Synopsis: Heroes come in all shapes and sizes Any Doctor will agree that people are not flat. They are born round and stay that way their whole lives. But not Stanley Lambchop! He has been flat once before, after a bulletin board fell on him. When his brother made him round again by blowing him up with a hose, Stanley thought he was through with flatness forever. And then one ordinary morning, Stanley suddenly goes flat again, and this time, the hose…

Synopsis: Silly Mrs. Millie is at it again! In the fall, she takes her kindergarteners on a class trip to pick pumpkins for their harvest party. The class has fun guessing the meanings of their favorite teacher's nonsense words. They go on a dragon (wagon) ride, pet the boats (goats), and drink apple spider (cider). Coupled with hilarious artwork in pen, pencil, and colored dyes by Joe Mathieu, the lighthearted text sets a class trip on its ear, even as…

Synopsis: A read-aloud story that will have kids rhyming around the house!"It's very simple, really. Cats sit on mats, hares sit on chairs, mules sit on stools, gophers sit on sofas, and frogs sit on logs."Each animal's designated seat rhymes with that animal's name. "It's not about being comfortable," explains the cat. "It's about doing the right thing."The frog does not want to sit on a log. Doing his best to find an alternative place to sit, the frog…

Synopsis: GREAT GRADUATION GIFT!Tim Minchin's Tony Award-winning lyrics from Matilda the Musical are paired with new artwork from bestselling illustrator Steve Antony.When I grow up, I will be tall enoughto reach the branches that I need to reachto climb the treesyou get to climb when you're grown up. A group of children imagines all of the things that they will be able to do once they grow up, and they plan to do anything and everything. They hope to…

Synopsis: Join Mercer Mayer’s classic and beloved character, Little Critter®, and his classmates for some underwater fun as they set out on a delightful trip to the sea park!With Little Critter and a charming world of sea creatures big and small, there’s a boatload of fun for everyone!Little Critter: Going to the Sea Park is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language,…

Synopsis: Based on the well-known rhyme, Itsy Bitsy Spider tells the charming story of a spider who has spun his web high up on a house, so that he can watch the world go by. Dropping down to the floor is easy for Itsy, but climbing back up again is a real chore. Every time he starts to climb up the spout, the rain washes him out. Itsy tries everything from swimming goggles, to an umbrella, to a trampoline, but none of them help Follow Itsy on his journey…

Synopsis: Pete the Cat is now five times the fun! Groovy!Featuring 5 rockin’ Pete the Cat 8x8 stories in a carry-along case complete with a Velcro closure and plastic handle, this collection of favorite easy-to-read stories is perfect for reading on the go!This set includes the following super-cool titles, together for the first time: Pete the Cat: Construction DestructionPete the Cat: Cavecat PetePete the Cat: Robo-PetePete the Cat: Go Pete Go!Pete the…

Synopsis: Gabbler and his wife couldn't be happier. They've just had their first egg! But during the celebrations, the Egg quietly tips, totters, and tumbles away -- and everyone thinks it's been egg-napped!Come join this hilarious romp through the forest as the Gabblers and their friends search high and low for the beloved Egg. Young readers will he surprised and delighted from beginning to end as this wild goose egg chase unfolds!

Synopsis: Mrs. Millie has lots of fun teasing her kindergartners. She tells them to hang up their goats, eat gorilla cheese sandwiches, and to remember to wear their bats and kittens when they go outside for recess. Coupled with hilarious artwork that literally interprets each of Mrs. Millie's "mistakes," this lighthearted read-aloud sets a typical school day on its ear, even as it teaches a subtle lesson on wordplay.

Synopsis: Animals abound in Dr. Seuss's Caldecott Honor-winning picture book If I Ran the Zoo. Gerald McGrew imagines the myriad of animals he'd have in his very own zoo, and the adventures he'll have to go on in order to gather them all. Featuring everything from a lion with ten feet to a Fizza-ma-Wizza-ma-Dill, this is a classic Seussian crowd-pleaser. In fact, one of Gerald's creatures has even become a part of the language: the Nerd

Synopsis: New from Dav Pilkey--a Captain Underpants story that's so full of action, adventure, laffs, danger, romance (just kidding!) and Flip-O-Rama, that we couldn't fit it into just one book! We're SERIOUS!!Just when they thought they were out, it pulls them back in! Our heroes beat the Bionic Booger Boy, but they forgot about those rascally Robo-Boogers. Join George, Harold, Mr. Krupp, Melvin Sneedly, and Sulu the Bionic Hamster on an adventure that…

Synopsis: Build your LEGO library. A new LEGO City reader, timed to tie into a new theme for Fall 2011, Harbor. Big boats, tug boats, docks, and cranes!

Synopsis: From rockin' red to cool cat blue, with a box of crayons there's nothing Pete can't do! Pete uses his groovy crayons to draw lots of things, and for the first time ever, he's drawing his pals. But when Pete shows his artwork to his friends, they don't react the way he expected them to. Will Pete put his favorite crayons down or find a way to turn it all around? Not to worry! Pete learns there are no mistakes when it comes to art--art comes from…

Synopsis: When Mr. Wolf is blown up to Godzilla proportions, the Bad Guys find themselves in monster-sized trouble. They must figure out how to stop an alien invasion and get Wolfie back to his old self before the world is totally destroyed. Good thing they have the International League of Heroes on their side, and some newly honed superpowers ready to put to the test...

Synopsis: Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.

Synopsis: Combining a phonics-based text with a funny story, the books in this new series are aimed at beginner readers. The pictures give clues to the words and fold out flaps on some pages give children the chance to guess what will happen next.'

Synopsis: This is a story about Ted, who, not content with a red bed, decides he needs a red shed too! It is one of a series which has phonics-based text designed to make learning to read easy and fun. Some pages have fold-out flaps to give the reader a chance to guess what will happen next. Inside the back cover is a phonic breakdown of the words in the book.