A lively story with humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves, or for reading aloud together. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills. Also includes guidance notes for parents at the back of the book.
Children will love this exuberant exploration of the ties between humans, animals, and their intriguingly similar worlds. The vibrant paper sculptures are a delight and the simple language eloquently captures the habits and behaviors that animals and humans share.
Daddies can do lots of things, like bake you a birthday cake, play with you in the park, and take you trick-or-treating. But what do they do best? Mommies can do lots of things, like teach you how to ride a bike, sew a loose button on your teddy bear, and read you a cozy bedtime story. But what do they do best? The answer is made perfectly clear in this irresistible celebration of parents and …
Animals would look pretty silly doing a lot of the things that people do all the time. The unlikely combinations in Laura Numeroff’s cheerful rhymes and Joe Mathieu’s bright, zany pictures will make you laugh out loud. What sort of crazy creatures can you dream up?
In this story, children play in and around a tree. The tree is also a home for some birds and animals.
Rhyme follows rhyme as layer after layer of winter clothing ("bunchy and hot, wrinkled a lot, stiff in the knee, and too big for me!") is first put on and then taken off to the relief of the child bundled inside. Clever rebuses and jaunty illustrations make The Jacket I Wear in the Snow especially fun for prereaders and new readers.
A great new way to learn to read...word by word! Bunny. Paint. Brush. Perfect for the newest reader! Each page of this Word by Word First Reader has just one word. In this story, Bunny needs something to paint. He tries to paint a wall, a truck, and a fence, but each time he starts to paint, he is told to paint something else. Then his friend the chicken gives him the perfect thing to p…
A girl who was once a baby is now in kindergarten. Follow her as she describes herself and the activities that have marked her growth.
It’s kitten delivery day, but—SURPRISE. Congratulations on your new LION! We know you ordered a kitten, but we ran out of those. Fortunately, the big cat comes with instructions—like, try very hard NOT to look like a zebra. Or a gazelle. And give your lion PLENTY of space to play. But soon the feathers and fur start flying and everything’s in chaos. Is there any way a lion could actuall…
Little pilots will be eager to earn their wings as they spend an exciting day at the airport right alongside giant airplanes, cars, trucks, and more! Full of action-packed scenes and friendly faces from Cars and Trucks and Things That Go, What Do People Do All Day?, and Busiest People Ever!, the airport has never been so much fun!