What will she do? Knights are clanking, a giant is clumping, a dragon is breathing fire. The author also wrote "Threadbear" (which won the Children's Book Award and the Acorn Award) and "Penguin Small".

    

    A girl preparing for school is surprised by the number of barnyard animals gathering in the road outside.

    A collection of poems from childhood contains a humorous assortment of playground verse--including jump-rope rhymes, taunts, parodies, and other wacky and absurd poems.

    Accompanying each song are ideas for themes and list of children's books, records, and tapes to provide learning connections.

    So stock up on these time-tested, interactive kid-pleasers.

    When Santa overlooks one wrapped present on Christmas Eve and the others tell Irwin to go to bed, chucklehead, he instead sets out on what becomes a hilarious journey to deliver that last present. Full-color illustrations.

    Lively read-aloud text paired with bright collage illustrations.

    

    Ages: 3+When you are on holidays and it's too cold to swim, what can you do? You can look for crabs! But search carefully, they are very hard to find. ∗Shortlisted, Young Adults Best Book Awards (YABBA) (VIC), 1994 and 1995 Ages 3+

    

    Thinking they will both have to work at their respective jobs on Christmas Day, Andrew ( a clerk at a general store) and his sister Arabella (a schoolteacher) are informed that they, in fact, do have the day off. This allows the siblings to give their mother the best Christmas gift of all, time with the family all together!

    A boy loses his two moms when he makes friends with the zark at the zoo, and when he asks the McFinks for help, they disapprove of his family and make other plans for him.

    While sitting in science class on a Friday afternoon, a student watches all kinds of sea creatures move about the room.

    Simple rhyming verse makes this a good book for beginning readers. Written by Peter and Cheryl Barnes, illustrated by Susan Arciero. Preschool and grades K-2.

    A boy and his bear friend enjoy the pleasures of autumn as they prepare for winter.

    Toto loves to be with Percy. Fate brings them together when teency-weency Toto the cat moves into Percy's household and decides to follow him everywhere. She plays with his toys, eats his dinner, and goes out in his garden. Playful watercolor and pencil illustrations add just the right touch to this lighthearted tale of an unlikely friendship between a dog and a cat. Full color.

    Now, one of her classic songs is introduced to a new generation through the remarkable art of Brian Deines. The Circle Game, a charming nod to childhood dreams and memories, tells the story of a young boy experiencing the simple wonders of life: dragonflies in jars, the night sky, frozen streams, and carousels. As the years go by, cartwheels are replaced by car wheels and the boy’s dreams change, but the sense of wonder remains. The Circle Game captures the timeless magic of youth.

    More than just a useful tale in helping children overcome fears of dark spaces this book has rich, magical illustrations and a wonderful sense of humour.