Polly and her friend Bed Rabbit have lots of books, but they don’t know how to read, so Polly’s parents interrupt their own reading for a bedtime story.
A Bedtime Story
Oceania
Materials from Oceania
I Love My Mom
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Ollie celebrates all the things he loves about his mom. This sweet young book will be a hit with mothers and children of all ages.
How the Ant Family Came to Hawaii
A family of ants goes on the adventure of a lifetime as they float across the Pacific Ocean and discover a new home.
Moki Mongoose Finds a Friend
Moki the mongoose was very lonely, but soon makes friends with different animals.
One Woolly Wombat
Humorous illustrations depict fourteen Australian animals, introduced in rhyme, along with the numbers from one to fourteen.
Sleepy Bears
When winter comes, six sleepy bears are rhymed to sleep by Mother Bear.
The Great Wungle Bungle Aerial Expedition
Wallopa Wallaby enlists the help of Ranger Bugwatch, Ulinga the Aborigine, and animals of the Australian Outback when Wendi Wallaby is swept away by a tornado.
Wombats
This story presents, in text and photographs, the habits, life cycle, and natural environment of the Australian wombat, one of the world’s largest burrowing animals.
Shoes from Grandpa
Jessie, an active girl of nine or so, is growing out of her clothes, and all of the members of her large and loving family get carried away in their eagerness to provide her with a new wardrobe. As each of Jessie’s relatives gets into the act, the rhythmic cumulative tale builds momentum. Finally she tactfully speaks her mind: ‘You’re all so kind that I hate to be mean, but please, would one of you buy me some jeans?’ Youngsters will enjoy seeing Jessie’s free spirit gently triumph.
Circus Carnivore
In rhyming nonsense verse, a young girl explains how the creatures who live in her head affect her behavior.