Rhyming text describes a mother guiding her young monster through bedtime preparations, such as howling at the moon, snacking on worm juice and beetle bread, and choosing a bedtime story.
It's time for Big Bear to hibernate, so Old Man Winter tells him, "Sleep, Big Bear, sleep;" but Big Bear thinks Old Man Winter has told him to drive a jeep, to sweep, and to leap--finally, Old Man Win
"In 1945 the war ended. The Germans surrendered, and the ghetto was liberated. Out of over a quarter of a million people, about 800 walked out of the ghetto. Of those who survived, only twelve were ch
Louis loves to watch birds. He takes care of injured birds and studies how they look and how they move. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve
Retells the 16th-century Mexican legend about the Virgin Mary, who appears to the peasant Juan Diego requesting that he appeal to the bishop to have a shrine built for her. By the Pura Belpre Award-wi
You’ve never met a babysitter like Mr. Pudgins!When Mr. Pudgins comes to watch John, Pete, and Janey, all kinds of crazy things happen. Faucets run soda pop instead of water, the bathtub takes them fo
The classic 1937 tale by award-winning author Marjorie Flack is back in print for the first time in decades!Walter is a lazy mouse. He is so lazy that he always misses school and spends all his time i
Strange things begin happening at Elijah's New England home just before his twelfth birthday in 1927, especially after two aunts he had never met whisk him away to Moaning Marsh, where he realizes tha
Luke knows his I’nupiaq name is full of soundswhite people can’t say. He knows he’ll have toleave it behind when he and his brothers are sentto boarding school hundreds of miles from theirArctic villa
A tribute to moms who serve their country in the military reveals their contributions as unsung heroes who construct buildings, fly planes, drive tanks and do many other important things to make the w
Members of a rabbit family visit an apple orchard, where they have fun picking and learning about apples, in a story that includes a recipe for applesauce, a song, directions for a craft activity, and
Wishing to bake an apple pie, Old Granny Smith sets out with a full basket, trading its contents for a series of objects until she gets the apples she needs.
