She went on to become an award-winning artist with albums like Amor Prohibido and Selena Live, and earned the title "Queen of Tejano Music." Your little one will learn that Selena's favorite food was pizza and that the most important people in the world to her were her familia and fans.Unable to find bilingual first concept books she could enjoy reading to her baby, Patty Rodriguez came up with the idea behind Lil' Libros. Patty and her work have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, CNN Latino, Latina Magazine, Cosmopolitan, People En Espanol, Cosmo Latina, and American Latino TV, to name a few. She is currently Sr. Producer for On Air With Ryan Seacrest-iHeartMedia, jewelry designer for MALA by Patty Rodriguez, and creator of Manolos And Tacos.Ariana Stein, a graduate from California State University, Dominguez Hills, has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Ariana spent the first eight years of her professional career in the corporate world. Her life changed with the birth of her baby boy. She immediately realized that bilingualism played a very important role in his future, as well as the future of other children.

    A perfect addition to any child’s bookshelf, especially in a warm home that’s always full of music.

    Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown--it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors' wares with poems like "Farmer Greg's Free-Range Eggs," "Summer Checklist," and "Necessary Mess."Bright and vibrant, this is the perfect guide for little ones to take with them on marketing day to inspire literacy and healthy eating.A pleasing window into the world of the farmers' market -- School Library Journal, starred review Sprightly illustrations and engaging rhymes will leave readers eager to sample market bounty -- Kirkus ReviewsThis cheerful collection of verse offers an enticing introduction to farmers' markets -- Booklist

    Henry constructs elaborate defensive measures that he is sure will stand up to the clever ambitions of Lucy. Little does he know, Lucy has a few tricks of her own.With a focus on introducing children to the use of ordinal numbers, Henry and the Hidden Treasure also draws out some important qualities of being a kid – such as creativity, the value of listening to parental advice, and of course, being nice to your sister.

    After that, her teammates don’t trust her. In fact, Luci’s pretty sure they don’t even like her. It’s great to be good at science—but Luci learns that it’s not enough. If she’s ever going to make it to Mars, she’s got to be someone her crew can depend on, no matter what.

    Who am I? Who Am I? gives readers clues so they can guess which animal will be revealed in a full-spread illustration when they turn the page. Words and illustrations describe the characteristics and movements of each animal. Extra facts are included at the back of the book.

    

    Opening with a touching story about what inspired Richard to write the song, A Kiss Goodnight tells the story of how a young Walt Disney was enchanted by fireworks and how he kept his promise to send all his guests home with a special kiss goodnight. Beautifully illustrated by Disney legend Floyd Norman A Kiss Goodnight will be the must-have picture book for families to enjoy together and for Disney fans to treasure. The book will feature a CD with the song sung by Broadway star Ashley Brown along with a download as well.

    A full spread asks a question about a body part, What bug has eyes like this?? with an illustrated close-up of that part. The following spread provides the answer to the question, A grasshopper!? along with a full illustration of the creature in its habitat and a paragraph of text about the highlighted body part, in this case the grasshopper's eyes. Children learn about the bugs' habitats, diets, behaviors and standout skills. There's even a trick question: What bug has a tail like this?? The answer is None. Bugs don't have tails!The interactive guessing-game of the text --- with just the right amount of repetition --- makes this an ideal choice for reading aloud. The bright, eye-catching cut-paper collage illustrations by Kwanchai Moriya have a playful charm and invite young children to study the details up close. Besides the eight featured bugs, there is an additional spread that includes seven other bugs and their unusual body parts, as well as text that explores which animals are categorized as bugs, or arthropods.? This nonfiction book has direct applications to the life science curriculum in the early grades, which covers the physical characteristics and habitats of living things.

    Simply scan the code to listen and sing along! Slider mechanism on each page and cheerful illustrations will make these favorites for sharing.

