Collection: Children

Just how slow does a snail go? Are bugs afraid of the dark? Why do ants march in a line? Find out the answers to these and many more bug questions. Play search and find in the pictures, too. Will you spot all the bugs? Meet all kinds of flying, stinging, wriggling bugs from around the world in this first animal book to share with young children. It's packed with facts about how different kinds of bugs eat, hunt, and have babies in the wild.

Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths, butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms, and spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some spreads approach the world of bugs thematically, showing bugs that come out at night, baby creepy--crawlies and their life cycles, how bugs hide and show off, and how some bugs love to live in your home. The text is engaging, funny, and full of amazing facts.

This special ten--year anniversary edition includes eight new fully illustrated pages with even more amazing bugs to discover.

Sometimes life gets busy.
Really busy.
Mom calls it feeling foofy.
Dad calls it time-to-go-camping!

Journey into the wild and discover what nature knows about unfurling busy minds and bringing us home to ourselves.

Backed by current research, this adventure-filled story includes scientific facts about the benefits of nature-based play on children's well-being.

Eight spooky stories to bring you out in goosebumps. A haunted castle, a spooky diary, a creepy tree-house and a ghostly mummy are all waiting to send shivers down your spine. Curl up in your favorite spot and begin. Just remember: things are not always what they seem...

The book that's also a mask! What sort of robot will you be today? Helpful or clumsy? Nervous or noisy? You choose! This unique mask format encourages role play, develops movement and verbal skills, and stimulates your child's imagination.

The book that's also a mask! What sort of alien will you be today? Playful or hungry? Sporty or groovy? You choose! This unique mask format encourages role play, develops movement and verbal skills, and stimulates your child's imagination.

Welcome to the Crab Museum's guide to the incredible living machine that is the brain!

Through unbelievable facts and hilarious jokes, The No-Brainer Brain Explainer explores the smallest, biggest, toughest, foldiest, brainiest brains in the animal kingdom.

Take a tour through the imagination of dung beetles, marvel at cockroach brains that are spread all throughout their body, and meet octopuses with their nine brains. Discover the brains behind massive insect colonies, flocking birds, and intelligent fungal networks, and of course, the smartest brain of all, according to itself: yours! You'll also uncover:

• What brains are made of and why they're important
• Where to find your second brain
• How brains help us time travel
• The fruitfly brain, the most well-studied brain ever
• The evolution of brains
• What makes a brain 'intelligent'
• The limits of brains, like confusion, phobias, and mental wellbeing
• Much, much more...

Accompanied throughout by quirky illustrations, this book asks BIG questions about consciousness, types of intelligence, language, co-operation, and other brainy topics, perfect for any young scientist, animal lover, or just plain brainiac.

Need your brain explained? This is a no-brainer!

A board book edition of the delightful lift-the-flap children's book following Mouse on a woodland walk. Written in a gentle rhyme that reflects the slow pace of Mouse's rambling journey, and illustrated in the inimitable style of Alice Melvin, Mouse's Wood is a heartwarming celebration of slow living in nature.

The story follows Mouse, who first ventures out in wintry January to visit his friend Squirrel. Mouse moves on to wake up Hedgehog for the arrival of spring and as he continues along the path in the wood, Mouse's journey from friend to friend maps out the changes in seasons from January through to December, from picnicking among the bluebells with Mole in May and picking berries with Dormouse in June, to taking refuge in Fox's cozy caravan as winter draws in.

An amazing 3-in-1 Little Golden Book collection featuring three stories about Marvel's Captain America, just in time to celebrate America's 250th Anniversary!

Three awesome Captain America Little Golden Books in one great hardcover edition. Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary this summer and year round with Courageous Captain America, Captain America: Sam Wilson, and Captain America: High-Stakes Heist!

Little Golden Books enjoy nearly 100% consumer recognition. They feature beloved classics, hot licenses, and new original stories . . . the classics of tomorrow.

The dogs of the Bow--Wow Ballet are ready to put on a show. Otilly Sausage does tricks with a ball, and Maximus Jeté jumps ever so high. But there's only so much room onstage for a troupe of dogs who all want the spotlight. In this endearing and whimsical rhyming book, Gabby Dawnay and Jennifer Mae Spooner bring the show to life!

The Bow--Wow Ballet combines a love of adorable dogs and the theater in one creatively chaotic story about a troupe of canine ballet dancers who are getting ready for their debut performance.

With exquisite comic timing, an endearing cast of relatable characters, and a rhythmical, rhyming text that is fun to read aloud, The Bow--Wow Ballet is a heartwarming celebration of dogs, theater, and teamwork. Perfect for fans of Hairy Maclary and dog lovers of all ages!

The small things that spark a friendship are celebrated in this jewel of a picture book.

Mabel is a wombat who loves collecting tiny treasures. There's the seashells that remind her of her first trip to the beach, her grandmother's antique marble collection, and the rabbit-shaped box that holds all her buttons. But after a recent move, the one thing she doesn't have is a friend to share her treasures with, so she decides to open her very own "Museum of Wonders!" But will anyone show up who will appreciate her collections like she does?

