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Hootenanny!
Hootenanny! A Festive Counting Book By: Kimberly Ainsworth
Illustrated by: Jo Brown
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: August 30, 2011
Ages: 2 - 5
Now, 2 owls are ready to play.Hippity-hop, bip-bop, jive and sway!Hootenanny, hootenanny-- it's time for fun. Hootenanny, hootenanny--the party has begun! In this jazzy picture book, a hilarious cast of owls are working their...
Other Formats: eBook
I Love to Sing
I Love to Sing By: Anna Walker
Illustrated by: Anna Walker
This edition: Paper Over Board, 32 pages
Publication date: June 7, 2011
Ages: 2 - 6
Ollie loves to sing. He loves to sing in his bed or in the park. He loves to sing with his dog, Fred. In this sweet, engaging picture book, Ollie celebrates singing, friendship and fun.
Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer!
Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer! And Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 26, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Smelly bunks! Attacking mosquitoes! Impossible arts and crafts, oh my! Bestselling team and authorities on all things seriously silly Alan Katz and David Catrow hike their hilarity out to summer camp to transform another set...
Other Formats: eBook
Ant and Grasshopper
Ant and Grasshopper By: Luli Gray
Illustrated by: Giuliano Ferri
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 8, 2011
Ages: 4 - 7
When Ant spies a carefree Grasshopper playing a fiddle outside on the lawn, Ant immediately harrumphs at the insect's foolishness and continues to go about his very serious business of gathering and counting his food for the...
The Gabba Land Band
The Gabba Land Band (Part of Yo Gabba Gabba!)
Adapted by: Tina Gallo / Illustrated by: Karen Craig
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: August 3, 2010
Ages: 3 - 5
The Gabba gang loves to play music. They will form a band. But first, they have to practice, practice, practice.
Smelly Locker
Smelly Locker Silly Dilly School Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 22, 2010
Ages: 3 - 8
A collection of fourteen Silly Dilly songs, focusing on the silliest aspects of school—from smelly lockers and stressing about testing to class picture day and lunchroom angst—now in paperback, a format easy to...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Board Book, 36 pages
Publication date: June 22, 2010
Ages: 3 - 6
Chicka chick boom boom! Will there be enough room? There is always enough room for this rolicking alphabet chant that is been a children's favorite for over 20 years! Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault's rhythmic rhymes and...
Who's That Singing?
Who's That Singing? A Pull-the-Tab Book By: Jason Chapman
Illustrated by: Jason Chapman
This edition: Board Book, 12 pages
Publication date: June 15, 2010
Ages: 4 - 6
Someone's singing in the jungle and waking everyone up! Who could it be? One by one, jungle animals awaken--and kids can pull the tabs to make mouths and eyes open and close, bringing the animals to life! Find out whose tune...
Pepi Sings a New Song
Pepi Sings a New Song By: Laura Ljungkvist
Illustrated by: Laura Ljungkvist
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: April 20, 2010
Ages: 4 - 8
Pepi the parrot is ready for a new song. So he decides to step out into the neighborhood to find some exciting things to sing about. He discovers yummy things (sprinkles! icing! dough!) at the bakery, colorful things (paint!...
Too Much Kissing!
Too Much Kissing! And Other Silly Dilly Songs About Parents By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: December 29, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Fourteen song parodies about parents and children, including "They're Always on the Cell" (to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell"), "Watch Dad Exercise" (to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"), "Dressed Up is Messed Up" (to the...
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music A Classic Collectible Pop-Up By: Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lindsay & Crouse
Adapted by: Bert Fink / Illustrated by: Dan Andreasen / Paper Engineering By: Bruce Foster
This edition: Novelty, 14 pages
Publication date: October 27, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
Watch the hills literally come alivein this magnificent pop-up adventure drawn fromRodgers & Hammerstein’s classic, The Sound of Music.With paper engineering as unforgettable as eachtimeless melody, The Sound of...
Olivia Forms a Band
Olivia Forms a Band By: Ian Falconer
Illustrated by: Ian Falconer
This edition: Hardcover, 50 pages
Publication date: October 27, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Ian Falconer's OLIVIA FORMS BAND plus CD for only $12.99
Other Formats: Audio Download, eBook, Hardcover
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Anniversary Edition Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: September 22, 2009
Ages: 3 - 6
Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault's rhythmic chant and Lois Ehlert's exuberant collage illustrations have made Chicka Chicka Boom Boom a read-aloud favorite for twenty years. To celebrate, here is a special anniversary...
Marsupial Sue
Marsupial Sue By: John Lithgow
This edition: Paper Over Board, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
If you're a Kangaroo through and through, Just do what Kangaroos do. Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that...
Tolee's Rhyme Time
Tolee's Rhyme Time (Part of Ni Hao, Kai-lan)
Adapted by: Catherine Lukas / Illustrated by: Kellee Riley
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: July 14, 2009
Ages: 4 - 6
Kai-Lan wants to form a band with her friends. Learning to play a new instrument takes a lot of practice and patience... and coming up with song lyrics that rhyme proves to be a big challenge for Tolee. This sweet story will...
Chicka Chicka ABC
Chicka Chicka ABC By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
This edition: Board Book, 16 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: 1 - 5
A told B, and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree." So begins the lively alphabet rhyme that children and their parents love to recite. Martin and Archambault's rhythmic chant and Caldecott Honor artist...
Other Formats: Board Book, eBook
Going, Going, Gone!
Going, Going, Gone! And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
b> Calling all silly dilly fans! Get ready to take a giant time-out for laughs, 'cause the bestselling creators of Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs...
All God's Critters
All God's Critters By: Bill Staines
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 36 pages
Publication date: January 27, 2009
Ages: 5 - 8
Big...small...quiet...loud...feathered, flippered, or furred.... All God's critters have a place in the choir! And this jubilant and raucous bunch is waiting for you to join in because everybody has a part to sing. It...
For Singing Out Loud!
