, even for the meanest boy in the class.

As an original hardcover, each of these books sold over 150,000 copies. Due to frequent requests, HCI is now re-releasing the stories in one paperback, complete with a Chicken Soup for the Soul look and size. Each offers a lesson on how to make the world a better place. These inspirational stories are sure to put smiles on the faces of children everywhere. In "The Goodness Gorillas," the friends of the Goodness Gorilla Club have lots of great plans! But what will they do about Todd, the meanest kid in the class?In "The Best Night Out with Dad," Danny has a new friend, and an important decision to make. Will he get to see the circus after all?In "The Never-Forgotten Doll," Ellie want s to give a special gift to Miss Maggie, the best babysitter in the world. But everything is going wrong! How will she show Miss Maggie how much she loves her?

Three stories that will warm the hearts of children & adults.

As an original hardcover, each of these books sold over 150,000 copies. Due to frequent requests, HCI is now re-releasing the stories in one paperback, complete with a Chicken Soup for the Soul look and size. Each offers a lesson on how to make the world a better place. These inspirational stories are sure to put smiles on the faces of children everywhere. In "The Goodness Gorillas," the friends of the Goodness Gorilla Club have lots of great plans! But what will they do about Todd, the meanest kid in the class?In "The Best Night Out with Dad," Danny has a new friend, and an important decision to make. Will he get to see the circus after all?In "The Never-Forgotten Doll," Ellie want s to give a special gift to Miss Maggie, the best babysitter in the world. But everything is going wrong! How will she show Miss Maggie how much she loves her?

Mama and Mike take turns saying that they will love each other until a fish rides a bike, the mountains go flat, and marshmallows grow on a tree.

The Chicken Soup for Little Souls series (more than 400,000 copies sold) brought the magic of Chicken Soup to young readers with heartwarming stories of love, friendship, and kindness that parents could read to their young children. Now these classic books have been resized and rewritten into intermediate-level readers that kids 6 and up can read themselves. While the text has been shortened and simplified, it retains the enduring Chicken Soup message of sincere and heartfelt virtue. The new reader series starts with two books: In The Best Night Out With Dad, Danny can''t wait to go to the circus with his dad. It''s going to be the best night ever! But the night has a surprise ending when Danny meets Victor in the ticket line. In The Greatest Gift of All, Izzy finds out that her parents won''t let her go to Pine View Camp. Her summer is ruined! But things begin to change for Izzy when she starts to do Give-back Time with Grandpa Mike and meets the Braids Girl. With a lower price point, friendly format and the power of the Chicken Soup brand, these books will inspire children as they teach the joy of reading. Key Features The previous books were for parents to read to children; the new books have been shortened by approximately 25% and redesigned to make them appropriate for intermediate readers (ages 6 and up). The books contain 4-color illustrations throughout, including many full-page bleeds. The recognizable brand, along with the lower price point and smaller trim size, make this a perfect impulse purchase for busy parents.

A collection of 5 stories illustrating the love between mothers and their children.

When Sara sprains an ankle while her blind cousin is visiting for the summer, they discover that with the help of a tandem bicycle they can compete in an important bike race together.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

For a shy girl like Julie, there couldn''t be anything worse than the very first day at a brand new school. What if the kids don''t like her? What if no one ever talks to her at all? Julie''s big sister has some advice -- and a plan -- that just might help. But will Julie be too scared to even give it a try? Little souls will cheer for Julie and celebrate her transformation as a terrible day turns into a wonderful one in this tender story of overcoming limitations. And the funny, surprise ending will help readers realize that no matter how bad a situation seems, a happy solution is always close at hand.

A "tour" of the human body''s basic systems.

Three stories that will warm the hearts of children & adults.

A grandmother tells her grandchild that an invisible dragon will provide protection from the monsters that she fears at night.