Books

A PW Best Book of the Year in 1989 "Both parents and children alike will appreciate this lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color. Walsh's cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and just the right simplicity for the storyline. A real charmer that's great fun as well as informative." --School Library Journal When three white mice find three jars of paint, it doesn't take long for them to jump in (literally!) and learn what fun it is to mix and play with colors. They just can't forget about watching out for that cat... With both English and Spanish text, little ones will love learning about primary and secondary colors with these clever mice.

In this new edition of Clare Turlay Newberry’s 1943 Caldecott Honor-winning classic, revised with shorter text, Oliver the cat leads a life of comfortable routine. He has a loving home with Miss Tilly, takes regular naps, gets fed when he is hungry, and enjoys all the peace and quiet he wants. But when Miss Tilly brings home a surprise—a tiny, white-furred, pink-eyed, twitchy-whiskered bunny named Marshmallow—nothing can prepare him for the surprises in store. Just in time for Easter, this heartwarming tale reminds readers that families come in all different shapes and sizes—and that the unexpected is what makes life wort

Introduce your little readers to the hustle and bustle of New York City, the most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Your little ones will explore the five boroughs – Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island – all with a history and culture of their own. They will catch a glimpse of the city through the Roosevelt Island Tramway, dance to Broadway showtunes, and visit local libraries and bodegas.

Going to bed becomes a fun, interactive game of discovery in this rhyming pull-the-tab book. Kids will uncover each baby animal's sleeping place by sliding the tab — and learn the best place for themselves to sleep too. Features tabs to pull, funny rhymes, plus facts about animals' bedtime routines and sleeping places, making bedtime fun and fascinating. Toddlers can reveal each baby animal from its sleeping place with the pull of a tab for an engaging experience they can enjoy for many bedtimes to come. Agnese Baruzzi is the award-winning creator of Where Do You Poop?; Look, Look Again; Opposite Surprise; and Big Size Surprise. Praise for Agnese Baruzzi's Where Do You Poop?

Celebrate twenty-five years of love right up to the moon and back! A new padded board-book edition is tailor-made for the littlest of loved ones. The treasured family classic is more endearing than ever in a padded board-book edition. Very young children will love holding this touchable, clutch-able book, created in a soft and sturdy format just for them — ready to hop from stroller to story time, from bedtime to anytime.

A Caldecott Award Winner Maurice Sendak, Maurice Sendak (Illustrated by) Hardcover | 48 pages Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy Where the Wild Things Are is fifty years old! Let the wild rumpus continue as this classic comes to life as never before with new reproductions of Maurice Sendak's artwork. For fifty years, children have roared their terrible roars with Max and the wild things. And now, using state-of-the-art technology, this fiftieth anniversary edition of Where the Wild Things Are reproduces the book's artwork more faithfully than it has ever been reproduced before. Maurice Sendak himself enthusiastically approved these impressive new reproductions. You will want a copy of the fiftieth anniversary edition even if you already have the book at home. It's perfect for lifelong fans and for kids who are just discovering the magic of Sendak's books.

Hardcover An elegant new gift deluxe edition of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's timeless classic, with foil-stamped effects and a paper-over-board case, featuring the author's beautiful illustrations restored to match their original detail and color, and a new foreword by Saint-Exupery’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, Stacy Schiff

A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business Board Book Juvenile Fiction / Classics Celebrate the 75 years of the favorite classic, Caps for Sale, with this special edition that features a burst calling out this landmark anniversary! Since it was first published in 1940, millions of children have savored this story about a peddler, his caps, and a band of very mischievous monkeys. Now fans will cherish this special anniversary edition that commemorates seventy-five years of this beloved childhood read-aloud, shouting “You monkeys, you,” right along with the peddler, as he shakes his finger at the silly monkeys who’ve taken his caps! Filled with warmth and humor, this easy-to-read book is perfect for early readers and follows great folktale tradition.

