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Mortimer Henryson loves Plantzilla, the plant he´s been taking care of all year in his third-grade classroom. He loves him so much, he takes him home for summer vacation. What could go wrong with a . ...

After Stellaluna accidentally lands in a bird´s nest, the birds raise the baby fruit bat as one of their own, and when she is finally reunited with her mother, she appreciates both her differences and...

Hoping to rise above his level of poverty, clever Hare strikes a deal with a rich and lazy bear in which Bear will contribute the land while Hare will provide the labor for a profitable harvest.

A humorous speculation on what really happened to make the dinosaurs disappear.

Droofus the kindly dragon has a price on his head, but the small boy who befriends him refuses to sell him to the king.

In haiku, pantoums, two-part poems, snippets, and rhymes, Mrs. Merz´s class puts together a book of poems of apology, which includes writings of crushes, overbearing parents, loving and losing pets, a...

When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don’t do. It´s clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger, pull a python´s tail, or bother a black widow spider. But do yo...

Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. A railroad construction foreman, Phineas was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his br...

In this story, seven sweet children are transformed by an evil witch into specific types of food. “The inherent drama of the story, combined with the haunting images the art provides, gives the pictur...

One tired sheep wants nothing more than a good night´s sleep. All is peaceful until--QUACK! Is that a duck at the barn door? And now a goat? A pig? A cow? A horse? Each new unexpected guest is bigger ...

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero. The Wednesday Wars is a wonderfully witty and compelling story about a teenage boy´s mishaps and adventures over ...

Beginning with Orville and Wilbur´s childhood fascination with flight, brief, accessible chapters trace the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft...

The three goat brothers brave the terrible troll in a colorful version of the classic tale.

A father and son go fishing, with a big fishing rod for the daddy and a little one for the child.

Lois Ehlert uses watercolor collage and pieces of actual seeds, fabric, wire, and roots in this innovative and rich introduction to the life of a tree. A special glossary explains how roots absorb nut...

Poor Monkey. All she has to eat are sour lemons. One day she spies a banana tree on a faraway island, but the only way to get there is to navigate the crocodile-infested waters of the Sillabobble Sea....

In this faithful retelling of the classic Grimm Brothers tale, the illustrations capture the kindness of the shoemaker and the magic of the two elves who help him.

While on one of her beloved walks, Martha investigates a recently sold house down the street, only to find a big, mean blustering tough-dog named Bob, and Martha must keep her wits about her to protec...

A full-color, environmental picture book tells of the friendship one boy feels for Earth--and what he does to make his sad friend happy.

Children will delight in the antics of ten marvelous little piggies who romp from fingers to toes in this original bedtime fantasy. Don Wood’s oil paintings explode with mirth and magic and will engag...

Fall has come, the wind is gusting, and Leaf Man is on the move. Is he drifting east, over the marsh and ducks and geese? Or is he heading west, above the orchards, prairie meadows, and spotted cows? ...

While on vacation, George and the man with the yellow hat stop to see Mt. Rushmore. There´s no time to take a helicopter ride for a close-up view - the hot air balloon races are about to start! Whiske...

Digger Pig finds the most beautiful turnip in the garden--a turnip perfect for making into a pie. But who will help Digger Pig make her turnip pie? And who will help her eat it?

A cozy bed, a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing--WAIT! There´s a surprise in store, and little ones will want to discover it over and over again. So pull on your sleeping cap ...

A cow that oinks and a pig that moos are ridiculed by the other barnyard animals until each teaches the other a new sound.

The day is gray and cloudy. It’s a good day to snuggle up with a book, a fine day for make-believe, until . . . the sun bursts through the clouds! Now it’s a great day to fly a kite, the perfect day t...

Jan´s dad makes a corncob doll that looks just like her!

What is the best thing a robot can do?

When Lucy reads her favorite book aloud, her noisy brothers do something unexpected--they listen!

Join Dan and Zack for a surprise and a snack--some tasty red apples and a small snail. Which is which? Read and find out!

