"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna'smother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russiadance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes,Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdressand an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For fourgenerations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy,and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are asheartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story ofher own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of theirenduring love and faith.

Bats fly into the spotlight in this exploration of such basics as where the live, how mothers raise their pups, and how they hunt for food. Included as well is a simple plan for a building a backyard bat house.

Based on several episodes of The Cat in the HatKnows a Lot About That! , the new animated series on PBSKids, this Deluxe Paint Box Book features 64 pages of insects topaint! Kids ages 3-7 will love bringing ants, bees, fireflies, andmore to life with 16 different watercolors and a paintbrush.

The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But didyou know that the sun also makes the seasons? As the earth makesone complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on theearth change -- from winter to spring to summer to fall and back towinter again. Find out how the light from the sun affects life onthe earth for all living things in this look at the only star inour solar system.

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!

哦，天啊，大卫，你又在干什么！ 不管是穿衣服、吃早餐还是睡觉，这个小家伙总是能惹点小麻烦。 但是，不管是把厕所的卫生纸弄得到处都是，还是刚换好尿布就便便，不管妈妈说了多少遍：哦，大卫！，我们却依然能够感受到大卫妈妈对大卫浓浓的母爱。 插图颜色鲜艳而明快，文字内容简单，适合刚开始阅读的孩子，也非常亲子阅读。 大卫的行为俨然就是孩子行为的写照，作者对孩子的细致观察，通过绘本形式，刻画得栩栩如生，从而引起孩子们的共鸣，让孩子爱上这本绘本。

小孩子有坏脾气吗？不要紧，坏脾气就像小狗一样，可以驯服它。 Feelings"Oh is Sophie ever angry now!"Everybody gets angry sometimes. For children, anger can be very upsetting. Parents, teachers, and children can talk about it. People do lots of different things when they get angry. In this Caldecott-honor book, kids will see what Sophie does when she gets angry. What do you do?"...Bang's double-page illustrations, vibrating with saturated colors, that reveal the drama of the child's emotions."-SLJ, starred review"...an elegant and thought-provoking book for...children learning how to deal with emotions." -NY Times Book Review

Duncan’s crayons are on strike. One morning he opens his desk looking for them and, in their place, finds a pack of letters detailing their grievances, one crayon at a time. Red is tired. Beige is bored. Black is misunderstood. Peach is naked! The conceit is an enticing one, and although the crayons’ complaints are not entirely unique (a preponderance centers around some variation of overuse), the artist’s indelible characterization contributes significant charm. Indeed, Jeffers’ ability to communicate emotion in simple gestures, even on a skinny cylinder of wax, elevates crayon drawing to remarkable heights. First-class bookmaking, with clean design, ample trim size, and substantial paper stock, adds to the quality feel. A final spread sees all things right, as Duncan fills a page with bright, delightful imagery, addressing each of the crayons’ issues and forcing them into colorful cooperation. Kids who already attribute feelings to their playthings will never look at crayons the same way ag

Anatole is a most honorable mouse. When he realizes that humansare upset by mice sampling their leftovers, he is shocked! He mustprovide for his beloved family--but he is determined to find a wayto earn his supper. And so he heads for the tasting room at theDuvall Cheese Factory. On each cheese, he leaves a smallnote--"good," "not so good," "needs orange peel"--and signs hisname. When workers at the Duvall factory find his notes in themorning, they are perplexed--but they realize that this mysteriousAnatole has an exceptional palate and take his advice. Soon Duvallis making the best cheese in all of Paris! They would like to giveAnatole a reward--if only they could find him... From the Hardcover edition.

Lola decides that she wants to start a collection after shesees Charlie's collection of plastic dinosaur figures. But making acollection is not nearly as easy as she thought it would be.Includes more than 100 reusable stickers. Full color.Consumable.

From the day she was born, Lil had a book in her hand . . . so it's no surprise when she grows up to become a librarian herself. She even manages to turn the people of Chesterville-who are couch potatoes-into readers. But then Bust-'em-up Bill roars into town with his motorcycle gang. Just mention reading to him and you're toast. Has Lil finally met her match? This original tall tale by a real-life librarian, combined with Steven Kellogg's trademark humor, is better than any TV show! "A librarian's favorite fantasy . . . The silliness of both story and pictures are perfectly matched . . . A winner for storytimes anywhere." - School Library Journal , starred review "This love story about books is enough to make anyone wish for a permanent TV blackout!" - Children's Literature

给4-7岁的孩子们 小兔子发现自己有一颗牙齿松动了！天啊！该怎么办？她不知道是否真的有牙齿仙子存在，也不确定是不是要去买一本牙齿仙子的故事书。牙齿掉了还能长出来么？牙齿什么时候才会掉下来呢？会不会被咽到肚子里？一连串的疑问充满了小兔子的小脑瓜。后，她相信牙齿仙子一定存在，而且会来帮助她！她决定用坚固的牙齿咬坚固的东西（比如萝卜？），用松动的牙齿咬软和的东西（比如布丁）……哈哈，换牙的颗牙齿顺利地掉下来啦。 PublishersWeekly In LittleRabbit's Loose Tooth by Lucy Bate, illus. by Diane DeGroat,originally published in 1975, readers follow the title heroinethrough the week, as she tries to eat the hard things (like carrotsand cucumbers) with her other teeth, and soft things (like vanillapudding and chocolate ice cream) with her loose tooth-until itcomes out. Then she imagines what the too

Branley explains these powerful storms in simple terms youngchildren can understand. He describes the funnel cloud and how itforms and [tells] what to do during a tornado. The book ends on acomfortable note, that the idea is not to panic but to know what todo to ensure safety.

《格格和奶奶》 格格喜欢一切都是老样子，她不喜欢兴奋的事儿，可托马斯一家要出外旅游去了，格格只好和奶奶待在一块儿。这个安排听起来相当不错，但没有人告诉格格，奶奶家还有一只小猫叫蒂布尔斯，格格有时候很喜欢他，有时候又不喜欢他。她很想念黛比，所以她偷偷地跑到家门口迎接黛比……

All aboard! This Seussian, train-shaped board book with big,bold flaps lets babies and toddlers engage in a rollicking game of"Lift the Flap." Sturdy board pages and an accordion binding letsthe fun unfold and makes the perfect nursery room decoration.

"Tickle Time!" is the twelfth in Boynton's astoundingly successful "Boynton on Board" series. Based on the wildly popular song from Boynton's wildly popular "Rhinoceros Tap" CD, "Tickle Time!" is pure irrepressible Boynton, lively in tempo, nimble in rhyme, and filled with irresistible fuzzy cats that cavort from page to page. Plus a few birds, who aren't the cavorting type. Here's a book to turn to again and again, because it's guaranteed to elicit giggles: If you're feeling blue and you don't know what to do there is nothing like a "Tickle Time" to make you feel like new. Whether you tickle high or tickle low, tickle fast or tickle slow, it's the gitchy-gitchy-goo that makes everything worthwhile.