Come on, kids: Grab a hammer, step up to the workbench, and get ready to measure, saw, drill, and make cool things! Wood Shop is an exciting introduction for today's kids to an ages-old tradition: building with wood. With step-by-step photographs and clear instructions, aspiring woodworkers learn essential skills such as how to drive a nail, use a power drill, "measure twice, cut once," and saw correctly. Then the fun begins as they put these skills to work building 18 cool and creative projects to furnish the wood shop, decorate their bedrooms and homes, and create their own play equipment. Favourite projects include the Sky-High Stilts, Suspended Shelves, an Easy-Up Tent, and a Mighty Message Board. Wood Shop is the perfect gift for tinkerers, young makers, fans of Lego toys, and want-to-be carpenters and engineers.

Discover an adorable assortment of bento boxes in this book that introduces little ones to shapes, colors, and counting in the yummiest of ways! The world of cute or "kawaii" food comes to life in My Little Bento Box! This adorable board book features a collection of delightful bento box meals and snacks that are simply too cute to eat. Each one is packed with a feast for the eyes and perfectly paired with prompts to help little ones learn colors, shapes, and numbers! ADORABLE EDIBLES: From rice balls that look like panda bears to sandwiches shaped like stars, the adorable illustrations and colorful depictions of yummy foods will have little ones asking to read this book again and again. ORDERING ORGANIZED: Kids and their grownups are sure to find joy in the neat and tidy placement of each colorfully cute meal. SUPPORTS ESSENTIAL SKILLS: Young learners can practice counting, reading, identifying colors, spotting shapes, numbers, and more! STURDY BOARD BOOK: This book will stand up to repeated readings and busy hands, fingers, and mouths. GREAT GIFT FOR LITTLE FOODIES: This book makes a great gift for toddlers who love to play with their food!

Little ones will love My First Big Book of Dinosaurs, a jumbo coloring book packed with almost 200 pages of coloring fun!

Children will love My First Big Book of Dinosaurs, a follow-up book to the successful My First Big Book of Coloring. This book is packed with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures that kids can color. The appealing artwork, with its heavy, chunky black lines, are eye-catching and kid-friendly. This book is sure to engage little ones for hours!

12 chunky flaps with peek-through holes, easy for little hands to open and close Peek and explore inside the barn, out in the pasture, and at the pond, with educational facts and peek-a-boo surprises! Lifting flaps encourage the use of fine motor skills and the content-rich text builds vocabulary Colorful and engaging illustrations Collect all the books in the Peek-a-Flap series.

In this charming puzzle, Alice in Wonderland is updated to the modern city: the White Rabbit runs a hot dog stand and the Cheshire Cat is a wily cab driver. The Queen of Hearts even drives a pink stretch limo! Anne Laval's witty illustrations will introduce a whole new audience to the classic story. The game contains 20 storytelling puzzle pieces printed on both sides. Each piece can be swapped around or flipped over to allow for all kinds of plot twists and turns, and there are three alternative endings. Together, all the pieces stretch out to over 8 feet.

Renowned naturalist and author of children's books on wildlife successfully blends information and entertainment in his book about birds, among them saucy Jenny Wren, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, Creaker the Purple Grackle, Downy the Woodpecker, and other feathered friends. 32 black-and-white illustrations. Learn all about birds' physical appearance, eating and nesting habits, migration patterns, songs and call.

"This is history without the sensationalism, in which small acts of resistance eventually change the rules."--New York Times Book Review "The strong cast of characters, steady progression of events, realistic dialogue, historical facts, touch of romance, and coming-of-age awareness and reflection will appeal to readers."--School Library Journal In this compelling debut novel, a sixteen-year-old African American boy discovers the world--and himself--when he integrates an all-white boarding school in the 1950s.

The Kumon My Book of Reading Skills series will introduce your child to early literacy concepts such as vowel and consonant sounds, sight words, and more. The first two books, My Book of Reading Skills: Easy Phonics and My Book of Reading Skills: Phonics, will help your child develop phonics skills such as recognizing consonant letter sounds, short and long vowel sounds, and consonant combination sounds like “ch.” The goal for this series is to teach children to identify the most common phoneme sounds and their sound–letter relationships, so they can easily sound out or decode new words as they read. Developing phonics skills is essential for your child to build a strong foundation in literacy.

