This holiday book series takes kids on a unique cross-country journey. Through lively, chatty letters home, each of these six books follows a child on a fun visit with a friend or relative over winter vacation. Along the way, the young narrators convey a host of fascinating and kid-friendly facts about what they do and where they go. Full color.
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la. How wonderful the old carol sounds. A vision of warm family gatherings peacefully celebrating the holiday season comes to mind. But wait, this doesn’t sound like a peaceful family get-together. What is happening here? Deck the walls with mashed potatoes! Fa la la la la la la la la. Make a snowman with tomatoes. Fa la la la la la la la la. Author Erin Dealey has taken the old holiday classic and turned it on its head. In her riotous, raucous rendition of a family meal gone hilariously awry, you’ll find food hockey, vegetable sculptures, crashing dishes, and grown-ups wondering what has gone wrong. From “Feed the dog our peas and carrots” to “Food tastes better when you wear it,” readers young and old will never forget this new take on an old holiday carol!
Capture the holiday spirit with these wonderfully illustrated, nostalgic tales that the whole family will love reading! Make them a part of your family tradition this holiday season -- and for many holidays to come!
The traditional English carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," has been sung and enjoyed throughout the holiday season for centuries. In keeping with its courtly tone, most illustrated treatments of the song use a formal art style. Now, a new version is geared specifically to young readers, using playful images of animals romping and cavorting to the song's lyrics. Imagine beret-wearing French hens, four "calling" birds chatting on the phone, or frolicking frogs as the lords-a-leaping. Colorful, lighthearted scenes by acclaimed illustrator Dan Andreasen bring a whole new interpretation to the holiday carol. From the first day to the twelfth, readers of all ages will enjoy this rendition of counting down the days of Christmas.
It's the 12 Days of Christmas gecko-style. Geckos come bearing gifts of aloha--honking nene, bowls of chili-rice, slippers, tiki torches, and more. Only in Hawaii do these crazy geckos make the holidays more fun. Celebrate Christmas with the geckos this year and have a Mele Kalikimaka!
Ocean Animals for Kids A sing-along-story set to the cadence of The Farmer in the Dell, featuring waves, crabs and lots of beachy fun! It’s time to go to the beach, but what will we do there? Toddlers and preschoolers will love the rhythmic and repetitive text which can be read or sung. Animales del océano para los niños Una historia de cantar a lo largo de la cadencia de The Farmer en el Dell, con olas, cangrejos y un montón de playas de diversión! Es hora de ir a la playa, pero ¿qué haremos allí? A los niños pequeños y preescolares les encantará el texto rítmico y repetitivo que puede ser leído o cantado.
It's not easy being Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer's ordinary-nosed little sister! Rudella has big dreams of leading Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. But unlike her big brother, Rudella's nose isn't shiny and red-so how will she prove to Santa that she can guide his sleigh through a dark and foggy night? This heartwarming holiday tale will delight every child who dreams of turning the ordinary into something extraordinary!
Just like in the popular song "Wheels on the Bus," here in Hawaii the wheels on the bike go round and round down at the beach, whee kids can read and sing along to the flop, flop, flop of slippers on the sand and the splash, splash, splash of keiki in the water. Sure to become a favorite, Down at the Beach will have your youngest one singing and reading along.
Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.