     Overload of fun and cuteness! Makes you both smile and read over and over. Must-have for your bookshelf if your child is 2 to 5 years old. Follow the antics of 27 very different animals from air, land, and sea as they all go potty in this beautifully imaginative rhyming ABC book.Accompanied with vivid, full-color illustrations from artist Zhanna Mendel.Purchase a paperback copy and get the Kindle version FREE! (Kindle MatchBook)

    One day, they find a book in the woods and set off to return it to its owner, Bear. When they arrive at Bear's house, they discover shelves and shelves of books. Will Bear share his stories, or keep his books to himself?

    Instead he finds the mysterious Grumpface who threatens to hold him captive unless he passes some difficult challenges. What follows is a humorous adventure that neither Dan nor the Grumpface could have anticipated.The Grumpface is a tale in the spirit of any grand adventure. It is about a clumsy young inventor's quest for love and the challenges he must face to find it. It is also a tale of bravery, absurdity and happiness, and the power of these qualities over negativity and sheer grumpiness.Every parent will be acquainted with their own little 'grumpface' now and then. This story stands as a small piece of hope - that no matter how ingrained the grump, there will always remain in every one of us a smile or a laugh just waiting to come out.

    With every step he grows less hopeful. That is, until he meets an old friend.

    And when the emergency call comes in, there isn't a moment to lose! Help him drive the ambulance and switch on the flashing lights. Then, once he's rescued the injured cyclist, lift the stretcher and help the patient to see the doctor. Another exciting title in this best-selling series that encourages preschoolers to get involved in the story.

    Each page of this beautifully illustrated book features a different letter and little-known color, so children can learn about both topics at one time!

    She demonstrates for our readers what a growth mindset looks like. She has big dreams and an attitude of positive thinking that is going to take her into the future with all kinds of possibilities. Lorisa models for children that they have purpose and worth even if they make mistakes. She teaches them to enjoy the process of growing up. This book encourages children to dream big. The last pages of the book are designed for children to discover their own dreams. Lorisa reads the bracelet she wears each day to remind her to keep trying. She'll get there. You bet! Is she there? Not Yet!

    The Big Adventures of Tiny House is a story about an old farmhouse that gets recycled into something new: TINY, a little house with a big heart - and WHEELS! With the help of Big Truck and lots of friends they meet along the way, Tiny travels the country to discover the true meaning of home.

    Simply scan the code to listen and sing along! Slider mechanisms on each page and cheerful illustrations will make these favorites for sharing. Join along with the beloved nursery rhyme in The Itsy Bitsy Spider.

    Using his signature art style, Jenkins illustrates how these animals dominate their different ecosystems using speed, strength, and even cooperation and cunning. Take a trip through history and discover apex predators both past and present, from the earliest sea creatures to the modern African lion and giant freshwater ray, which can grow to over fifteen feet.

    rex and more search for treasure. With humorous art by Gareth Lucas and charming rhyming text, this sound book will be a perfect addition to story time. What will these dinosaur friends find when they open the treasure chest?

    The experiments are easy to follow and use items that most people already have tucked away at home.Look I'm A Scientist is the most incredible introduction to science for kids. From an iceberg animal rescue to stretchy slime and a science wizard potion. Kids can pour it, mix it, feel it, and more, as each sensory-friendly activity becomes an ever-so-exciting science experiment.The 14 activities in this educational book are easy to prepare, set up, and create. A step-by-step visual guide and a charming design make it the perfect STEM activity book for parents and their little ones to explore together. Each activity is designed to let your child play and learn with all their senses. Together you can grow their love of science and their understanding of the world.Little scientists will discover fun facts like why water goes stiff in the freezer, what makes slime super stretchy, how to make the best soap bubbles, and lots more. With Look I'm A Scientist children can touch, smell, see, hear, and taste their way to scientific amazement.And remember, making a mess is part of the fun and learning!Find Out Why, What, And How!You were born with everything you need to be an extraordinary scientist - a fantastic brain and super senses. Get ready to touch, smell, see, hear, and taste your way to scientific discovery. Being a little scientist has never been so much fun!Full of amazing science experiments for kids like:- Homemade playdough- Ooey gooey slime- A bubble volcano- And much, much more!DK's Look! I'm Learning series of exciting and educational STEM books, focus on the sensory experience of practical learning and play, and find the science in everyday activities. Hands-on learning experiences tap straight into kids' insatiable curiosity and sense of wonder.These books for children are perfect for ages 3-6, formatted with a padded cover and toddler-tough pages. The series encourages children to develop independence and improves their critical thinking, investigation skills, and motor skills. Try the other titles in the series next, including Look I'm A Cook, Look I'm A Mathematician, and Look I'm An Engineer.

