stories in rhyme

Jane Yolen poetically reminds young readers that a simple box can be a child's most imaginative plaything as artist Chris Sheban illustrates its myriad and magical uses.

Grandpa Crow gathers the forest critters together for a party in a tree.

A girl gathers natural objects to decorate her sandcastle, saving some of them to take back home from the beach.

Ten creepy monsters met 'neath a gnarled pine. One blew away, And then there were nine. And so the countdown begins . . . A mummy, a witch, a ghost, a werewolf, a vampire, and others all gather, but one by one their crowd diminishes. At last there is only one creepy monster left. But what kind of monster is it? Squeals of laughter are sure to accompany the reading of this book from bestselling illustrator Carey F. Armstrong-Ellis, as 10 creepy monsters set out for fun.

Meet the unlucky magician Zip and his friends in the first of the Adventures of Zip Ready-to-Go! books from author-illustrator David Milgrim, who was awarded a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor for his Ready-to-Read, Go, Otto, Go!.

Chicka chicka boom boom! Will there be enough room? There is always enough room for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children's favorite for over twenty years! Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault's rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert's bold, cheerful art. This winning combination has made the Chicka Chicka series a classic.

"Do you remember your first friend? Your friends always find a way to double your joys and halve your sorrows. This fun, rhyming book helps children understand the value of having friends and of being a friend to others"--Provided by publisher.

Rhyming text portrays the exuberance of an hour of karate class. Includes nonfiction information at end.

One day, Jo?o is walking along the beach and discovers a penguin covered in oil and weak. Jo?o cleans the penguin and nurses him back to health, but when he goes to release him back to the sea, the penguin doesn't want to leave. Jo?o names the penguin Dindim and continues to care for him. Eventually, Dindim does go and join his colony, but he returns for eight months every year to spend time with his rescuer.

A ghost who haunts a town library and a young girl team up to save the ancient building from demolition. Together they brainstorm a series of community events to raise money, while the ghost works hard to scare off construction workers beginning to tear it down. Backmatter includes information about libraries' importance to communities and information about a purportedly haunted Indiana library.