An atmospheric short story taken from the collection, BEYOND THE STARS, written and illustrated by two great Irish talents in children’s fiction todaySilla loves the winter with its snow and cold winds, but most of all, she loves the ice. So when the ice floes of her kingdom and the icicles at her Ice Palace start to melt, she doesn’t believe Zeffa, King of the Warm Winds, when he comes to her in friendship, begging for her help. Instead, she declares war on him and assembles her b...

Fully and fearlessly updated, this vital new edition of the acclaimed book on sex, sexuality, bodies, and puberty deserves a spot in every family’s library.With more than 1.5 million copies in print, It’s Perfectly Normal has been a trusted resource on sexuality for more than twenty-five years. Rigorously vetted by experts, this is the most ambitiously updated edition yet, featuring to-the-minute information and language accompanied by new and refreshed ar...

Designed with budding readers in mind, this collection features eight fairy tales, each given a new twist and set in three columns and three colors as a script for two voices to read separately or together. Full color.

With the help of Miss Brooks, Missy’s classmates all find books they love in the library—books about fairies and dogs and trains and cowboys. But Missy dismisses them all—“Too flowery, too furry, too clickety, too yippity.”Still, Miss Brooks remains undaunted. Book Week is here and Missy will find a book to love if they have to empty the entire library. What story will finally win over this beastly, er, discriminating child? William Steig’s Shrek!—the tale of a re...

"In their previous landmark volumes . . . Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality . . . Here they successfully tackle the big questions . . . for even younger kids." — The Horn Book (starred review)Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to ask questions. What makes me a girl? What makes me a boy? Why...

A New York Times bestseller! This collection of stories from former children's poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman provides endless read-aloud fun.Here's a book with something new—you read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page to one another—you'll read one side, I the other.The first in the award-winning You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series, this unique book "in two voices" uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration...

**Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Winner!Learning to ride a bike is hard. Can I do it? Yes, I can! A fun comic that kindergarteners and first graders can read on their own.**Can I do it?I can’t do it.I want to do it.I did it!Simple text that new readers can read by themselves, along with delightful pictures in a comic format, show a little creature trying and trying again as they learn to ride a bicycle. All their ...

How will we get to the party? Let's make cars and drive, or make boats and float! Let's go! Kindergarteners and first graders can read this easy reader on their own.Let’s go!In this companion book to the Geisel award-winning I Did It!, a cute creature and five friends want to go to the party-- but it’s too far away!Even the youngest readers will be able to follow the simple text and lively illustrations as the friends find creative...

Follow as a text message travels at near light speed around the world in this illuminating picture book about how our messages get from one phone to another, and connections they create between both people.Ever wonder how your text message gets from your phone to your friend’s phone? You type it, hit send, and boom—the text appears on your friend’s phone just moments later. But how?!From your brain to your fingers to your phone, once you hit send, ...

In this rhythmic read-aloud, all you need is an imagination to experience the thrill of a great train ride.When a girl shouts "I can make a train noise, now!" her imagination transforms a coffee shop into a zooming train, and her words clickity-clack across the tracks and blare like a train horn.In a flash, salt shakers and ketchup bottles become skyscrapers, and the girl's voice rattles along the tracks with "I can make a train noise I can make a train noi...

Rediscover familiar tales and find new favorites in this irresistible fifth You Read to Me, I'll Read to You book from former children's poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman**, which adds Aesop's fables to the New York Times bestselling series.**Award-winning creators Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley bring you classic characters—from wise ants and kind mice to sly foxes and hungry wolves—as you've never seen them before! With clear, color...

A sixth book in the New York Times bestselling You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series from former children's poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman**, this collection features well-known figures like Paul Bunyan and Johnny Appleseed.**Using traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition), this book is perfect for inviting young children to read along with peers or an adult for the first time.With clear, color-coded typograph...