Tucked into envelopes are actual letters for children to pluck out. Humorous and engaging, this is the perfect read over a spot of tea. Ahhh!

    Once upon a time, there was a little old lady who was not afraid of anything! But one autumn night, while walking in the woods, the little old lady heard...clomp, clomp, shake, shake, clap, clap.And the little old lady who was not afraid of anything had the scare of her life! With bouncy refrains and classic art, this timeless Halloween story is perfect for reading aloud.

    in full color. "A fresh and moving story of a mother's dedication to acquire a coat for her daughter in post-World War II hard times. Anna's mother decides to trade the few valuables she has left for wool and for the services of a spinner, a weaver, and a tailor. Lobel's pictures do a tremendous job of evoking the period. Insightful and informative, this may make children consider how precious the ordinary can become in times of turmoil."--(starred) "Booklist"

    To celebrate thirty years, Abrams is proud to publish a special anniversary edition. Animalia’s incredible imaginary world intrigues all readers. Each page includes hidden objects and ideas: start with “A is for An Armoured Armadillo Avoiding an Angry Alligator” and you’ll find aprons, ants, aces, Atom-brand anchovies, and much more. The rest of the alphabet is just as much fun!

    Adults will find that, like most classic fairy tales, this one rewards periodic rethinking." --New York Times Book Review"Zelinsky's smooth retelling and glowing pictures cast the story in a new and beautiful light." -- School Library Journal

    Baylor's radiant prose-poem and Parnall's exquisite illustrations combine to create a joyous celebration of the human spirit.

    Large wants is five minutes' peace from her energetic children, but chaos follows her all the way from the kitchen to the bath and back again.

    in full color. "Mr. Piggott and his sons are a male chauvinist lot who, outside of yelling for their dinner, don't exercise themselves much around the house. When Mrs. Piggott finally tires of the endless chores that sandwich her workday, she leaves the menfolk on their own, with a note saying, 'You are pigs.' With the cooking and housework untended, they soon turn genuinely porcine, a transformation Browne foreshadows with pig faces on the wallpaper, vases, fireplace, phone. As in most of Browne's art, there is more than a touch of irony and visual humor here. Fun to read aloud."--Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.

    One day, she trades a brocade for a beautiful painting of a palace. She then spends years lovingly recreating the scene in brocade only to lose her work on a windy day. After everything she has done for her family, her youngest son seeks to recover the lost treasure, traveling through terrible weather and rocky terrain.Great for ages 5 and up. Beautiful and vibrant full-color illustrations.

    and Mrs. Porcupine name their baby Lance? Needleroozer? Quillian? Perhaps they should, but they don't. Instead they decide on the unlikely name of Fluffy. Fluffy's name is a source of sorrow to the sharp-quilled youngster, until he meets and befriends a rhinoceros named . . . Hippo! Munsinger's bright, cheery pictures are as whimsical as Lester's delightfully silly text. Together, they create nicely absurd images, such as a scene in which Fluffy and Hippo roll on the ground, laughing so hard that they start to cry. Lester and Munsingerwho have collaborated on other picture bookstell a sweet story with joyful exuberance.

    A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened.

    Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that's brewing-- quite an errand for a little girl. But where there's a will, there's a way, as Irene proves in the danger-fraught adventure that follows. She must defy the wiles of the wicked wind, her most formidable opponent, and overcome many obstacles before she completes her mission. Surely, this winning heroine will inspire every child to cheer her on."Brave Irene" is a 1986 New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year.

    Monica wants the moon to play with, so her Papa sets out to get it for her. It isn't easy to climb all the way to the moon, but he finally succeeds--only to find that the moon is too big to carry home! The way the problem is resolved is a joyful surprise. Illustrated.

    Then releases them for their own good or the good of others. A different season plays out with each stanza of Fyleman's verse. Visually exquisite, this is a story to be savored by both parents and children, and is a great book to be shared in preschool story time."The artist has created a fairy-world of beauty with animals, plants, reptiles and small details making each double-page spread a breathtaking scene. . . luminous." --Publishers Weekly "What makes this picture book exceptional are the exquisite illustrations." --School Library Journal

    A flock of hapless sheep drive through the country in this rhyming picture book.

    When she starts to draw, her imagination takes off. Enter her world, look at her pictures, and watch her stories grow and grow—just like the forest of cherry trees she imagines right on her own block.