For Singing Out Loud! SpongeBob's Book of Showstopping Jokes (Part of SpongeBob SquarePants) By: David Lewman
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: December 16, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
SpongeBob and the Bikini Bottom gang have tons of showbiz advice for aspiring performers everywhere in this hilarious new humor book! No strangers to the stage themselves, whether it’s SpongeBob singing “Gary in...
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake"
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake" Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake" By: John Lithgow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: October 21, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
“I'm too fast, you're too slow. Pan, pan, patty-cake pan, I can get away from you, I can!” The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him is...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Where Did They Hide My Presents?
Where Did They Hide My Presents? Where Did They Hide My Presents? By: Alan Katz
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: October 7, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
It's Christmastime! While everyone else is singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland," ring in your holidays with "Our Friendly Mailman" and "Something in My Brother's Underpants"! Songwriter and comedy writer par...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Flight of the Singing Pilot
Flight of the Singing Pilot (Part of Backyardigans, The)
Adapted by: Erica David / Illustrated by: Susan Hall
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: September 30, 2008
Ages: 3 - 7
Pilot Uniqua takes to the skies to deliver singing telegrams! She only wants to make people smile - but grumpy pirate Captain Moody, Maharani Tasha, and the Abominable Snowman all run away after she sings. Can Pilot Uniqua...
Smelly Locker
Smelly Locker Silly Dilly School Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2008
Ages: 3 - 8
The uproarious creators of Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs are at it again, this time causing a silly dilly ruckus all over school! The snappy new...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
On Top of the Potty
On Top of the Potty On Top of the Potty By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 25, 2008
Ages: 2 - 5
From the hilarious and kid-pleasing team who brought us Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite?: Silly Dilly Manners Songs comes this selection of songs guaranteed to make potty...
Let it Shine
Let it Shine Let it Shine By: Ashley Bryan
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 4 - 8
This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. With a kaleidoscope of color and cut paper, Hans Christian Anderson Award nominee and two-time Coretta Scott King Award...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Book and CD Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: October 24, 2006
Ages: 3 - 6
A told B, and B told C, "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree" Countless children -- and there parents -- can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairing of Bill Martin Jr and...
Are You Quite Polite?
Are You Quite Polite? Are You Quite Polite? By: Alan Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2006
Ages: 2 - 8
You all know... "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" and "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," but what about "Are You Quite Polite?" and Quiet in the Library" ?! Songwriter and comedy writer extraordinaire Alan Katz has done it again! Turning...
Olivia Forms a Band
Olivia Forms a Band By: Ian Falconer
Illustrated by: Ian Falconer
This edition: Hardcover, 50 pages
Publication date: June 6, 2006
Ages: 3 - 7
Everyone's favorite Caldecott Honor-winning porcine diva is back and with fanfare! There are going to be fireworks tonight, and Olivia can hardly wait to hear the band. But when she finds out that there isn't going to be a...
Other Formats: Audio Download, eBook, Hardcover
Where Did They Hide My Presents?
Where Did They Hide My Presents? Where Did They Hide My Presents? By: Alan Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
It's Christmastime! While everyone else is singing "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland," ring in your holidays with "Our Friendly Mailman" and "Something in My Brother's Underpants"! Songwriter and comedy writer par...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake"
Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake" Marsupial Sue Presents "The Runaway Pancake" By: John Lithgow
This edition: Book and CD Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
"I'm too fast, you're too slow. Pan, pan, patty-cake pan, I can get away from you, I can!" The much-loved story of the Runaway Pancake who pops out of the oven and is sure he can escape all who want to eat him, is given a new...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
The Singing Suspects
The Singing Suspects (Part of Nancy Drew Notebooks) By: Carolyn Keene
Illustrated by: Jan Naimo Jones / Photographer: Michael Frost
This edition: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2005
Ages: 6 - 9
ROCK-STAR REWARD? OR ROCK-STAR REGRET? There's nothing better than tickets to an Eric Stanley concert -- at least that's what Nancy, George, and Bess think. That's why they enter the River Heights Singing Contest! First prize...
Other Formats: eBook
Marsupial Sue
Marsupial Sue By: John Lithgow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 8
If you're a Kangaroo through and through, Just do what Kangaroos do. Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that doesn't...
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 By: Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 7
1 told 2 and 2 told 3, "I'll race you to the top of the apple tree." One hundred and one numbers climb the apple tree in this bright, rollicking, joyous book for young children. As the numerals pile up and bumblebees...
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride By: John Lithgow
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 5 - 8
Reedle-ee Rootle-ee Vroom-pety BANG! Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something is missing. In his...
Other Formats: eBook, Hardcover
I'm Still Here in the Bathtub
I'm Still Here in the Bathtub I'm Still Here in the Bathtub By: Alan Katz
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2003
Ages: 2 - 8
If you like... "Wheels on the Bus" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider," you'll go NUTS for "The Meals at My Camp" and "Tiny Baby Brother"! Songwriter and comedy writer par excellence Alan Katz has done it again! He's turned fourteen...
Elizabeth's Song
Elizabeth's Song By: Michael Wenberg
This edition: Hardcover, 30 pages
Publication date: November 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 8
Elizabeth’s Song tells the inspirational story based on the young life of the noted African American folksinger, guitarist, and songwriter, Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten. Elizabeth borrows a guitar from a friend...
Marsupial Sue
Marsupial Sue By: John Lithgow
This edition: Book and CD Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
If you're a Kangaroo through and through, Just do what Kangaroos do. Young Sue really doesn't like being a kangaroo, so she goes off to find something better. First she tries climbing the trees like a koala, but that...
Gabriella's Song
Gabriella's Song By: Candace Fleming
Illustrated by: Giselle Potter
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes slap-slap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way...
Barnyard Song
Barnyard Song By: Rhonda Gowler Greene
Illustrated by: Robert M. Bender
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2001
Ages: 3 - 6
"Moo, A-H-H-H-H-CHOO!" Buzz, buzz, mew, mew, cock-a-doodle-doo...the barnyard is humming with a happy song. But when Bee buzzes in with a sneeze, the animals' voices soon turn to sniffles and snorts! How will Farmer cure this...