    The Canticos adaptation matches the melody of the original Spanish so that parents can sing it in English as well as in Spanish. This version of the song has a special twist—adorable mice are paired with one of mom's favorite accessories—shoes!

    B is for Book, its pages flapping. F is for Flower, of course, but is that G tucked away in the grass? Hugely enjoyable from the first glance, this small-scale, 3-D look at everyday objects offers many hidden pleasures, such as when adjacent alphabet letters share a spread in unexpected ways -- a Letter in a Mailbox, a Pillow on a Quilt, twisty Roots under a Swing on a Tree. Simple and stylish, ABC Pop-Up is an elegant choice for anyone who appreciates artful design, as well as the perfect alphabet learning tool for little hands.

    

    Young readers will enjoy reading and playing along with their favorite nursery rhyme as they drive around the town and sing their way through the storybook.

    On a stormy morning, Hana sees a rainbow and dreams of where it might take her. She slides into a fantastical adventure to Ethiopia, where she plays with friends and beautiful animals. When she returns home to bed, she is sure-dreams really do come true!

    Discover what a fire station is like through carefully leveled text and vivid photos. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.

    Practice tracing squares, circles, triangles, and more, all while learning to identify the color of each shape.The Little Groovers series is an excellent way for children to:Develop hand-eye coordinationEncourage motor skills developmentBoost learning through interactive playColors and Shapes is an engaging and fun-filled way to introduce early concepts to toddlers. Practice again and again with this new board book series to get children ready for preschool and prewriting.

    When night falls, bats catch moths, crickets sing, and cougars prowl. Engaging rhymes describe the action through the cycle of every day and night, as well as through each month of the year. An "Explore More" section provides teachers and parents with lots of ideas to expand on the seasonal and nocturnal themes.

    One of the worst things for a parent is when their baby or toddler is distressed but can't communicate what's wrong. However, while they may not be able to speak yet, they can still gesture! That is where ABC Baby Signs comes in. This colorful book features twenty-six of the most common, simple baby signs, such as "all done," "more," and "please," to teach babies and toddlers basic ways to communicate with their hands before they can verbalize their needs.ABC for Me: ABC Baby Signs features one sign per letter of the alphabet in a cute rhyming story. Adorable illustrations, and sweet, illustrated demonstrations make learning fun for kids and their parents alike! With endearing illustrations and mindful concepts, the ABC for Me series pairs each letter of the alphabet with words that promote big dreams and healthy living.

    Featuring a fun mashup of familiar fairy tales, including Cinderella, the Princess and the Pea, Snow White, Rapunzel, and loads of others, Lift-a-Flap Language Learners: The Enchanted Castle provides kids with stories that are intertwined to create a new, bilingual adventure in a magical castle. Hidden within each page are flaps with common English words that lift to reveal their Spanish translations. This helpful learning tool also provides a handy pronunciation guide for each word. What could make enjoying familiar stories even better? Learning another language at the same time! Kids will love discovering new vocabulary words on each page as they follow along. Don't wait to start learning, grab a copy of Lift-a-Flap Language Learners: The Enchanted Castle and start exploring stories and language today!

    The unique slide-and-see system is crammed with surprises. For toddlers ages 18 months and up, with a focus on the child’s world.

