Classics for Young Learners

Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother.

Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them. Includes note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.

Max sails to the land of the wild things, where he becomes their king.

Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.

Introduces shapes, colors, numbers, letters, and how to tell time in a lift-the-flap book.

A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost puppy. Flaps conceal the animals. "Very young children will join in the search for Spot, with his mother Sally, as she encounters other animals along the way hidden behind the flaps. Each double spread has a door to open or a covering to lift. The large ink-and-water color illustrations abound with good humor." Spot's mother searches for the irascable puppy at dinnertime....

By the time the velveteen rabbit is dirty, worn out, and about to be burned, he has almost given up hope of ever finding the magic called Real.

Paddington builds a rock garden with the help of construction workers.

His friends tease Arthur when he gets glasses, but he soon learns to wear them with pride. Arthur's gentle humor teaches kids about their own feelings and how their behavior affects others.