Little ones will love to watch a rainbow grow in Lois Ehlert´s perennial classic.

As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees w...

The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to recuperate seem to have a mysterious relation to the weather. Could he be Jack Frost?

Teased and tormented by the other farm animals, a cow who can only say "oink"--instead of "moo"--is delighted by the arrival of a pig who can only say "moo." Children´s BOMC

Tacky the penguin, an outrageous nonconformist, helps rid his icy land of unwanted intruders.

The three goat brothers brave the terrible troll in a colorful version of the classic tale.

The favorite Mother Goose rhyme about the three careless kittens who lost their mittens is given added appeal with Galdone´s bold and colorful illustrations.

Brightly colored fish introduce young children to counting and basic addition in this fun and simple concept book. "A visual treat from start to finish." - Booklist

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" Their teeth are brushed, their pajamas are...

Exhausted by his efforts to chop down a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest, a man falls asleep under the tree, and the creatures living in the tree come out to plead with him not to destroy ...

Water is beautiful and useful and, in its many forms, vital to life. In this lyrical companion to The Earth and I, Frank Asch encourages young readers to appreciate anew one of our most precious resou...

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby...

Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around i...

This series of full-color board books, with both English and Spanish on each page, will intrigue youngsters while helping them build vocabulary and an awareness of the world around them. The books fe...

Fireman small has a busy day rescuing people and fighting fires . . . and it´s not over yet. Just as he´s preparing for a good night´s sleep, the fire bell rings yet again.

When Blue the pickup truck gets stuck in the mud after helping to push a dump truck out of the muck, his farm animal friends do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road. Jr Lib Guild.

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher´s good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a substitute.

The author’s final work, presented in a one-volume edition, is a rich, challenging analysis of man’s mental activity, considered in terms of thinking, willing, and judging.

Hannah Arendt´s definitive work on totalitarianism and an essential component of any study of twentieth-century political history The Origins of Totalitarianism begins with the rise of anti-Semitism i...

WEBSTERS NEW POCKET DICTIONARY - Offers more than 35,000 entries covering all areas of modern usage. Includes clear, concise definitions for ease in understanding with a pronunciation guide, spelling ...

While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food.

How big is a crocodile? What about a tiger, or the world’s largest spider? Can you imagine a tongue that is two feet long or an eye that’s bigger than your head? Sometimes facts and figures don’t tell...

The Caldecott Honor-winning duo get face-to-face with unique animals from around the world in this playful exploration of unusual animal facial features.

The Caldecott Honor–winning author-illustrator Steve Jenkins presents a series of animals with unusual eyes in this eye-catching picture book!

It’s time to eat! Which animals eat bamboo, can gulp down a whole deer, or swallow rocks to help them eat?

In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. Their...

In the wide-awake bed in the full-moon house, everyone is restless! The moonlight is pouring in and no one can get to sleep: not Granny, her grandchild, the dog, the cat, or even a mouse. It´s not unt...

Dance a jig with a silly pig. Play leapfrog with a silly dog. And that’s just the beginning of all the fun! Come along and join Silly Sally and her outrageous friends as they parade into town in a mos...

In Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark se...

As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Thr...

An informative introduction to the "world records" held by fourteen members of the animal kingdom. Each spread portrays an animal that is the largest, slowest, longest lived. Readers can see the anima...

A padded board book edition of the classic cumulative tale that´s perfect for bedtime, naptime...anytime! In the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozin...

Having escaped from the eastern European concentration camp where he has spent most of his life, a twelve-year-old boy struggles to cope with an entirely strange world as he flees northward to freedom...

Engaging little mice splash about with their paints and demonstrate colors and shapes to very young children.

In this charming companion to Mouse Paint, Ellen Stoll Walsh introduces the concept of counting forward and backward in a suspenseful story that will keep young readers guessing. “The rhythm follows t...

