A fast-paced chase across town...The sun hasn't even risen, yet the mouse is awake, the cat's awake, the dog's awake, and soon they're joined by a dogcatcher, a bank robber, a policeman, and a grocer in a wild chase that takes place all in one hour! In this zany race against time, the minutes tick away as an hour passes. A simple, cumulative text and bright, cut-paper illustrations make this actio ...

Some days you just wake up crabby! This is the story of one very crabby bug and the way his friends’ kindness helped change his attitude. Full of great teaching points, this books begs readers to think deeply and ask questions; those opportunities turn a simple story into an enjoyable opportunity to learn an important life lesson from a ladybug!

Fogliano draws the reader into the memory of each season's sensory delights and opportunities for reflection: hot sand on the edge of the sea in summer, November showers that are "practice for snow". Poems are concise and rhythmic for sharing aloud and each is dated to further draw young readers into a journal-like experience of the year in all its glorious variety. A beautiful addition to the par ...