Goosey-Gog and Ducketty-Duck go for a walk and get stuck in the mud. Chicken comes along with his truck and helps them out but the truck slips into the mud and leaves them all stuck.
A child gathers supplies to make bathtub soup.
Kitten friends go to the ice-cream shop for a treat.
Rhyming story describing the difficulty of eating peas.
Where can a spider find a lullaby and a quiet place to sleep?
Fly is on a mission to make Horse laugh.
Lucy's brother and his friends think they have a perfect name for the new puppy--until they find out it's a girl.
All the cowboys at the Circle S Ranch could yodel better than Davy--until one freezing-cold night.
This poem imagines what an ant's home might look like underground.
Jamie has won a horse but where will he keep it?
Benny the bee can't find his buzzer or make any noise--until Billy the boy swats him away.
Fox has to change his plans as he prepares a surprise lunch and gift for Bear.
Panda's knitting project turns out to be just the right size after it shrinks in the dryer.
A tea party is more fun with Miss Mouse Miss Cat and Pup Dog as guests!
Rory thinks nothing funny ever happens to him until he tells the class about his weekend.
Tim is excited to discover a new boy has moved in next door. After a somewhat confusing day of making plans, he discovers the one boy is actually a set of twins.
Sammy and Marcie have a terrible, meaning wonderful, time on Opposite Day.
Dialogues between teller and "reteller" result in slightly altered tales.
Three friends discuss their silly, embarrassing, untrainable pets. It's not until the end that we discover the friends are dogs, and the pets they refer to are human!
Dialogues between teller and "reteller" result in slightly altered tales.
B is an awfully boastful bloke and when he and the rest of the alphabet get together, he can't help but tease the vowels about their small numbers. So the vowels begin to take off, one by one. The consonants--and the rest of the farm--see just how important vowels really are. With disaster looming and B seeing the error of his ways, can U save the day and set the alphabet right again?
Adam and his family spend an exciting day at the colorful and bustling Eastern Market. But when Adam gets briefly separated from Mom and Dad, he mistakes a friendly, diverse cast of characters for his parents in their traditional Muslim clothing--and shows that we all have more in common than you might think. This nearly-wordless picture book celebrates diversity and community in vibrant, dynamic art.
Napoleon, the spiffiest chameleon in the jungle, is a pretty happy guy. And why shouldn't he be? After all, he loves living on his spiffy limb, and blending in with its colorful foliage. And after a few missteps, he now has friends. Mike the monkey and Polly the parrot often come to play. The spiffy limb shakes with fun and it seems like the laughter will never stop. Except it does when Mike meets Mooka and Polly meets her Pedro. His friends have found their perfect mates and Napoleon is now back to being on his own. What will it take for the loneliest chameleon in the jungle to find his own true love?
When country toads, Hank and Buckeroo, hear some folks talking about going "fly-fishing," they know they have to tag along. What could be better than fishing for flies?! So they stow away in a picnic basket and prepare for the feast of their lives. But what will happen when they realize fly-fishing isn't exactly what they expected?
What do you get when you cross The Little Red Hen with a burro and his friends? Burro's Tortillas! In this humorous Southwestern retelling of a childhood favorite, Burro finds it difficult to get any help from his friends as he diligently works to turn corn into tortillas. Young children will love the repetition; older children will enjoy the book's many puns. In addition to its Southwestern "flavor," the delightful story imparts an accurate picture of the traditional way that tortillas are made. A Spanish/English glossary and a simple recipe for making tortillas are included in the "For Creative Minds" section.