Zomo the rabbit, a trickster from West Africa, wants wisdom. But he must accomplish three apparently impossible tasks before Sky God will give him what he wants. Is he clever enough to do as Sky God a...

Young Verdi doesn’t want to grow up big and green. He likes his bright yellow skin and sporty stripes. Besides, all the green snakes he meets are lazy, boring, and rude. When Verdi finds a pale green ...

Cesar Chavez is known as one of America´s greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of mig...

This is the dramatic and inspiring true story of runner Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio and eventually went on to win three gold medals in a single Olympics.

An old woman who has outlived all her friends is reluctant to become too attached to the stray dog that visits her each day.

When two birds noticed the difference in each other´s appearance many years ago, they became fearful of one another and started a war which has been passed down from generation to generation to this v...

Introduces young readers to the art of origami as a young boy uses his imagination to create an incredible cast of living creatures in all shapes and sizes--including lions and moths--out of colorful ...

A journey into the world of clouds introduces some of the many kinds of clouds including thick cumulous clouds, wispy cirrus clouds, and wide stratus clouds; and provides accompanying scientific infor...

Deep, deep down in their underground town, the prairie dogs live in harmony--until a mysterious, fluorescent, very fuzzy thing (otherwise known as a tennis ball) rolls down their hole. When the prairi...

Wanda Petronski, a little Polish girl in an American school, is laughed at because she always wears a faded blue dress, until her classmates learn a lesson.

A rain forest fable from Caldecott medalist Gerald McDermott.

"In the Koran, the first thing God said to Muhammad was ´Read.´"* --Alia Muhammad Baker Alia Muhammad Baker is a librarian in Basra, Iraq. For fourteen years, her library has been a meeting place for...

Despite the differences between people around the world, there are things in common, such as pain, joy, and love.

There are many stars in the galaxy. But only the sun wakes us in the morning, helps us grow, plays hide-and-seek behind the clouds, and paints pretty pictures in the evening sky.

Everyone´s going to the town square. But this is no ordinary market--it´s a feast of folk art from around the world. Whether you´re looking for fruits, vegetables, or just an afternoon of fun, this is...

A young boy who wishes for the return of the dinosaurs imagines how useful they would be.

Old Lily Laceby dozes by the fire with her faithful dog at her feet as strange night noises herald a surprising awakening.

Papagayo, the noisy parrot, helps the night animals save the moon from being eaten up by the moon dog.

George´s adventures with bunnies, fishing poles, and a powerful kite are told in a simplified text suitable for first-graders to read themselves.

Two bad ants leave the safety of their comrades´ food production line and find themselves exposed to a variety of breakfast table hazards, including hot coffee and the toaster.

In a story recounted through the daily log of Captain Allan Hope, the sailors aboard the Rita Anne become mesmerized and transformed by a mysterious glowing rock, and only music and books can restore ...

"These figs are very special," the woman whispered. "They can make your dreams come true." -- Thus Monsieur Bibot, the cold-hearted dentist, was given two ordinary-looking figs as payment for extracti...

A Caldecott classic celebrating twenty years in print. David Wiesner received the 1991 Caldecott Medal for Tuesday. In the years that followed, he went on to receive two more Caldecotts, and Tuesday ...

Look through the peep-hole on each page of this colorful book and watch Old MacDonald as he goes about his chores. Can you guess what animal is to come? A delightful, engaging twist on a traditional s...

Young readers are sure to delight in Galdone´s version of this classic story, and the lively illustrations and rhythmic storytelling make it perfect for reading aloud with little ones. With a gorgeous...

Clever monkey outwits wily crocodile in this acclaimed trickster tale from Caldecott Medalist and storyteller extraordinaire Gerald McDermott.

When he was born in 1879, Albert was a peculiarly fat baby with an unusually big and misshaped head. When he was older, he hit his sister, frustrated his teachers, and had few friends. But Albert’s st...

In spring, Red sings from tree-tops: cheer-cheer-cheer, each note dropping like a cherry into my ear With original and spot-on perceptions, Joyce Sidman´s poetry brings the colors of the seasons to li...

