A rhyming tale of a little boys imaginary nightly adventure.

A rhyming romp at the beach as seen through the eyes of an expectant child.Reader reviews:"The simple pleasures of life are always the best. No distractions, just the sun, the sea and a beautiful beach. What more could one ask for.""This is a very beautiful presentation!"

A little rhyming ode of appreciation for little things like buttons.

Based on a true story Alesha the Cat is a heartwarming rhyming adventure for the whole family. While Gazing out a familiar window a dreamy eyed little girl and the eyes of a sleepy, scared and hungry visitor suddenly meet and both their wishes come true. Told in the voice of a precocious little girl, it's a tale of her day of fun and learning.Reader reviews:Love this! You've captured the child's voice and excitement so well.I loved it, really enjoyed the simplicity o...

Time for Time Out is a funny rhyming romp of an explanation, told by a well-meaning but mischievous young boy. The easily distracted child is accidentally left home alone and attempts to be the man of the house while simultaneously enjoying his freedom. A day of hilarity and surprise ensues.Reader reviews:Very hilarious, I enjoyed reading it. Love the rhymes and how it flowed. A great children's poem. It's full of fun.This kid was something... thought of Denise the ...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREThe classic anthem to youth from Bob Dylan, one of our best-loved songwriters, reimagined as a picture book by award-winning illustrator Paul Rogers.Since it first appeared on the 1974 album Planet Waves, "Forever Young" has been one of Bob Dylan's most beloved songs. Now award-winning artist Paul Rogers gives us a new interpretation of the lyrics. With images inspired by classic Dylan songs a...

Struwwelpeter (1845) (or Shockheaded Peter) is a German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book.Hoffmann wrote Struwwelpeter in reaction to the lack of good children's books. Intending to buy a picture book as a Christmas present for his three...

The buzz is big for Douglas Florian’s new poetry collection about the unBEElieveably unique lives of honeybees—and the vital role they play in our ecosystem.Come inside the honeycomb—a busy, buzzy, bee-filled home—and learn about the unexpected wonders of these tiny insects’ lifestyles, families, and communities. In fourteen funny, fact-filled honeybee poems and paintings, Douglas Florian explores the natural history of these often-unappreciated critters, revealing...

Can learning about punctuation really be fun? You bet--in Elsa Knight Bruno's Punctuation Celebration, featuring illlustrations by Jenny WhiteheadPunctuation marks come alive in this clever picture book featuring fourteen playful poems. Periods stop sentences in a baker's shop, commas help a train slow down, quotation marks tell people what to do, and colons stubbornly introduce lists. This appealing primer is a surefire way to make punctuation both access...

At first light the finchesare flitting about the treesFlitteringflutteringflitpurple finchesflitFlutteringflitteringflypainted finchesfly.In this companion volume to Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal, Paul Fleischman celebrates the sound, the sense, the essence of birds. Written to be spoken aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous, these po...

Get up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this collection of poems by New York Times bestselling author Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, and care for young.Stunning, large-scale photographs zoom in on these mighty hunters, while fun fact boxes accompany the poetry, providing details that are sure to pique young readers' curiosity.

When Bianca's beloved kitty disappears, she's devastated and won't come out of her room. Her parents do everything they can to cheer her up to no avail. This story relates the misery of a little girl whose cat runs away, the love of her parents who try to cheer her up and Bianca's joy when her kitty returns with a secret.