Jeremy, it seems, has everything, a new bicy cle, a pirate outfit and an enormous bag of lollipops, but he won't share anything with Sam. Selfishness gets its come-uppance in this modern morality tale that is packed with detail.
Aunt Nina's six kittens disrupt a puppet show given by her nieces and nephews. "There's nothing to do," said Alexandra. "Go play with your friend," said her mother. "How about your brother?" asked her father. "It's boring to always play with your sister," said Alex. "I wish we had company!" said Alexandra.
Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting on the backs of two burros—all the books a little girl could dream of, with enough stories to encour…
Come sing and dance around in an octupus’s garden in the shade! The classic Beatles song comes to life with colorful illustrations from bestselling illustrator Ben Cort and a CD with a new music recording and audio reading from stellar musician Ringo Starr. I’d like to be under the sea In an octopus’s garden in the shade He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been In his octopus’s …
A gentle tale of three baby owls reassures young children that Mummy will always come home. A gentle tale of three baby owls reassures young children that Mummy will always come home. Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait... Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when …
Grumpy Frog is not grumpy. He loves green, and he loves to hop, and he loves winning. But what happens when Grumpy Frog doesn't win, or encounters - horror of horrors - a Pink Rabbit? Join Grumpy Frog as he learns about compromise and tolerance, friendship and the power of saying sorry. A hilarious book with a twist in the tail about getting - and getting rid of - the grumps from New York Tim…
Sing a song of science! You know the song Are You Sleeping? Sing along with new words that explain the differences between living and nonliving things.
Questions and answers with illustrations that must children and adults ask. Ex: Why is the sea salty? What are breezes? What is a UFO? Why do we need to eat? What is a Phoenix? What is the Grand Canyon?
Some of the poems in this book were written especially for you and other children your age. These poems are about people and animals, night and day, and the world you know. You'll find some silly nonsense poems and rhymes, too. There are skipping rope rhymes, riddles, tongue twisters, and poems to say for fun. And there are some old stories with wise words. People have told them, listened to th…
Once upon a time there was a miller who had three sons. All his life the miller had worked hard, but when he died he did not leave behind him a fortune as his sons had expected. Their father had died a poor man. All he had to leave them was his mill, his donkey and his cat - a sleek, handsome creature which was very clever at catching mice.