Summary: Croc is late for everything, even her own birthday party! She sleeps through her alarm, misses the bus, and what's worse, she has the hiccups. A surprise birthday present may be just what she needs.
This is part counting book, part introduction to worms, but all superbly silly. The fact that the author/illustrator can only draw worms will not take anything away from the laugh-out-loud adventure readers will have as they turn the pages of this slightly subversive picture book.
"Childhood fear of the dark and the resulting exercise in imaginative exaggeration are given that special Mercer Mayer treatment in this dryly humorous fantasy." -School Library Journal
Dear Girl, is a love letter written for the special girl in your life; a gentle reminder that she’s powerful, strong, and holds a valuable place in the world. Through Amy and Paris’s charming text and Holly Hatam’s stunning illustrations, any girl reading this book will feel that she's great just the way she is—whether she enjoys jumping in a muddy puddle, has a face full of freckles…
Whether it's "wishes + frosting = birthday" or "birds + buds = spring," each equation is a small delight. This Plus That proves that life's total experience is always greater than the sum of its parts. This book can be used to introduce equations or even some basic life lessons. Its warm and amusing tone invites readers to come up with their own life equations, and it makes a creative gift.
A humorous story in the BANG ON THE DOOR series, illustrated in full colour throughout.
Glossy Scholastic softcover. This counting book with repetitive adjectives starts with one frog and goes up to 10 before the log turns over and all get dumped into the pond. "One fat frog sat on a skinny, slippery, slimy, slithery log" sets the repetitive pattern for all other pages.
The illustrator of the best-selling If You Were My Bunny uses simple sentences and watercolor illustrations to tell the story of three fast friends who share the same book, in an easy-to-read story. Original.
Introduces counting concepts as well as numbering words such as "twice," "many," and "few"
Clown was very worried he has lost his laugh. "I'll put on my funny clothes," he said. "Then i will laugh again!" Read more......