Children's Books

When Pa was taking Jim to school for the first time, Jim said, "Will I have a friend at school?" "I think you will," said Pa. But even his father's gentle reassurance doesn't make Jim feel any better. The other children in kindergarten are scary strangers to him. He's sure that he'll never find a friend...until naptime, when he discovers someone who feels the way he does. Paperback. 32 pages.

4 - 8 years. In a retelling of the classic French folktale especially suited to beginning readers, a clever vagabond tricks an old woman into believing he can make soup from a stone. Paperback. 32 pages.

The Legend of Indian Paintbrush. This book helps children begin to understand universal similarities and the customs of many cultures. Paperback.

Explore this classic hard back book on what the bears see and hear.

In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer.

6 months & up. A one of kind counting tale! Fun sounds and numbers will have listeners scrambling to join in on the fun. Introduce language and the love of reading at a very young age.

A small boy tries to discover the meaning of memory so he can restore that of an elderly friend.

3 - 6 years. Leap into learning through reading and build a fantastic library collection!

Eric Carle's classic story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed. This mini-book includes a piece of detachable seed-embedded paper housed on the inside front cover. Readers can plant the entire piece of paper and watch as their very own tiny seeds grow into beautiful wildflowers. A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.

This book helps children begin to understand universal similarities and the customs of many cultures. Paperback.

Despite the differences between people around the world, there are similarities that join us together, such as pain, joy, and love.

Children will enjoy the rhyming, cumulative tale accompanied by bouncy illustrations. Predictable tale allows children to develop important pre-reading skills.

A collection of tongue twisters that is an amusing exercise for beginning readers.

Follow the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. This board book has die-cut pages that illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. Board book. 13 pages.

Level 3, Grades 2-4. Designed for the independent reader with more complex themes and story lines.

Level 3, Grades 2-4. Designed for the independent reader with more complex themes and story lines.

Level 3, Grades 2-4. Designed for the independent reader with more complex themes and story lines.

Everyday life is the basis for this fun and entertaining tale. Simple math concepts are embedded in the story, so young children will intuitively understand them. Creative suggestions for activities in the back of the book extend learning opportunities.

Everyday life is the basis for this fun and entertaining tale. Simple math concepts are embedded in the story, so young children will intuitively understand them. Creative suggestions for activities in the back of the book extend learning opportunities.

Grades K - 3. More Spaghetti I Say (Paperback). Watch children begin to love reading with this Level 2 reader.

This introduction to sea turtles describes their characteristics, behavior, and life cycle.

Simple rhyming text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning till night. 32 pages.

The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White's umbrella, Priscilla's balloon, the twins' scarves, even the wig on the judge's head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed its mind! With rhyming verse and colorful illustrations, Pat Hutchins takes us on a merry chase that is well worth the effort. Paperback

Learn the many sounds of zoo animals from polar bears to walrus.