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride
Remarkable Farkle Mcbride By: John Lithgow
This edition: Hardcover
Publication date: September 1, 2000
Ages: 5 - 8
Reedle-ee Rootle-ee Vroom-pety BANG! Young Farkle McBride is a musical genius: He plays the violin, the flute, the trombone, and the drums with incredible skill. But he's never satisfied: Something is missing. In his first...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2000
Ages: 3 - 6
A told B, and B told C "I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree." Countless children -- and their parents -- can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. The perfect pairing of Bill Martin Jr...
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin By: Lloyd Moss
Illustrated by: Marjorie Priceman
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2000
Ages: 4 - 8
The Caldecott Honor book, now in paperback! With mournful moan and silken tone, itself alone comes ONE TROMBONE... Then a trumpet joins in to become a duet; add a French horn and voila! you have a trio -- and on it goes...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin By: Lloyd Moss
Illustrated by: Marjorie Priceman
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 1995
Ages: 4 - 8
When this book begins, the trombone is playing all by itself. But soon a trumpet makes a duet, a french horn a trio, and so on until the entire orchestra is assembled on stage. Written in elegant and rhythmic verse and...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom By: Bill Martin Jr and John Archambault
Illustrated by: Lois Ehlert
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 1989
Ages: 3 - 6
A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the cocunut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom!...

Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month! Celebrate in your school or library with these books from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Seeing Green
Seeing Green Book Three in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective) By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: April 6, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything’s not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy...
Other Formats: eBook
This Is Our World
This Is Our World A Story About Taking Care of the Earth (Part of Little Green Books) By: Emily Sollinger
Illustrated by: Jo Brown
This edition: Board Book, 12 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: 4 - 6
Join the fun on this interactive journey while learning to clean the air, reduce pollution, recycle, and more. Nine double-sided puzzle pieces are included in this book so kids can create two different puzzles!
Poetrees
Poetrees By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: 6 - 10
Seeds are sprouting, roots are spreading, and branches are swaying in this tree-mendous poetry collection. From coconut palms and bristlecone pines to baobabs and banyans, Douglas Florian explores the arboreal world with his...
Other Formats: eBook
How Does a Seed Grow?
How Does a Seed Grow? A Book with Foldout Pages By: Sue Kim
Photographer: Tilde
This edition: Board Book, 14 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: 4 - 6
Watch seeds grow right before your eyes! Readers can follow the fun clues and guess what delicious fruits will grow from each seed. With a lift of each foldout flap, kids can watch the seeds take root in the soil, sprout from...
I Can Save the Ocean!
I Can Save the Ocean! The Little Green Monster Cleans Up the Beach (Part of Little Green Books) By: Alison Inches
Illustrated by: Viviana Garofoli
This edition: Paper Over Board, 24 pages
Publication date: March 9, 2010
Ages: 4 - 6
Max the Little Green Monster is a cute, furry green monster that loves the outdoors, especially the beach! But Max and his friends don't like cleaning up after themselves and after a picnic on the shore, they leave a big mess...
Green with Envy
Green with Envy Book Two in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective) By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publication date: February 9, 2010
Ages: 8 - 12
In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything’s not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy...
Other Formats: eBook
Green-Eyed Monster
Green-Eyed Monster Book One in the Eco Mystery Trilogy (Part of Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective) By: Carolyn Keene
This edition: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publication date: December 1, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
George, Bess, and I were so excited when we won an amazing vacation at an eco-resort in Costa Rica. Fun, sun, surf -- all in the name of ecology and helping to keep our planet clean. But, as always, dirty business seems to...
Other Formats: eBook
Don't Throw That Away!
Don't Throw That Away! A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing (Part of Little Green Books) By: Lara Bergen
Illustrated by: Betsy Snyder
This edition: Board Book, 14 pages
Publication date: October 13, 2009
Ages: 4 - 6
You can keep that trash and reuse it in all kinds of wonderful ways! Do you see that old jar? Don’t throw that away! You can turn it into...a new vase! Follow an eco-conscious super hero as he teaches kids how to recycle...
SpongeBob Goes Green!
SpongeBob Goes Green! An Earth-Friendly Adventure / Little Green Nickelodeon (Part of SpongeBob SquarePants) By: Molly Reisner
Illustrated by: Stephen Reed
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
SpongeBob celebrates the Earth with an eco-friendly 8 x 8 story! Includes easy green tips for kids! Right in time for Earth Day (April 22, 2009), SpongeBob is going green in this original, environment-friendly story packed...
Dora Celebrates Earth Day!
Dora Celebrates Earth Day! Little Green Nickelodeon (Part of Dora the Explorer) By: Emily Sollinger
Illustrated by: Dave Aikins
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Dora explores the ways we can all make a difference and help save the planet by doing simple things at home.Perfect for teaching preschoolers about the environment and what they can do to help protect the planet, This book...
The Polar Bears' Home
The Polar Bears' Home A Story About Global Warming (Part of Little Green Books) By: Lara Bergen
Illustrated by: Vincent Nguyen
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: September 9, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
Come along on an Arctic adventure with a little girl and her father and learn all about polar bears! This 8 x 8 storybook shows how global warming affects two baby polar bear cubs and their family. Includes tips for kids on...
I Can Save the Earth!
I Can Save the Earth! One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Part of Little Green Books) By: Alison Inches
Illustrated by: Viviana Garofoli
This edition: Trade Paperback, 24 pages
Publication date: September 9, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
A new “green” series!: Little Green Books will educate children on what they can do to be more eco-friendly. The books in this line will be made from recycled materials, and the storylines will cover subjects such...

Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month! Share some poems with your students today!

Pond Circle
Pond Circle By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Stefano Vitale
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 9, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
On a summer night by a small pond, all seems still. But a closer look reveals a world of activity—mayflies dart, beetles dive, frogs spring, skunks shuffle, and owls swoop. As a young girl watches, the circle of life...
