Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Frankie Joe Huckaby can't find anything good to say about Clearview, Illinois, where he must spend the next ten months living with a father he knows only through birthday cards, a stepmother he didn't know existed, and four half brothers intent on making him the "freak" of the town. When life in Clearview becomes unbearable, Frankie Joe hatches a plan to ride his bike back to the Lone Star Trailer Park in Laredo, Texas. For that…

Synopsis: Describes the many things one can do with fallen leaves.

Synopsis: Froggy wants to play outside—but isn’t he forgetting something?When Froggy wakes up to see snow outside his window, he can’t wait to hop and frolic. But going out means putting on a scarf, a hat, a coat . . . so many things to remember! Luckily, his mother is there to call him back and remind him of everything he needs to get dressed. With gentle, relatable humor and easy-to-follow text, Froggy’s winter adventure makes the perfect read-aloud!

Synopsis: Froggy hoped for a brother to play with and is disappointed with his new baby sister, Pollywogilina, but only until she is old enough to start learning from her big brother.

Synopsis: From Eric Carle, the New York Times bestselling creator of beloved books including The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Grouchy Ladybug, comes From Head to Toe, a colorful and energetic book that will have young readers clapping their hands, stomping their feet, and wiggling their toes! This oversize paperback is perfect for classroom sharing.Giraffes can bend their necks, monkeys can wave their hands, and donkeys can kick their legs. And so can…

Synopsis: An easy-to-read holiday story featuring bestselling Noodles, the little white dog! It's Christmas, and the whole family is very busy. No one is paying attention to Noodles. Can he find a way to join in the holiday fun? He sure can! This funny Level 1 story is perfect for beginning readers.

Synopsis: 1995 Open Court Collections for Young Scholars Level 1 Minibook 18 -- How the Rabbit Caught the Tiger, A Korean Folk Tale (P) Retold by Anne O'Brien / Illustrated by Jean & Mou-sien Tseng ***ISBN-13: 9780812612882 ***16 Pages

Synopsis: There was an old lady who's ready for school!That lovely old lady has returned just in time for the first day of school. Now she's swallowing items to make the very best of her first day back. And just in time for the bus... With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of the classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page--a fun story for the first day of school!

Synopsis: It is a day in the country,and everthing is hot and still.Then the hazy sky begins to shift.Something is astir, something soundless.

Synopsis: Explore the wonder of childhood in this classic, nearly wordless picture book!Young Peter embarks on a summer adventure in his neighborhood, learning how to whistle for his dog, Willie. But whistling is harder than it looks. Will persistence, patience, and imagination win the day? This heartwarming story by award-winning author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats celebrates the joys of tiny triumphs with bright and engaging texture collages."Mr.…

Synopsis: Perfect for the changing seasons, this wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling is a great read for Halloween and Thanksgiving.The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn't look like other pumpkins. So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he'll fit in. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is--but it's not what he expected!

Synopsis: The Dursleys were so mean that hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.And strike it does. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck…

Synopsis: "What a sweet child," says a newcomer in town about Goldilocks. "That's what you think," a neighbor replies. For Goldilocks is one of those naughty little girls who does exactly as she pleases, even if that means sampling the three bears' porridge, breaking Baby Bear's chair, and sleeping in his bed. James Marshall's offbeat and inventive telling of this familiar tale will enchant readers, young and old."A delightfully irreverent retelling of an…