Synopsis: Since its launch in 2005, The Elf on the Shelf has captured the hearts of children everywhere who have embraced the magic of adoptiong their very own scout elf, sent by Santa Claus. At the start of each Christmas season, the elf appears to serve as Santa's eyes and ears, and every night it travels back to the North Pole to report in. Touted as "the best thing since The Night before Christmas," this gift set includes a North Pole pixie elf, a…

Synopsis: If a big hungry moose comes to visit, you might give him a muffin to make him feel at home. If you give him a muffin, he'll want some jam to go with it. When he's eaten all your muffins, he'll want to go to the store to get some more muffin mix. In this hilarious sequel to If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the young host is again run ragged by a surprise guest. Young readers will delight in the comic complications that follow when a little boy…

Synopsis: Celebrate Valentine's Day with a twist on the classic song from the bestselling There Was an Old Lady series for kids! You’ll never guess what she’ll swallow next!There was an old lady who swallowed a rose.I don't know why she swallowed the rose,but that's how it goes.The Old Lady is swallowing a rose, some lace, some glitter, and more...to make a special gift for her Valentine! With rhyming text and hilarious illustrations, this wacky version…

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Synopsis: Over in the Arctic, snow blankets the land and ice covers the water. Come and count with the belugas, caribou, bears, and many other cold-weather animals that call the Arctic home.

Synopsis: When Sophie gets angry, she runs out and climbs her favorite tree. Different people handle anger in a different way.

Synopsis: In this latest installment of the magical series, Jack and Annie are whisked off to the vast plains of Africa, where they must solve Morgan le Fay's third magical riddle. Once the riddle is solved, they still have to get past a pride of lions, a herd of rampaging wildebeests and one very hungry Masai warrior.

Synopsis: When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up. So he waters his seed, and pulls the weeds, and he waits ... First published in 1945 and never out of print, this timeless combination of Ruth Krauss's simple text and Crockett Johnson's eloquent illustrations creates a triumphant and deeply…

Synopsis: Wiggles the white blood cell travels all over trying to help heal the pain and sadness of a boy whose sister is moving away, but when he arrives at the heart, he finds that it is also a source of comfort as well as pain.

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs present the accomplishments of Pelâe, who has been called the king of soccer.

Synopsis: Humorous text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.

Synopsis: Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for this favorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow two enthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to their collection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptian pyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on your finger to the pebbles under your feet'rocks are everywhere!