Underwear Salesman
Underwear Salesman Underwear Salesman By: J. Patrick Lewis
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 7 - 10
Have you ever talked at length with an exterminator? Or had a heart-to-heart with an ice sculptor? Or waxed philosophical with an acrobat? No? Well, look inside.
What's the Weather Inside?
What's the Weather Inside? By: Karma Wilson
Illustrated by: Barry Blitt
This edition: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 6 - 10
Here are more than 120 hysterical, philosophical, rhetorical, and commonsensical poems and pictures that explore the perfectly not-so-perfect world of picky kids, Miss Muffet's revenge, magic homework wands, yellow snow, and...
Other Formats: eBook
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk A Forest of Poems By: Deborah Ruddell
Illustrated by: Joan Rankin
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
In a watery mirror the rugged raccoon admires his face by the light of the moon: the mysterious mask, the whiskers beneath, the sliver of cricket still stuck in his teeth. Take a lighthearted romp through four seasons in the...
Other Formats: eBook
Dinothesaurus
Dinothesaurus Prehistoric Poems and Paintings By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 6 - 10
This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . Step back in time in...
Other Formats: eBook
Going, Going, Gone!
Going, Going, Gone! And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
b> Calling all silly dilly fans! Get ready to take a giant time-out for laughs, 'cause the bestselling creators of Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs...
Word Builder
Word Builder By: Ann Whitford Paul
Illustrated by: Kurt Cyrus
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: 5 - 7
b> Begin your new construction with twenty-six letters... Where would a sentence be without words? And what's a word without letters? Just like when constructing a building, you have to build your words from the ground up! ...
Bella & Bean
Bella & Bean By: Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by: Aileen Leijten
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 10, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
Bella wants to write poems. Bean wants to go for a walk. Bella wants to write poems. Bean wants Bella to look at her cute toes. Could these two best friends be more different? But as Bean's attempt to coax Bella away...
My People
My People By: Langston Hughes
Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
Langston Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribue to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the...
Sleepsong
Sleepsong By: George Ella Lyon
Illustrated by: Peter Catalanotto
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: December 23, 2008
Ages: 1 - 4
It's time. Bears, birds, cats, whales, oceans the earth itself must call it a day. Just the time to pick out this book, climb on a lap, and listen. Just the time to watch the light rise and fall at the corners of your...
The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry By: Various
Afterword by: Steven Kellogg / Edited By: Bill Martin Jr / Foreword by: Eric Carle / Illustrated by: Various / with: Michael Sampson
This edition: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publication date: November 4, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved author Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's...
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steve Jenkins
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 26, 2008
Ages: 3 - 7
Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. Poet Betsy...
Boogie Knights
Boogie Knights By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by: Mark Siegel
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
Place: the castle Time: late Event: the Madcap Monster Ball, the rockin'-est knee-knockin'-est beboppin'-est party of them all. It's impossible to sleep through. Just ask the prince Or his off-the-wall princess Or...
Oops!
Oops! By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: Edward Koren
This edition: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publication date: March 4, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
Find your funny bone and grab your giggles! You're about to embark on an adventure through the hilarious landscape created by ALAN KATZ and EDWARD KOREN. From the kingdom of His Royal Sloppiness (also known as the prince...
America at War
America at War Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Edited By: Lee Bennett Hopkins / Illustrated by: Stephen Alcorn
This edition: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publication date: March 4, 2008
Ages: 8 - 12
In this ever-timely collection of more than fifty poems and paintings divided into eight sections, one of America's most distinguished poets and anthologists, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and internationally acclaimed painter and...
Angels Watching Over Me
Angels Watching Over Me
Adapted by: Julia Durango / Illustrated by: Elisa Kleven
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 27, 2007
Ages: 2 - 5
Every hour... every minute... every second... angels... watching... over... me. What better way to reassure a young child than with the words of a soft, soothing spiritual exuberantly expanded by author Julia Durango and...
If
If A Father's Advice to His Son By: Rudyard Kipling
Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 27, 2007
Ages: 6 - 10
What makes a boy into a man? Courage. Confidence. Patience. Integrity... For more than one hundred years, this classic poems has inspired readers to reach for the best in themselves. In pictures and words, here's what...
Today at the Bluebird Cafe
Today at the Bluebird Cafe Today at the Bluebird Cafe By: Deborah Ruddell
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 27, 2007
Ages: 4 - 10
It's all-you-can-eat at the Bluebird Café, A grasshopper-katydid-cricket buffet, with berries and snails and a bluebottle fly, a sip of the lake and a bite of the sky. A world of birds unfolds in twenty-two vivid poems...
Twist
Twist Yoga Poems By: Janet S. Wong
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 27, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
Come explore yoga in a new way with TWIST, a collection of sixteen original poems sure to inspire even the youngest yogi! Feel the damp soil beneath you as Cobra, and grab hold of a star as Half-Moon. From Low Crow to Eagle...
Birdsongs
Birdsongs By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steve Jenkins
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 3 - 7
The sky is quiet. The yard is quiet. The creek is quietly gurgling. Then...tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat! A red-capped woodpecker starts his rap for the day. Next comes nine soft coos from the mourning...
Mathematickles!
Mathematickles! By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steven Salerno
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2006
Ages: 5 - 10
Follow a girl and her cat as they walk through the seasons, and note the mathematical concepts illustrated around them. This unique collection of math-poems addresses the principles of addition, subtraction, division, simple...
Way Far Away on a Wild Safari
Way Far Away on a Wild Safari By: Jan Peck
Illustrated by: Valeria Petrone
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2006
Ages: 3 - 6
Grab your binoculars and follow me. Let's travel far away on a wild safari. There are lots of fun trails! Many sights to see! As we hike, hike, hike, on this wild safari.
Old Cricket
Old Cricket By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by: Ponder Goembel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2006
Ages: 3 - 6
Old Cricket tells his missus why he can't fix the roof -- "I woke with a creak in my knee, dear wife." He tells Cousin Katydid why he can't pick berries -- "I woke with a creak in my knee and a crick in my neck." He tells...
