Synopsis: Ever wonder how a balloon is made? Follow the journey of a balloon from its beginnings as gooey sap in a tree to its completion at a rubber factory. You'll be surprised to discover what a balloon started out as and how it becomes the bright, air-filled decoration that you enjoy today.

Synopsis: With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of a classic song is sure to appeal to young readers with every turn of the page--a fun, hip-hopping story for fall.

Synopsis: Simple, rhyming text follows a group of children as they creep down the street, passing ever more frightening creatures, on their way to pay a holiday call on a witch.

Synopsis: Loosely based on "Cinderella," this story is set in Texas, the fairy godmother is a cow, and the hero, named Bubba, is the stepson of a wicked rancher.

Synopsis: Meet Toot and Puddle--two small, endearing pigs who are friends and as different as different can be. While Toot likes to travel to places unknown, Puddle prefers to stay home and revel in the joys of everyday life. Whimsical postcards capture the excitement of Toot's travels, while scenes of Puddle celebrate mundane moments spent in familiar confines. Full color.

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. Little Critter's forgetfulness gets him in trouble with his mother on one particularly bad day.

Synopsis: Harry the cat, his little sister Emily, and their parents all play tricks on each other for April Fools' Day.

Synopsis: Illus. in full color. "In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages.…

Synopsis: One snowy day an elderly woman, Sarah, watches children gathering at the bus stop. While they never seem to notice her, she notices them, especially one little boy who has no mittens. That night, Sarah knits the boy a pair of cozy mittens and places them on the blue spruce tree for him to discover. It soon becomes a game, with the children looking for new mittens on the mysterious tree every morning, and Sarah joyfully knitting new ones each…

Synopsis: Peanut Butter sets out with his soccer ball to find a friend after moving to a new town, but everyone from Hamburger to Soup seems to be too busy to play.

Synopsis: "Jane the dog doesn't have a unique talent in the circus like the rest of her family, until the ringmaster discovers what is truly special about her"--Provided by publisher.

Synopsis: Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.

Synopsis: Following their teacher's lead, Llama Llama speaks to Gilroy Goat and tells him he should not act like a bully on the playground.

Synopsis: Disgruntled Gilbert the goblin argues that dragons are terrible and not nearly as frightening as he is, but perspectives change when knights arrive to capture a dragon.

Synopsis: After gathering lost seeds during the summer, a kind woman tends and instructs them throughout the fall and winter before sending them out in the spring to find roots of their own.

Synopsis: Franklin is afraid of small dark places, including his shell. His friends reassure his that everyone is afraid of something, and suddenly his shell doesn't seem so small and dark anymore. Color illustrations.

Synopsis: "Country music legend Dolly Parton's upbringing in rural Tennessee provides the backdrop for this charming tale of love in a time of need. With winter on the way and no money for new clothes, Mama stitches a coat for her little girl from a donated box of rags. And though her classmates tease the girl for wearing a handmade coat, she knows that her Mama's love is enough to keep her warm"--Jacket flap.

Synopsis: Answers questions about space such as, Are stars star-shaped, Which is the coldest planet, and What is a black hole.