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Money Plan follows Mia and her mommy on their Saturday morning trip through the grocery store. When Mia spots her favorite treat, she gets a lesson on the value of saving and budgeting. Children will enjoy this rhyming introduction to the basics of money management.

Five little pumpkins are sitting quietly on a gate until...night falls and they are joined by a cast of creepy characters - witches, spiders, bats, frogs and ghosts - all determined to cause plenty of Halloween mischief. What a terrific treat! 

A powerful novel in verse from Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning author Margarita Engle about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads to healing and hope for both of them. Cuban-born eleven-year-old Oriol lives in Santa Barbara, California, where she...

American pioneers decimated the virgin forests and tamed the wilderness to create homes and farms. This is a verse tale of how an old timer Caleb was taught his errors the hard way. Written by William Clark, who worked with these early tools through the age of the horse and the tractor to the modern harvester. The authenticity shines through like sunlight from a dappled canopy. A story for now from someone fading into the past.

Wenn kleine Sternlein müde blinzeln, ist genau die richtige Zeit für ein schlummerschönes Gutenachtlied. Hier sind die beliebtesten Schlaflieder für ein liebevolles Abendritual vereint, traumhaft schön gesungen und gespielt von Rainer Bielfeldt. Damit schläft es sich garantiert sternchenschnell ein.

Diese Auswahl an zauberhaften Liedern und Reimen widmet sich ganz den Hexen, ihrer magischen Welt und starken Mädchen. Mit Sprachspielen und Reimen wird das Sprachgefühl ganz nebenbei gefördert und lustige und freche Lieder laden zum Tanzen und Mitsingen ein. Die ruhigeren Lieder animieren kleine Hexen, sich in zauberhafte Welten zu träumen.

This book includes three cute books that tell the story of two very unique animals, and how they learn to celebrate what makes them different. This book contains Sam the Speedy Sloth, The Adventures of Sam the Speedy Sloth: Playtime in the Rainforest, and Gia the Not Giant Giraffe.

Two couch potatoes stuck in their ways...A sudden urge to try new things...As Masha the Mash Potato and Frenchie the French Fry venture further from the security and comfort of their couch, what could possibly go wrong? Join them in their journey of discovery, as they move away from their comfort zone in the pursuit of new experiences.

Babies to age seven love this rhyming drawing book. A perfect gift! "I hug you when a baby with your cute cuddly self, so soft and sweet-smelling and cuter than an elf." Hugs grabs kids' attention, and they love hearing the poem that matches their age.

A Bear in There is the story many children live every night. It is about children's fear of the dark and the monsters they imagine come out of hiding as soon as the lights go out. A Bear in There is intended to show children that they have nothing to fear and that the toys they sometimes think become scary after dark, aren't really scary.

Light in the Enchanted Forest is an interactive poetic book about living love. The story begins as a community of bugs agree to upgrade their forest. They decide to live their love and equality. First, the bee, then the ant, and finally the spider have challenges that come up that they work through. This book gives the opportunity for dialogue between parents and children about how to take everyday challenges and turn them into something great.

The Rhyming Tales of Mimi the Moon Princess: The Making of a Princess captivates listeners with a tale of young Mimi, a 10-year-old girl, and her new friend, Chandra, a lonely little buck from the nearby woods. Although Mimi has never seen a deer and Chandra has never seen a girl, their purity and innocence draw them together in the joys of fun and frolic.

This audiobook is a compilation of humorous short story poems that will keep the entire family laughing with each delightful tale set in easy to follow rhyme and verse. The inventive and creative wordplay will leave both adults and youngins in anxious anticipation of what's in store as they listen for more. Although these poems will help early listeners, they have already been enjoyed by thousands of adults. From toddlers to grandparents, from the listener to the teller of these tales, you will want to visit these stories again and again.

On a hot and humid afternoon, there's laughter in the air. The swift wind licks the tallest trees and ruffles golden hair. The soft clouds float across the sky and slowly turn to grey. A roaring rumble can be hear from very far away. What is making that rumbling sound in the sky? And why have the clouds changed color? What amazing things will Oskar find out about the sun and the earth?

Out of the darkness, and etched into space, a star takes a breath and falls from its place, trailing a luminous light in its wake. Oskar sits up as the light disappears, behind the old gum trees, and the magic appears. Has it fallen near the dam for him to find? What treasures have fallen from the sky for Oskar to find when he wakes up? Follow Oskar on an adventure with Daddy to see if there really are some moon rocks hidden there!

As Earth's only magical kingdom defends against ruthless invaders, a darkening sun now threatens to destroy them all. Each side seeks the magical relic with the power to counter the threat. But disaster is coming, and time is fading faster than sunlight.

Una meravigliosa raccolta di filastrocche da ascoltare... Più di 60 filastrocche da poter imparare!

I Dreamed You is a love poem, a testament to the gift that every child is to those who care for him or her and to the unbreakable bond between them. I Dreamed You gives a voice to the feelings so difficult to express and so important to share. Award-winning and beloved children's author Justine Avery thoughtfully, reverently expresses the sentiments behind welcoming a child into our lives, whether we're a grandparent, adopting parent, step-parent, sibling, or anyone else blessed with a cherished young one.

Created by Colorful Family, a publishing company focused on creating books for LGBT families, Daddy, Daddy, Is It True? is a short story for toddlers and young children. It focuses on a child asking their daddy a ton of questions about fantasy animals. This book is a great way for children to learn about colors and animals. It also allows for children of gay parents to see their own home life represented.

A fun book about opposites. Catchy tune-in-rhyme. A great way to introduce the concept.