With clever photographic designs, simple labels, and stimulating questions, these are the perfect first board books for parents and toddlers to share. rnMy First Things That Go: Let's Get Moving helps children develop first language skills. Each tabbed section focuses on a different category of vehicle, from cars to airplanes.
‘Mrs. Minarik is at her superb best in depicting the charming childlikeness of Little Bear’s delight in visiting his grandparents.’ —H. rnrn1962 Caldecott Honor BookrnNotable Children's Books of 1963 (ALA)
Whimsical and touching images tell the story of an unexpected friendship and the revelations it inspires in this moving, wordless picture book from two-time Caldecott Honor medalist Marla Frazee.rnrnA baby clown is separated from his family when he accidentally bounces off their circus train and lands in a lonely farmer’s vast, empty field. The farmer reluctantly rescues the little clown…
Part of a series where children write and illustrate their own books, this volume describes a school built at the site of the Herbein farm, and how the students contrast the land's previous use with their current school activities.
Joyously colored animals, riding on a train to the zoo, offer youngsters a first introduction to numbers, number sets, addition and counting in this paperback reissue of Eric Carle's first picture book. A gatefold spread at the back of the book, featuring the whole wonderful animal train, adds to the fun!
Winner of the Caldecott Medal rnOnce, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider man, wanted them -- and caught three sly creatures to get them. rnThis story of how we got our own stories to tell is adapted from an African folktale.
Madlenka--that cosmopolitan little girl whose city block is a world of its own--is back and ready to play! When she dribbles her brand new soccer ball out the door and around the corner, it seems that everyone wants to get in the game--the mailbox, a dog, even a parking meter, but especially all the neighborhood cats, and there are enough of them to make a team. But they're no match for Madlenk…
The king and the queen and their growing entourage return each morning to a tenement street until the little boy they have come to visit is home to greet them.
Mother’s Day is coming, and Mama Bear knows that Papa and the cubs are going to surprise her. She also knows that Mother’s Day in the tree house is going to be one big, messy success that she’ll have to clean up. But maybe, just maybe, Papa and the cubs have cooked up a really big surprise for Mama this year! Featuring greeting card gatefold.
Is there such a thing as too much birthday? Poor Sister is overwhelmed byrnher big, noisy sixth-birthday party. Her sympathetic parents help her realizernthe true importance of having a birthday in this humorous exercise inrnmoderation for cubs--and parents.