Children's Books

Snuggle up with Piggie and Elephant plushies while you read! Make Mo Willem's story A Big Guy Took My Ball come to life with adorable Elephant and Piggie plushies. Act out scenarios in the book or continue the story on your own. Book was written and illustrated by Mo Willems. Hardcover. 64 Pages. Dimensions: 9" x 7". Plushies are handmade from soft, quality polyester fibers and filled with PE plastic pellets. For birth & up. Surface wash and air dry only. Elephant is 7" and Piggie… More »

6 years & up. Introduce a new, exciting series to your reading center with this Judy Moody Favorites Book Set Including 8 Spectacular Adventures. This set of books follows Judy Moody as she gets famous, saves the world, becomes a doctor, predicts the future, goes around the world in 8.5 days, goes to college, navigates her moods, and declares independence. Children will love the on-target humor and reader-friendly format. This reading promotes vocabulary building, imagination, and literacy. Paperback. Set of 8.

2 years & up. Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child's development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage dialogue between reader and child. Bilingual board books in English and Spanish. Set of 4 books.

12 months & up Introduce your children to a variety of fundamental concepts with these wonderful National Geographic Look and Learn  Board Books. These board books are filled with colorful, high quality photos from National Geographic. Children are introduced to Patterns, Match, Colors, Shapes, Same and Different, and Opposites. Encourage your children to ask questions about concepts and vocabulary they're unfamiliar with. Set of 6 board books.

3 years & up. Brown Bear is ready to introduce this classic story by Eric Carle in a brand new form! 4 of the tiles can build the Brown Bear character while the opposite side of each tile has pictures to help re-tell the story. This set also features tiles with colors on one side and the matching animal from the story on the other. Encourage the development of story sequencing, creativity, and color recognition. Includes 16 tiles compatible with all Magna-Tile sets. Tiles measure 3"L x 3"W.

This book exemplifies the qualities - rhythmic texts, repetivite words, dynamic illustrations, and engaging story lines - that make large-format books so useful in helping children to read and learn. Big book.

7 years & up. Interest level 8 -14 years. Introduce your children to engaging comics with these Sports Illustrated Kids: Action Packed Graphic Novels with Valuable Lessons. This set of graphic novels were designed to teach lessons about teamwork, fair play, anger control, sharing, disability inclusion, and more through a sport related theme. These full-color comics promote literacy, vocabulary development, color recognition, social emotional skills, and collaborative play. Each book has 50 - 60 pages.

18 months - 2 years. When three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, they can't help but wonder where she is. Stunning illustrations from unique and striking perspectives capture the owls as they worry about their mother: What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Not surprisingly, a joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greets her return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones… More »

12 months & up. Bundled exclusively by Ditty Bird for customers here at Kaplan Early Learning, these musical books will brighten any day! Follow Ditty Bird on many musical journeys with 6 of his favorite instrumental songs and 6 of his favorite classical songs. Through these two musical books, children will discover great composers and classic children's songs. Songs include 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', 'Fur Elise', 'Ode to Joy' and many more. Each book comes with… More »

4 years & up. Help your children explore and discuss the basic emotions with this descriptive Know Your Emotions Book Set. This set of books talks about experiences with anger, fear, sadness, and happiness. Encourage your children to talk about a time they experienced these emotions. Give them helpful coping skills and activities to regulate these emotions. Each book is complete with big, crisp pictures and simple text. Paperback. Set of 4.

Grades 1 - 4. Join Jack and Annie on adventures through time and space. Filled with Factual information, these books are great for connecting fiction with non-fiction texts. Paperbacks include Dolphins at Daybreak, Vacation under the Volcano, Ghost Town at Sundown, Hour of the Olympics, Viking Ships at Sunrise, Polar Bears Past Bedtime, Lions at Lunchtime, Day of the Dragon King.

12 months & up. Bundled exclusively by Ditty Bird for customers here at Kaplan Early Learning, these musical books will brighten any day! In the Farm Animal Sounds book, follow Ditty Bird on many musical journeys with 5 of his favorite farm animal sounds, along with his favorite animal sounds song. In the Cute Animals book, explore 5 of his favorite cute animal real-life sounds and 5 beautiful textures. Through these two musical books, children will discover textured illustrations and animal… More »

6 - 10 years. Could you beat the bad guys with your brain? Outwit a wolf or a tiger? Turn a fearful ogre into a friend? The characters in these 4 folk tales do just that. Celebrate ingenuity and nurture global awareness with this boxed set of 4 stories from Cambodia, Korea, Italy and Mexico. Designed to keep growing readers challenged and engaged, these 4 fun chapter books are fully illustrated to aid comprehension and immerse readers in the story. Available in this boxed set or individually, the… More »

Birth and up. Take a trip around the globe and explore life in a different cultural. Set includes <em>Australia, Italy, </em>and <em>Ethiopia</em>.

4 years & up. Many things we use everyday were designed by engineers. These exciting books show ways to explore the connections between engineering, science, math and technology and how their ideas affect us in our day-to-day lives. Set of 4 paperback books.

Grades K & up. Level 1. Readers with simple words and sentences with lots of pictures for early readers. 10 titles include: Tale of a Tadpole, Submarines and Submersibles, A Trip to the Zoo, Animals at Home, Big Machines, Homes Around the World, Whatever the Weather, Animal Hide and Seek, Busy Buzzy Bee, and Born to be a Butterfly. Paperback.

3 years & up. Sing and follow along with these fun titles from Barefoot Books. Titles include <em>Boogie in the Bronx, Head Shoulders Knees & Toes, Rooftop Garden, </em>and <em>Yoga Adventure.</em> Includes an online access link to original audio and video animation.

6 - 10 years. Whether it's rescuing their loved ones from danger or escaping the cave of a very lazy bear, the heroines and heroes in this set of 4 illustrated chapter books win the day with courage and perseverance. These stories from Zambia, Russia, Ireland and Brazil are fully illustrated to aid comprehension and immerse emerging readers in the story. Available in this boxed set or individually, the stories include: Masha and the Bear (Russia), The Tortoise's Gift (Zambia), Cara and the Wizard… More »

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color. 32 pages.

18 months & up. This book set was specially designed to captivate toddlers and twos while laying a foundation for early learning skills. Each page has bright, colorful images with clear word labels. Set of 6 board books.

Perfect for young readers, this beautifully illustrated, classic story entertains children while using repetition to help them learn.

2 years & up. Help little ones engage in storytelling and creative play with life-like puppets that correspond with their favorite storybooks. This timeless story will come to life with the 14" high soft puppet and 6 animal finger puppets to share this delightful book. Set includes 7 story props and paperback book. Props are surface wash only.

5 years & up. Introduce interactive reading into your classroom with this wonderful I Can Read Book and CD Set for Interactive Classroom Reading. This set is great for read along stories to add to your listening center. As children listen, they will hear a message as to when to turn the page. This set promotes literacy and early vocabulary. Encourage children to write down vocabulary words they recognize and ones they don't. Set of 5.

Cause and effect take on a whole new meaning with these engaging, humorous books!