It's Tim's birthday. Instead of a package, Tim gets a mysterious letter -- written in code! It begins: "When the moon comes up , look for the biggest star." Tim -- and the reader -- are off, following the clues. And at the end of the treasure hunt is a wonderful birthday surprise!

"Full-color pages, designed with cutout shapes, allow preschool children to fully participate in this enticing adventure."
-- Publisher's Weekly‘On the night before Tim’s birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored [die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . ‘A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book’ dealing with directional concepts.’ —CE.

‘On the night before Tim’s birthday, he finds a rebus note, a secret message directing him to his gift. Youngsters can read the note with him, then follow him up, down, and through the various-shaped, brightly colored [die-cut] pages to find the puppy at the end. . . . ‘A Very-First-Step-To-Learning Book’ dealing with directional concepts.’ —CE.

When a giant squid takes inventory of all of the creatures in the ocean, he realizes that heas way bigger than most of them! Of course, there are bigger things lurking around . . . but maybe this giant squid with a giant touch of hubris doesnat really care?

First-time author-illustrator Kevin Sherry is sure to garner fans of all sizes for his perfect-for-preschool read-aloud with simple text, bold and delightful collage art, and a lovable squid whose spirit just cannot be crushed.

Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

This book comes with over 50 reusable stickers. It is a stimulating play-and-learn book for the very young. It includes all kinds of patterns - stripes, spots, speckles, checks, spirals, swirls, squiggles and zigzags, as well as patterns found in nature. It is full of action photographs of children, food, clothes, toys, animals, plants and other everyday items for youngsters to identify with - everything from a cuddly striped tiger to beautiful spotted butterflies. Reusable stickers mean that readers can repeat the play-and-learn experience many times over. You can find some spiral seashells, add decorations to the spotted cupcakes, and put a hat with a checked ribbon on Rosie's head. It is a themed word-and-picture book that makes early learning fun. Children respond to real-life action photographs, and they will love putting names to the host of cheerful, bright shapes in this book. Pictures and simple text combine to help youngsters develop their reading skills. They will absorb the concept of patterns while using interactive stickers to put flowers into the striped vase or to seek out the spotted bugs.The stickers are reusable, so young readers can think about the concepts again and again and so improve their skills, or use the stickers to make their own pictures, stories and games.

From the days of the week to playing hopscotch, patterns are all around you. Keep turning the pages to find out how your life is full of patterns and sequences.

In this lively picture book, children discover shapes all around them: rectangles are ice-cream carts and stone metates, while triangles are slices of watermelon and quesadillas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this playful concept book will reinforce the shapes found in every child's day!

Early readers will love discovering the animals hidden in this book. Just turn each page to make the vibrant patterns come to life! Perfect for developing early perception skills, stimulating the imagination - and simply having fun!

A square is just a square until it becomes a house in this clever book. A circle becomes a spinning ferris wheel, and when some string and a tail are added, it becomes a kite flying high in the sky. With sprightly rhymes and energetic illustrations, this book reveals that shapes are everywhere. Full color.

In this companion to the acclaimed Z Is for Moose, Moose infiltrates a book about shapes (because he loves shapes, naturally) and it is up to his best friend, Zebra, to restore order and save the day. Another triumph from the award-winning team of Kelly Bingham and Paul O. Zelinsky.

This hilarious book manages to illustrate a fact or two about shapes while providing a three-dimensional stomping ground for best friends Moose and Zebra. What will happen? Who will save the day? It's all up in the air until the final page, where Moose and Zebra (and Cat, too) create a perfect--and perfectly heartwarming--ending. This stand-alone companion to Z Is for Moose features a multilayered story told through text, asides, conversation bubbles, and pictures. Themes of friendship, exploration, and conflict resolution--and of course the concept of shapes, including the shape of a book--make this an ideal read-aloud for the elementary school classroom and for home