Peggy Parish, Fritz Siebel (Illustrated by) Series: Amelia Bedelia Hardcover | 40 pages Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner Amelia Bedelia was first published in 1963. This special 50th anniversary edition of the very first book restores the original text, page design, jacket, and palette of the original volume. What else is the same? Well, the dressed chicken, dusted furniture, and that delicious lemon meringue pie, among other things. An additional eight pages of behind-the-scenes information about the beginnings of this iconic character, the author, the artist, and Amelia Bedelia exploits throughout the years is included. No child can resist Amelia [Bedelia] and her literal trips through the minefield of the English language and no adult can fail to notice that she's usually right when she's wrong. With backmatter on the author, Peggy Parish.

From Marc Martin, best-selling author and illustrator of the award-winning children’s book A River, named Best Illustrated Picture Book by the New York Times. From Hong Kong to Reykjavik, Ulaanbaatar to New York City, this beautifully illustrated, fact-filled adventure book will take curious kids on a lush and unexpected journey around the globe to discover what makes each place unique. Sleepy sloths, colorful cows, staggering skylines, and terrible traffic—countless surprises await globetrotting children of all ages. All you and your child need is a good travel guide and a big imagination. Let's go!

• Kids will have fun while they learn about different cultures

• Features facts about 15 places and cultures for a great introduction to the world

• Instills curiosity about the world and respect for others

From the creator of the New York Times bestsellers Press Here and Mix It Up!, this brilliant companion is now available as a board book. In Hervé Tullet’s third interactive outing, there’s a yellow dot. And a thin black line. Adventure definitely awaits! Press a finger to the page to embark on a new journey of color, shape, motion, and imagination. Follow the yellow dot’s invitation, turn the page, and you are on your way! Filled with artistry and delight, the Let's Play! journey lets you leap headlong into a completely new dimension: emotion. Connecting to the mind and the heart, this dot expresses an extraordinary sense of humor, fear, joy, and more as it pushes, lurches, wiggles, and slides its way through—and even off

The New York Times bestselling book, a brilliant companion to the mega-selling classic Press Here, is now gently compressed into a toddler-friendly board book. With the graphic intensity of Eric Carle, the whimsy of Leo Lionni, the humor of The Day the Crayons Quit, but a vision all his own, Hervé Tullet invites readers to MIX IT UP in a dazzling adventure of color and tones, filled with magic and wonder. This New York Times bestselling book from the creator of Press Here is now available in an ever-so-toddler-friendly board book edition. Follow the artist's simple instructions, and suddenly colors appear . . . mix . . . splatter . . . and vanish in a vivid world powered only by the reader's imagination.

A beautifully designed and illustrated baby record book. A great gift to record those precious memories from baby's first year. Hardcover Book with Printed Laminated Cover; 10 x 10 inches; 48 pages.

A colorful, crinkly cloth book and teether perfect for little ones!   Introduce babies and toddlers to the forest in this soft book with enticing crinkly pages. Through bright, colorful illustrations, little ones will learn first words like acorn, fox, and leaf while developing their senses and fine motor skills. Perfect for repeat readings (and crinkling!), this cloth book packaged with a teether is the ideal gift for any young child and caregiver. Children's cloth book; 6 x 6 inches; 8 pages.

Introduce little ones to the magic of fairy tales with this large-format board book with easy-to-lift card flaps revealing hidden surprises on each page! Featuring seven much-loved fairy tales and fables to enjoy reading together, this sturdy book is made to be loved and enjoyed by very young children. Each classic story is brought to life with contemporary artwork from Ingela P. Arrhenius, illustrator of the bestselling Felt Flaps and Peekaboo series. Including "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Cinderella," "The Elves and the Shoemakers," and "The Three Little Pigs." Scan the QR code to read along with Stories Aloud!

With bright, stylish artwork from bestselling children’s book illustrator Ingela P. Arrhenius, this BIG playbook is perfect for sharing with older babies and toddlers. How many ladybugs can you count? What color are the strawberries? Where is the cat hiding? And finally, where are you? A vibrant large-format board book introducing early-learning concepts and encouraging interactive play, with 10 soft felt flaps, die-cuts to feel on every page, and a surprise mirror ending.