The yellow dress Erandi wants for her birthday will look beautiful with her long, thick braids. But Mama's fishing net is full of holes, and there isn't enough money to buy both a new net and a birthday dress. The only solution lies with the hair buyers from the city. But Mama's hair isn't nearly as beautiful as Erandi's. Will Erandi have to choose between her birthday present and her braids? This touching tale of love and sacrifice is sprinkled throughout with Spanish words and expressions. DePaola's work transports readers to the innocence and austerity of a timeless Mexican village. (Kirkus Reviews) A touching story with the tenderness of O. Henry's 'Gift of the Magi'. (Booklist, starred review) In a poor Mexican village, Erandi surprises her mother by offering to sell her long, beautiful hair in order to raise enough money to buy a new fishing net.

Believe it or not, once Bessie balanced a tower of 8 beets. But today, when she tries to balance 8 beets . . . 3 fall. How many beets does Bessie balance today? A clever text and imaginative art mesh to create playful, simple math problems right on target for ages 6—99 . . . anyone who loves the magic of numbers! Budding young mathematicians can help Heloise add her dimes, nickels, and pennies to see which hat in Madame Millie’s Hat Shop she can buy. Or they can tell time with Lulu at the Tutti-Frutti Zoo, where Lollipop Licking begins at 9:00 sharp.

Learn why fireflies flash their lights in this glow-in-the-dark book based on the hit PBS Kids show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Sally and Nick are making shadow shapes when the batteries in their flashlight conk out. Luckily, the Cat knows where they can get some light: from his friend Shimmer, a firefly! But it turns out Shimmer needs some help of her own: her friend Glimmer is in trouble. Fireflies call to each other using unique flashing light patterns, and Glimmer's pattern is all wrong. He needs help--fast! Can the Cat and Co. un-stick Glimmer from a giant spiderweb AND find enough light to put on a shadow show? You bet they can! With glow ink on every other spread and two sheets of glow stickers, this is a fun way to celebrate summer and to spark discussions on how different animals communicate!

From Aunt Annie's Alligator to Zizzer-Zazzer-Zuzz, this sturdy board book version of Dr. Seuss's ABC is now available in a bigger trim size. With Dr. Seuss as your guide, learning the alphabet is as fun and as funny as the feather on a Fiffer-feffer-feff!

It's the last week of Camp Grizzly, and the campers arepreparing to elect a mascot. Each day the Grizzly Gazette takes apoll to see who has the biggest percentage of the vote so far. Isit Sophie? Is it Daniel? Or could it be Corey, the new entry in therace? Corey's determined to do her best. But she's got to make up forlost time. Can she win out over Daniel and Sophie? No one will knowfor sure until the last vote is counted! A lively story about summer camp fun will help young readersunderstand both percentage and voting!

In this elegant tale, Tomie dePaola imagines how the Days of the Blackbird in northern Italy came to be. Gemma and her father, the Duke of Gennaro, live in a house with a courtyard that fills with birds of all colors through the spring and summer. When the Duke falls ill at the end of summer, Gemma begs the birds to stay to raise his spirits with their song. However, as snow and fierce winds begin to swirl down on the village, the birds must fly south to stay warm, and eventually only one loyal bird remains. At the request of a kind duke's loving daughter, La Colomba, a pure white bird, braves the bitter winter of the northern Italian mountains to sing for the gravely ill man.

“小熊奥菲系列故事”是在欧美国家具有广泛影响的系列图画书，在亚马逊网站上被评为五星童书。它用精美绝伦、温馨清丽的画面、甜美的情调和细腻的笔触，讲述了一只小熊生动有趣的成长故事。 洗完澡，铺好床，熊妈妈唱了好几遍催眠曲，可奥菲还是不想去睡觉。 他玩水，把自己想象成一条鱼，可是这样就不用睡觉了吗？ 他假装是猫头鹰，可是这样就不用睡觉了吗？ 他假装是狼，可是这样就不用睡觉了吗？…… 这是一本非常适合在睡觉前读的图画书，可以培养宝宝按时睡觉的良好生活习惯。读完这本书，宝宝也会和小熊奥菲一样，在完美的故事结局中走入梦乡。 同时，小宝宝还可以在妈妈的指导下，认识动物的不同习性，知道哪些动物是白天活动、哪些动物是夜间活动的。

