Heling, Kathryn

Colorful illustrations help children determine job titles from the clothes the people wear.

"The clues in each ... verse can be spotted hanging from the clothesline. What athlete wears those items? Turn the page to discover the sport at hand--and the athlete in full gear!"--Amazon.

Illustrations and simple text tell a story about Rosa, who wants more than anything to have freckles like Abby's, but then realizes she might have something that is just as nice.

Willie goes to elaborate and comical lengths to be strong like his friend Manuel, but he soon gains appreciation of his own uniqueness.

Abby thinks Rosa's glasses make her look beautiful and wishes she wore glasses herself. Abby experiments with goggles, her dad's funny glasses, and her grandmother's reading glasses until she discovers her own uniqueness.

By dropping the first letters of a variety of words, Mouse makes new rhyming words.

Count down the hours with a group of children as they prepare for a midnight Halloween party. Clock face with movable hands appears through die-cut hole in front cover..

By dropping the first letter of a variety of words and adding a new letter, Mouse makes several rhyming words.

By changing their middle vowels, Mouse magically transforms words into totally new ones.