older women

"In the wake of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Yui, fleeing her violent husband, and Hiyori, a young orphan, are taken in by a strange but kind old lady named Kiwa in the small town of Kitsunezaki. The newly formed family finds refuge in a mayoiga, a lost house, perched atop a beautiful cape overlooking the sea. While helping to rebuild Kitsunezaki, the three adapt to their new lives and supernatural new home, slowly healing from their troubled pasts. Kiwa regales Yui and Hiyori with local legends--from the shapeshifting fox-woman who used to roam the mountains, to the demon Agam? and a sea snake who once terrorized the townspeople, preying upon their grief and fears until they trapped the snake and the demon's claws in an underwater cave. But when mysterious and sinister events start happening around town, the three fear the worst. Did the earthquake release Agam? and the sea snake into the world again? Kiwa, Yui, and Hiyori join forces with a merry band of kappa river spirits, a bold zashiki warashi house spirit, and flying Jizo guardian statues to save their new family and home and banish Agam? and the snake once and for all"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a variation on the classic folk song "Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" about an old lady who swallowed a worm, some dirt, a flower, and more in order to throw a picnic to celebrate Earth Day.

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme "Little Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly" about an old lady who swallowed a dragon, a princess, and a knight.

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a spoon, a bowl, some flour, a pan, and more.

"The old lady is back for a fall adventure--now in our . . . reader format"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed a chick and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.

An elderly London resident befriends the little boy who moves in downstairs, but his parents' fighting brings her back to her harrowing escape from Nazi Germany at age twelve and grim post-war years in France with her mother.

Presents a variation on the classic rhyme about an old lady who swallowed some books and a series of other strange items before encountering a large surprise.

Four women--Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie--were recruited by an organization called the Museum during World War II to hunt down and assassinate Nazis. After the war, they moved on to other high-caliber criminals. Now they are in their sixties and enjoying a retirement cruise to the Caribbean when they are targeted by one of their own. The women must rely on their skills and each other to survive.

"Twenty-three-year-old Tanner Quimby needs a place to live. Preferably one where she can continue sitting around in sweatpants and playing video games nineteen hours a day. Since she has no credit or money to speak of, her options are limited, so when an opportunity to work as a live-in caregiver for an elderly woman falls into her lap, she takes it. One slip on the rug. That's all it took for Louise Wilt's daughter to demand that Louise have a full-time nanny living with her. Never mind that she can still walk fine, finish her daily crossword puzzle, and pour the two fingers of vodka she drinks every afternoon. Tanner wants nothing to do with the uptight old woman until she starts to notice things-weird things. Like, why does Louise keep her garden shed locked up tighter than a prison? And why is the local news fixated on an international jewelry thief that looks eerily like Louise? This is the (mostly) true story of a not-to-be-underestimated elderly woman who may have perpetuated one of the biggest jewelry heists in American history and an aimless young woman who--if they can outrun the mistakes of their past--might just have the greatest adventure of their lives"--Provided by publisher.