After a thump-bumping ride on a slide, a little girl and her dragon friend find themselves inside a fairy-tale book. The stories are familiar, and there's lots of silly fun as the dragon is transformed into fairy-tale characters. But danger lurks in the form of strangers --- including the hungry wolf from ?Little Red Riding Hood? and Snow White's evil stepmother. And it's up to the girl to keep…
In this second story about the mischievous little lamb, Parsnip decides to investigate the farmer's shiny new tractor with her friends Tadpole the piglet, Blanket the foal, and Champy the sheepdog. At first they only look at it, but then Parsnip accidentally starts the engine -- and that's when the fun begins! Parsnip, Tadpole, and Champy set off on a hair-raising, animal-scattering tractor rid…
Natasha isn't really a bad girl. It's just that she wants to play on the swing now, not after the wash has been hung up to dry. And she wants her soup now, not after the goats have been fed. Looking after Natasha keeps Babushka, Natasha's grandmother, very busy. Then, after lunch, Natasha notices a doll sitting on Babushka's shelf...a doll Babushka tells Natasha she played with just once when …
An adopted Korean girl discovers that all families are different. Nico doesn't look like her mom and dad. That's because she's adopted. Nico looks around and realizes she's like everyone else --- she's different!
Every day Emily's imaginative play brings despair to a different member of her family.
The dreamy Irish Lad Guleesh has little idea what will happen when he echoes the fairies' shout of "My horse, bridle and saddle!" He is whisked through the air to France and there he meets and rescues the King of France's daughter. This is the romantic and enthralling story of their faithful love through every trial.
After "Summer Days" Roger Pare presents us with a joyous collection of "Winter Games," his gentle humor emerging from every page. The warmth and vitality with which he depicts outdoor fun in the snow are infectious. One wants to join the part. The energetic rhymes in large letters, appearing on left pages, are skillfully adapted from the original French, by David Homel.
Relates in rhyme the myriad activities and occupations of Smurfs during a typical day. What do Smurfs do all day ? Papa Smurfs says, "Get out of bed! It's time to get up, you sleepyhead." Smurfs brush their teeth and wash their faces. They scrub their necks and other places.
With sweet, simple text and appealing illustrations, readers are shown many fun-filled activities they can enjoy with fall leaves. Six pages of educational activities and game cards are added at the end of the book to build and challenge vocabulary. There are eight pairs of game cards, each with a picture and its matching name. Young readers can use the game cards to play a version of concentra…
On a moonlit winter night, a team of dogs pulls a sled, taking the narrator and readers on a wondrous ride through the snow, into and out of the woods. It is a ride you'll wish would never end. Through this exquisite prose poem, Gary Paulsen shares the joy, the beauty, and the grandeur of the outdoors. With his joyous text and Ruth Wright Paulsen's exuberant and expressive illustrations, Dog…