laziness

A lazy lion orders all the animals to build him a house, but nothing they built was suitable to a lion.

This graphic adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's tale relates how a djinn punished the camel's laziness by giving him a hump.

"Patches has been sleeping on the job. The friends accuse her of being lazy. Soon, mice begin to overrun the barn. Luckily, her farmyard friends know just what to do!"--Back cover.

"Draws on the stories of history's most notable habitual postponers and on the insights of psychologists, philosophers, and behavioral economists to explain why procrastination happens and how it can help promote healthy priorities"--OCLC.

A twist on the classic tale of the three little pigs in which a handy wolf tries to help three lazy pigs build their homes, but they refuse and later learn that they should have accepted his assistance.

When Pig the pug's lifestyle of lounging on the couch and bingeing snacks and television comes to a crashing end, his daschund friend Trevor introduces the joys of jogging and eating nutritious meals.

Teased for sleeping while the other animals practice running, jumping, swinging, and lifting weights, Sloth teaches them that there is one thing each of them does best--and his talent is sleeping.

Explains the psychological, cultural, and biological reasons why people procrastinate and the effects of procrastination on lives, health, work, and happiness, offering methods for stopping procrastination.

As the Istanbul Olympics loom near and an injury threatens record-breaking sprinter Paris Troy's chances of winning a gold medal, Paris is tempted by his brother into using performance-enhancing drugs.

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour and baked the bread the others are only to willing to help her eat it--but will she let them? The gentle repetition and humorous second story unfolding in the illustrations makes this a joyful retelling of the classic fable.