BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts | Grammar - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts | General LC Subjects: -English language -Pronoun OCLC Number: OCLC#42710087 Dewey: 428.2 LCCN: 2001522513 Lexile Level: 480 Series: Explore! , World of Language Features: Illustrated, Price on Product,...

Mr Mcgee & the Perfect Nest by Pamela Allen (Author) Lazy bird is looking for the perfect nest. She looks at teapots, dustbins and more until she sees Mr McGee's umbrella, surely the best nest for her! Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Puffin (4 Sep 2000) Language: English ISBN-10: 0140564969 ISBN-13: ...

My Cat Maisie by Pamela Allen (Author) Andrew was a little boy who didn't have anyone to play with. When a scruffy ginger cat arrives at his house, Andrew learns how to be gentle with her and they become firm friends. Paperback Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Puffin Books; New edition edition (28 Jan...

Our Daft Dog Danny by Pamela Allen (Author) In the winter, we love to visit Uncle Peter and his dog Millie at the beach. But the day we took our dog Danny with us, everything went wrong! Until Toby had a good idea... From the one and only Pamela Allen comes this delightful doggy tale - full of warmth,...

Lexile Level: 690 Lexile Code: AD Adult Directed Text Features: Illustrated, Target Age Group: 04 to 08 Physical Info: 0.51 cms H x 24.89 cms L x 20.32 cms W (0.16 kgs) 32 pages All aboard! Join a family of giraffes on their journey to Punctuation Station. As the train chugs along, youll learn the ins...

Nouns and Verbs Have a Field Day by Robin Pulver (Author), Lynn Rowe Reed (Illustrator) It's Field Day in Mr. Wright's class and not just for the students. Nouns and verbs are inventing their own games in this companion to "Punctuation Takes A Vacation." Age Range: 6 and up Grade Level: 1 and up Paperback:...

BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Study Aids | General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Language Arts | Grammar LC Subjects: -English language -Adverb OCLC Number: OCLC#41186314 Dewey: 428.2 LC Call Number: PE1325 Lexile Level: 480 Series: World of Language Features:...

In this exciting new adventure, Rainbow Fish is torn between his newfound friends and a lonely striped fish who is not allowed to join the group because he lacks a shiny scale. When a dangerous and hungry shark suddenly appears, Rainbow Fish must decide: Should he risk losing his new friends - maybe...

Big Al by Andrew Clements (Author), Yoshi (Illustrator) Poor Big Al! He just wants to make friends. And in the whole wide blue sea you can't find a nicer fish. But because Big Al is large and scary-looking, the little fish are afraid to get to know him. What can he do? He tries everything he can think...

Chester's Way by Kevin Henkes (Author, Illustrator) Chester and Wilson had their own way of doing things, and they did everything together. When they cut their sandwiches, it was always diagonally. When they rode their bikes, they always used hand signals. If Chester was hungry, Wilson was too. They...

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. (Author), John Archambault (Author), Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) A 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...

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett (Author), Ronald Barrett (Illustrator) If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought...

Draw me a star. And the artist drew a star. It was a good star. Draw me a sun, said the star. And the artist drew a sun.? And on the artist draws, bringing the world to life picture by beautiful picture until he is spirited across the night sky by a star that shines on all he has made. In Draw Me a Star...

Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert (Author) While teaching upper- and lowercase letters to preschoolers, Ehlert introduces fruits and vegetables from around the world. A glossary at the end provides interesting facts about each food. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level:...

Everybody Needs a Rock by Byrd Baylor (Author), Peter Parnall (Illustrator) Everybody needs a rock -- at least that's the way this particular rock hound feels about it in presenting her own highly individualistic rules for finding just the right rock for you. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool...

Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson (Author), Kevin O'Malley (Illustrator) The famous Cinderella and her neighbor Cinder Edna each worked sunup to sundown for their wicked stepmother and stepsisters. But while Cinderella had the good fortune to be rescued by her fairy godmother, Edna was strong, self-reliant,...

Goldilocks Returns by Lisa Campbell Ernst (Author, Illustrator) Ever since she snooped around the house of the three bears, Goldilocks (now Goldi) has been feeling guilty. She wants to do something nice for the bears. What if she stops by one day, replaces the icky porridge with Rutabega Breakfast Bars...