Other Formats: Hardcover
When You Are Happy
When You Are Happy By: Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by: Geraldo Valerio
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2006
Ages: 4 - 8
B>When you are afraid I will take your hand and not let go-- In this delightful and lyrical text by renowned children's author Eileen Spinelli, a young girl finds reassurance from all of her family members and learns that...
Cha-Cha Chimps
Cha-Cha Chimps By: Julia Durango
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2006
Ages: 2 - 6
Counting and dancing gohand in hand at Mambo Jamba's, the place where hippos hokey-pokey and meerkats macarena and ten little chimps do the Cha -- Cha -- Cha until Mama Chimps says, "Time for bed!"
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
So, What's It Like to Be a Cat?
So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? By: Karla Kuskin
Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2005
Ages: 3 - 8
So, what's it like to be a cat? I'm very glad you asked me that. Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they really think of dogs (and people!)? The...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
This Is the Van That Dad Cleaned
This Is the Van That Dad Cleaned By: Lisa Campbell Ernst
Illustrated by: Lisa Campbell Ernst
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2005
Ages: 3 - 7
A father's work is never....
Counting Our Way to the 100th Day!
Counting Our Way to the 100th Day! By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steven Salerno
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 8
Join the counting fun! It takes just a poem a day to count down to the 100th day of school! Keep count with numbers. Keep count with stars. Keep count with beans in a big glass jar. Keep a long tally and keep count with...
Wonderful Words
Wonderful Words Poems About Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Illustrated by: Karen Barbour / Selected by: Lee Bennett Hopkins
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2004
Ages: 6 - 11
Come, words, come in your every color. Whether we are sharing poems or secrets, acting onstage, or just telling jokes, the words we use are our best friends. Join acclaimed poet Lee Bennett Hopkins in this glorious collection...
Ellington Was Not a Street
Ellington Was Not a Street By: Ntozake Shange
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2004
Ages: 5 - 11
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in...
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood Poems About Superstitions By: Janet S. Wong
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 7 - 10
What superstitions do you follow? In this collection of original poems, accomplished poet Janet S. Wong explores seventeen superstitions, some common, others that are less known, and delves into their origins as well as their...
Fireflies at Midnight
Fireflies at Midnight By: Marilyn Singer
Illustrated by: Ken Robbins
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2003
Ages: 5 - 9
A robin cheerfully greets the day at dawn. A horse nibbles grass under the heat of the midday sun. A rabbit stands still, disappearing into the grass at dusk. As evening falls, a frog tells the world that he's the king of the...
Here's What You Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe
Here's What You Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe (Ingenious Inventions for Pesky Problems) By: Andrea Perry
Illustrated by: Alan Snow
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2003
Ages: 4 - 8
Do spiders make you squirm? Stop turning down picnic invitations today and get a Super Spider Spotter. You'll never be surprised by one again! Are you a messy eater? Buy a Crumbunny and watch it nibble up your problems! Is...
Spider and the Fly
Spider and the Fly By: Mary Howitt
Illustrated by: Tony DiTerlizzi
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2002
Ages: 6 - 9
"'Will you walk into my parlor,' said the Spider to the Fly..." is easily one of the most recognized and quoted first lines in all of English verse. But do you have any idea how the age-old tale of the Spider and the Fly...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?
Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? By: Shel Silverstein
Illustrated by: Shel Silverstein
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2002
Ages: 3 - 7
Shel Silverstein Who wants a cheap Rhinoceros? Looking for a new pet? Bored with cats, dogs, goldfish, gerbils, and hamsters? How about a cheap rhinoceros? Shel Silverstein's loving look at the joys of rhino ownership may...
Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles
Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles By: Laura Numeroff
Illustrated by: Tim Bowers
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 9
Sometimes I wonder do lions use irons, Do poodles eat noodles, Can chickens read Dickens... WHAT'S THAT? You don't know the answers, you haven't a clue? That's okay -- sometimes it's fun just to wonder. In this collection of...
Mrs. Brown on Exhibit
Mrs. Brown on Exhibit And Other Museum Poems By: Susan Katz
Illustrated by: R.W. Alley
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2002
Ages: 6 - 10
Mrs. Brown loves museums -- and so does her class! In fact, these cultural connoisseurs are just wild about field trips. Whether it's sneaking up on an ancient Egyptian mummy, walking into a room of fluttering butterflies, or...
Spectacular Science
Spectacular Science A Book of Poems By: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by: Virginia Halstead
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2002
Ages: 5 - 8
Science is about questions -- asking them, searching for answers -- as Lee Bennett Hopkins shows in this brilliant collection of poems. With sensitivity and wonder, poets explore biology, chemistry, physics, and more. They...
If the Shoe Fits
If the Shoe Fits Voices From Cinderella By: Laura Whipple
Illustrated by: Laura Beingessner
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
If the Shoe Fits: Voices from Cinderella takes a fresh look at an old and favorite story. In thirty-three poems it brings to life not only the voices of well-loved characters, but also voices of characters not usually heard...
Doodle Dandies
Doodle Dandies Poems That Take Shape By: J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by: Lisa Desimini
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 8
I am a nee dle of steel glass & cement 102 stories high on a clear day you can see 200 miles out into the Atlantic or watch hundreds of ants scurrying like people on the sidewalks below & the yellow bugs racing recklessly...
Other Formats: Hardcover
The Flag of Childhood
The Flag of Childhood Poems From the Middle East
Selected by: Naomi Shihab Nye
This edition: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
In this stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye welcomes us to this lush, vivid world and beckons us to explore. Eloquent pieces from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, and...
Other Formats: eBook
Marvelous Math
Marvelous Math A Book of Poems By: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by: Karen Barbour
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2001
Ages: 5 - 8
Other Formats: Hardcover
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry By: Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by: Ashley Bryan
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
"And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world." -- James Weldon Johnson Thus begins Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's collection of inspiring excerpts of poems...
