Barney Willow's life couldn't get any worse. He's weedy, with sticky-out ears. Horrible Gavin Needle loves tormenting him. And evil headteacher Miss Whipmire seems determined to make Barney's exist…
Avi and Hamudi are two boys who live in Jerusalem's Old City―Avi in the Jewish Quarter and Hamudi in the Muslim Quarter. To each boy, the other’s neighborhood is an alien land. And although nei…
Clemmie the cat knows everything about how to catch a mouse, and she would prove it, too—except that she’s never actually seen a mouse. Perhaps, she thinks, they’re all afraid of her. But wai…
Created in consultation with a language expert, this book is part of an engaging phonics series, especially written to help your child learn to read. Not only is the story great fun, it also takes …
Cat has made a BIG mess! "Maybe you should clean it up," says Dog. "Cleaning is boring," Cat replies. She would rather move the mess, or jump on it, or hide it under the bed. Will Dog ever be able …
Edward Lear’s best-loved nonsense poem for children just beginning to read. The magical adventure of the Owl and the Pussycat who went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. Part of the Usborne Re…
Cat lovers are everywhere! Now, with the same humor and warmth of their previous bestselling dinosaur books, Jane Yolen and Mark Teague show us how young dinosaurs know how to care for their kittie…
Piddles is a cat with a problem. At first he'stole lost golf balls, but now he is taking them off the fairway while they are still in play, right from under the golfer's nose. Actually, she once ha…
For readers of 7 to 12 years these are aimed at building reading skills. This is the story of how Joey and his mother find Albert at the dump. He is a very surprising cat.
Loved by kids, parents and teachers, these engaging stories are ready to delight a whole new audience of emerging independent readers aged 6–8 years. Sam wants a cat, but her family loves dogs. T…