A moving story of one woman´s amazing bravery and determination follows Molly Walsh who, at the age of seventeen, was exiled from her country and sentenced to work as an indentured servant in British ...

Step into unique homes from around the world and discover the many fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If you lived in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved o...

Scott O’Dell won the Newbery Medal in 1961 for his unforgettable novel Island of the Blue Dolphins, based on the true story of a Nicoleño Indian girl living in solitude between 1835 and 1853 on San Ni...

A 50th anniversary commemorative collection features four favorite Lyle stories including The House on 88th Street; Lyle, Lyle Crocodile; Lyle and the Birthday Party and Lyle Walks the Dogs, in a trea...

This loveable tale of a little bear who grows too big for his beloved boat teaches children about generosity, sharing, and the struggles of growing up. Eve Bunting´s simple yet lyrical langauge and Na...

Look and learn as you search for George and other hidden objects inside the many diverse homes featured in this first ever Curious George look-and-find book!

Provides examples of the many kinds of courage found in everyday life and in unusual circumstances, from tasting the vegetable before making a face to being a firefighter or police officer.

So begins the story of Helen Lester, author of Tacky the Penguin and many other popular books for children. By sharing her struggles as a child and later as a successful author, she demonstrates that ...

Offers the creative, imaginative, and weird thoughts of an eleven-year-old boy who, through a collection of poetry and fun illustrations, ponders the many things he sees and experiences in the world a...

Curious George loves dinosaurs, so he’s excited to visit a dig to look for real dinosaur bones. Will the curious little monkey help make a big discovery? The paperback edition of this new adventure co...

From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems comes a celebration of ubiquitous life forms among us. Newbery Honor-winning poet Joyce Sidman presents ano...

Meet Gossie, a small yellow gosling who loves to wear bright red boots—every day. One morning Gossie can’t find her beloved boots. She looks everywhere for them: under the bed, over the wall, even in ...

It can be lonely sometimes on a rainy day in a big house with no one else around and there’s only the quiet to keep you company. But if you find a key, a mysterious key, that leads you to an unexpecte...

When his friend Bill asks George to mind his model boat, George accidentally sinks the boat right before a model boat competition. Experimenting with the buoyancy of his toys, though, George is able t...

When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that there are certain things you just don’t do. It´s clearly a bad idea to tease a tiger, pull a python´s tail, or bother a black widow spider. But do yo...

Twice the clever little monkey foils the attempts of the crocodile to capture him.

“Monk’s cartoonish illustrations are lively and offer some genuinely funny moments.”—Kirkus Reviews “Monks begins with a visual bang and an unusual premise: a spider wants to be this family’s pet!”—Sc...

Only the person who gave us Tuesday could have devised this fantastic tale, which begins with a school trip to the Empire State Building. There a boy makes friends with a mischievous little cloud, who...

Sage has misheard and misunderstood one of Mrs. Page´s weekly vocabulary words. Her error leads to a humbling catastrophe: a momentous tragedy, in front of the entire class. Can Sage turn her vocabula...

Lame and suddenly orphaned, Kira is mysteriously removed from her squalid village to live in the palatial Council Edifice, where she is expected to use her gifts as a weaver to do the bidding of the a...

Strange changes are taking place in Village. As one of the few people able to travel through the dangerous Forest, Matty must deliver the message that Village will soon be closed to outsiders. But For...

They called her Water Claire. When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions and colors didn’t exist. That she had become a Vessel at age thirteen. That she...

A richly illustrated biography of Georgia O´Keeffe follows her life from the time she was a young girl, when she viewed the world in her own way, practicing her drawings and running free, to adulthood...

Missing ingredients and mischievous pets create one humorous complication after another for a little old lady determined to make pancakes for breakfast in this larger-sized, color-enhanced edition of ...

Celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Stellaluna with a deluxe edition of this bestselling picture book classic, now with bonus crafts and activities! Knocked from her mother’s safe embrace by an ...

On Katy´s birthday, all of her animal friends come to the party dressed in clothes of different colors.

s soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. But trouble lies ahead as, one by one, they fall off and hurt themselves.

THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China has suddenly caught up to the US at an ast...

Here is the blue sheep. Ésta es la oveja azul. But where is the green sheep? ¿Pero dónde está la oveja verde? The search for the green sheep is on in this bilingual board book edition of the Austral...

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and bumped his head. The mama called the doctor. The doctor said, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!" The uproarious rhyme is brought to life i...

Five little monkeys keep jumping on their bed until each one, in turn, falls off and has to visit the doctor.

A brand new edition for 2019 of the award-winning dictionary for children in grades 3–6, with age-appropriate vocabulary, lively example sentences, hundreds of engaging feature notes, stunning full-co...

The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home. But they were bored and restless and, looking for something interesting to do, thought they´d give Jumanji a try. Li...

In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure...

Sixth-grader Jeremy Thatcher discovers a strange magic shop he has never seen before. He enters, and his life is changed forever. Buying what he thinks is a marble, he discovers he has really purchase...

Crickwing never set out to be a bully. All he wants is to create his art in peace. But it´s not easy being different--a cockroach with a cricked wing and a flair for sculpture is a ready target for th...

The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. When Pi is sixteen, his family emigrates from India to North America aboard a Japanese ...

As everyone knows, nothing is sweeter than tiny baby fingers and chubby baby toes. . . . And here, from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time, is a celebration of baby fingers, baby...

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Now being developed as a television series with Eva Longoria and ABC! “Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was a...

Can you guess what makes Sheep really happy? Here´s a clue . . . it starts with the letter F. It is NOT fish or fans. And it is especially not turnips! That doesn´t even start with the letter F! Feat...

2015 Schneider Family Book Award Winner Alan loves animals, but the great cat house at the Bronx Zoo makes him sad. Why are they all alone in empty cages? Are they being punished? More than anything, ...

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule—until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping smal...

After the police come, a family is forced to flee their Caribbean island and set sail for America in a small fishing boat.

Farah feels alone, even when surrounded by her classmates. She listens and nods but doesn’t speak. It’s hard being the new kid in school, especially when you’re from another country and don’t know the...

A cozy bed, a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a dozing dog, a snoozing--WAIT! There´s a surprise in store, and little ones will want to discover it over and over again. So pull on your sleeping cap ...

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard´s translation of the beloved class...

Sun and his wife, the moon, lived on Earth and built a large house so that the water people could visit. But so many poured in that they were forced to move to the sky.

Curious George, the monkey with the talent for trouble, has delighted millions of readers for seventy five years. Now fans can have all seven of the original Curious George titles in one complete volu...

New York Times Bestseller "Schlosser has a flair for dazzling scene-setting and an arsenal of startling facts . . . Fast Food Nation points the way but, to resurrect an old fast food slogan, the choi...

Stick and Stone are sticking together in this hilarious and heart-warming board book that proves why best friends ROCK! When Stick rescues Stone from a prickly situation with a Pinecone, the pair beco...

This playful introduction to motion in the animal kingdom invites readers to guess some of the unusual ways that animals get around, from Caldecott Honor artist Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Animals ...

When George and the man with the yellow hat visit the animal shelter, George is delighted to discover a large litter of puppies. At first, George just wants to pet the puppies, but then he wants to ho...

Mr. Crocodile has big plans for finally catching--and eating--five pesky monkeys, but those little rascals dupe him again and again. By the time the clock strikes six, those mischievous monkeys actual...

What can you make with one oval, two circles, and eight triangles? Just ask three clever mice--who even find a funny way to trick a sneaky cat. Ellen Stoll Walsh once again proves that she´s a master ...

When an elephant and a mouse try to play on a seesaw, they need help from a vast number of animal friends to balance the scales.