Other Formats: Hardcover
The Tree Is Older Than You Are
The Tree Is Older Than You Are A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mex By: Naomi Shihab Nye
This edition: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
Publication date: April 1, 1998
Ages: 7 - 10

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Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer!
Mosquitoes Are Ruining My Summer! And Other Silly Dilly Camp Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 26, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Smelly bunks! Attacking mosquitoes! Impossible arts and crafts, oh my! Bestselling team and authorities on all things seriously silly Alan Katz and David Catrow hike their hilarity out to summer camp to transform another set...
Other Formats: eBook
Spinster Goose
Spinster Goose Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by: Sophie Blackall
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: March 8, 2011
Ages: 5 - 10
Some children are simply too naughty for Mother Goose to handle. Luckily her sister Spinster Goose knows just how to deal with these uncouth urchins. Her school is home to some world-class troublemakers: they bite and pinch,...
Oh, How Sylvester Can Pester!
Oh, How Sylvester Can Pester! And Other Poems More or Less About Manners By: Robert Kinerk
Illustrated by: Drazen Kozjan
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 8, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Robert Kinerk pokes fun at what can happen when good manners are neglected. From Eleanor Ickity who is served nothing that she likes to eat or Sylvester who can pester and pester and pester, this charming cast of characters...
Other Formats: eBook
Too Much Kissing!
Too Much Kissing! And Other Silly Dilly Songs About Parents By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: December 29, 2009
Ages: 3 - 7
Fourteen song parodies about parents and children, including "They're Always on the Cell" (to the tune of "Farmer in the Dell"), "Watch Dad Exercise" (to the tune of "Do Your Ears Hang Low?"), "Dressed Up is Messed Up" (to the...
Pond Circle
Pond Circle By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Stefano Vitale
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 9, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
On a summer night by a small pond, all seems still. But a closer look reveals a world of activity—mayflies dart, beetles dive, frogs spring, skunks shuffle, and owls swoop. As a young girl watches, the circle of life...
Underwear Salesman
Underwear Salesman Underwear Salesman By: J. Patrick Lewis
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 7 - 10
Have you ever talked at length with an exterminator? Or had a heart-to-heart with an ice sculptor? Or waxed philosophical with an acrobat? No? Well, look inside.
What's the Weather Inside?
What's the Weather Inside? By: Karma Wilson
Illustrated by: Barry Blitt
This edition: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 6 - 10
Here are more than 120 hysterical, philosophical, rhetorical, and commonsensical poems and pictures that explore the perfectly not-so-perfect world of picky kids, Miss Muffet's revenge, magic homework wands, yellow snow, and...
Other Formats: eBook
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk A Forest of Poems By: Deborah Ruddell
Illustrated by: Joan Rankin
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
In a watery mirror the rugged raccoon admires his face by the light of the moon: the mysterious mask, the whiskers beneath, the sliver of cricket still stuck in his teeth. Take a lighthearted romp through four seasons in the...
Other Formats: eBook
Dinothesaurus
Dinothesaurus Prehistoric Poems and Paintings By: Douglas Florian
Illustrated by: Douglas Florian
This edition: Hardcover, 56 pages
Publication date: March 10, 2009
Ages: 6 - 10
This book is full of dinosaurs, Both carnivores and herbivores. You’ll find a big Iguanodon, As well as clever Tro-o-don. There’s Spinosaurus and T. rex, Plus plesiosaurs with GIANT necks . . . Step back in time in...
Other Formats: eBook
Going, Going, Gone!
Going, Going, Gone! And Other Silly Dilly Sports Songs By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: David Catrow
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: 3 - 8
b> Calling all silly dilly fans! Get ready to take a giant time-out for laughs, 'cause the bestselling creators of Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs and Are You Quite Polite? Silly Dilly Manners Songs...
Word Builder
Word Builder By: Ann Whitford Paul
Illustrated by: Kurt Cyrus
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: 5 - 7
b> Begin your new construction with twenty-six letters... Where would a sentence be without words? And what's a word without letters? Just like when constructing a building, you have to build your words from the ground up! ...
Bella & Bean
Bella & Bean By: Rebecca Kai Dotlich
Illustrated by: Aileen Leijten
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 10, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
Bella wants to write poems. Bean wants to go for a walk. Bella wants to write poems. Bean wants Bella to look at her cute toes. Could these two best friends be more different? But as Bean's attempt to coax Bella away...
My People
My People By: Langston Hughes
Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 6, 2009
Ages: 4 - 8
Langston Hughes's spare yet eloquent tribue to his people has been cherished for generations. Now, acclaimed photographer Charles R. Smith Jr. interprets this beloved poem in vivid sepia photographs that capture the glory, the...
Sleepsong
Sleepsong By: George Ella Lyon
Illustrated by: Peter Catalanotto
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: December 23, 2008
Ages: 1 - 4
It's time. Bears, birds, cats, whales, oceans the earth itself must call it a day. Just the time to pick out this book, climb on a lap, and listen. Just the time to watch the light rise and fall at the corners of your...
The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry By: Various
Afterword by: Steven Kellogg / Edited By: Bill Martin Jr / Foreword by: Eric Carle / Illustrated by: Various / with: Michael Sampson
This edition: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publication date: November 4, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
The definitive anthology of children's poetry, collected by a beloved author Years in the making, this full-color treasury contains nearly two hundred poems, all of them handpicked by Bill Martin Jr. Traditional children's...
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails
Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steve Jenkins
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 26, 2008
Ages: 3 - 7
Come explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. Poet Betsy...
Boogie Knights
Boogie Knights By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by: Mark Siegel
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 4 - 8
Place: the castle Time: late Event: the Madcap Monster Ball, the rockin'-est knee-knockin'-est beboppin'-est party of them all. It's impossible to sleep through. Just ask the prince Or his off-the-wall princess Or...
Oops!
