Synopsis: Little Bear and his friends are on hand to welcome Father Bear home from his fishing trip. ‘Little Bear has endeared himself as a character with irresistible, child-like charm.’ —H. Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)1960 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1959 (NYT)

Synopsis: Nature interferes when Lee attempts to throw away her empty popcorn bag.

Synopsis: A boy points out attributes of many different animals and compares himself to them. Includes suggestions for classroom activities.

Synopsis: Hoping to participate in the Critterville Kite Flying Contest, Little Critter busily attempts to fly a kite and finds the activity more challenging than anticipated.

Synopsis: Since their first publication in the 1830s and 1840s, Edgar Allan Poe's extraordinary Gothic tales have established themselves as classics of horror fiction and have also created many of the conventions which still dominate the genre of detective fiction. Yet, as well as being highly enjoyable, Poe's tales are works of very real intellectual exploration. Abandoning the criteria of characterization and plotting in favour of blurred boundaries…

Synopsis: Illustrations and simple text describe some sights and sounds associated with each season.

Synopsis: Join Mercer Mayer's classic and loveable character, Little Critter®, as he sets out on a new adventure in this brand-new My First I Can Read storybook! When Mom and Little Sister go to town, Dad treats Little Critter to a special day. Together they ride bikes, play football, and catch a baseball game. Little Critter even has a special surprise for Dad when they get home! With fun illustrations and simple text, Mercer Mayer's Little Critter…

Synopsis: Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Literature - Africa, language: English, abstract: This study aims at carrying out a stylistic analysis of selected short stories from Achebe's Girls at War and other stories. Stylistics, a combination of style and literature is a discipline which has been approached in different ways by different scholars both in linguistic studies and literary studies; it is a borderline discipline between…

Synopsis: When Nibbles, the new class pet, gets lost during a home visit, Biscuit the puppy helps find him.

Synopsis: Biscuit the puppy runs away from his bath with his puppy friend, Puddles.

Synopsis: Arthur's determination to prove he is responsible enough to have a puppy brings him a menagerie of animals to care for.

Synopsis: Using oil pastels, watercolors, and inks in a loose and friendly painting style, Jacqueline Rogers lovingly depicts a curious preschooler who tiptoes into a kindergarten classroom. There, the little girl discovers a wonderful world of paints and puzzles, blocks and books. The rhythmic text and warm, happy environment of TIPTOE INTO KINDERGARTEN welcomes children who are fearful of kindergarten, as well as those who are eager to begin.

Synopsis: Emergent-reader nonfiction takes on a whole new face! Consistent print placement, predictable text patterns and strong picture clues make this series ideal for emergent readers.

Synopsis: Biscuit the dog meets hens, pigs, geese, and goats while visiting a farm.

Synopsis: Little Critter's family members are not happy with his cat until she scares away a mean dog -- Publisher.

Synopsis: "Oh no! Noodles got scratches and it hurts! What will make him feel better?"--Page 2 of cover.

Synopsis: Share the adventure of a big, friendly bear as he roams through all sorts of crazy settings, discovering different shapes along the way. The book is designed to offer young children practice in both counting and shape recognition.

Synopsis: Jim woke up early one morning to find a plant that was very like a beanstalk growing outside his window. Climbing to the top of the beanstalk, he found a castle and a giant, but with very modern problems that only Jim could help solve. Raymond Briggs brings a new generation to an old tale with humor and imagination.

Synopsis: Saints preserve us! Just when his poor wife's back gives out, lazy but lucky Jamie O'Rourke traps himself a leprechaun, from whom he wins a single wish. What does Jamie wish for? All the potatoes he can eat. But this time Jamie may have bitten off more than he can chew, in this colorful Irish folktale filled with humor and a touch of blarney, too!"Delightful...perfect for St. Patty's Day storytelling". -- Children's Book Review Service"This…