    At lunchtime, celery crunch and sprouts in a bunch, and juice from a pear and rice in his hair. And at night, his pjs with feet and face on the seat, and sleep in his eyes and stars in the skies, as he dreams of the fun he'll have tomorrow. In lilting verse and exuberant paintings, the first of Nancy White Carlstrom's and Bruce Degen's celebrated Jesse Bear books creates a special day not only for Jesse Bear, but for young children everywhere.

    His self-sacrifice is rewarded when the Sea King transforms him into a narwhal.

    

    A small kingdom based on the principles of King Arthur's Round Table sends out its knights on a quest for the legendary substance called gasoline.

    Accompanying them is his lovely wife, Lady Matilda, and their daughter, Edwina the Fair, who is secretly known as Edwina the Pest because of her very unladylike ways. They make it as far as Palestine with nary mishap, but there pesty Edwina decides to go exploring. Lady Matilda is frantic with worry, and quite vexed when she finds Edwina, until--egads!--they are both captured by evil Abdul the Heavy. Will Edwina have to marry Abdul? Will Lady Matilda become his cook? Or will Sir Cedric save the day and come to their rescue? Of course he will! Beautifully detailed watercolor illustrations enhance this lively tale. Roy Gerrard's most recent book, Sir Cedric, was selected as a Booklist Children's Editors' Choice and one of the New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 1984. He lives in England.

    

    A cat, a kite and Sweet Babboo! A trip to the beach makes everyone's day a little brighter.

    

    J. Wood

    Popples, Popples, where are the Popples? They're in Pop Meadmore's candy store, ready to cheer him up with giggles and good feelings!

    Everyone living on Gull Mountain can fly except Jonathan who doesn't have wings, but his best friend, Sara, comes up with a brilliant idea.

    A young chicken experiences an identity crisis when he's called a chicken and finds that the word means timid and cowardly.

    Follows Maximilian, son of King Ferdinand of Austria, and his wedding present the elephant Soliman, in their procession from Spain to Vienna in 1551.

    A retelling of the Bible story in which Ruth follows her mother-in-law Naomi from the country of Moab to the land of Judah.

    Full-color illustrations.

    When Grandma sends a teddy bear instead, he is unhappy and disappointed. But a nightmare adventure turns Andy and the teddy bear, Arthur into fast friends.

    Ruth Heller shows how owls, ducks, and other interesting birds are experts at camouflage. Watch them disappear!

    Excerpt from A Day in a Child's LifeThe sun himself has risen To call them, long ago: And he has tried to wake you This last half-hour, you know.

    

    

    In search of his missing appendage, Max the tailless cat travels to New York City and then across country to San Francisco.

    

    Follows the Children's Theatre Company as it produces an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Nightingale, " describing how the play is planned, designed, cast, and rehearsed for its opening.

    Little Carmela is close to her elderly neighbor and saddened by her illness and death, but she finds a way to express her love when Tia Rosa's grandchild is born.

    When it finally hatches itself, out pops - a crocodile!

    When Toby stubs his toe getting out of bed one morning a chain of consequences results which affects a great many adults and children.

    

    In fact she's a bit unusual. So when a princess-eating ogre, a cross knight and a destructive dragon turn up on the palace doorstep, she decides to disobey the King and Queen, and get rid of them herself.

    Explains in simple terms the various types of vegetables and how they grow.

    A tiny girl no bigger than a thumb is stolen by a great, ugly toad, and subsequently has many adventures and makes many animal friends before finding the perfect mate in a warm and beautiful southern land.

    They are ranchers of a different ilk--their "herd" is made up of trees. In this first of a series, we see the boys rounding up and branding their "herd," then protecting them from a wily band of voracious beavers."It's terrifically funny...wonderful fun...I laughed aloud when I was reading it and I know that children will enjoy it." - "CBC Morningside"

    

    Potamus Hippo just won't settle down until somewhere in the jungle his favorite food can be found!

    The village people join in a festival to free themselves of the demons, goblins, and spirits that cause their misfortunes.

    In this illustrated craft book, the Little Witch shows youngsters how to make puppets and stage a puppet show and how to make animals, party decorations, and game pieces out of seashells and other simple craft materials.

    A guinea pig has a thoroughly adventurous time when he gets loose in the schoolroom, tries to learn to read, is chased by a cat and is rescued by a dog.

    

    

    Tom times everything with his new stopwatch, including a fight with his sister.