Oops! By: Alan Katz
Illustrated by: Edward Koren
This edition: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publication date: March 4, 2008
Ages: 7 - 10
Find your funny bone and grab your giggles! You're about to embark on an adventure through the hilarious landscape created by ALAN KATZ and EDWARD KOREN. From the kingdom of His Royal Sloppiness (also known as the prince...
America at War
America at War Poems Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Edited By: Lee Bennett Hopkins / Illustrated by: Stephen Alcorn
This edition: Hardcover, 96 pages
Publication date: March 4, 2008
Ages: 8 - 12
In this ever-timely collection of more than fifty poems and paintings divided into eight sections, one of America's most distinguished poets and anthologists, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and internationally acclaimed painter and...
Angels Watching Over Me
Angels Watching Over Me
Adapted by: Julia Durango / Illustrated by: Elisa Kleven
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 27, 2007
Ages: 2 - 5
Every hour... every minute... every second... angels... watching... over... me. What better way to reassure a young child than with the words of a soft, soothing spiritual exuberantly expanded by author Julia Durango and...
If
If A Father's Advice to His Son By: Rudyard Kipling
Illustrated by: Charles R. Smith Jr.
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 27, 2007
Ages: 6 - 10
What makes a boy into a man? Courage. Confidence. Patience. Integrity... For more than one hundred years, this classic poems has inspired readers to reach for the best in themselves. In pictures and words, here's what...
Today at the Bluebird Cafe
Today at the Bluebird Cafe Today at the Bluebird Cafe By: Deborah Ruddell
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 27, 2007
Ages: 4 - 10
It's all-you-can-eat at the Bluebird Café, A grasshopper-katydid-cricket buffet, with berries and snails and a bluebottle fly, a sip of the lake and a bite of the sky. A world of birds unfolds in twenty-two vivid poems...
Twist
Twist Yoga Poems By: Janet S. Wong
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 27, 2007
Ages: 7 - 10
Come explore yoga in a new way with TWIST, a collection of sixteen original poems sure to inspire even the youngest yogi! Feel the damp soil beneath you as Cobra, and grab hold of a star as Half-Moon. From Low Crow to Eagle...
Birdsongs
Birdsongs By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steve Jenkins
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 3 - 7
The sky is quiet. The yard is quiet. The creek is quietly gurgling. Then...tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat! A red-capped woodpecker starts his rap for the day. Next comes nine soft coos from the mourning...
Mathematickles!
Mathematickles! By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steven Salerno
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2006
Ages: 5 - 10
Follow a girl and her cat as they walk through the seasons, and note the mathematical concepts illustrated around them. This unique collection of math-poems addresses the principles of addition, subtraction, division, simple...
Way Far Away on a Wild Safari
Way Far Away on a Wild Safari By: Jan Peck
Illustrated by: Valeria Petrone
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2006
Ages: 3 - 6
Grab your binoculars and follow me. Let's travel far away on a wild safari. There are lots of fun trails! Many sights to see! As we hike, hike, hike, on this wild safari.
Old Cricket
Old Cricket By: Lisa Wheeler
Illustrated by: Ponder Goembel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2006
Ages: 3 - 6
Old Cricket tells his missus why he can't fix the roof -- "I woke with a creak in my knee, dear wife." He tells Cousin Katydid why he can't pick berries -- "I woke with a creak in my knee and a crick in my neck." He tells...
Other Formats: Hardcover
When You Are Happy
When You Are Happy By: Eileen Spinelli
Illustrated by: Geraldo Valerio
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2006
Ages: 4 - 8
B>When you are afraid I will take your hand and not let go-- In this delightful and lyrical text by renowned children's author Eileen Spinelli, a young girl finds reassurance from all of her family members and learns that...
Cha-Cha Chimps
Cha-Cha Chimps By: Julia Durango
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2006
Ages: 2 - 6
Counting and dancing gohand in hand at Mambo Jamba's, the place where hippos hokey-pokey and meerkats macarena and ten little chimps do the Cha -- Cha -- Cha until Mama Chimps says, "Time for bed!"
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
So, What's It Like to Be a Cat?
So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? By: Karla Kuskin
Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2005
Ages: 3 - 8
So, what's it like to be a cat? I'm very glad you asked me that. Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they really think of dogs (and people!)? The...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback
This Is the Van That Dad Cleaned
This Is the Van That Dad Cleaned By: Lisa Campbell Ernst
Illustrated by: Lisa Campbell Ernst
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: May 1, 2005
Ages: 3 - 7
A father's work is never....
Counting Our Way to the 100th Day!
Counting Our Way to the 100th Day! By: Betsy Franco
Illustrated by: Steven Salerno
This edition: Hardcover, 48 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2004
Ages: 4 - 8
Join the counting fun! It takes just a poem a day to count down to the 100th day of school! Keep count with numbers. Keep count with stars. Keep count with beans in a big glass jar. Keep a long tally and keep count with...
Wonderful Words
Wonderful Words Poems About Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening
Illustrated by: Karen Barbour / Selected by: Lee Bennett Hopkins
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2004
Ages: 6 - 11
Come, words, come in your every color. Whether we are sharing poems or secrets, acting onstage, or just telling jokes, the words we use are our best friends. Join acclaimed poet Lee Bennett Hopkins in this glorious collection...
Ellington Was Not a Street
Ellington Was Not a Street By: Ntozake Shange
Illustrated by: Kadir Nelson
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2004
Ages: 5 - 11
In a reflective tribute to the African-American community of old, noted poet Ntozake Shange recalls her childhood home and the close-knit group of innovators that often gathered there. These men of vision, brought to life in...
Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood Poems About Superstitions By: Janet S. Wong
Illustrated by: Julie Paschkis
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2003
Ages: 7 - 10
What superstitions do you follow? In this collection of original poems, accomplished poet Janet S. Wong explores seventeen superstitions, some common, others that are less known, and delves into their origins as well as their...
