Amelia Bedelia
From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. Rogers tell her, but somehow things never turn out quite right. This housekeeper will quickly become a favorite for l...
Bread and Jam for Frances
Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won’t touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal ...
Caps for Sale
"Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" calls the peddler, walking up and down the streets. Tired and hungry after balancing a stack of caps on his head, he stops under a tree to take a nap. When he wakes up, the ...
Frog and Toad All Year
The childhood classic Frog and Toad All Year features amusing stories about friendship and kindness throughout the calendar. Stories depict each season—with a Christmas tale as well—but the focus is on relation...
Frog and Toad Are Friends
The gentle and humorous tales of Frog and Toad are back to delight another generation of young readers! Whether they are writing letters or finding lost buttons, these two characters depict the loyalty and the humor...
Harry the Dirty Dog
Join Harry, the little white dog with black spots, who likes everything, except...getting a bath. When bath day comes, he runs off for a day of adventure, becoming dirtier and dirtier until he is a black dog with ...
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
This picture book is a delightful story about the possible consequences of a small act by a small creature. This imaginative, circular tale shows just what might happen when you give a mouse a cookie. And it might...
Little Bear
When it is cold, Mother Bear knows just the right coat to keep Little Bear warm. When he flies to the moon and back, she has lunch waiting for him. And of course she has the perfect surprise for his birthday! Childr...
The Little Engine That Could
“I think I can. I think I can.” We all remember these familiar words from our childhood. This is the ever faithful children’s story of the little blue engine that saved the day by pulling the train over the mo...
Blueberries For Sal
Through fresh and captivating pictures, this beloved children’s author–artist tells what happens on a summer day in Maine when a little girl and a bear cub, wandering away from their blueberry-picking mother...
Corduroy
After reading this book many children want to know where they can get their own Corduroy Bear. A sweet and innocent tale of a stuffed bear waiting hopefully in a toy department for someone to take him home. Young re...
Drawing with Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Mona Brookes was hired by Gertrude Dietz, the director of a preschool, to teach realistic drawing to 100 four- and five-year-olds. When she sought curricula, she found none. About her experience she said, "Thank goo...
Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors
Drawing with scissors? Is that even possible? Yes, it is! Henri Matisse was the artist who made his famous artistic cutout designs with scissors. Twenty of these are included in this story about Matisse, so you can ...
Madeline
The beloved children’s classic Madeline continues to enchant readers even after 75 years. Young Madeline is not afraid of tigers or mice, and her adventures in the Paris orphanage present a charming picture of ano...
The Biggest Bear
Join young Johnny in his quest to shoot a bear so he can hang the skin on the barn wall for all to see. But Johnny's plans change when he goes hunting in the woods and comes across a hungry baby bear. He takes the b...