The Three Cool Kids live in a city lot where the grass has grown thin, and now noisy, dusty construction is going on next door. They dream of moving to the green, peaceful lot across the street. However, rumors of a big ferocious rat who lives in the sewer and won't let anyone cross the street prevent the Kids from moving. Finally the noise, dust, and lack of grass become too much for them to b…
NewtrnNewt, newtrnWhat can you be?rnrnJustrnA salamander, child.rnThat's me!rnrnIn 26 never-before-published short and wonderfully clever poems, Langston Hughes takes children through both the alphabet and the animal world. From Ape to Zebra--with bees, camels, fish, and even a unicorn in between--he paints a picture of each animal with just a few simple, but telling, words. Hughes also knows w…
A square is just a square until it becomes a house in this clever book. A circle becomes a spinning ferris wheel, and when you add some string and a tail to a diamond shape, it becomes a kite flying high in the sky! With sprightly rhymes and energetic illustrations filled with hidden shapes, Dayle Ann Dodds and Julie Lacome reveal that shapes are everywhere. Encouraged by this entertaining intr…
Climb aboard the picnic buses for a happy hippoholiday! This lively rhyming story of a seaside romp where hippopotamamas, papas, sons, and daughters are soaking up the sun, strolling along the boardwalk, and dancing around the maypole makes a perfect read-aloud. “Seeming to spill off the pages with their jollity, Everitt’s spirited illustrations are sure to endear these playful cre…
This bestselling guide answers all the questions growing girls have about their bodies - from hair care to healthy eating, bad breath to bra buying, pimples to periods. It offers guidance about basic hygiene and health without addressing issues of sexuality. Over 3 million copies sold!
In print for almost forty years, Charlotte Zolotow's The Bunny Who Found Easter has delighted generations of readers. A lonely bunny goes hunting for Easter, where he hopes to find other bunnies. His search takes him through the seasons, but only in the spring does he find the true meaning of Easter. To this heartwarming story Helen Craig has lent her own original interpretation. As multiple st…
Eleanor the elephant is self-conscious about her large nose after Betty the hippopotamus teases her, but she overcomes her sensitivity when she realizes Betty has the biggest mouth. Eleanor's attempts to be like everyone else are depicted in engaging watercolors which enable children to share her realization that everyone has at least one attention-drawing attribute. -- School Library Journal""
Charmingly offbeat illustrations illuminate the universal struggle of a child trying to discover her own identity in this sensitive and endearing tale. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Full color.
Gilbert has 15 blank Valentine cards just waiting for him to fill with nice Valentine poems for his classmates. But how can he write a nice poem for the boy who tweaked his nose or the girl who made fun of his glasses?