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka (Author), Lane Smith (Illustrator) You thought you knew the story of the The Three Little Pigs You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally...

Yours Truly, Goldilocks by Alma Flor Ada (Author), Leslie Tryon (Illustrator) Everyone who's anyone will be at the Three Little Pigs' housewarming party. Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood have already marked it on their calendars. Unfortunately, so have the wolves -- those who've caused the Pigs...

Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell (Author) A counting book that features an African-American family shopping for food, preparing dinner, and sitting down to eat. Lively read-aloud text paired with bright collage illustrations. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher:...

Feathers for Lunch by Lois Ehlert (Author) An escaped house cat encounters twelve common birds in the backyard but captures only feathers for lunch. Includes bird guide. Destined to become an uncontested favorite with many children and adults. -- The Horn Book Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool...

The Feel Good Book by Todd Parr (Author) Sometimes I feel silly. Sometimes I feel like eating pizza for breakfast. Sometimes I feel brave. Sometimes I feel like trying something new... The Feelings Book vibrantly illustrates the wide range of moods we all experience. Kids and adults will appreciate Todd...

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr (Author) Sometimes I feel silly. Sometimes I feel like eating pizza for breakfast. Sometimes I feel brave. Sometimes I feel like trying something new... The Feelings Book vibrantly illustrates the wide range of moods we all experience. Kids and adults will appreciate Todd...

Firefighters A to Z by Chris L. Demarest (Author, Illustrator) A 2001 Children's Literature Choice Every day, brave firefighters come to our rescue. When the fire alarm sounds, men and women put on their uniforms, slide down the firehouse pole, jump in their big red trucks, and rush to save our lives....

Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert (Author) Brightly colored fish introduce young children to counting and basic addition in this fun and simple concept book. A visual treat from start to finish. -- Booklist Age Range: 2 - 5 years Paperback: 40 pages Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers;...

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow (Author) NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED! The nursery rhyme Five Little Monkeys has long been a favorite song and finger play with the preschool set, but Eileen Christelow gives it new life as a hilarious picture book. Her expressive pencil...

Flower Garden by Eve Bunting (Author), Kathryn Hewitt (Author) Follow the progress of a little girl and her father as they purchase "a garden," and board the bus to carry it home. The pansies, tulips, daffodils, geraniums, and daisies are lovingly planted in a window box, and the candles on the cake...

While nibbling at a huge hunk of parmesan cheese, Geraldine uncovers a cheese statue of a mouse playing what seems to be a flute but on closer inspection is really its tail. That night Geraldine is woken by silver and gold sounds. This must be music! she says. And every night the cheese mouse fills Geraldine...

The Gingerbread Man by Eric A. Kimmel (Author), Megan Lloyd (Illustrator) A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox. Age Range: 4 and up Grade Level: Preschool and up Paperback Publisher: Holiday House; Reprint...

The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry (Author) The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant...

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert (Author) "Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup." So begins Lois Ehlert s bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young. The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the seeds (green bean, pea, corn, zucchini squash, and carrot)....

Herman the Helper by Robert Kraus (Author), Jose Aruego (Illustrator), Ariane Dewey (Illustrator) Herman the helpful octopus is always willing to assist anyone who needs his help--old or young, friend or enemy. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Aladdin;...

I Went Walking by Sue Williams (Author), Julie Vivas (Illustrator) I went walking. What did you see? I saw a black cat Looking at me. These catchy stanzas frolic through the Australian author Sue Williams s simple, funny read-aloud picture book that tracks a crazy-haired boy s stroll through the countryside....

Is It Red? Is It Yellow? Is It Blue? by Tana Hoban (Author, Illustrator) What color do you see? Red? Yellow? Blue? Here is a concept book young children can grow with, as they explore colors, sizes, shapes, and relationships with the master of the photo-concept book ' Tana Hoban. Age Range: 4 - 8 years...

Jessica by Kevin Henkes (Author, Illustrator) "There is no Jessica," said Ruthie's parents. But of course there was. She ate with Ruthie, played with Ruthie, and was sorry when Ruthie was bad. Nobody could see Jessica -- except Ruthie. When it came time for Ruthie to go to school, Jessica went with her....

