…you ve obviously been playing Mad Libs on the Road!Play them with friends or enjoy them by yourself!

It's Spot's first day of school, and he's a little nervous and shy. But Mrs. Bear and Spot's fellow classmates&150Tom Alligator, Helen Hippo and Steve Monkey&150make Spot feel more comfortable. Suddenly school is fun!

"I love my mommy because she gives me great big hugs." "I love my daddy because he takes naps with me." These two beloved,best-selling concept books,richly illustrated by Ashley Wolff,are now available as board books for small hands.The youngest nursery tots will appreciate how phrases and actions from their own experiences also apply to animal babies.Each book begins with an affectionate scene between a human parent and child,but moves on to caregiving in animal families."She listens when I talk"shows a mamma cat and her mewing kitten."She tucks me in features a kangaroo with her joey peeking out of her pouch."He sings me songs"shows a gray wolf and his cub.In concept,text,and art,these are among the most warm and reassuring lap books ever.

Sometimes it's fun being siclNoodles are bought to you on a/an tenis nacket so you can eat and watch TV, and your temperature is taken by putting a/an potate in you shoe

The creators of Brothers of the Knight here offer an inspirational story of a hopeful young ballet dancer who complains of her too-big feet and too-long legs: "I was too big for the boys to pick up, and too tall to be in line with the other girls. So I watched from backstage, dancing in the wings, hoping that if I just kept dancing and trying, it would be my turn to dance in the spotlight." Though her brother and several of her peers constantly razz her, Sassy's uncle encourages her to audition for a role in a summer dance festival, asserting, "All you gotta do to make your mark on the world is walk into a room." The director of the festival echoes this sentiment when he announcesAin the book's foreseeable denouementAthat Sassy has landed a place in his program. Allen's wordy narrative occasionally tries too hard to be hip (featuring such slang put-downs as "Your mama" and "Talk to the hand"), but this tale may well boost the confidence of youngsters who share Sassy's lack of self-assuredness. Nelson's animat

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!

Feet are neat! They jump, they climb, they swim, they dance. Animal paws have claws that dig and scratch any itch that they can reach. A dog uses them to hold a bone in place or get a person's attention. The squirrel uses its small, sharp feet to scamper up a tree and race along a branch--or grab a nut to eat. Raccoons' paws are so nimble that they can pluck cherries, husk corncobs, crack open bird eggs, and feel for clams in a muddy stream. And every animal--humans included--uses its feet to run from danger. Watch them in action, in photos and in drawings, to see just why feet can't be beat! The author lives in Victoria, British Columbia. 32 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.

There was once a woman who lived with her daughter in a beau-tiful cabbage garden… Ordered by her mother to drive away the rabbit who is eating up all their cabbages, our maiden obediently "shoo-shoos" the intruder. This is to no effect, and instead of contin- uing her efforts, she climbs upon the rabbit for a ride that ends in a most unexpected situation. Animal guests are gathered and a wedding under way, as the maiden weeps. Ordered by the Rabbit to do what she will not, our bride-to-be takes matters into her own hands. Caldecott Honor artist Holly Meade invokes the Brothers Grimm in a fairy tale she has made her distinctive own. Vibrant water- colors depict seemingly innocent events furthering the overall effect that this is no ordinary story.

Grank raises the hatchling deep in a forest far from owls that would kill the royal chick named Hoole to end the kingly line. His mother comes to visit, in disguise, and departs again. Not even the chick must know his mother's identity. It would give him away as Hrath's heir. Sent by an evil warlord, a hagsfiend attempts to lure young Hoole away when he first learns to fly. Grank realizes that the same evil forces that killed Hrath are after Hoole, and know where he is. To keep him safe, Grank brings him to Beyond the Beyond, a strange land of fiery volcanoes in a barren, icy landscape.(more)

RUN, RUN as fast as you can. You can't catch me-- I'm the Gingerbread Man! Recently discovered in theGolden Books archive, this favorite folktale has been out of printfor over 30 years. The early painterly art style of Richard Scarrylooks new and fresh again in this keepsake edition. His livelyimages will run off the pages and into the hearts of a newgeneration of children.

Fresh out of rehab, teen star Morgan Carter is taking a step out of the spotlight. She just doesn’t realize how big a step. Morgan’s mom sends her to Ft. Wayne, Indiana, to recover. Even with a makeunder, an assumed name, and a fake identity, Middle America is going to mean a serious lifestyle adjustment for this Hollywood starlet.

Lola is dog-sitting her very most favorite dog in the whole wide world—Sizzles! But when Sizzles disappears, it’s up to Charlie and Lola to find him. Kids will love joining in the search for Sizzles by helping to look for him under 50 different flaps!

Get to know Peter Rabbit and his friends in this tabbed Seedlings(tm) board book. Each spread introduces a different Beatrix Potter character, from Tom Kitten to Peter's sisters, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail. Just lift the big, sturdy tabs to turn the pages. As an added feature, the book's pages are curved, creating an eye-catching shape that's still easy to put on a shelf.