Although all people are made up of both good and bad qualities, this picture book emphasizes the importance of loving one´s self for all the things that make them the unique being they are.

When five little monkeys ask for something to do, cleaning the house for Grandma Bessie´s visit isn´t exactly what they had in mind. But leave it to those mischievous monkeys to find a way to make hou...

The best-selling Five Little Monkeys are getting into trouble yet again - this time while back-to-school shopping in the latest board book addition to the enormously popular series with more than 8 mi...

Cherished by millions of readers, this #1 New York Times best-selling novel is a powerful tale of perseverance and hope. Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park interweaves the stories of two Sudanese childre...

This Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning middle grade bestseller is now in paperback! Basketball and heartache share the court in this slam-dunk novel in verse. "With a bolt of lightnin...

George and the man with the yellow hat join a school field trip to the firehouse, where George finds all sorts of new things to explore. There are helmets, uniforms, and even a big red fire truck! Thi...

Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers. When Mary Anne is destined for th...

Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossib...

Ride along to school with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck and meet Blue´s new friend: a bright yellow school bus. Beep-beep! Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are excited...

Perfect for fans of Lois Ehlert and Press Here, this charming picture book gently explores the world of color and celebrates the joy of creativity. One day three white mice discover three jars of pain...

Stay Curious at Home with Curious George... and John Krasinski! Here´s some good news! John Krasinski shares storytime with your little one. This complete collection of the seven original Curious Geor...

Exuberant rhymes and wild illustrations celebrate self-acceptance and self-love, from the New York Times bestselling creators of I Ain´t Gonna Paint No More! High on energy and imagination, this ode ...

Little ones and grown-ups will giggle through multiple reads of Those Darn Squirrels! From the creators of Dragons Love Tacos comes the story of what happens when a grumpy old man and some mischievou...

Developed by professional editors and educational consultants especially for preschoolers and children in the first years of school, the award-winning Picture Dictionary is a compilation of 900 of the...

Everything that happens when you go camping can be an adventure, from getting dressed inside your sleeping bag on a chilly morning to meeting a moose to sharing secrets in a tent at night. Kristine O’...

A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among ...

Max and Arthur are friends who share an interest in painting. Arthur is an accomplished painter; Max is a beginner. Max’s first attempt at using a paintbrush sends the two friends on a whirlwind trip ...

In this stunning collaboration of two exceptional talents, the striking charcoal illustrations and nimble text reveal what happens at night when the gargoyles come to life.

Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.

The ups and downs of the middle school experience are explored in these poems by award-winning poet Kristine O´Connell George “Engaging.” —The Bulletin “Sweet and on key.” —Booklist “From humorous...

In See the Circus young readers are quizzed in verse on characters and events at the circus.

A 2011 Newbery Honor Book Come feel the cool and shadowed breeze, come smell your way among the trees, come touch rough bark and leathered leaves: Welcome to the night. Welcome to the night, where mi...

Tired of always being jerked and jolted along the tracks in last place, Katy Caboose devises a clever plan for solving all of her travel woes.

A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book In a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David Wiesner, a cat named Mr. Wuffles doesn´t care about toy mice or toy goldfish. He’s much more inter...

All three pigs set out to seek their fortune, but two of them come to a sorry end.

When Braid Beard´s pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board thinking that pirate life will be great, but when he finds out that pirates don´t get bedtime stories ...

The search for a lost button from a cherished memory string helps a young girl cope with the emotional loss of her late mother and become more accepting of the love her stepmother has to give and new ...

A lonely old woman adopts, cares for, and raises a polar bear as if he were her own son, until jealous villagers threaten the bear´s life, forcing him to leave his home and his "mother," in a retellin...

The greatest name in foreign language dictionaries is Cassell, the preeminent publisher of dictionaries for over 120 years. For fast, easy reference and comprehensive listings, Cassell´s Concise Latin...

