Alethea Kontis

2021 Locus Award Finalist In the newest volume of her World Fantasy Award-winning short story collections, beloved author Jane Yolen's dark side has fully emerged. Her vivid, startling, and thrilling tales and poems of the supernatural--from icy-hearted witches to sometimes-innocent shapeshifters--reveal a classic storyteller at the height of her powers. "Look this way, look that; blazing her consummate imagination against the shadows of human sorrow, Jane Yolen has done it again."--Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked Jane Yolen is the Hans Christian Andersen of America" --The New York Times Welcome to the Midnight Circus--and watch your step. The dark imaginings of fantasy icon Jane Yolen are not for the faint of heart. In these sixteen brilliantly unnerving tales and poems, Central Park becomes a carnival where you can--but probably shouldn't--transform into a wild beast. The Red Sea will be deadly to cross due to a plague of voracious angels. Meanwhile, the South Pole is no place for even a good man, regardless of whether he is living or dead. Wicked, solemn, and chilling, the circus is ready for your visit--just don't arrive late. Other Jane Yolen short story collections in this seriesThe Emerald Circus 2018 World Fantasy Award winnerHow to Fracture a Fairy Tale 2019 Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award

Jump into the waves, and enter the world of Faerie On a rock by the shore sits a mermaid fairDreaming of her lost lover as she combs her hairKelpies, and selkies, and the great snakes of the seaAll stop and listen as she sings of a love never to beFor the sailor she saved from those dark, storm-tossed wavesGot back on his ship, and sailed awayNow the mermaid's alone, with broken-hearted dreamsAnd far, far away the sailor stares out at the seaFifteen stories about mermaids, kelpies, and other magical water creatures. What if the Loch Ness monster is more than a myth? Where did the Lady of the Lake go after leaving Avalon? Can a mermaid ever truly leave the sea, and follow her lover to land? This collection includes fifteen tales about sirens, kelpies, mermaids, sea monsters, naiads, and other enchanted creatures of the water. Enjoy the magic and wonder of these watery tales of Faerie

Join the Little Witch and Wizard on their magical journey of friendship and knowledge Each delightful poem chronicles the adventures of the Little Witch and Little Wizard as they discover what works (and what doesn't), while also learning some important lessons about life.

Join the Little Witch and Wizard on their magical journey of friendship and knowledge. Each delightful poem chronicles the adventures of the Little Witch and Little Wizard as they discover what works (and what doesn't), while also learning some important lessons about life.

Perfect for classrooms "An alphabet book with attitude." -- Booklist It's chaos It's pandemonium And it's definitely not as easy as A-B-C Filled with visually humorous details, Bob Kolar's colorful illustrations are the perfect foil for Alethea Kontis's snappy story about the comic confusion that comes when the letters of the alphabet, like a class of unruly children, step out of order and show that each one has a mind of its own.

* Eisner Award-winning artist Janet K. Lee (Return of the Dapper Men, Jane Austen's Emma) brings her incredible visual flair to the alphabet by way of Lewis Carroll in this 26-letter celebration of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Packaged as a gorgeous, oversized poster board book, The Wonderland Alphabet is a surprising new look at one of the most beloved literary classics of all time.

THE DARK-HUNTER COMPANION is must-have book for every Dark-Hunter and Sherrilyn Kenyon fan!

Consider this handbook your education. Hunter 101. And don't go thinking you got off easy just because there's not a pop quiz at the end. This is the good stuff. The real deal. In here you'll find out all there is to know about being a Dark-Hunter. Now for the disclaimer: This book is mutable. It goes with the wind. It changes more often than the mind of a sixteen-year-old Gemini with a closet full of clothes and a date in an hour. Don't be surprised if you open it up for the thirty-five thousandth time and find something old, something new, something borrowed or. . .well you get the point. Curl up in a comfy chair with some millennium-old scotch and feast upon the informative banquet I have prepared for your enjoyment. Welcome to your new life. ---From the Dark-Hunter Companion