Full of sweet and subtle humor and beautiful art that feels timeless, this picture book perfectly captures the joy found in new friendship and the little things that connect us.

Math-loving kittens plan a kitty-pop concert--which is sure to involve multiple surprises and a few CATastrophes--in this playful picture book that demonstrates the key math concepts of movement and position.

Nine chaotic kittens can't wait to perform their kitty-pop concert for their neighbors. But while building the stage, one kitten--who is dangling above the dancers shimmying right and left below--falls and CATapults a dancer on top of the costume designer. That is only the beginning of the mayhem. . . . Should these kitties cancel their concert? No! They know that if they put their paws and heads together, they can perform as one. On with the show!

Author Ann Marie Stephens draws upon more than 30 years of teaching experience to ensure that readers absorb math while having fun in the adventure-filled CATastrophe Tale series. And Jenn Harney's energetic illustrations hilariously capture the antics of these enthusiastic kittens.

Each book in the CATastrophe Tale series includes helpful back matter, which shows readers that, just like the kittens, they use mathematical skills in their everyday lives. Additional titles in the series include CATastrophe!: A Story of Patterns, CATawampus!: A Story of Shapes, sCATtered!: A Story of Estimation and CATerwaul: A Story of Sorting.

¡Prepárate para luchar con Pizza y Taco en esta divertida novela gráfica! ¡Estos mejores amigos necesitan encontrar un deporte en el que ambos sean geniales! ¿Béisbol? No. ¿Fútbol? Nooo. ¿Fútbol americano? Quizás. ¿Lucha libre? ¡Síííiíí! ¡Estos dos están listos para pelear! ¡O por lo menos ellos creen que lo están!

¡Las mamás de Pizza y Taco quieren que ellos practiquen algún deporte!
Pero nada parece estar a la altura. Es decir, ¡hasta que ellos ven la hoja
de inscripción de lucha libre en la escuela! Tan pronto como eligen sus
nombres de luchadores e inventan sus propios movimientos, ¡están listos
para convertirse en luchadores profesionales! ¿O será que el ejercicio
involucrado los mandará a las duchas?

Esta divertida novela gráfica juvenil, con capítulos, hará reír a carcajadas a lectores de 5 a 8 años y les dará confianza en la lectura. Es el trampolín perfecto para quienes están en la transición hacia libros de capítulos más largos y novelas gráficas.

También disponible en español:
Pizza y Taco: ¿Quién es el mejor?

Get ready to rumble with Pizza and Taco in this hilarious graphic novel chapter book! These foodie besties need to find a sport they'll both be awesome at! Baseball? No. Soccer? Nah. Football? Maybe. Wrestling? YAAAS! These two are ready to throw down! Or at least they think they are!

Pizza's and Taco's moms want them to join a sports team! But nothing seems to be cutting the mustard. That is, until they spot the wrestling sign up sheet at school! Once they choose their wrestling names and create signature moves--they're ready to become wrestling pros! Or will the exercise involved send them to the showers?

This hilarious young graphic novel--with chapters--will tickle the funny bones of kids ages 5-8 and bolster their reading confidence. It's the perfect stepping stone for those who are transitioning to longer chapter books and graphic novels.

This reassuring, poetic, and gently humorous story of two friends facing uncertainty and discovering joy is a classic in the making, perfect for fans of Jon Klassen and Charlie Mackesy.

Written and illustrated by the Academy Award-winning creator of the animated short film Piper.

"Dragonfly, what do you think today will bring?" Ladybug asked.

Ladybug and Dragonfly are caught in a storm, floating upside down and helplessly on the river. They are certain that today they'll be eaten.
But as they stare nervously up at the sky, waiting for that terrible fate . . . something vastly different happens. By the next morning, they will have made some surprising new friends and learned a lot about living in the moment and being open to the unexpected.

A riveting picture book about a little-known piece of WWII history where a troop of artists put on a traveling show of deception and misled Hitler's forces again and again.

During World War II, a 1,100-man unit known as the Ghost Army was sent to Europe with an important mission: mislead Hitler's forces as to the size and location of Allied troops so that those troops would have time to carry out urgent plans of their own.

This unit of artists, musicians, actors, architects, set designers, and engineers came together to construct "shadow soldiers" and put on a traveling show of deception for over twenty different campaigns throughout the war, using everything from fake radio transmissions to inflatable tanks to convince the enemy of their presence.

What Color is the Sky is the true story about how professional baseball player Josh Bell learned to stay strong on his journey to the MLB with help from his dad.

Growing up in a tough neighborhood, Ernest Bell had to work hard and keep his head up to succeed in sports, school, and life. He passed down the important lessons he learned along the way to his son Josh, who relied on his father's wisdom to make it through his own trials. Now whenever Josh is feeling overwhelmed or struggling with a challenge he simply asks himself "What color is the sky?"

Josh passes through different stages of life to become a professional baseball player, achieving his childhood dream. Now, he shares his father's wisdom with his own kids, so they too will look up, see that the sky is still there unchanged, and know that everything will be OK.

The book that's also a mask! What sort of dinosaur will you be today? Slow or fast? Fierce or snappy? You choose! This unique mask format encourages role play, develops movement and verbal skills, and stimulates your child's imagination.