A comforting and smile-inducing poetic text speculates on the place where all good dogs go, describing Dog Heaven as a wonderful location filled with countless ham biscuits, good meals, lots of petting, and endless stretches of fields to run in.[...]
After grasshoppers ruin the crops, eight-year-old Laura Ingalls and her family leave Plum Creek and move to Burr Oak, Iowa, where they experience life in a small town and help manage a hotel. Reissue.[...]
"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text."--Association for Childhood Education International. Caldeco[...]
Features lyrical descriptions of the sights and feelings evoked by falling snow that blend with the rich and beautiful illustrations, in which a young girl, her friend, and her grandmother enjoy the many things a snowy day has to offer.[...]
Revisit three wonderful stories from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and award-winning illustrator Mark Teague--with new cover art and design
In this easy-to-read chapter book, Poppleton the pig charms young readers with his quirky adventures, whimsical ideas, and engaging community of friends [...]
"There is no night so dark, so black as night in the country." And while the people dream of daytime things, the nighttime world awakens. Owls swoop, a rabbit patters, and in the yard an apple falls -- "pump!" -- from the tree. Listen. Go to the window. Across the field a light glows. Who else is up[...]
For Henry and his big dog, Mudge, the first day of May means bright balloons, potato sack races, cake, and even a pinata. It's Henry's birthday, and for these two best friends, it's the best day of all. "Rylant and Stevenson continue to give beginning readers . . . stories of love and friendship."--[...]
What's the perfect pet for a careful cousin?
In Henry and Mudge's twentieth adventure, Henry wants to find the perfect pet for his cousin Annie. Annie needs a pet that's soft and dry and doesn't fly -- one that's quiet and careful, just like Annie. What could that be?[...]
A Special Valentine's Day for Henry and Mudge
Henry's mother and father are going to a Valentine's Day Sweetheart Dance, and Henry and Mudge are staying with Mrs. Hopper across the street. Henry's never been in Mrs. Hopper's scary, old stone house with its droopy trees and dark windows and garg[...]
As in the original, the tin soldier's love for the beautiful ballerina is thwarted by a troll, he is separated from the other toys, washed down a storm drain, encounters a rat, gets swallowed by a fish, and manages to end up back home. Unlike in the original, however, the tin soldier is spit, white [...]
This value pack of six Ready-to-Read books starring Henry and Mudge includes Henry and Mudge," Henry and Mudge and Annie's Good Move," Henry and Mudge in the Green Time," Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea," Henry and Mudge Puddle Trouble," and Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat."[...]
"This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about love."
Cinderella's story has been told over and over, but never has it been touched by the kind of magic created by the contributors of this book. Mary Blair painted t[...]