A collection of irreverant rhymes featuring characters from fairy tales,fables and nursery rhymes - as you've never seen them before! From the tortoise and the hare and Hansel and Gretel to Ali Baba and Aladdin,these traditional stories will never seem the same again once you have had a taste of Roald Dahl's hilarious verse and Quentin Blake's suitably lively illustrations. An inventive collection for older children and adults alike,Rhyme Stew bubbles over with Roald Dahl's extraordinary humour and imagination.
Lullabies often play an important role in the special bedtime rituals of parents and children. This best-selling version of the beloved lullaby "Hush Little Baby" is now available in a sturdy board book making it perfect for sharing with the youngest children. Full-color illustrations.
What would you do if you found a dragon on your doorstep? Or a crocodile in your cupboard? In this playful hide-and-seek book children are introduced gently to the animals that often scare them through a humorous and highly entertaining story that they will love to read again and again.
Winnie the Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories andPoems was originally published in 1994, but this beautifullyproduced slip-cased edition has been specially created tocommemorate the 75th anniversary of the publication of the veryfirst stories about Winnie the Pooh. It consists of the classic, well-loved, tried-and-tested storiesby AA Milne, from "Winnie the Pooh" (1926), "The House at PoohCorner" (1928) and the poetry from "When We Were Very Young" (1924)and "Now We Are Six" (1927).
Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley have added Aesop'sfables to their bestselling and award-winning series! Rediscoverfamiliar tales and find new favorites in this irresistible fifthYou Read to Me collaboration. These stories of classiccharacters--from wise ants and kind mice to sly foxes and hungrywolves--are fables as you've never seen them before! With clear, color-coded typography and clever illustrations,this book "in two voices" uses traditional reading teachingtechniques--alliteration, rhyme, and repetition--to invite youngchildren to read along with peers or with an adult.
-A new edition of a Barefoot bestseller with sales to date of over 15,000 copies. -Children will look at their own morning routines in a new way as they learn those of other cultures. -Contemporary multicultural theme: represents children and their homes in the UK, Mali, India and China. -AR Level: 2.3 -Classic song ideal for Early Years music and movement. -Includes a dual-purpose audio and video CD to listen to the singalong on a CD player or listen and watch the video animation on a Mac or PC.
The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the mostmodern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are nowin a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!
This airborne adventure takes readers ballooning over lands near and far, all the way to the stars. The charming singalong song on the accompanying CD keeps spirits high, while the rhyming and playful text introduces all sorts of settings and vocabulary-building words. Includes singalong CD.
An anthology with sure-fire appeal for children who arestarting to read on their own but still enjoy being read to. Thisbrilliant collection by the editor of The 20th CenturyChildren’s Book Treasury contains 26 selections for parents andchildren to read aloud. Including works by such illustrious authorsand artists as Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, Judy Blume, UrsulaLe Guin, William Steig, and Roald Dahl, the selections range fromthe humorous to the magical to the contemporary to the just plainsilly. The text of each selection is included in full. You Readto Me I’ll Read to You is a must-have book for allfamilies who want to inspire their children to develop a lifelonglove of reading.
All aboard! This rhythmic I-spy journey to school through various landscapes, is the perfect introduction to colors, modes of transportation, and of course, music!
Halloween is a delightful time for children. With everythingfrom spooky songs, silly songs, and pumpkin songs, to fingerplays,circle games, and even tasty recipes, here is the perfectcollection to help with the Halloween festivities.
It's time to bring in the animals! Follow a farmer with his tractor and trailer as he goes around his farm - combines simple counting skills with a catchy song and a singalong CD. Education Market: This colourful book combines simple counting skills and fun farm animals to keep early readers entertained. Gift Market: This is a must-have early years picture book for farm shops, transport museums and every outlet whose customers care about the land and where food comes from! It travels through the seasons with illustrations that show the farming year. It includes a section on farm machinery.
Boynton rocks! So does Blues Traveler, who perform astomping version of the title song, a moody rock journey thatBoynton wrote especially for them. And then there's Alison Krausswith "Evermore." And Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme - really - whodo the "Boring Song." The Spin Doctors, who channel rock'srebellious side - with a taste of punk - for "Tantrum": "No No No,I don't want to, I don't want to. No no no, I don't want to, no no.Leave me alone. Leave me alone. Leave Me Alone." And the sweetlyunexpected pairing of "Weird Al" Yankovic and Kate Winslet (yep,Kate Winslet) as a duet singing "I Need a Nap." Full of attitude,full of fun, all lit up with star power, and boasting a variety oftop 40 styles - rock and roll, blues, hip-hop, and power pop - "DogTrain" is the third book - and - CD production by Sandra Boynton,following the No. 1 "New York Times" bestselling, Grammy-nominated"Philadelphia Chickens" and the recently re-released "RhinocerosTap". Like "Philadelphia Chickens", "Dog Train" features allo
Wee Sing Mother Goose is the newest addition to theperennially popular Wee Sing line. With nursery rhymefavorites set to great tunes, this book and CD set will have kidseverywhere dancing and singing along!
The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!
This new Wee Sing musical compilation contains new songs featuring favorite nursery rhymes from Mother Goose. Nursery rhyme favorites like Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, and Simple Simon are set to music with the tried-and-true Wee Sing formula. Wee Sing Mother Goose features one hour of musical sing-along and finger play enjoyment. And best of all, parents and educators can use the suggestions in the book to join in the fun as they develop their child's imagination. No library would be complete without this treasure!
Thirty years of silly songs, rhymes, lullabies, classics, and just plain favorite music come together on this reissue of the 25th Anniversary Celebration. Chosen from among the hundreds and hundreds of songs that Wee Sing has collected over the last 30 years, this treasury is a fitting tribute to the best-selling name in children’s music!