Those Thingumajigs are at it again! They slurp their soup and rock their chairs. They never say "Thank you" and they never say "Please." They are a hilarious study in bad manners, but while childre…
In this beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book, a little Chinese boy named Long-Long accompanies his grandfather into the city to sell cabbages in order to buy food and decorations f…
Written and photographed by George Ancona. What a busy day! Ricardo paints and build, and serves snack to his friends. He makes music and dances and feeds their class pet, Tito. and even though he …
In the beginning there was emptiness, like a blank canvas. Then, in a swirl of motion, the Creator made the world. The Creator wanted to finish everything with a special kind of light—a light so …
Do the Muppet Babies have good manners? You bet they do! Join the Muppet Babies at dinnertime and learn how much fun good manners can be.
A retelling of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ written for children who are fully confident readers. Odysseus is finally heading home after a long war, but his troubles have just begun. Terrible dangers a…
This book tells the story of the Unhappy Stonecutter, a traditional Japanese folk tale. In it, a simple stonecutter learns that you should count your blessings and be grateful for what you already …
A Ukrainian boy named Nicki wants his grandmother Baba to knit snow-white mittens for him. She warns her grandson that a white mitten will be hard to find if he loses it in the snow, but of course …
An international collection of 18 nursery tales for young children, grouped by theme, such as Runaway Cookies, Slowpokes and Speedsters, and Chain Tales, and brillantly illustrated with full-color …