Synopsis: Key Features Description The bus driver is leaving for a little while and has one simple request: Don't let the pigeon drive the bus! It won't be easy; this bird is pushy. And he can be very persuasive.First, he'll ask nicely and will promise to be careful. Then he'll give lists of reasons why he should be driving. Eventually, he'll just melt down. But will any of his attempts work? This simply (but delightfully) illustrated story puts kids in…

Synopsis: Taking a mouse to the movies can lead to letting him do other things, such as making a snowman, listening to christmas carols, and decorating the Christmas tree.

Synopsis: Now available in a board book edition, the charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend. Elephants are gray. Pigs are pink. Only the chameleon has no color of his own. He is purple like the heather, yellow like a lemon, even black and orange striped like a tiger! Then one day a chameleon has an idea to remain one color forever by staying on the greenest leaf he can find. But in the autumn, the…

Synopsis: "Family isn't always your relatives. It's the ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what." -UnknownTeachers do so much more than just teach academics. They build a sense of community within their classrooms, creating a home away from home where they make their students feel safe, included, and loved. With its heartfelt message and colorfully whimsical illustrations, "Our…

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: Henry Huggins can't wait until he turns eleven years old, so he can have a paper route like his friend Scooter McCarthy. Henry wants to prove to the route manager that he is responsible enough to handle the job right now. First he thinks of giving away free kittens with newspaper subscriptions, and then his advertising scheme helps his class win the newspaper drive. But he still doesn't have a paper route. Will Ramona Quimby, making a real pest…

Synopsis: A collection of humorous retellings of classic nursery rhymes by contemporary children's authors.

Synopsis: All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning. But "wait, Max," his sister Ruby says, "First we go on an egg hunt." Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs-and he finds only ants and acorns-he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!

Synopsis: On a shopping trip to the department store, Max's determination to get a dragon shirt leads him away from his distracted sister and into trouble.

Synopsis: Sharing with one's little sister can be an awful bother, but it has its rewards too.