Detailed facts and figures as well as a focus on the issue of diversity make this a great book for reference and a basis for discussion, both at home and in the classroom.

    Yes, it is a quaint old place - chilly, though...The owner of the Haunted House is unwell, and it's not surprising. There's a ghoul in the cupboard, an octopus in the sink, a crocodile in the bath, and in every room, a sinister black cat watching it all with roving eyes. Every page of this thrilling pop-up book is packed with spine-tingling surprises, culminating in a spectacular final spread complete with a creepy creaking saw. Since 1979, hundreds of thousands of readers have taken this scared-silly tour of one of the best-selling pop-up books of all time. This is one Haunted House that remains as innovative and exciting today as it was twenty-six years ago-but now offers even more tantalizing twists.

    An easy-to-read, rhyming introduction to hair.

    The original edition, published in 1979, won numerous awards, including honors from the Museum of Modern Art and the American Booksellers Association, and sold over a million copies. Edenss magical words and pictures illustrate the universal emotions of fear, doubt, joy, and loss, and reveal the unexpected silver linings to be found in any cloud. This whimsical little book proves that its possible to face obstacles with a positive attitude; all you need is the willingness to throw aside logic and open yourself up to the power of playful imagination.

    Leonard's life at his new junior high is just barely tolerable until he becomes friends with the unusual Alan and with him shares an extraordinary adventure.

    Maybe four eyes really are better than two.

    Justine were long. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink, and every boy’s hero was Montreal Canadiens hockey legend Maurice Richard. Everyone wore Richard’s number 9. They laced their skates like Richard. They even wore their hair like Richard. When Roch outgrows his cherished Canadiens sweater, his mother writes away for a new one. Much to Roch’s horror, he is sent the blue and white sweater of the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaded and hated foes to his beloved team. How can Roch face the other kids at the rink?From the Hardcover edition.

    For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave, he can at least act bravely.

    An ox gets himself into ridiculous situations made worse when he listens to the advice of his friend the fox.

    Solve the riddles, unravel the puzzles, and see if you can figure out where.

    in full color. Favorite Scarry animal characters introduce simple learning concepts and over 700 words.

    Stevenson's watercolors couldn't be better."--School Library Journal.

    

    The world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading.-- Over 100 illustrations in each book

    Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably.’ —SLJ. ‘An exciting adventure. . . . Illustrations [by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont] explode with color and action.’ —CS. Best Books of 1979 (SLJ)Children's Choices for 1980 (IRA/CBC)A Reading Rainbow Selection

    Aspiring artists received step-by-step instructions for drawing people and animals using a minimum of line and circle combinations.

    Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after page of striking art seems to convey the very sound of music.

    During a long visit, Emma's grandmother helps her understand why it's good to be different.

    Classics to savour and new favourites to discover!This is a classic anthology to treasure forever.Kaye Webb became Editor of Puffin Books in 1961. During the 1960s and 1970s her instinct and flair resulted in the addition of many outstanding titles to the Puffin list, and in 1967 she launched the highly successful Puffin Club, now the Puffin Book Club. She was widely known for her remarkable contribution to children's books, and was awarded the MBE in 1974. She retired from Puffin 1979, but continued her involvement with children's books. Kaye Webb died in January 1996.

    Reid offers light words (willow, whirr, spinnaker) and heavy words (galoshes, mugwump, crumb), words on the move and odd words, words that read both ways and words that read the wrong way around (rezagrats), along with much else. Accompanied by Ben Shahn’s glorious drawings, Ounce Dice Trice is a book of endless delights, not to mention the only place where you can find the answer to the question: What is a gongoozler? Well, all I can say is quoz.

    Annie has enchanted millions of readers from her original comic strip appearance to the hit Broadway musical. Now, with a Tony-nominated revival playing on Broadway, Puffin is reissuing this novelization of the classic story, with a new introduction by Tony and Emmy Award-winning author Thomas Meehan. This is an adaptation that delves even deeper into Annie's story, as she lives on the streets during the Great Depression, finds Sandy the dog, and encounters characters both familiar and new.

    “There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . an attractive little book.”--School Library Journal

    This picture book about worms tells you all you need to know, their appearance, personality, life, intelligence and skills, along with pointers about how to identify them, reminders of their usefulness in wartime and the meaning of the Diet of Worms.

    The oxcart man packs his goods - the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the linen they wove. He packs the birch brooms his son carved, and even a bag of goose feathers from the barnyard geese.He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one - even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. And the cycle begins again."Like a pastoral symphony translated into picture book format, the stunning combination of text and illustrations recreates the mood of 19-century rural New England."--The Horn Book

    What kind of cat would go sliding off on skis, and who'd believe it anyway? When the family accidentally leaves Henry, their sassy Siamese, behind at the ski lodge, he takes matters into his own paws in this beguiling adventure.