    Children who attend quality pre-K programs have a host of positive outcomes including better language, literacy, problem-solving and math skills down the line, and they have a leg up on what appears to be the most essential skill to develop at age four: strong self-control. But even with this overwhelming evidence, early childhood education is at a crossroads in America. We know that children can and do benefit, but we also know that too many of our littlest learners don't get that chance--millions of parents can't find spots for their children, or their preschoolers end up in poor quality programs.With engrossing storytelling, journalist Suzanne Bouffard takes us inside some of the country's best pre-K classrooms to reveal the sometimes surprising ingredients that make them work--and to understand why some programs are doing the opposite of what is best for children. It also chronicles the stories of families and teachers from many backgrounds as they struggle to give their children a good start in school. This book is a call to arms when we are at a crucial moment, and perhaps on the verge of a missed opportunity: We now have the means and the will to have universal pre-kindergarten, but we are also in grave danger of not getting it right.

    Take an active role in child-directed play to guide learning. Become a strong advocate for saving play in early childhood education by empowering teachers to join play and standards, and learn how child-led, open-ended play addresses the seven domains and Common Core Standards.This book is full of research and resources that link academic learning and play experiences. Engage in provocative questions for teachers and administrators to help you effectively share the importance of play in early learning with others, and help restore play to its proper role as both fun and educational.Thomas Rendon is the coordinator of the Iowa Head Start State Collaboration Office and an active supporter of policy to promote play at a state level. He has an MBA from the University of Iowa and is currently working on a PhD in early childhood special education from Kent State University.Gaye Gronlund, MA, is a nationally recognized consultant and author who works with early childhood programs across the country, specializing in developmentally appropriate practice, authentic assessment, play-based curriculum, and early learning standards. Her other publications include: Individualized Child-Focused Curriculum, Focused Observations, Second Edition, and Making Early Learning Standards Come Alive, Second Edition.

    Get ready to discover Nature's Wonders!

    Join Lightning McQueen as he races with the international Neon Racers, trains at Doc Hudson's racing academy, and more! With 12 racing stories featuring your favorite Disney Pixar Cars characters, each meant to be read aloud in five minutes, this durable, padded storybook with beautiful illustrations is the perfect fit for bedtime, story time, or anytime!

    Eddie uses his curiosity and imagination to become an "expert" in eclipses so that he can thoroughly take in this spectacular scientific event. His energy and enthusiasm for all things science help him to engage with his family and friends while experiencing this great science adventure. The book details solar eclipse facts and encourages safety for children while observing the solar eclipse.

    Join them on their adventures from the Netflix series, Puffin Rock. Oona can't wait to see the moon tonight because it will be a supermoon--super big and super bright. But Oona doesn't normally stay up so late. Can she stay awake until moonrise?

    This hopeful book will introduce young readers to the culture and ecology of the eastern Himalayas.

    Walk lightly on it, as other creatures do." With this powerfully reverent refrain, readers are reminded to treat the world around us with the respect it deserves and the care it needs. Mountains, lakes, rivers, grasslands, forests, deserts—even the sky above—all of our natural environs have some message to impart, if we will but listen. Picturesque illustrations imbue the images with mysticism, making visual connections to not only the words themselves but to the feelings of wonder they evoke.

    Perfect for fans of The Paper Bag Princess and Not All Princesses Dress in Pink. Bottom line: When children realize that everybody else messes up, maybe they'll feel better about messing up, too. Perfect for bedtime and for the classroom.Witches can be very whiny.Kings and queens don't share.Monsters sometimes want their mommies.Mermaids HATE to comb their hair.

    What did the first trains look like? How did they work? What does a conductor do? And what happens if you don’t buy a ticket? In this book you’ll find a funny comic strip, two poems, a big fold-out page and a mini-quiz, so you’ll become a real expert.An informative picture book for children aged 5 and up about traveling by train.

    Readers are invited to spend a day at school with a relatable narrator and their friends. Readers join in on the fun as the colorful cast of characters learn, read stories, and play outside. Accessible text makes this text fun to read, while colorful illustrations bring the story to life. This title is perfect for introducing young children to the exciting things Pre-K offers, and is also great for reading out loud to younger children.

