In this raucous tale, the Knight, the Duke, the Queen--and eventually the whole court--all try to lure King Bidgood from his cozy bathtub, but he won't get out! Will anyone be able to solve this problem?In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of a Caldecott Honor favorite, this new edition features a hardcover book and a musical CD with six original songs ranging in style from a minuet to a…
Every summer, Eric goes to live with his grandmother in El Barrio (Spanish Harlem) while his parents work. Through the long hot days, Grandma fills her apartment with the blaring horns and conga drums of Bomba y Plena, salsa, and merengue-the music she grew up with in Puerto Rico-sharing her memories and passions with Eric. But Eric sees Grandma in a new light when she gets them tickets to h…
"He's a porker with passion, a dancing fool, a pig with rhythm- this breaks every rule," said the normally reticent mule. Now in paperback, Dumpy La Rue, a story of a pig who knew what he wanted to do. Elizabeth Winthrop's romping, rhyming story and Betsy Lewin's exuberant illustrations will have readers tapping their toes, jumping for joy, and dancing a jig with this passionate pig as…
Charlie is a boy who is always ready for anything...Just in Case. What if it's raining very hard - so hard that rain could come into the house and make the furniture float? Charlie has a plan to keep himself dry...Just in Case. What if his parents are going out and he gets a babysitter who won't read to him or let him watch TV? Charlie has a plan for making his own fun...Just in Case. Charlie…
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In My Friend is Sad, elephant Gerald is down in the dumps. Piggie is determined to cheer him up by dressing as a cowboy, a clown, and even a robot! But what does it take to make a sad elephant happy? The answer will make even pessi…
Think and discuss: If you eat one piece of pie, are you eating one half or one eight?
Each theme-based book focuses on developing an intelligence and a gift in each child, allowing them to develop their unique combination of multiple intelligence, skills and capacities for self-expression. Each story in the series portrays a situation that revolves around and explores one of the multiple intelligences and a corresponding gift. Activities found at the end of the book are designed…
Each theme-based book focuses on developing an intelligence and a gift in each child, allowing them to develop their unique combination of multiple intelligence, skills and capacities for self-expression. Each story in the series portrays a situation that revolves around and explores one of the multiple intelligences and a corresponding gift. Activities found at the end of the book are designed…