Carolyn Haywood's stories about her irrepressible character Betsy have never been out of print, and now, thanks to dynamic new covers, the Betsy books will find their way onto the bookshelves of modern young readers--and into the hearts of a whole new generation.
Betsy is scared about going to first grade, but it turns out school is a great place. She learns about tadpoles and the true meaning of Thanksgiving, makes new friends, and has more fun than she'd ever imagined.

Fancy Nancy is back in New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser's picture book series. Fancy Nancy loves fall--the fashion, the weather, and especially the colors of the leaves As Fancy Nancy helps Mom and Dad rake the leaves outside in Fancy Nancy and the Fall Foliage, she gets a stupendous idea to do something unique with the most beautiful leaves she finds. Join Nancy as she celebrates the changing of the seasons in this storybook adventure--complete with a fabulous set of stickers

The enclosed wooden animals encourage motoric skills as well as early imaginative role play.

"Out of sight, out of mind." That's what Tallahassee Higgins's mother, Liz, always says about her ex-boyfriends. But now that Tallahassee has been sent to live with her aunt and uncle in Maryland so Liz can start a movie career in California, the words are taking on new meaning.
Aunt Thelma says that Liz is gone for good, but Talley is sure her mother will come for her. So who cares if mean Aunt Thelma hates her, if she's failing sixth grade, or if the kids at school think she's a liar? It's not like she's staying in Maryland forever.
Unless Aunt Thelma is right and Liz isn't coming back.

A Caldecott Honor book, a New York Times Best Illustrated book, an ALA Notable Book, and a Boston Globe--Horn Book Honor Book for Illustration! "Bursting with...surprise and delight. An inexhaustible visual feast." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this acclaimed picture book by Anita and Arnold Lobel, take a stroll down Market Street to see the whimsical shopkeepers dressed in their wares on one boy's fantastical shopping adventure. Enter a wondrous marketplace like no other that has everything from A to Z! Inspired by 17th-century French engravings, Anita Lobel's delightful illustrations imaginatively clothe each shopkeeper in their wares. Find one shopkeeper dressed completely in gloves, another covered in wigs, and even one completely dressed in oranges! This beautiful and unique tale takes you on a journey through the alphabet as you discover all the things one boy buys for his special friend during an incredible shopping trip.

A beautifully told story of young Abraham Lincoln's coming-of-age
Drawn from the early chapters of Carl Sandburg's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, this is the story of Abraham Lincoln's childhood. Growing up poor on the family farm, Abe did chores, helped his father cut down trees, and expertly skinned animals and cured hides. As a young man, he became an avid reader. When he witnessed a slave auction while on a flatboat trip down the Mississippi, he was forever changed--and so was the future of America.
This is the remarkable story of Lincoln's youth, early America, and the pioneer life that shaped one of our country's greatest presidents.

The beloved story of the Velveteen Rabbit, the toy rabbit made real by the love of a boy, is now available in a beautiful gift set including a board book and plush stuffed animal toy bunny. Originally published in 1922, the classic story of a toy rabbit who loves a boy so much he eventually becomes real, has charmed children--and adults--for nearly a century. Author Margery Williams wrote this treasured classic that has warmed many hearts for decades. This story is among the top 100 books for children recommended by the National Education Association, chosen in a 2007 online poll, and also won the IRA/CBC Children's Choice award. This classic edition of The Velveteen Rabbit features: - A beautifully designed box set with a board book and stuffed animal rabbit - Lavish illustrations by renowned New York Times #1 Bestselling artist Charles Santore, the critically-acclaimed illustrator of multiple classic tales including The Night Before Christmas, The Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit, and Aesop's Fables - Three times as many illustrations as the origially published work Create a family tradition with this wonderful volume and make memories your children will cherish for years. The work of New York Times bestselling children's book illustrator Charles Santore has been widely exhibited in museums and celebrated with recognitions such as the prestigious Hamilton King Award, the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, and the Original Art 2000 Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators. He is best known for his luminous interpretations of classic children's stories, including The Little Mermaid, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Snow White, and The Wizard of Oz.