big books

The lifeguards at Sandy Beach decide that biggest is not always the best when judging the annual sand castle contest.

The happy hippopotami enjoy a merry holiday at the beach, wearing pretty beach pajamas, dancing the maypole, or battling with water guns.

A child takes a close-up look at such aspects of nature as an acorn, the golden eye of a frog, and an empty hornet's nest.

Rabbit's secret message gets all mixed up as the animals whisper it to each other.

Illustrations and simple text describe various kinds of flowers and how they grow.

A friendly ant invites a growing menagerie of animals to join him in the hammock in the cow's backyard.

Three white mice discover jars of red, blue, and yellow paint and explore the world of color.

A little girl who sets out to buy candy for her new pin?ata but spends it all on others is rewarded for her generosity.

Discusses the sense of touch and how it works to tell us more about the world around us.

The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.