    A biography, stressing the understanding and tolerance, of an anthropologist who did extensive studies of primitive cultures.

    Tony, a nine-year-old horror story addict is delighted when a little vampire called Rudolph lands on his windowsill one evening and, together, the two have a series of hilarious adventures involving visits to Rudolph’s home – The Vampire Family Vault – where Tony narrowly escapes the clutches of Great-Aunt Dorothy.

    It weaves a web of Gothic horror around a story of childhood love, tragically betrayed. Alexander Theroux creates a pageant of characters that wittily parodies 20th-century preconceptions of the Dark Ages. Amongst these characters are the divinely beautiful but mercenary Superfecta; the money-grabbing burgher, Mijnheer van Cats; and Master Snickup himself, wanderer, ascetic and recluse. Brian Froud's illustrations depict in subtle colors a world teeming with tiny spirits and mutant devils. The text is set as in an antique parchment, a context that perfectly complements Theroux's wryly humorous fable.

    Clyde Watson expresses a universal childhood fantasy in simple, fresh, and precisely chosen words perfectly complemented by Susanna Natti's delicate, star-sprinkled pictures. This little book will stir the imagination and lead children to dream about secrets of their own at bedtime or any time at all.

    Sir Perceval Peacock plans a party for those of his friends who were excluded from the Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast.

    Little girl with a candle on the bottom left, little boy with a candle on the bottom right. Castle in the centre. Trees on both sides of cover covered in flowers, fairies, an owl, a witch and a man in a red uniform.Back Cover:Slightly lighter blue background. An old wizard (or chemist) looking at a test tube. A black cat on a stack of books looking at the test tube and various scientific paraphernalia and books on the table.

    EXCERPT:I've written this book to remind me of all the horrible things that have happened over the last year. Not as I'll need reminding. I can practically see them tattooed on my forehead. One thing I have learnt is that it's a good job elephants never forget because it looks as if they're the only ones in the entire world with any memory at all. Everybody at our house seemed to have forgotten me by the time I'd got one foot over the front doorstep. When I woke up this morning, I laid and stared at our Lucy, waiting for her to open her eyes and say, "Hello, dear little sister!" She woke up, looks straight at me, and goes, "Aagh! Who're you?" I told her who I was and then she leaned over and prodded our Rose in the back. '"Ere," she says. "Do you know who this long, thin lass is in our bed?" Our Rose turns over, opens one eye, looks at me and says, "Never seen her in my life."She thinks she's so funny. Next time I have to go away from home, I'm going to make a graven image of myself like it says in the bible and stick it on top of the wireless in the front room with my name written right across it. At least then they'll know I've been.Or they could read this book.

    Follows the building of a house from the drafting of the plans to the housewarming party.

    When bulldozers enter Farthing Wood, the animals must escape before their homes are destroyed. They promise to stick together and protect each other—but then they get caught in a fire and nearly drown crossing a river. Will their pact hold? Both heart-wrenching and heartwarming, this beloved story has been translated into 16 languages.

    The stores are arranged by date, beginning with Our Lady's mother, St. Anne, and finishing with another Anne, Anne de Guigne (this Anne, who died in 1922, aged 10, has not been canonized, but she was declared Venerable on March 3, 1990 by Pope John Paul II). In between is a lovely mix of saints, young and old, princesses and pilgrims, mothers and grandmothers and nuns: a goose-girl and a horse-dealer's daughter; a girl who was kidnapped by pirates, a veterinarian, and (believe it or not) a ventriloquist!These stories are ideally suited to inspire readers to fall in love with virtue. No child reading them will ever suppose that saints are all cut to one pattern or that holiness is less interesting than bad behavior. Anyone who wants to know what a saint is really like will get a clear and beautiful picture by reading these accounts, and they can be enjoyed over and over again by children of all ages, and by adults alike.

    A brief biography of the 19th-century Danish author of many well-known fairy tales, which stresses the value of personal fantasies and imagination.

    Unpredictable and elusive, they've brought luck and done harm, while people have longed for a glimpse of their magical world. In his illustrations for this rich and varied collection, Michael Hague, one of America's most beloved painters of fantasy, creates a fabled world that belongs to the fairies. There is the lost flower fairy Thumbelina, the cruel and clever goblins of Christina Rossetti's "Goblin Market, " and the invisible creatures of James Barrie's "Lock-out Time." Readers will also meet a helpful brownie, a girl with an unlucky name, and two elves who act like playground bullies!Readers will find themselves transported to fairyland as they read these delightful works and savor the mesmerizing full-color and black-and-white illustrations. Michael Hague's art has never been so enchanting.

    Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang help present a host of facts about how people live in various environments around the world.

