In rhyming text, a boy wants a pretty red dress seen in a shop window while with his mother and works as many odd jobs as possible to afford it.

"It's an exciting day when a group of dinosaurs decide to race...but which dinosaur will come in first place? Readers will be charmed by the absolutely adorable illustrations, and this hilarious rhyming story"--

From aardvarks to zebras and everyone in between, baby zoo animals go through their bedtime routines as they snuggle up, say good night, and drift off to dream.

"While reading a bedtime story starring sleepy animals dozing off, the unflappable narrator, distracted by nocturnal animals who have anything but sleep on their minds, improvises the nocturnal brood into the verse."--

Cheeky Chimp has a limp ... or does he? Follow his extremely tall tale as he explains why he cannot possibly help Cheetah. A fun story, specially written to develop phonemic awareness, with wonderful illustrations by David Semple. This book is ideal both for reading aloud and for children who are beginning to read for themselves.

"Soft and wooly, shiny and smooth, this Little Blue Truck book for the youngest fan provides fun and sensory exploration, while gently sharing that we don't have to be the same to be the best of ourselves--and the best of friends.The touch-and-feel for Little Blue's youngest fans features touchable elements for little fingers to explore in a large, sturdy board book.With a different texture on each spread, young readers can learn to associate touch...

"Inspired by the way educators talk about emotions and build emotional literacy with young children, this back-to-school picture book follows a group of kids as they learn to identify and process the wide range of feelings they bring on the first day of school."--

Collects eight Margaret Wise Brown stories that can be read in approximately five-minutes.

"A child's eye view of the Arab-Israeli crisis. An Israeli boy and Arab girl find peace and common ground in the midst of turmoil."

"There was a cold lady who swallowed many different things, one after the other, but what happens after she swallows snow? Modeled on the folk song: There was an old lady who swallowed a fly."--