Young readers will understand how to show genuine respect to their elders in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Children will learn how simple biblical principles are the building blocks to creating respectful behavior. The Berenstain Bears Show Some Respect— part of the popular Zonderkidz Living Lights™ series of books—is perfect for: Early r…
Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. This engaging Topsy and Tim ebook story from Ladybird is a reassuring read for all young children who are having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go to the Zoo you can find out about all the animals they see and how the zookeepers look after them. A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children thr…
Marcelina's father comes home from a trip to Manila with beautiful hand-made sleeping mats for each member of his large family, including the three daughters who died when they were very young.
Angelo and his family travel round the country playing music, singing songs and performing marvellous balancing tricks: Angelo can even dance on a rope! So when he meets Angelina, who is sad and lonely and trapped in her mean uncle's house, Angelo knows just how to help.
“The Trunchbull” is no match for Matilda! Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different but there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back. It'll take a superhuman…
I like that getting ready, come on teddy, we're on our way out kind of feeling. I like that wheeee! down the slide, can we go for a ride? kind of feeling. A day out with Dad is a real treat! His young son takes Dad to the park for puddle jumping, duck feeding, sliding, swinging and a yummy-scrummy picnic. Then after a quick trip to the toyshop, it's home for bathtime, story-time and snuggle-up-…
Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric of family life.
Moving to Vermont after his parents split, Miguel has plenty to worry about! Tía Lola, his quirky, carismática, and maybe magical aunt makes his life even more unpredictable when she arrives from the Dominican Republic to help out his Mami. Like her stories for adults, Julia Alvarez’s first middle-grade book sparkles with magic as it illuminates a child’s experiences living in two cultures.
Ella Sarah may be little, but she has a BIG sense of style--and it isn't at all like that of her mother, father, and older sister. Yet they all want her to dress just like them! Ella Sarah will have none of it--and when her flamboyantly dressed friends arrive, it's clear that Ella Sarah's favorite outfit is just right for her. Written and illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine, this spirited, Ca…
This book is mostly about me, Clarice Bean, and saving the planet of earth. What happens is, my older brother Kurt rushes in. You can tell something is wrong because he is running. (Kurt never runs.) He says, 'The tree in our street is going to be chopped to pieces.' (It's probably a hundred years old.) Everyone goes a bit down in the mouth. Kurt says he's going to make a plan of action to s…