I'm Ivy, I'm eight and I have a talking cat in my bathtub. The cat says there's a monster I her house and she wants my help to get rid of it. Oh yes, and she also wants to be called "Queen Sardine". This is one Seriously demanding feline...
SC Cilandak ( Brown / Independent ) Nothing ever happens in Toby's small Texas town. Nothing much, that is, until this summer. This summer, everyone seems to be leaving. Toby's mother leaves home to be a country singer. His best friend Cal's older brother goes off to fight in Vietnam. But their sleepy town is about to get a jolt with the arrival of Zachary Beaver, billed as the fattest boy…
A little monster is afraid to go to bed because he thinks humans will get him while he is asleep.
Hands can hold things. Hands can mold things. Hands can catch and hands can throw. Hands can do much more, of course - wave hello and goodbye, play peekaboo, touch things, clap, even tie a shoe. For the very young, hands are a never-ending source of discovery and a means of mastery in an ever-unfolding world. With singsong rhythm, simple design, and alluring color photos of toddlers, HAND…
There was once a Nanny Goat who wanted kids more than anything in the world, but she couldn't have any of her own. Adopting seems like the perfect solution, but the kid she adopts is different to the others—in fact, he's a tiger cub! But the Nanny Goat doesn't care. When her mistrustful sisters kick her kid out of the herd, she resolutely stands by him, and her trust in him is repaid when he …
A poem extolling the beauty of African-American children forms the basis for celebration of a positive self-image. Four attractive children engage in typical kindergarten pastimes as the rhyming text rhapsodizes about their dimpled chins, "teeth that glisten," and "very special hair and clothes." Whereas building self-esteem and acknowledging children's charms are commendable goals, they are no…
Why Piper wishes she never moved from San Diego 1. She had her own room 2. There were two bathrooms 3. She had a tree house. What Piper discovers in Pensacola, Florida 1. New adventures. 2. New friends. 3. A new place to call home