Sylvester is a donkey who loves collecting unusual pebbles. One day he finds a most amazing red pebble--one that, when he holds it in his hoof, has the ability to grant his every wish. Holding the magical pebble, Sylvester hurries home, eager to share his prize with his mother and father. However, as he nears his house, he encounters a hungry lion ...
Originally published in 1984 with black-and-white drawings, the Caldecott Medalist's classic word puzzles are given new life in this full-color edition that includes an answer key for the first time.
Numbers and letters of the alphabet that sound similar to words are used to construct sentences and phrases here ("R U OK? I M OK, R U?" or, "Are you okay? I am okay, are you?"). Originally published in a black-and-white version in 1980, this edition has added color to author William Steig's line drawings and a translation key at the back of the ...
As a dentist who also happens to be a mouse, Doctor De Soto was forced to find a unique way to care for his patients. Small animals sit in a regular dental chair and are treated in the traditional manner, while large animals are seated on the floor where, with the help of his wife/assistant, the good doctor climbs up a ladder and steps right into ...
August, 1944. Across the enemy-infested Atlantic, the ancient three-mastered ship the "Deutschland" battles home from Brazil on the eve of the Fatherland's final defeat. But it turns out to be a battle for basic human survival, uniting friend and foe against man's oldest enemy - the sea.
Abelard Hassam di Chirico Flint, of the Mossville Flints, is a foppish, self-absorbed, mouse who's never worked a day in his life. Living off the money given to him by his wealthy mother, Abelard (known as Abel to his friends) lives a very fine life with his lovely, equally posh wife, Amanda. One day while enjoying an elegant picnic, the couple is ...
Pete is young boy in a grumpy mood. Luckily, his mother and father know how to cheer up their little boy up--by turning him into a human pizza! Color illustrations accompany the text. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
When a seafaring mouse is shipwrecked, he is saved by a giant whale. Years later, the mouse gets a chance to return the favor in this story of an unlikely friendship. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1971.
Ever wonder what Nero did before he began fiddling about in Rome, or wanted the bare facts about Lady Godiva? Maybe you've found the story of Lucrezia Borgia a bitter pill to swallow, or wanted the straight skinny on corpulent King Henry the Eighth, but you haven't the stomach for stuffy history books. Now these and twenty-two more of history's ...
As a dentist who also happens to be a mouse, Doctor De Soto was forced to find a unique way to care for his patients. Small animals sit in a regular dental chair and are treated in the traditional manner, while large animals are seated on the floor where, with the help of his wife/assistant, the good doctor climbs up a ladder and steps right into ...
When Spinky sulks, he does it in a grand way. Nothing his parents, siblings, or his grandmother do persuades him to come out of the yard. He is finally negotiated out of his tantrum in this funny story.
One day, Dominic the outgoing mutt with a heart of gold, sets off on the road to nowhere in particular. On his way to where-ever, Dominic has all kinds of adventures and meets some unusual characters, such as a witch-alligator full of advice, the wretched Doomsday Gang, an invalid pig who leaves Dominic his fortune, and others. In the end, Dominic ...
Readers can contemplate a series of choices to determine if, given the choice, they would rather be a stick or a stone, a dog or a cat, or even rain or snow. Color illustrations accompany the text.
This collection of 16 Greek myths includes the stories of Prometheus, Midas, Arachne, and Narcissus. Color illustrations accompany the text. Named a New York Times 2001 Notable Book one of the Best Children's Books 2001 by Publishers Weekly.
From the beloved author and artist--who celebrated his 95th birthday in 2002--comes this picture book autobiography of his childhood in which he describes life in the early 1900s. A Junior Library Guild Selection. Full color.
Toby the mouse loves playing hide-and-seek with his parents. However, during one game, he begins to fear that they will never find him. Will Toby's parents discover his hiding place? Color illustrations accompany the text.
The further adventures of Dr. De Soto, the gentle mouse who works as a dentist. In this story Dr. De Soto and his wife/assistant, Deborah, travel to Africa to help an elephant who has a horrible toothache. Color illustrations accompany the text.
On the first night of Hanukkah, a minor family disagreement erupts into a vicious food fight. As food is thrown wildly around the room, a latke is tossed out the window, where it is mistaken for a UFO--thus creating all sorts of holiday chaos. The color illustrations are computer-generated composites of photographs and drawings.
A green monster named Shrek is proud to be the ugliest man in town. He loves that smoke streams out of his ears, that he belches fire, and is covered with warts. When a witch predicts that he will marry a woman even uglier than he is, Shrek sets off in search of his future bride. Color illustrations accompany the rhyming text.
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