Now get ready to graduate with Splat into Level Two readers and find out what funny adventures Splat will get into next!School’s out, and Splat can’t wait to visit the waterpark, but first he needs make some money—selling lemonade!Splat opens a lemonade stand to make enough money to buy a ticket to the Super Jump Water Park. But when Spike opens another lemonade stand right across the street, Splat is in for some friendly competition. He’s going to have to think fast to beat his rival!Splat the Cat and the Lemonade Stand is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Beginning readers ready for Level Two will love this fun Splat the Cat adventure.

    Hopper loves the midnight sky almost as much as Luna does, but the rest of the class isn’t on the same page. They won’t listen to her ideas for the Family Night program—until something goes unexpectedly wrong! With a nudge from Mr. Hopper, Luna shares her plan which just might save the show.From the team who wrote and illustrated The Best Seat in Second Grade, and The Best Chef in Second Grade, this is a heartfelt story that shows the difference a good teacher can make in a student’s life.This Level Two I Can Read is geared toward kids who read on their own but still need a little help.

    When a cookie-crumbling fender-bender brings traffic to a halt, Joe knows just how to turn the sticky situation into a delicious solution: by working together!

    It's not until they've zipped around the planet on his flying scooter--climbing Martian "trees," digging up "fossils," dancing in Martian rain dances--that they discover a treasure that finally piques Davey's interest--a source of water on the red planet!Chris Gall's new picture book plays on the themes (and ironies) of a complaint parents have heard from their children a thousand times: "There's nothing to do!" The book also offers a deeper lesson to our stationary, convenience-driven society: If you're creative and look carefully, you'll be amazed at what you find!

    In the bestselling spirit of Karen Katz, Anna Walker’s simple, appealing text and gentle illustrations are ideal for a young audience. Runaway hits in Australia, the Ollie books are easy to love and hard to put down, and I Love Birthdays is a delightful treat for parents and children to share year round.

    But even when he gets a little too rambunctious, there’s no OH NO! that Mama’s kiss can’t fix.     Jim Averbeck celebrates both the tremendous energy of a little boy and the tenderness shared between mother and child in this vibrant picture book that begs to be read aloud.

    With playful cut-outs and splashes of color, this high-contrast book is perfect for introducing favorites from our wild kingdom. You won’t want to put down this feast for the senses!

    And Big Bear is, too. For the first time ever, each is sleeping in his own bedroom, as all big bears do. But when Little Bear snuggles down to sleep without Big Bear, everything feels different. Is that a monster he sees and footsteps he hears? Who's slowly opening the door...? In this going-to-bed story beset by runaway imaginations, these brothers and "best buds" show their mutual care and concern for the other until both fall fast asleep. Pedler's illustrations in bold, primary colour practically leap off the page in a book honoring this childhood rite of passage.

    "What if . . . we got lost far, far, far away, and couldn't find our way home? Then we would become the bravest explorers in the world." So begin the adventures of two intrepid polar bears. Traveling on a ship imagined from an iceberg, the bears encounter magnificent sights and scary situations. When a city made of crayons melts, the bears use pencils to create a beautiful gray world. When all the words in the universe disappear, the bears invent their own language. When something really big and really scary happens, they whistle and hold hands until it's not as big or scary anymore. And when they find their way back home, they're ready to imagine a thousand more possibilities. This companion title to the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book One Day, The End. is ultimately a book about imagination, friendship, and finding possibilities in the smallest moments.

    When Charlie plays the tuba, Bunny learns about “loud.” When Charlie plays doctor, Bunny learns about “ouch.” Harriet Ziefert and Barroux charmingly tell the tale of an inseparable pair who learn about the daily delights (along with the bumps and bruises) of friendship and love.

    When George gets the highest score he thinks he has won until Steve explains the rules—the person with the lowest score is the winner. George decides to practice, and he creates his own golf course at home, then challenges Steve to play his version of mini golf. Full-color activities: Make your own mini golf course and birthday countdown calendar.

    Bright, bold, and fun, Seven Orange Pumpkins is a perfect read-aloud and is sure to capture the imagination of the littlest trick-or-treaters.

    When big sister Viola promises to help him, he comes to the table. But he finds broccoli on his plate, and carrots! Ever resourceful and imaginative, Viola convinces Ferdie that dinosaurs ate broccoli to escape their fiercest predators, and that carrots are just like the Orange Power Sticks that aliens eat for super vision. Doesn't Ferdie want to be just like them? Viola continues to persuade Ferdie to eat up, but when her energy finally flags, it's Ferdie's turn to create a wonderful surprise.Just as in A Few Blocks, an ordinary event seen through a child's eyes becomes an amazing adventure. This time the children switch back and forth between the lunch table and the elaborate fantasy worlds they imagine (shown in Cybele Young's intricate paper sculptures, which she has created from paintings of the children's surroundings). At the end of the story, the world of the imagination and the everyday magically come together, and Viola and Ferdie each enjoy a few bites.

    Reach for a one-minute poem!Former Children's Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt presents a blockbuster collection of all-new poetry penned by some of the most beloved and celebrated poets of our time, including Jack Prelutsky, Jon Scieszka, Mary Ann Hoberman, Nikki Grimes, Lemony Snicket, Jane Yolen, and many more. Illuminated with dreamlike wit and whimsy by New York Times illustrator and award-winning artist Christoph Niemann, here is a new bedtime classic. When the busy day is drawing to a close and the whole family is ready for rest, take a minute for poetry and send your little ones off to sleep.

    Featuring a perennially popular I Can Read character first introduced in 1965, Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe is a humorous adventure that will delight beginning readers.Jake the giraffe is missing, and Big Max is on the case! But is this mystery too big for even the world's greatest detective?Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help.