Boy and fly meet and so begins a beautiful friendship. Er, and so begins a very funny friendship. Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun. "A pop-eyed, self-confident mite in Arnold's droll cartoon illustrations, Fly Guy's up to any challenge, whether it be eating a hot dog (well, most of it, anyway), or performing amazing aerial acrobatics; readers drawn by the flashy foil cover will stick around to applaud this unusually capable critter." —Kirkus Reviews

When Braid Beard's pirate crew invites Jeremy Jacob to join their voyage, he jumps right on board. Buried treasure, sea chanteys, pirate talk—who wouldn't go along? Soon Jeremy Jacob knows all about being a pirate. He throws his food across the table and his manners to the wind. He hollers like thunder and laughs off bedtime. It's the heave-ho, blow-the-man-down, very best time of his life. Until he finds out what pirates don't do—no reading bedtime stories, no tucking kids in. . . . Maybe being a pirate isn't so great after all.
Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator David Shannon teams up with witty storyteller Melinda Long for a hilarious look at the finer points of pirate life.
(07/07/2003)

Board Book version of this favorite nursery rhyme with added adventures.

Did you know that wolves howl to warn their enemies away? Or that there are many different kinds of wolves, such as the tundra, timber, and red wolf? Written by renowned non-fiction authors Melvin and Gilda Berger, this Hello Reader! Science book provides fascinating information about these captivating creatures. Children will learn about where wolves live, what they hunt, how they communicate, how they survive, and much more! Each spread features engaging text and brilliant, full color photographs.

Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reassurances: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house. and his mom's replies: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile? will have kids in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes. And the lively, imaginative illustrations show their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana.

If you give a pig a pancake, she'll want some syrup to go with it. You'll give her some of your favorite maple syrup, and she'll probably get all sticky, so she'll want to take a bath. She'll ask you for some bubbles. When you give her the bubbles...

If you take a mouse to school, he'll ask for your lunch box. And when you give children this irresistible book-and-tape package, they'll want to hear Joan Allen's animated reading of if you take a mouse to school again and again. . . .

My Lunchbox: a silly song that will make your mouth water for lunch.

A reading of if you take a mouse to school by actress Joan Allen.

Big Words: practice your vocabulary with this upbeat tune.

Anecdotes about Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.

Read along! A reading of the book with turn-the-page signals.

Illus. in full color. Imogene awakens one morning to find she has grown antlers.