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An old favorite as you've never heard it before! Simms Tabak gives us a rollicking, ear-popping version of the well-loved poem...

Gruffalo author, Julia Donaldson, revisits Edward Lear's favourite rhyme in this wonderful audio edition of a new story set in a nonsensical land full of adventure. When their beautiful golden ring is stolen, the Owl and the Pussy-cat must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade as...

Travel the high seas with a lively band of buccaneers as they enjoy a melodic adventure aboard their galleon. Includes fun information about historical pirates and pirates around the world.

Billie Jo has a great deal to forgive: her father for causing the accident that killed her mother; her mother for leaving when Billie Jo needed her most; and herself for being the cause of her own sorrow. Daddy's too wrung out to help her, and there's no one else to care. So at fourteen, Billie...

Chug along with a farmer and his tractor on this multi-season animal adventure! A busy farmer picks up 15 animals along his route, but when his trailer hits a stone, chaos ensues. This book combines simple counting instruction with humor, repetition, and rhythm to encourage learning fun.

Meet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules.... At dinnertime Chef Marge cooks up chocolate soup, and at school Marge the Musician conducts a chaotic concert in the playground! In these three stories, Jake and Jemima have brilliant fun with their new babysitter, but will they manage to tick off all the jobs on Mummy's list? The first in a fresh, fun, family-friendly series written by actor and comedian Isla Fisher.

Hike through the rainforest, scale a snowy mountain, swim across the ocean and still make it home for dinner! Join a fearless young explorer as she encounters different animals and terrains of the world and makes it home for supper, safe and sound.

Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own moves. In this prequel to Newbery Medal winner The Crossover, Chuck Bell takes center stage, as listeners get a glimpse of his childhood and how he became the jazz music worshiping basketball star his sons look up to. A novel in verse with all the impact and rhythm listeners have come to expect from Kwame Alexander, Rebound will go back in time to visit the childhood of Chuck "Da Man" Bell during one pivotal summer when young Charlie is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers basketball and learns more about his family's past.

Dim the lights and gather around the freshly-trimmed tree for a magical Christmas Eve experience that will become a family tradition. The beloved poem from Clement C. Moore captures the true spirit of Christmas.

Dean Bob and Lou Tweet can't wait to perform in the first-ever Bonefish Street Elementary School Pet Show. They've practiced their performances over and over again, and together with their pets, they're ready to shine! But it looks like their families, the Tweets, who are neat, and the Bobs, who are slobs, aren't going to make getting to the show easy. What will happen when the Tweets and Bobs have a showdown before the show? And what if all that fighting makes Dean Bob just a little nervous for his performance?

A Boy Born from Mold and Other Delectable Morsels by Lorin Morgan-Richards contains seven delightfully bleak stories, beginning with Ruin (or Rune proper), who through extraordinary circumstances comes to moldy life in an old battered quilt left in the corner of a basement. Listeners should also examine other characters like Zoog, a young vampire, whose intolerance to blood causes bouts of gas and bloating, much to his parents' distaste.

Mama set another place. Papa found an extra seat. Hannah squeezed to make more space, Thrilled to have a guest to greet. Uh-oh! As the sheep family Passover seder begins, more and more guests show up!

Sing and dance along with a young boy who introduces different members of his family along with several new farmyard animal and animal babies in this rollicking early learner, inspired by a Chilean folk tale. The toe-tapping story offers a playful way to practice counting skills.

Bump and jive from one to 10 with a boisterous band of bugs in this selection, which introduces creepy crawlies and calypso instruments. After the rhyming story, there are fascinating facts about the insects and calypso bands, as well as a simple music score.

Simon Snootle and Other Small Stories is about seven misguided tales of humorous woe by several downtrodden characters that are simply looking to be themselves. The book begins with Simon Snootle, a meager young man who lived most of his life at the bottom of a cistern with neighborhood cats. He is not aware of any tragedy of the situation, but rather makes the best of it, knowing that eventually more things will fall in as he did.

"In one little town (it is sad but it's true), [t]he tushies left town without leaving a clue." What happens when all the tushies in an unusual town decide to take a vacation?

New York Times bestselling author Mary Engelbreit presents The Bedtime Book, a beautifully narrated picture book of sleepy time text. From endearing poems and snuggly stories to sweet blessings and precious prayers, each page features different ways for you to read your little one to sleep...

¿Y si Juan y Julia hubieran estado jugando en una duna de arena suave en vez de en esa colina peligrosa? Y suponte que el animal de María no era realmente un cordero. Y si María tuviera una pequeña...¿almeja? Estas preguntas - y otras - serán contestadas de una forma graciosa en La madre águila pescadora: Canciones infantiles para boyas y gaviotas. Esta colección vuelve a contar las rimas del Ganso madre y enaltece las costas y canales de América - desde el mar al mar brillante.

Compara y contrasta diferentes animales a través de analogías predecibles y en rima. Encuentra las similitudes entre los animales menos compatibles...así como el murciélago revolotea, el águila vuela; así como el perro ladra, el león ruge. Las comparaciones incluyen sonidos, adaptaciones físicas, comportamientos, y clases de animales y son tan divertidas que ¡los lectores aprenden sin darse cuenta! Así como la Animalogía es diversión, los animales son la naturaleza.

Toma/ve/haz un viaje alrededor del mundo para descubrir una amplia variedad de diferentes formaciones terrestres y características geológicas de la Tierra a través del verso rítmico de Esta tierra, es tu país. En el viaje encontrarás planicies, mecetas/altiplanos y colinas onduladas. Descubre como un arroyo puede crear un cañón o como la lava forma un archipiélago. Lee en voz alta y descubre nuevo terreno al pasar de cada página.