Synopsis: From the author of Buzzy the Bumblebee comes a child's hilarious visual interpretation of such parental idioms and witticisms as "Hold your horses;" "Money doesn't grow on trees;" and "I have eyes in the back of my head." "Cat got your toungue?" My momma likes to say. I'm not sure what she means but I like it anyway. My cat has never tried to take my tongue away. But if he did, he'd find that it can stretch a long, long way.

Synopsis: Soft watercolor illustrations add interest to the story of a mother duck raising her brood in the heart of busy Tokyo.

Synopsis: Crickwing never set out to be a bully. All he wants is to create his art in peace. But it's not easy being different--a cockroach with a cricked wing and a flair for sculpture is a ready target for the bigger creatures in the forest. Crickwing just wants to even the score, and leafcutter ants are so easy to pick on. . . .Big mistake. Nobody angers the leafcutter queen and gets away with it. In this epic adventure beneath the foliage, Crickwing…

Synopsis: "The lion is king of the jungle. The great white shark is sovereign of the sea. the timber wolf is emperor of the forest. But ... it's lonely at the top of the food chain. It's difficult to fit in, when plant eaters can be so cruel-just because you ate a relative of theirs that one time! What's a carnivore to do?"--Page 4 of cover

Synopsis: "Beware the hound," warns Papa Possum. But Little Poss seems to find himself face to face with Horrible Hound every day. Can Poss outsmart, outfox, and outrun Horrible? Find out in these three wild adventures, perfect for the young independent reader. FROM AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION More than seventy years of educational research and innovative teaching have given the Bank Street College of Education the reputation…

Synopsis: Little Bashi is full of milk and wants to go right to sleep, but he has to keep on walking in order to keep up with the herd. After a while, the elephants reach a watering hole, where Bashi plays and gets stuck in the mud. Suddenly, two fearsome lionesses appear. Bashi's mother and grandmother have to fight to protect him. Bashi is very frightened, but he knows his family is there to keep him safe. Lush, glowing illustrations beautifully depict…

Synopsis: The fourth book in the Little Polar Bear series has a fresh new look in this repackaged edition! One quiet day at the North Pole, Lars, the little polar bear, hears a cry coming from a deep hole in the ice. It's Hugo, a scared little hare, who is trapped and needs to be rescued. The two become fast friends; but Lars teases Hugo for being timid, and Hugo wishes Lars would be just a little more careful! Then Lars lands himself in trouble, and Hugo…

Synopsis: Welcome the family classic with an elegant, refreshed cover — the quintessential picture book, just waiting to be shared.Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not an easy thing to measure! For two decades, Sam McBratney’s timelessly endearing story, beautifully rendered in Anita Jeram’s exquisite…

Synopsis: Splendidly lyrical illustrations and a quietly evocative text highlight a moving tale of optimism and hope as the wind blows a toy boat away from a little boy at the beach, carrying it across the ocean into another child's hands.

Synopsis: While spending the day in the Robinson household, Wilbur’s best friend Lewis helps search for Grandfather Robinson’s missing false teeth in this classic picture book from William Joyce that inspired the Disney animated sci-fi comedy, Meet the Robinsons!No need to knock, just step right in. You’re just in time to two-step with Grandfather Robinson and his dancing frog band. Cousin Laszlo is demonstrating his new antigravity device. And Uncle Art’…

Synopsis: The timeless tale of The Foolish Tortoise, illustrated by Eric Carle, has a home on laps everywhere in this oversize board book edition!The foolish tortoise is tired of being so slow. He decides that the easiest way for him to move faster is to get out of his heavy shell. The only problem is, once he leaves his home, he’s too scared to walk anywhere! This silly tortoise learns the hard way that there’s no place like home. Children and adults…

Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Miriam agrees to test a new computer game in utmost secrecy but finds that it is more than she bargained for.

Synopsis: Set in Medieval Europe, this is Robert San Souci's magical tale of Guinevere--from her childhood to her marriage to King Arthur. When Guinevere's father's castle is besieged by invaders, she must travel through the forest and cross the perilous river in search of young King Arthur. Their fateful meeting leads to the fulfillment of Guinevere's destiny and her betrothal to King Arthur.

Synopsis: After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with her mother.

Synopsis: One thing leads to another when you give a pig a party.