Koala Lou by Mem Fox (Author), Pamela Lofts (Illustrator) When Koala Lou s mother becomes so busy that she forgets to tell her firstborn how much she loves her, Koala Lou enters the Bush Olympics, intending to win an event and her mother s love all at one time. A first-rate choice for bedtime, story...

Lunch by Denise Fleming (Author, Illustrator) It's time for lunch, and one little mouse is famished ! In fact, he's so hungry that once he starts eating, he can't stop. He sinks his teeth into a crisp white turnip, gobbles up some orange carrots, devours an ear of yellow corn, then tosses back some tender...

Matthew the mouse lives in a dreary corner of a dusty attic. But a trip to the museum helps him to see his surroundings in a new way. With brush in paw, Matthew sets out to paint the shapes and colors of joy. A cleverly told and beautifully illustrated tale of self discovery from four-time Caldecott...

Milton the Early Riser by Robert Kraus (Author), Jose Aruego (Illustrator), Ariane Dewey (Illustrator) The first one to awake, Milton the Panda tries hard to wake all the other animals but to no avail. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Lexile Measure: 200L ( What's this? ) Paperback:...

Miss Mary Mack and Other Children's Street Rhymes by Joanna Cole (Author), Stephanie Calmenson (Author), Alan Tiegreen (Illustrator) Quick! What color was Miss Mary Mack wearing when she went upstairs to make her bed? And what did Miss Lucy name her baby boy? Discover the answers to these questions inside,...

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh (Author) One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. Both parents and children alike will appreciate this lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color. Walsh s cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and just the right simplicity...

Our Big Home by Linda Glaser (Author) A beautifully illustrated celebration of the air and water and soil and sky and sun and rain that we all share! Long-time Millbrook favorite Linda Glaser teams with best-selling illustrator Elisa Kleven in this clear and direct concept book about the coexistence...

The Post Office Book: Mail and How It Moves by Gail Gibbons (Author, Illustrator) Do you ever mail a letter and wonder what happens to it after you drop it in the box? Read all about the post office and learn how letters are weighed, sorted, transported, culled, canceled, coded, binned, boxed, and sorted...

Rain by Robert Kalan (Author), Donald Crews (Illustrator) Blue sky. Yellow sun. White clouds. Then, suddenly, gray clouds. Gray sky. RAIN. Using bold graphics and few words, Rain explores concepts like weather, colors, and a changing landscape. It's a book for very young readers to enjoy and learn from,...

Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox (Author), Kerry Argent (Illustrator) And in winter, bears sleep. But how do you convince six not-so-sleepy bear cubs to go to bed? Mother bear, of course, has found a way. Mem Fox, beloved author of the bestselling Time for Bed , will enchant bear cubs of all ages with this tender...

Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy (Author), Alexandra Day (Illustrator) Here's everyone's favorite teddy bear song with endearing pictures by the popular illustrator of Good Dog, Carl. Age Range: 4 - 8 years Grade Level: Preschool - 3 Series: Aladdin Picture Books Paperback: 32 pages Publisher: Aladdin;...

All her life Tillie the mouse has wondered what lies on the other side of the wall. Imagining all sorts of fantastic possibilities, she digs a tunnel to get to the other side, where she discovers . . . other mice, just like her! Together, Tillie and her friends work to bring down the wall and unite mouse-kind....

Tough Boris by Mem Fox (Author), Kathryn Brown (Illustrator) Boris von der Borch is a mean, greedy old pirate--tough as nails, through and through, like all pirates. Or is he? When a young boy sneaks onto Boris's ship, he discovers that Boris and his mates aren't quite what he expected. Age Range: 4...

A Weekend with Wendell by Kevin Henkes (Author, Illustrator) Wendell was spending the weekend at Sophie's house. Playing house, Wendell was the mother, the father, and the children; Sophie was the dog. Playing bakery, Wendell was the baker; Sophie got to be the sweet roll. Wendell shone his flashlight...

When a Line Bends . . . A Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene (Author), James Kaczman (Illustrator) A line is thin. A line is narrow curved like a worm, straight as an arrow. Squares, circles, triangles, and many more shapes abound in this lively book. With jaunty, rhyming text, young readers are invited...