Synopsis: StoryPlay (TM) Books -- the best new way to engage with your little one during story time -- continues with four new stories!StoryPlay Books is the smart way to read and play together! StoryPlay Books offer fun ways to engage with little ones during story time and playtime with prompts and activities that everyone will love! Each quality story will delight readers while building early literacy skills for ages 3 to 5 by helping them develop:…

Synopsis: It's a lesson in sharing for these youngsters -- and for their teacher! It's the very first day of daycare, and Amanda and Jeremiah don't know what to do. They want to play with the same blocks, they want to use the same paint. But the teacher says they have to share... so they share everything. Even... their clothes?!? Robert Munsch first wrote this tale for the kids in his own daycare classroom -- which makes it the perfect board book story!

Synopsis: When a little fir tree is taken to be sold in the city along with other tall trees, plants, and shrubs, it becomes sad. But a young couple has special plans for choosing a Christmas tree that their family will treasure for years and years. Find out how the littlest fir tree becomes a Christmas tree forever in this heartwarming story about family, love, and Christmas tradition.

Synopsis: The snowmen are getting their Halloween costumes ready for the latest picture book in this New York Times bestselling series. Have you ever built a snowman and discovered the next day that his grin has gotten a little crooked, or his tree-branch arms have moved? And you've wondered . . . what do snowmen do when we're not watching? After an early snowfall, a few kids build some snowmen before going trick-or-treating. And when the kids go off to…

Synopsis: A must-have for any nursery! If Animals Celebrated Christmas is a beloved picture book in the bestselling If Animals Kissed Goodnight series that imagines how creatures from all across the animal kingdom might celebrate the holidays– making it the perfect bedtime read aloud to snuggle up with in the wintertime.What if animals did what YOU do?Tortoise would hiss a holiday wish. Crane would croon joyful carols. Mama and Papa Buffalo would kiss…

Synopsis: Doug loves Christmas, but this year, something is different! Doug learns what Christmas spirit is all about when a new Funnie family member is born. Color illustrations throughout.

Synopsis: Tina loves her brand-new socks so much that she's never going to take them off. But when her wonderful socks start to get smelly, her friends have to take action. Full color.

Synopsis: When an eight-year-old boy helps his uncle at his job as a plasterer, he takes a fancy to his workman's apron with a pocket. As a result of his fascination, his aunt makes him an apron of his own and he spends a few days as his Uncle Adam's assistant. The text is brief and simple but clearly conveys the warmth between the man and his nephew and the child's satisfaction in a job well done. The line/tissue paper illustrations are colorful and…

Synopsis: It's Halloween and Count Fluffula is ready! Fluffy leads the class Halloween Parade, impersonates the Pumpkin of Doom, and dines on Monster Eyeballs!

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics of bumble bees.

Synopsis: Jumping jacks! In this story adapted from a 1932 Disney animated short, Santa Claus is too busy to play with all the toys he delivers–until Mrs. Claus gives him a great idea. Visit the busiest toy shop in the world and relive an old-fashioned Christmas, with vintage illustrations of classic children’s toys and the jolliest Santa ever!From the Hardcover edition.

Synopsis: Explores in words and pictures what a family is and how families vary in makeup and styles.In a book far ahead of its time, All Kinds of Families celebrated the broad diversity of American families when it was first published in 1976. Now Norma Simon and Sarah S. Brannen have updated this classic for the modern age. Multicultural and multigenerational people demonstrate what being in a family means and how all families offer each other support…

Synopsis: Residents of a great fir tree in a thick forest make their home noticeable in hopes that Santa will come for his first visit to them.

Synopsis: Edward Lear, the master of nonsense rhymes, creates an alphabet feast in 26 playful verses. An irresistibly illustrated introduction to the alphabet, A Was Once An Apple Pie entices children to have fun with language by playing with the sound and rhyme of words. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: A child has a wonderful time collecting treats from the wacky neighbors until Magic Merlin decides that a trick would be more fun. Annotation. Going trick-or-treating on Halloween means a goody bag full of delicious caramel pops, jelly beans, candy bars ... until Merlin waves his wand and everything turns WackBards. Whoever heard of paramel cops, beanut putter, or twicorice lists? Will the trickster's Halloween spell be broken?

Synopsis: "As a young lawyer, Abe Lincoln was a memorable individual, friendly and intelligent. To enhance his professional image, he wore a long, black coat and a tall, black hat. Through a series of delightful anecdotes, Brenner reveals the reason Lincoln's hat became such an indispensable item. Brenner and Cook succeed in bringing history to life."--"The Horn Book"

Synopsis: The newly-arrived and littlest elf at the North Pole feels lonely, fearful, and too small to do anything, until he is befriended by a kind old elf named Nicholas.

Synopsis: In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers

Synopsis: Text, illustrations, and activities explore the season of autumn and the changes it brings in the natural world.