    

    Presents a biography of Albert Schweitzer who based his philosophy on what he called "reverence for life" and dedicated his life to serving humanity.

    That means it’s his job to look after all the other young penguins. But out in the snow and ice of Antarctica, there’s a lot to learn, and Otto has to discover for himself how to swim, dive, and catch fish before he can teach anyone else.

    Two friends, one confident and the other timid, find their positions reversed when they must plot to escape kidnappers.

    Verses accompanied by drawings cover such topics as time of day, months of the year, letters of the alphabet, what people do around the house, and miscellaneous questions and answers.

    Zed, a lazy backwoods boy, meets four monsters and cleverly outwits them.

    A little girl's song of celebration at being part of, and alive in, the universe.

    Depicts a little girl's visual images of her parents' talking about such things as bells that peel, banking a fire, and a running nose.

    The reader manipulates a dial which removes a figure at each turn.

    But from the first hunting trip, the dog cannot bear to retrieve the wounded birds and takes them to an island where they can heal. What will the hunter do when he finds out?

    

    Steve and Nancy inadvertently enter Agapeland where they meet The Conductor and discover the amazing music machine.

    Lightning strikes their tree just above their home the first time. They decide to vacate the premises just in time as the lightning strikes the tree again right where their home was.

    Almost totally emaciated from his ordeal, Max's chances for recovery are slim. Still, his indomitable will bolsters him against all obstacles. A tag with his owner's telephone number allows the kindly strangers to notify the owners of Max's condition. Helped by several specialists and the devotion of his family, Max eventually recovers.Pepper's Ordeal is the true story of another of Kyra Wayne's beloved Dobermans. An open gate leads Pepper to a sinister character and rusty cages full of raging Pitbulls. After some shrewd detective work, Kyra and a pair of courageous boys rescue Pepper from a dogfight training farm, but not without an encounter with the woman with "one long earring".

    

    

    Fearless Toby the tinker repairs a ghost and reaps the reward.

    Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast.

    And he was holding a big knife!)

    

    An introduction of astronomy including a survey of the solar system, stars, comets, and the universe.

    Using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of Wild West personality Annie Oakley.

    They journey to the land of Honah Lee, and on their way meet a pirate who's really a baker, a skyful of mean clouds, a falling star that needs to be rescued, and a bunch of very peculiar creatures known as Sneezes. Jackie learns that growing up can be truly magical as long as you have a dragon named Puff to show you the way.This contemporary fairy tale, based on one of America's favorite songs, will appeal to readers of all ages.

    As she grows bigger and bigger they find a way to feed her, clothe her, and shelter her, but whom will she marry? Another holiday-inspired story by Lorna Balian.

    Despite the nasty tricks Billy, Peanut, and Scruff play on them, the Banana Bunch thrills its audience with lively songs and dances.

    Brief text and over 300 photographs explore the training and life of boys and girls at the Royal Ballet School.

    and Ted is waking up. Not Fred! He’s going to snooze a little bit longer. Kids will love moving the hands on this sturdy clock book as they follow P. D. Eastman’s dynamic dog duo throughout their day. Learning to tell time has never been so much fun!

    She prepares the food and takes her dog, Barney, and her two dolls to Dan's house. But Dan has too many chores to go on a picnic. Sarah tries to have a picnic without Dan, but it isn't the same. She comes up with an idea so they ALL can go on a picnic.

    

    Offers some basic facts about airplanes and describes some different airplanes and their functions.

    Text and illustrations descibe the riches of the earth and how people can promote peace and goodwill by sharing equitably with each other and their fellow creatures.

    

    The ugliest dog in the world seeks the secret of success.

    An illustrated collection of 20 fairy tales including traditonal favorites and modern tales.

    Paintings and text capture the strange moods of cats and introduce the alphabet.

    A ten-year-old explorer and a famous discoverer work to overcome the evil forces of the Bitter Grudge, the Purple Rage, the Ugly Rumor and the arch villain, the Doubt.

    It certainly wasn't the day that Alan Mitz stumbled into the garden of Abdul Gasazi. For in this bizarre and eerie place—where strange topiary trees loomed—the evil visage of Gasazi casts its shadow. And even after Alan escaped, the spell of Gasazi still seemed to penetrate into his everyday world. In this extraordinary, unusual, and unique picture book, Chris Van Allsburg explores both the real and surreal worlds with incredible deftness. In doing so, he has created exquisite and beautiful images that will continue to haunt readers long after they have left the enchanted garden of Abdul Gasazi.

    

    King Rollo insists that his magician change a farmer's noontime bread into anything he wants to eat, but the farmer prefers his homemade bread.

    Brief text and illustrations outline the activities and materials available at a library.

    Each story has a moral and is followed by a suitable Bible passage and questions.