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By Abby Fukuto, Paul Sabella, Jay Fukuto. 2012
The I Know My series of preschool books is designed to support young children as they learn about the alphabet,…
numbers, food, tools, holidays, and more. Crisp art, whimsical characters, and a collaborative adventure keep children engaged, highlighted by voiceover narration, music, and sound effects. Henry the bee wants to build a doghouse for his friend Oliver, and needs the reader's help to find the right tools and materials. Henry gets very excited and is so happy to have helpers!By Sarah Snow, Alison Formento. 2012
Mr. Tate’s class helps clean up a local beach and listens to the sea as it tells them about all…
the wildlife that make it their home. One whale, two giant sea turtles, three marlins . . . and more. Of course, the class discovers that “this sea counts!” These Seas Count! explores the environmental impact and importance of the seas, and how crucial it is to keep them healthy. Alison Formento’s gentle story and Sarah Snow’s amazing collages combine for a powerful message about the environment and what we can do to preserve our oceans.By Abby Fukuto, Paul Sabella, Jay Fukuto. 2012
The I Know My series of preschool books is designed to support young children as they learn about the alphabet,…
numbers, food, tools, holidays, and more. Crisp art, whimsical characters, and a collaborative adventure keep children engaged, highlighted by voiceover narration, music, and sound effects. Ella the owl's favorite time of year is Christmas. She needs your help to find all of the decorations to make her house a festive place! Young readers to be will enjoy identifying objects.By Taro Gomi. 1989
A winsome calf provides the backdrop--literally--for this charming story. With each turn of the page, the young animal is imaginatively…
transformed to reflect some activity of the four seasons: snow melting, seedlings springing up, harvest, all the way to the snow melting again and revealing that--the calf has grown. The story line follows the cycle of the seasons from one spring to the next, and its spare, fluid text--wedded to the vigorous graphics--vividly conveys the underlying themes of renewal and growth. The colors are joyful and fresh, and the artist's playful approach to perspective makes this a lovely picture book.By Susan Swan, Felicia Sanzari Chernesky. 2013
Fall is here, with all its wonderful visual delights--not just colors, but shapes! This clever concept book follows a family…
on a trip to a pumpkin patch and invites children to pick out shapes from the seasonal scenery--apple bushel circles, square hay bales, diamond kites in the autumn sky! Felicia Sanzari Chernesky's sweet verses are perfectly complemented by Susan Swan's gorgeous collage-inspired art.By Abby Fukuto, Paul Sabella, Jay Fukuto. 2012
The I Know My series of preschool books is designed to support young children as they learn about the alphabet,…
numbers, food, tools, holidays, and more. Crisp art, whimsical characters, and a collaborative adventure keep children engaged, highlighted by voiceover narration, music, and sound effects. Perfect for the youngest children, this enhanced ebook presents the ABCs through rhyming couplets and charming characters.By Lorena Siminovich. 2013
The artist behind Chronicle's bestselling In My finger puppet books and the Petit Collage line of children's décor has turned…
her talents to a brand new series of charming books. Here readers will find a beautiful little book: Turn the pages to find the baby animals matched with their parents, and learn some early concepts along the way.By Lizi Boyd. 2015
In this artful and deceptively simple book, master book creator Lizi Boyd is at it again. Using her inimitable style…
to expand upon a familiar concept, she has created a compendium of unexpected opposites that is also a charming and emotionally warm story about Big Bear, little bear, and the stories that bring them together.By Anita Lobel. 2015
From Caldecott Honor winner Anita Lobel comes this delightful day, from A to Z. Twenty-six playful pigs wake in their…
pen ready for an adventure. They trot down a country road and discover a field full of surprises! There's an A for Amanda Pig to admire. A B for Billy Pig to balance on. And Clara Pig found a C that looks like it could use a good cleaning! By the time they return to their pen that night, the playful pigs have happily oinked their way through the alphabet.From the Hardcover edition.By C. L. Clickard. 2017
By Sarah Snow, Alison Formento. 2014
Mr. Tate's class is about to learn that there's more to rocks than being dirty lumps on the ground. On…
this field trip they're visiting the rocky ridge mountains to learn about rocks. At first the children think rocks will be boring, but they soon learn that rocks are all around us in ways we might not expect--such as glass and toothpaste! This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book.By Kate Saunders, Paul Bright, Mark Burgess, Jeanne Willis, Brian Sibley. 2016
For the 90th anniversary of Winnie-the-Pooh, a sequel featuring new stories and a new character from the Hundred Acre Wood.…
Now a New York Times Bestseller. The Trustees of the Pooh Properties have commissioned four authors to write in the timeless style of A.A. Milne to create a quartet of charming new adventures for Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their friends. Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall: take a trip back to the Hundred Acre Wood with a collection of tales sure to delight year-round. One story finds Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet on a quest to discover the "Sauce of the Nile" (they suspect it's apple). And in another, all the animals rally around poor Eeyore when he thinks he sees another donkey eyeing his clover. The winter story features a new penguin character, based on a stuffed toy owned by Christopher Robin Milne himself. Readers of all ages will love rediscovering old friends and making new ones in this essential new volume of Pooh stories. The book features beautiful color artwork in the style of Ernest H. Shepard by Mark Burgess.By Paul Rand, Ann Rand. 2016