A perfect introduction to the traditional fairy tale "TheThree Little Pigs". Join the three little pigs as they set off tosee the world, build their houses and encounter the big, bad wolf.Part of the Ladybird "First Favourite Tales" series, this hardbackbook contains amusing pictures and lots of funny rhythm and rhymeto delight young children. It is ideal for reading aloud andsharing with 2-4 year olds.

In this hilarious green tale, SpongeBob starts Bikini Bottom'svery first recycling center--without even knowing it! How does hedo it? By collecting junk, of course! Find out all about recyclingwith SpongeBob in this original 8x8 story printed on recycledpaper!

It's the Lumpkin family reunion, and Uncle Howie is ready withhis camera. All the cousins have to line up by age for theirpicture. But just as they are ready to say, ?ssafras!?omething goeswrong every time! This picture–perfect tale of family funillustrates the important math concept of number order.

Choco wishes he had a mother, but who could she be? He sets off to find her, asking all kinds of animals, but he doesn't meet anyone who looks just like him. He doesn't even think of asking Mrs. Bear if she's his mother-but then she starts to do just the things a mommy might do. And when she brings him home, he meets her other children-a piglet, a hippo, and an alligator-and learns that families can come in all shapes and sizes and still fit together. Keiko Kasza's twist on the "Are you my mother?" theme has become one of the most highly recommended stories about adoption for children.

BubblesWhat are bubbles made of?Why are they always round?Readand find out about the science behind soap bubbles, and learn whybubbles always go POP

Every day there’s something new to learn, and today Biscuit islearning to count. One puppy takes on numbers 1 through 10 in thislift-the-flap board book, where each spread is holding asurprise.

How can Santa's sleigh land when there's no snow on the ground? How can he possibly fit down all those skinny-minny little chimneys? And how come every mall has a different Santa? These are just some of the highly delicate issues handled in this classic "First Time Book" that's back in print with a cheery new cover for a new generation of Bear fans.

Monkeys ride in 2s, tumble by 3s, and march in 4s -- andreaders can count them up as the parade goes by!

Who do you call when a squirrel is trapped in a mud puddle ora baby opossum is stuck in a drainpipe ?Meet Jeffrey, Beaner,Raymond, and Mike--the Animal Resuce club Adventures wait aroundevery corner as this intrepid band of kids, working with a WildlifeRehabilitator, helps the wild animals in our neighborhood.JohnHimmelman's action-packed story and lively art is based on hisfirsthand experience with wild-animal rescue groups. This insidelook at kids saving animals is certain to fascinate young naturelovers.

"Illustrated in dePaola's signature style, this has an inviting look. Buoyant watercolors are framed by thin orange borders....An engaging read-aloud choice for St. Patrick's Day." -- BooklistA Cheery picture book, with the artist using the lighter, brighter side of his palette....Attractive and amusing." -- Kirkus Reviews

Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking tothousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about:MATH Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share apizza, spend their allowance, even sort socks. Stuart writesfunny stories about math -- and if you read his books, you'll startto see the fun in math, too. Same Old Horse Hankie wants to beunpredictable, but the other horses are sure he'll always be thesame old Hankie. Someone's in for a surprise in this story aboutmaking predictions.

Nancy and Bree throw a birthday party for Bree’s butterflies.Fans of Fancy Nancy will love this reusable sticker book with twowhole pages filled with stickers

When Bob and Hannah split something, the two pieces had betterbe symmetrical--exactly the same. But to fly their kite, they'llhave to learn something new--cooperation!

It is Valentine’s Day at the Bear Country School and TeacherJane’s class is having a party! Join Sister Bear and her friends asthey share lots of heart-shaped messages. Who will get the mostValentine