Kinetic Contraptions

Kinetic Contraptions

Know someone who loves to tinker with gadgety things? Who would love to make a motorized bubble maker or take a plastic bottle and make a motorized “one-wheeler” out of it? Here’s the book for you. It has great pictures, lists of materials and step...
Rabbit Pie

Rabbit Pie

The perfect recipe for bedtime!How does a Mama Rabbit make a pie? Well, first she starts with six small rabbits. “Take off any dirty bits.” They may need a bath and a tender pat down with a soft towel. Don’t forget the sprinkling of kisses. This very...
Faces of the Moon

Faces of the Moon

Ahh the magic and the mystery of the moon. Think of looking up at the sky at night as a child and seeing the moon change its shape as the month rolls by. Why does it do that? What’s really happening? This thoughtful book attracts with its cut out pages and tabs....
Not Last Night But the Night Before

Not Last Night But the Night Before

“Not last night but the night before” someone came knocking at my door. Now, that someone at first is three black cats but it changes to Little Bo Peep and Little Miss Muffet. They just keep on coming. Three blind mice and Jack and Jill roll in and watch...

Fairy Tale Cake

How exciting! It’s your birthday and your slice of cake is on its way! Over the bridge and down the hill. But wait a minute. Look at those pictures. Did Mom bake that cake or did someone else do it? Is that Little Bo-peep? And, hey, there’s Humpty Dumpty....

Gilberto and the Wind

Gilberto loves to play with the wind. He watches it blow the clothes on the line, the gate to the pasture and the grass in the meadow. Sometimes wind helps the big boys lift their kites high into the sky but he doesnt’ help Gilberto with his kite at all. When...
Spring Rabbit, The

Spring Rabbit, The

“All the little rabbits that lived in the wood had brothers and sisters. All except Smudge.” Smudge asks his mother why he doesn’t have a brother or a sister and his mother tells him to wait until spring. As the seasons pass, Smudge tries to make a...
Anh’s Anger

Anh’s Anger

Young Anh is building a tower in the living room while Grandfather is preparing dinner. Grandfather calls Anh to dinner but the tower is not finished yet. Anh doesn’t want to stop building. He gets very angry. His words won’t come. Then he knocks over the...
MathStart 1: Rabbit’s Pajama Party (Sequencing)

MathStart 1: Rabbit’s Pajama Party (Sequencing)

Rabbit throws the best sleep over parties! It’s a night of pizza, hot fudge sundaes, sleeping bags, scary stories and more. Can you remember what happened first? Then next? And after that? Sequencing is a key concept in math as well as story comprehension.Used...
MathStart 2: Give Me Half! (Understanding Halves)

MathStart 2: Give Me Half! (Understanding Halves)

When a little boy tries to eat a whole pizza without sharing half with his sister, it’s not pretty. Of course, she isn’t too keen on sharing her juice or cupcakes. With a little adult prodding, however, they soon learn the benefits of sharing and split...