A pirate-themed, toilet-training 8x8 that is fit for the littleswashbuckler in your life! Every pirate needs his captain's chair and this 8x8 with a perfed captain's hat and reward stickers is perfect for the little pirate learning to use the potty for the first time!With a helpful, step-by-step story that introduces boys to the concept of toilet training, Pirate Potty is an adventurous less…
A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”
Dad enlivens a boring, rainy day by playing "ghost fiddle," a musical activity involving water-filled glasses.
When a big blue whale comes to live near their reef, there is a misunderstanding between him and Rainbow Fish and his friends that leaves everyone very unhappy and hungry.
Bajho has an ocelot for a pet, magic in his voice, and a heart as big as the rain forest. And Bajho can tell a story. His tales stir the forest to unparalleled growth, giving his tribe a home of indescribable beauty. Bajho's job is done and off he goes to the big cities of the world to seek his fortune. But when Buck Sharpsaw makes a deal to buy the forest and cut it down, Bajho returns home an…
A small boy imagines what it would be like to have his own rainbow to play with. Today I saw a rainbow. It was so beautiful that I wanted to catch it for my very own. I put on my raincoat and hat and ran outdoors. Fast as the wind I ran. But when I came to where the rainbow should have been, it wasn't there.
The determined Little Blue Engine is back, bringing inspiring and enlightening words of wisdom to graduates of all ages as they make the transition from one phase of life to the next. I Knew You Could! provides familiar comfort in changing times and serves as a wonderful gift that will be treasured for years to come. Readers will revisit the story again and again as they move forward along life…
A modern fable with an urgent message for young environmentalists. Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate this gorgeous picture book about a man who exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant kapok tree. While he sleeps, the forest’s residents, including a child from the Yanomamo tribe, whisper in his ear about the importance of trees and how …
READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers’ confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books - available individually for the first time - are specially selected for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading. Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence pa…
"Newbery Medalist Karen Hesse recreates the body and soul-renewing experience of a summer downpour after a sweltering city heat wave. Lyrically written and lovingly illustrated." - School Library Journal "Hesse's language is a quiet, elegant surge.... Muth contributes fine watercolor atmospherics." - Kirkus Reviews