When a fox tricks a dog into abandoning his post at the hen house in order to get rid of his fleas, the dog discovers his error and returns the favor.
A Flea In The Ear
Early Years (ages 2-6)
Where’s Our Mama?
A kindly gendarme conducts two young children around Paris in search of their lost mother.
A Gift From The Sea
Unaware of its eons-old history, a boy finds a rock and takes it home to a shelf beside his sea glass and starfish.
Little Benguin
As the offspring of a bunny and a penguin, Little Benguin is an outcast but when he gets rid of a hungry wolf, Little Benguin is celebrated as a hero.
Queen On Wednesday
On Wednesday, Thelma is bored—so she decides to become a queen. She makes the royal announcement on Thursday and chooses the royal pets on Friday. But she needs a castle to keep the pets, and royally qualified trainers to tame them, and of course someone to clean up after the messes. It’s enough to give a queen a royal headache. And when Thelma realizes that there aren’t enough beds to hold her royal staff, she flings off her crown and decides that maybe being a regular girl isn’t so boring after all.
Edda
Edda, the littlest Valkyrie, leaves the magical land of Asgard to attend school in hopes of making a friend her own age, but feels like an outcast until she finds her courage and learns that being different makes her special.
This Is The Oasis
Visit the oasis – a green jewel in the Sahara – and see the birds, bugs, animals and people who both survive and thrive there.
Walking Through The Jungle
As she walks through the jungle, floats in the ocean, and treks in the desert on her way around the world, a daring young traveler spies nothing alarming — at first. But what’s that lurking in the jungle bush? Or hiding at the bottom of the river? Or coiled up near the cactus? A pleasure to pore over, the boisterously colored artwork captures a world of creatures large and small — and mostly well-behaved — from a variety of intriguing habitats. Very simply written and perfectly pitched for chanting along, the rhyming text is also ideally suited for emerging readers.
My Day with Anka
When Anka comes each week on Thursday, young Karrie enjoys her Czech cooking and helps her with the housework.
Alfie And The Birthday Surprise
The death of Bob’s cat prompts his friends and family to give him a surprise birthday party and a very special present.