I Spy Fantasy: A Book of Picture Riddles
10 best books like I Spy Fantasy: A Book of Picture Riddles (Jean Marzollo): The Mud Pony, The Honeybee & the Robber, Where's Waldo Now?, Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest, Henry's Awful Mistake, Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea, Bear in a Square, The Magic School Bus Meets The Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition, American Tall Tales, A Treasury of Children's Literature
| Author | Caron Lee Cohen |
| ISBN | 0590415263 |
A poor young Pawnee boy, longing to have a horse of his own, shapes one out of the mud he finds along the creek, and is surprised to discover - one terrible day when he is left behind by his tribe - that it has come to life! Now, guided by his 'mud pony,' who speaks to him in his dreams, and is a gift from Mother Earth,...
The Honeybee & the Robber
| Author | Eric Carle |
| ISBN | 0399237313 |
Follow an adventurous honeybee as she goes about her busy day, sipping nectar from flowers, avoiding hungry birds and playing with butterflies. But when a robber bear comes looking for honey, all the bees must rush out to defend their home. This classic Eric Carle story is brought to life by movable pull-tabs...
| Author | Martin Handford |
| ISBN | 0763634999 |
At this point, I consider myself a Waldo expert. I have found him in almost every adventure, along with his stripe-shirted comrades. No, he's no match for my superior searching skills that have been carefully honed since the ripe age of 7. I have even spotted the fellow in real life.
You may...
| Author | A.A. Milne |
| ISBN | 0525447105 |
This book is intended for the young reader to read. And by young reader I mean those old enough to be interested in Winnie the Pooh. I have a hard time believing this.
First, logistically this book is not suited for the young reader. It is tiny. The print is tiny. The pictures would not keep the young...
| Author | Robert M. Quackenbush |
| ISBN | 0819310395 |
Henry the Duck sure gets himself into some sticky situations! Just when he thinks dinner is almost ready, he spots an ant in the house. Children and parents alike will love following disaster-prone Henry through his adventures in cooking, cleverly written and illustrated by Robert Quackenbush.
Don't...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0689810172 |
The other day I was at Barnes and Noble picking up some books that my son needed for a report. While I was there, I decided to look for a book for my daughter in the early readers section. It's actually getting harder and harder to find books for kids that they actually enjoy and can relate to, rather than PC...
| Author | Stella Blackstone |
| ISBN | 1841482870 |
Early Lit Tips:
Children need to know three things about letters: the names, the shape, and the sounds they make. Naming letters on signs, pointing out letter shapes in sidewalk cracks or buildings, and voicing letter sounds while interacting are all ways to make these connections.
Early...
| Author | Linda Ward Beech |
| ISBN | 0590400231 |
In the story the “Magic School Bus: Meets The Rot Squad” the class is learning about rot and Mrs. Frizzle decides to take them on a field trip to an empty lot with rotting log. The class decides to get rid of the rotting log thinking that the log has no purpose however, Mrs. Frizzle decides to shrink the...
| Author | Adrien Stoutenburg |
| ISBN | 0140309284 |
My new student and I listened to this book on audio. The narration was excellent and most of the stories were fun too. A few of them bogged down but this is a great introduction to American stories. I don't often do audio with students but I am happy we did with this book, the voice helped to make the book more...
If I could only choose a handful of books to share with a wee child, this collection would be on the list. It not only takes care of several different genres, but more importantly, it combines the imaginative artwork that always stay with young minds.
The book is broken into several...
| Author | Dom Deluise |
| ISBN | 0671796070 |
As Charlie the Caterpillar meets one group of animals after another playing together and having fun, he asks if he can join in. But each time he's told not welcome -- because he's ugly. As winter approaches, Charlie spins himself a cocoon. When spring arrives, the cocoon opens and out comes Charlie --...
| Author | Marc Brown |
| ISBN | 0316059560 |
Arthur's First Sleepover is a story of a young boy's adventurous night of having his first sleepover. As the days lead up, Arthur can hardly wait as he begins to set up and invite his friends. He is uninterested when all his friends want to talk about is the supposed alien sighting coming that same evening....
| Author | Elizabeth Koda-Callan |
| ISBN | 0761136371 |
With over 4.1 million copies in print, Elizabeth Koda-Callan's Magic Charm Books is the little series that could. Now, The Silver Slippers takes a dramatic new turn with a fresh redesign featuring a new cover and an irresistible 5" x 6 1³2" trim size--a smaller book for smaller hands, and the perfect...
| Author | Jerry Pallotta |
| ISBN | 0439135192 |
"The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Fractions Book" by Jerry Pallotta is my first read by this author. He came to speak at my daughters school last year and I bought this book from him. He was very nice to sign it too. It is one of the BEST ways to describe how to do fractions to a child. My daughter is in the 4th grade...
Can You See What I See? Once Upon a Time: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve
| Author | Walter Wick |
| ISBN | 0439617774 |
Photographic search-and-find fun--especially for preschoolers! From bestselling author/photographer Walter Wick.
From the photographer of the bestselling I Spy books, Can You See What I See? Once Upon a Time is a rhyming, search-and-find picture book--especially for preschoolers!...
Jokelopedia: The Biggest, Best, Silliest, Dumbest Joke Book Ever
| Author | Ilana Weitzman |
| ISBN | 0761142088 |
Take it away! Jokelopedia is the mother of all joke books—an all-encompassing, gut-busting collection of more than 1,700 jokes for every occasion. 59 elephant jokes, including Why are elephants banned from public swimming pools They always drop their trunks. Dozens of knock-knock jokes, like...
| Author | Paulette Bourgeois |
| ISBN | 0590693328 |
Franklins is having a bad, bad day. Even the things he loves to do just are not cheering him up. His friend bear came over to see if Franklin wanted to go sledding, his parents made him go. On the way over to the hill, bear mentioned otter and remembered that she moved away. As bear and Franklin were sledding...
Magic Eye 2: Now You See It...
| Author | Magic Eye Inc. |
| ISBN | 0836270096 |
You need to see it to believe it! Exercise your eyes and imagination with 29 new mind-bending 3D illusions. 2D illustrations will magically morph before your eyes to reveal what is secretly hidden in 3D. The images will not simply appear to be 3D, they will become 3D! Viewing instructions and a solution...
| Author | Marcus Pfister |
| ISBN | 1558583564 |
I picked up Penguin Pete because I love penguins almost as much as my sister does. Also, the thumbnail image does not do this book justice. The cover has glitter/sparkle, and the expression on Pete's face is just luminous with joy. I couldn't resist!
Then I noticed that it was by Marcus Pfister....
| Author | Jonathan London |
| ISBN | 0448421534 |
It's Froggy's mother's birthday, and Froggy wants to bake her birthday cake all by himself. He gathers the chocolate, the sugar, the eggs, the flour, and pretty soon, Froggy has all the ingredients he needs to make?a big mess! Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz have collaborated on the six previous...
If Only I Had a Green Nose
| Author | Max Lucado |
| ISBN | 1581343973 |
A green nose. How silly, thought Punchinello. It wouldn't make him faster, stronger, or even smarter. It would only make him greener--and make him look just like all the other Wemmicks! Why would he want that when he knows Eli made each of them different for a reason?
But when Punchinello stops...