Fireflies at Midnight
Fireflies at Midnight By: Marilyn Singer
Illustrated by: Ken Robbins
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: April 1, 2003
Ages: 5 - 9
A robin cheerfully greets the day at dawn. A horse nibbles grass under the heat of the midday sun. A rabbit stands still, disappearing into the grass at dusk. As evening falls, a frog tells the world that he's the king of the...
Here's What You Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe
Here's What You Do When You Can't Find Your Shoe (Ingenious Inventions for Pesky Problems) By: Andrea Perry
Illustrated by: Alan Snow
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2003
Ages: 4 - 8
Do spiders make you squirm? Stop turning down picnic invitations today and get a Super Spider Spotter. You'll never be surprised by one again! Are you a messy eater? Buy a Crumbunny and watch it nibble up your problems! Is...
Spider and the Fly
Spider and the Fly By: Mary Howitt
Illustrated by: Tony DiTerlizzi
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: October 1, 2002
Ages: 6 - 9
"'Will you walk into my parlor,' said the Spider to the Fly..." is easily one of the most recognized and quoted first lines in all of English verse. But do you have any idea how the age-old tale of the Spider and the Fly...
Other Formats: Hardcover
Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros?
Who Wants a Cheap Rhinoceros? By: Shel Silverstein
Illustrated by: Shel Silverstein
This edition: Hardcover, 64 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2002
Ages: 3 - 7
Shel Silverstein Who wants a cheap Rhinoceros? Looking for a new pet? Bored with cats, dogs, goldfish, gerbils, and hamsters? How about a cheap rhinoceros? Shel Silverstein's loving look at the joys of rhino ownership may...
Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles
Sometimes I Wonder If Poodles Like Noodles By: Laura Numeroff
Illustrated by: Tim Bowers
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 9
Sometimes I wonder do lions use irons, Do poodles eat noodles, Can chickens read Dickens... WHAT'S THAT? You don't know the answers, you haven't a clue? That's okay -- sometimes it's fun just to wonder. In this collection of...
Mrs. Brown on Exhibit
Mrs. Brown on Exhibit And Other Museum Poems By: Susan Katz
Illustrated by: R.W. Alley
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2002
Ages: 6 - 10
Mrs. Brown loves museums -- and so does her class! In fact, these cultural connoisseurs are just wild about field trips. Whether it's sneaking up on an ancient Egyptian mummy, walking into a room of fluttering butterflies, or...
Spectacular Science
Spectacular Science A Book of Poems By: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by: Virginia Halstead
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2002
Ages: 5 - 8
Science is about questions -- asking them, searching for answers -- as Lee Bennett Hopkins shows in this brilliant collection of poems. With sensitivity and wonder, poets explore biology, chemistry, physics, and more. They...
If the Shoe Fits
If the Shoe Fits Voices From Cinderella By: Laura Whipple
Illustrated by: Laura Beingessner
This edition: Hardcover, 80 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
If the Shoe Fits: Voices from Cinderella takes a fresh look at an old and favorite story. In thirty-three poems it brings to life not only the voices of well-loved characters, but also voices of characters not usually heard...
Doodle Dandies
Doodle Dandies Poems That Take Shape By: J. Patrick Lewis
Illustrated by: Lisa Desimini
This edition: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
Publication date: March 1, 2002
Ages: 4 - 8
I am a nee dle of steel glass & cement 102 stories high on a clear day you can see 200 miles out into the Atlantic or watch hundreds of ants scurrying like people on the sidewalks below & the yellow bugs racing recklessly...
Other Formats: Hardcover
The Flag of Childhood
The Flag of Childhood Poems From the Middle East
Selected by: Naomi Shihab Nye
This edition: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
Publication date: February 1, 2002
Ages: 8 - 12
In this stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye welcomes us to this lush, vivid world and beckons us to explore. Eloquent pieces from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Iraq, and...
Other Formats: eBook
Marvelous Math
Marvelous Math A Book of Poems By: Lee Bennett Hopkins
Illustrated by: Karen Barbour
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2001
Ages: 5 - 8
Other Formats: Hardcover
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry
Ashley Bryan's ABC of African American Poetry By: Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by: Ashley Bryan
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2001
Ages: 4 - 8
"And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely -- I'll make me a world." -- James Weldon Johnson Thus begins Coretta Scott King Award-winner Ashley Bryan's collection of inspiring excerpts of poems...
Other Formats: Hardcover
The Tree Is Older Than You Are
The Tree Is Older Than You Are A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mex By: Naomi Shihab Nye
This edition: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
Publication date: April 1, 1998
Ages: 7 - 10

St. Patrick's Day

Spread the luck of the Irish with these books from Simon & Schuster.

Too Many Leprechauns
Too Many Leprechauns Or How That Pot o' Gold Got to the End of the Rainbow By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by: Dan Andreasen
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 4 - 6
On St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns are lucky. But on every other day of the year, they make for noisy neighbors -- and they're turning the entire town of Dingle upside down! Fortunately, Finn O'Finnegan always has a clever plan...
The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish (Part of Robin Hill School) By: Margaret McNamara and Mike Gordon
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: January 9, 2007
Ages: 4 - 6
It's St. Patrick's Day! Katie makes shamrocks to help celebrate and ends up learning what it means to be lucky.
Other Formats: eBook

Women's History Month

Celebrating the accomplishments of women throughout history and present day.

Night Flight
Night Flight Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by: Wendell Minor
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 22, 2011
Ages: 4 - 8
Award-winning author Robert Burleigh has captured Amelia Earhart's first solo flight across the Atlantic in 1932. She was only the second person to do this – and the first woman. Rich in detail, feeling and incident this...
Other Formats: eBook
Keep Climbing, Girls
Keep Climbing, Girls By: Beah E. Richards
Illustrated by: R. Gregory Christie / Introduction by: LisaGay Hamilton
This edition: Hardcover, 32 pages
Publication date: January 1, 2006
Ages: 4 - 8
The only way to make a bid for a girl's equality is to climb right up to the toppermost bough of the very tallest tree. The dynamic ode to girl power was written by noted Afro-American actor, poet, and playwright Beach E....