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by Emily Winfield Martin, 13 pages, about 400 words . From Emily Winfield Martin, author of Dream Animals, comes a new book that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children ... Now and forever! From brave and bold to ...

by Sherri Duskey Rinker, 25 pages, about 800 words . As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hard-working trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work ...

by Dr. Seuss, 17 pages, about 600 words . This never-ever-before-seen book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Natur...

by Dr. Seuss, 37 pages, about 1200 words . Dr. Seuss turns 50 simple words into magic in this time-honored classic. Sam-I-am just won't give up! He keeps trying to get the grumpy grown-up in the story to taste green eggs and ham. No matter how...

by Dr. Seuss, 46 pages, about 2400 words . One wet, rainy day while mother is out, a boy and a girl sit dejectedly in their chairs, watching the rain beat against the window. They're bored. Suddenly, in bursts a large cat in a tall striped hat...

by Margaret Wise Brown, 14 pages, about 200 words . "In the great green room ..." - The first few words from this beloved 1947 classic are enough to start many adults reciting the rest. The story is simple: a rabbit is going to bed, and after taking st...

by Eric Carle, 14 pages, about 400 words . Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through an ever increasing quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself, goes to sleep, and awakens as ...

by Bill Martin, Jr., 12 pages, about 400 words . "The gentle rhyming text in this children's classic makes it a dog-eared favorite on many children's bookshelves. On each page, we meet a new animal who nudges us onward to discover which creature wil...

by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault, 15 pages, about 400 words . A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be en...

by Margo Lundell, 39 pages, about 1400 words . The Kellers are devastated to discover that their two-year-old girl is both blind and deaf after a severe illness. Determined to help her live like other children, the Kellers hire Anne Sullivan, a te...

by Judi Barrett, 30 pages, about 1400 words . The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town - except for its weather, which came three times a day: at breakfast, lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never sno...

by Maurice Sendak, 23 pages, about 800 words . (Winner of the Caldecott Medal for the Most Distinguished Book of the Year)Take a Walk on the Wild Side [Sail] off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year ...

by Peggy Parish, 27 pages, about 1200 words . Meet Amelia Bedelia, the unflappable maid who does everything literally. With her purse on her arm and hat firmly on her head, Amelia Bedelia follows instructions to a tee ... change the towels? Nothi...

by H. A. Rey, 26 pages, about 1000 words . George, caught in the jungle and brought back to the city by a man in a yellow hat, can't help being interested in all the new things around him. Though well meaning, the monkey's curiosity always get...

by Else Minarik, 9 pages, about 400 words . After Hen brings her a beautiful picture from Little Bear, Grandmother asks Hen to give Little Bear a kiss from her. But Hen passes the kiss to Frog, Frog gives it to Cat, and so on. Will it ever reac...

Walt Disney Productions, 24 pages, about 1200 words . "Do you know where Wonderland is? It's the place you visit in your dreams - that strange and wondrous land where nothing is as it seems." So begins Walt Disney's retelling of the classic story by Lewi...

by Wanda Hayes, 33 pages, about 3600 words . A collection of fifteen stories from the Old and New Testaments, each not much longer than a page, perfect for group read-alouds and bedtime stories. For ages 5 to 8....

Selected by Michael Hague, 54 pages, about 1800 words . We all grew up with them ... And now here's the perfect way to share the joy of reading and singing nursery rhymes with our own kids! This beautiful collection of nursery rhymes is filled with over fo...

by Laura Joffe Numeroff, 22 pages, about 800 words . If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he...

by Norman Bridwell, 21 pages, about 600 words . The giant dog - whose house is bigger than his owners', who gets a bath in the swimming pool and occasionally catches the cars he chases - is now as remarkable for his longevity as he is for his size....

Retold by Vivian French, 33 pages, about 3200 words . With a hairy beast, an adventurous girl, talking furniture, and an enchanted rose, Beauty and the Beast is sure to delight everyone! For ages 6 to 10....

, 19 pages, about 1200 words . When Jack trades his mother's cows for five magic beans, his mother is furious. But when the beans grow as tall as the clouds, and Jack begins to climb the beanstalk, he discovers a fairy tale world c...

Translated and Adapted by Marcia Brown, 19 pages, about 2600 words . Even in rags, Cinderella is a hundred times more beautiful than her cruel stepsisters. And how she wishes to go to the prince's ball! But her sisters delight in telling her that people would only laug...

by Sam McBratney, 18 pages, about 400 words . "Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can rea...

by Judith Viorst, 24 pages, about 800 words . From the moment Alexander wakes up and finds gum in his hair, everything goes wrong! His brothers both get prizes in their cereal boxes, his best friend demotes him to third-best friend, there are lim...

by Marcus Pfister, 12 pages, about 800 words . "Shining from Rainbow Fish's multicolored body are several shimmering silver scales. All the other fish in the ocean admire him and want to play, but Rainbow Fish is too proud to play with them; nor w...