Izumi, Ren and little Yoshi are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the famous poet Bashō in their village. It is 17th century Japan and the poet is walking far to the north, writing his now world-famous haiku. Libby Hathorn's endearing story describes their encounter with Bashō. Sadami Konchi's sensitive paintings light up the story with a grace and beauty to ably match the text.

At last! It's time for the annual Texas State Fair, and young Jake knows exactly what he wants to do first. He passes up all the other booths to buy his favorite treat-a cone of sweet and puffy cotton candy. Little does Jake know that his choice of sugary snack-and an unfortunate mechanical failure-will wreak havoc on the nation's biggest state fair. As Jake wanders through the exhibits and attractions, he trails a sticky tail of cotton candy in...

You Gotta Have Cheer is full of art games, poems, stories, and best of all, whimsical cheers for school and home interaction with your kids."Make hand movements to clap, tap, and hand jive your own way,To set up class rules and organize your day."There are funny toasts and roasts. You might even insert your friends and family names to cheer them on."You ran for someone dear you loved,And I know she loved you on earth and above."Lois has had "MOR-TONS"...

Upper Dab is under attack from a mysterious invasion of toads in this hilarious middle-grade adventure from award-wining author Patrice Lawrence. After a toad lands on his head as he leaves his house one morning, Leo is determined to find out where it has come from and why. Together with his friend Rosa, he needs to come up with some answers before the angry residents of Upper Dab take matters into their own hands and the toads become toast! A brilliantly...

Billan doesn't know what to do-he's a bard, but somehow, he's lost his ability to rhyme! He cannot recite and serenade without that most important skill! Billan must set out and find a solution to his problem, but who will be able to help? Billan the Bard

Bedtime Stories: Cosmic Dreams and Moonlit Adventures An Enchanting Journey through the Starry Skies, One Bedtime Story at a Time! Embark on a celestial voyage with your little ones as you dive into "Bedtime Stories: Cosmic Dreams and Moonlit Adventures". This captivating collection of bedtime stories takes children on magical journeys through the cosmos, inspiring dreams as limitless as the starry sky.5 magical bedtime stories for kidsPerfect for...

Disgruntled Gilbert the goblin argues that dragons are terrible and not nearly as frightening as he is, but perspectives change when knights arrive to capture a dragon.

Four silly tales of animals who love to make mischief-no matter what! Whaley Whale is hiding. Is she on the table? Is she in a basket? We don't know! Moosey Moose is angry. Why is Moosey Moose angry? Because he wants to put on his long pants! Wormy Worm is wiggling. Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. Wormy Worm wiggles so much, he doesn't know which end is which. And Sluggy Slug? Well, Sluggy Slug just won't go. Nope. No matter what we do, he just won't go....

Lots of little brothers can be pests and trouble-makers-but Amy's brother Arnie is a MONSTER … In this R.L. Stine middle-grade scare fest, Amy and her friend, Lissa, don't know what to do about Arnie's bullying, bad-boy behavior, and mean jokes and pranks. The little monster is ruining their lives! The girls decide it's payback time. Total humiliation for Arnie. They find a recipe for green slime on a YouTube channel and mix a big bucket to pour...

A laugh-out-loud and punny take on Groundhog Day for young readers from a top-notch author-illustrator pairing. Ever-punctual Anna Gain is never late, and she's certainly never late for the school bus. Every day she catches it in perfect time. But not today. After a series of absurd events cause Anna to miss the bus, she's transported one minute back in time – only to be stuck re-living the same sixty seconds again … and again … and again …...