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Illustrations and simple text tell a story about Messy Bessey and her very messy bedroom.

A little boy finds different ways to make his baby sister smile.

Addition Annie counts everything around her, from trees and knees to little peas.

Vowels that have a silent "e" are introduced through the story of an understanding father and his little girl who gets into mishaps.

Simple text and an amusing story of a young boy trying to gather his family and relatives together for a family photo teaches about prepositional phrases.

Dad enlivens a boring, rainy day by playing "ghost fiddle, " a musical activity involving water-filled glasses.

A simple introduction to antonyms taught through the story of a boy who brings a frog home from a pond.

A simple introduction to words with silent letters presented through the story of Kay and her adventures with a friendly dragon.

When next-door neighbor dogs Dasher and Sam start to visit back and forth by ripping a screen, Sam's owner Rosie solves the problem by putting in a doggie door.

Children may be different in how they look, what they like to do, and even what they like to eat, but they all have great smiles.