    The pages of the book, which are die-cut and stamped with fold lines, feature a sequence of brightly colored shapes, animated with smiling expressions. As the reader opens and closes, folds and unfolds the pages, colorful characters in the shapes of squares, circles, lines, and outlines start to relate to one another in new ways. Wordless and infectiously cheerful, This Way, That Way introduces very young children to the building blocks of art in an endearing way.

    Celebrate the season!It's that special time of the year and Olaf is on a mission! Travel through Arendelle with him in this charming rhyming story featuring flashing lights on every page!

    From forests to the dump, bulldozers push things out of the way. With carefully leveled text, a vibrant photo glossary, and age-appropriate critical thinking questions, this books engages young readers and helps them learn all about bulldozers.

    It's a story about how simply noticing and taking in what is on offer to our senses can lead to the Holy Grail of treasure - happiness. Ollie's Treasure takes children on a treasure hunt. Ollie's grandma sends him a treasure map that promises to lead him to 'something that will make him happy always'. Of course, Ollie thinks this 'something' will be a toy of some sort, but he gets both a rude shock and a big surprise when his treasure turns out to be him! By following his grandmother's treasure map, he is taken on a journey of his senses, encouraged to notice what he can see, hear, touch, smell and taste. It comes as quite a surprise to him to realise that noticing such things makes him feel happy, and that the key to happiness can be found in his own mind not in material possessions.

    Could it have started in the deep sea?It is said that the Tooth Fairy, before being a fairy, was an oyster who lived in the deep sea. Everything began when she lost her only pearl. She asked an octopus for help, the octopus asked a sardine for help, and the sardine asked a crab, and finally the crab asked a mouse for help...José Carlos Andrés is a famous author in Spain. He is a professional clown and children's theater actor. He has published The Journey of Captain Scaredy Cat, Carlota Wouldn´t Say Boo, My Dad is a Clown and Ozzy the Ostrich.Betania Zacarias is an Argentinian Illustrator and graphic designer. Her work has been published in Mexico, Spain, England, United Arab Emirates, and Turkey. Her illustrations have been selected for the Bologna International Fair (Italy), CJ Picture Books Awards (Korea), and the IV Illustration Ibero-American Catalog (Mexico). She works as an illustrator and a teacher.

    When he goes into the river for salmon, he bumps his head on a rock. The bees have been following him the whole time, laughing, but Barry has had enough! He chases after them, but runs into a tree and hurts himself. The bees think that Barry is hilarious, so they give him a lot of honey, and Barry becomes friends with them. Kids will love this interactive board book with sliders that allows them to make the grizzly bear's mouth shout out loud or munch on food!

    He dreams about flying a helicopter, going on a boat trip, driving fast in a racing car ... Will his dreams become reality? Join Bobby and follow the raised tactile routes with your fingers to have an exciting adventure! A unique interactive book that stimulates fine motor skills and can be read over and over again.

    Using cheerful rhymes and sweetly simple rhythm, Star Bright, Christmas Night tells the story of that first Christmas in a style that's lighthearted yet reverent. Readers will experience Christmas through those who might have seen and heard it first: the Star of Bethlehem, a family of cats, a sheepdog in the field, and more. Rich illustrations and toddler-friendly text offer even the tiniest listener a better understanding of what the birth of Jesus means to all creation: hope and new life found in a precious, baby King.

    Over the years, the little girl has built up a treasure trove of memories of time spent with Grandma: sausages for Sunday lunch, driving in her sky-blue car to the beach, climbing her apple trees while she baked a delicious apple pie, and her comforting hugs during wild storms. But now, Grandma can’t remember those memories. That’s alright though, because she has her family to help her.Depicted with gentle, whimsical illustrations, the little girl and her Grandma continue to share a loving relationship despite Grandma’s dementia. They play the games they used to play, although Grandma sometimes forgets the rules, or makes up new games like hiding Dad’s keys! Sometimes Dad is sad because he has to hold onto the memories for both him and Grandma now, but his daughter is only too happy to help him make new memories to share.This is a warm, hopeful story about a family who sometimes needs to remind their grandmother a little more often than they used to about how much they care. She might not remember any of their names but she will always know how much she is loved, because they make sure to tell her every time they see her.