Betty Crocker Cooking Basics, Second Edition is the only cookbook you need to help you begin cooking with confidence, even if you barely know how to boil water. Fully updated to include 112 simple and...

With an epidemic of "white blindness" sweeping New York City, the criminal element stalks the city, robbing and raping, while one eyewitness leads a group of seven strangers through the afflicted city...

First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the la...

Great for the beginner and the expert, this book offers readers exercises to improve their work.

A fresh and brilliantly told memoir from a cult favorite comic artist, marked by gothic twists, a family funeral home, sexual angst, and great books. This breakout book by Alison Bechdel is a darkly ...

This classic battle of wits, dramatically and charmingly illustrated by the award-winning Paul Galdone, is the perfect edition to any folk tale storybook collection. Three little pigs set out to seek...

"This spirited and broadly comic version will be a welcome addition to fairy tale collections and to the picture book hour."

With warmth and humor, the beloved author and Caldecott Honor illustrator Paul Galdone masterfully retells the generations-old fairy tale of the Gingerbread Boy who escapes one mouth only to find hims...

"Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup." So begins Lois Ehlert’s bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young. The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the...

Ages 1-3. This appetizing alphabet book shows fruits and vegetables so juicy and alive, you´ll wish they could jump off the page and into your mouth. Even vegetable haters will find it hard to resist ...

Galdone´s dynamic, amusing pictures add much humor to the familiar tale of the industrious hen and lazy cat, dog, and mouse.

All three pigs set out to seek their fortune, but two of them come to a sorry end.

Rachel, having chosen to be mute following the sudden death of a classmate, shares responsibility with the other sixth-graders who decide not to report that the substitute teacher failed to show up.

Though legally blind, Paul Fisher can see what others cannot. He can see that his parents´ constant praise of his brother, Erik, the football star, is to cover up something that is terribly wrong. But...

Grade 1-4 In this humorously original tale, various members of the Court, all clothed in elaborate Elizabethan dress, try to dislodge the King from his bubbly tub. Instead they are drawn into it with ...

This familiar nursery tale features a warmly appealing bear family and a naughty, gap-toothed Goldilocks.

Look and learn as you search for George and other hidden objects inside the many diverse homes featured in this first ever Curious George look-and-find book!

When Helen Finney feeds alphabet soup to her dog, Martha, it goes straight up to her brain, and Martha begins to speak! But having a talking dog isn´t always as much fun as it seems.

Something´s wrong with Martha, the talking dog! She has eaten her daily bowl of alphabet soup, but when she opens her mouth to speak, strange sounds come out instead of words. Fortunately her nose sti...

Surprised by the arrival of the exuberant puppy Skits, older dog Martha weathers the initial chaos but eventually loses her temper, insisting that the younger dog be calm and docile like herself.

Martha´s back and this time she´s talking up a storm on the telephone! When she wins a free weekend for her and her family at the Come-On-Inn, the trouble really begins.

In this amusing picture book, a colorful snake challenges children to find him as he slithers through pages of familiar objects. “Baker’s elaborate acrylic designs, variety of lush hues, and sly wit p...

This witty and informative salute to the honeybee uses clear, lively text and detailed full-color illustrations to present a wide range of interesting, and sometimes amusing, facts about the life cycl...

A lap-sized board book edition of the classic cumulative tale that´s perfect for bedtime, naptime...anytime! In the napping house is a cozy bed piled high with a snoring granny, a dreaming child, a do...

The rhyming misadventures of a group of zany sheep on a pirate ship.

Just as in the story that Grand Nanny Penguin is telling, Little Penguin slides down hills, dances with wild, silly, goony birds, and almost gets eaten by a whale. “The deep greens, bright yellows, an...

With the help of the man with the yellow hat, Curious George plants and grows carrots in a little garden plot of his own. When his carrots are finally ready to be pulled from the ground, George decide...

Combines poetic text and dramatic paintings in an introduction to one of nature´s most basic and powerful elements, depicting such images as a gentle mountain pond, a raging waterfall, a silent ocean ...