Paul Rand and his wife, Ann, wrote this book for their daughter, Catherine, to explain the interplay of sound and…
color. Paul's distinctive papercut illustrations of bold shapes and bursts of color beautifully complement Ann's rhythmic text, encouraging children to listen and repeat noises they hear every day: the "blop" of a raindrop, the "wham!" of a shutting door, the whisper of the wind in the trees, and the "crunch crunch" of buttered toast.By Grace Lin. 2015
Ling and Ting have fun, rain or shine, in the fourth book of this irresistible early reader series.The adorable twins…
Ling and Ting from the Geisel Honor early reader series are back to have fun in Winter, Spring, Fall, and Summer, giving parents and educators the perfect opportunity to teach young readers about every season of the year. This beloved series has received five starred reviews. Kirkus writes about the series, "These twins make learning to read double the fun."By Sarah Ban Breathnach, Wendy Edelson. 2014
In her international bestseller Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach inspired millions of women to find happiness in each day of…
their lives. Now Breathnach is back with her first children's book, The Best Part of the Day. Beautifully illustrated and lyrically written, this "good night" story encourages children to find at least one moment in each day that is worthy of celebration. The Best Part of the Day is the perfect addition to any family's nighttime routine.By Kate Mcmullan. 1998
School's out, and Fluffy the class guinea pig is having a heroic summer vacation. He rescues a child from a…
hungry shark (or so he thinks), competes in a Best Pets contest, an confronts dangerous animals in the jungle (backyard).By Maria Van Lieshout. 2016
Babies use a binky. Do big kids? No! Big kids say, "Bye-bye, binky!"Every child's life is filled with milestones. Some…
happen easily; others need a little extra support. Artist and mom Maria van Lieshout has been there. Drawing upon her own experiences, she has created an engaging series of books that are just right for children on the brink of major changes and the caregivers who encourage them.By Eileen Christelow. 1989
"NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED!" The nursery rhyme "Five Little Monkeys" has long been a favorite song and…
finger play with the preschool set, but Eileen Christelow gives it new life as a hilarious picture book. Her expressive pencil and watercolor illustrations capture both the glee and the pratfalls of those misbehaving monkeys. A sure-fire hit at story hour, this rhythmic romp is a counting lesson, too, as the five bouncy bed-jumpers bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. This ebook includes audio narration.By Nora Gaydos, B. B. Sams. 2004
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO READ WHILE HAVING FUN! Simple sentences and strong picture cues help guide young children to reading…
success with this award-winning learn-to-read series.What could be more exciting than hearing your child read a book to you for the first time? The Now I'm Reading! books for emerging readers are just right for children who want to read but aren't quite ready to sound out words using phonics. Each of the 10 stories in PRE-READER: MY WORLD uses a proven system of simple, patterned text and strong picture cues to build confidence in the earliest readers. Each booklet focuses on a specific early-learning concept (like opposites, farm animals, and movement) to help kids feel like "real" readers as they learn simple sight words.Inside this eBook, you'll find:· 10 story booklets with colorful illustrations and engaging text· 40 reward stickers to encourage completion and rereading· "Words to Know" and "Stretch Your Mind" activity sections· Parent/Teacher Guide to help you figure out the best ways to use these booksPerfect for ages 3 and up! Books in the NIR Pre-Reader Level focus on read-along stories, strong picture clues, predictable patterned text, and letter and sound recognition.The concepts and skill progression in the NIR! series are aligned to meet Common Core State Standards. This book is Fountas & Pinnell Level A-E; information on individual booklet levels and Lexile Measures is available at the Now I'm Reading website.By Kathy Stinson, Deirdre Betteridge. 2008
"What's-in-it" fun for the very young.Celebrated children's writer Kathy Stinson explores "what's-in-what" concepts for young children. With a chorus of…
questions that encourage interaction, children will delight in playing with the language of spatial relationships, from a pocket holding treasure to a spoon with a face reflected in it.For one little girl, a day on the farm is full of familiar sights that lead to the unexpected. The barn has a horse in it... just like a house can have a "me" in it. A sock can't have a head it in, but it can have a toe in it. A pond can even have a splash in it. Best of all, when Mommy comes home, she has a blanket that has a wiggle in it-a brand new baby. Joining charming pictures and a satisfying story with language-learning ideas, A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It will hold the attention of parents and children alike.