Wild Times at the Bed and Biscuit
Written by Joan Carris
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
The Bed and Biscuit is going wild! Kids will laugh at — and learn from — this new adventure, as Grampa takes in some ailing critters who are anything but tame.Ever since Grampa Bender opened his doors (and veterinary skills) to a despondent Canada goose, a cranky muskrat, and two tiny...
Read more >
Suzy Goose and the Christmas Star
Written by Petr Horacek
Illustrated by Petr Horacek
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.99
Tenacious Suzy Goose aims to top her Christmas tree with a star from the sky — with unexpectedly wondrous results — in this vibrant, whimsical tale.It’s Christmas Eve, and Suzy Goose and her friends are admiring their beautifully decorated tree. It’s perfect except for one thing: a star for the top...
Read more >
Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit
Written by Joan Carris
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $5.99
Grampa's menagerie of pets are rubbed the wrong way when a needy little critter arrives in this lighthearted chapter book.Grampa Bender wouldn't be able to run the Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse without the help of Ernest the pig, Gabby the mynah bird, and Milly the cat. In fact, the three...
Read more >
The Beef Princess of Practical County
Written by Michelle Houts
Format: Hardcover, 240 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $16.99
After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s...
Read more >
The Beef Princess of Practical County
Written by Michelle Houts
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 240 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $19.99
After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s...
Read more >
The Beef Princess of Practical County
Written by Michelle Houts
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2009
Price: $16.99
After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s...
Read more >
The Golden Goose
Written by Dick King-Smith
Format: eBook, 128 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2009
Price: $5.50
Farmer Skint and his family have fallen on hard times at Woebegone Farm until their goose lays a golden egg. With the birth of Joy the Golden Goose, the fortune of the Skint family begins to change. But what will happen when people find out about their golden-feathered friend? How long...
Read more >
Piggy and Dad Play Big Book
Brand New Readers
Written by David Martin
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $24.99
Big Books meet our Brand New Readers for the very first time, with short, funny stories by top authors and illustrators. What better way to share the joy of beginning to read?Piggy and his patient dad star in four funny stories:
Lemonade for Sale
Water Balloons
Play Ball!
Sledding
Read more >
Pee Wee Scouts: Spring Sprouts
Written by Judy Delton
Illustrated by Alan Tiegreen
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $4.99
WIith a brand-new badge up for grabs, the Scouts set out to learn where their food comes from. Molly wants a garden of her own, so she gives her seeds plenty of sunlight, water, and . . . conversation? And while she waits for her veggies to sprout, a trip to...
Read more >
Farmer Duck: Candlewick Storybook Animations
Written by Martin Waddell
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Format: Package, 40 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $14.99
A hardworking duck is rescued from life with a lazy old farmer in this classic tale of justice from Martin Waddell and Helen Oxenbury.Farmer Duck isn't your average duck. This duck cooks and cleans, tends the fields, and cares for the other animals on the farm—all because the owner of the...
Read more >
Maisy at the Farm
A Maisy Lift-the-Flap Classic
Written by Lucy Cousins
Illustrated by Lucy Cousins
Format: Hardcover, 16 pages
On Sale: July 22, 2008
Price: $11.99
Kids will flip for this Maisy novelty book! Now reissued in its original size, with a bold new design.
From their tactile matte-and-gloss covers to the brief guidelines for parents on the back, these lift-the-flap, pull-the-tab favorites now have a whole new look -- and are sure to have instant appeal for...
Read more >
Does A Cow Say Boo?
Written by Judy Hindley
Illustrated by Brita Granström
Format: Board, 24 pages
On Sale: May 16, 2008
Price: $6.99
"Sure to be a hit at storytimes, this book would be a good addition to any library serving the toddler and preschool set." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALFollow a multicultural crew of little ones to the farmyard, where they celebrate the distinctive — and easily imitated — sound each animal makes. Featuring...
Read more >
Veronica on Petunia's Farm
Written by Roger Duvoisin
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $16.99
VERONICA, THE VERY conspicuous hippopotamus, is happy to move to Mr. Pumpkin’s farm. There will be so many animals to gossip with! But the other animals do not return Veronica’s hearty “Good morning!” And they say nasty
things about her. Her feelings hurt, Veronica hides in the barn for a whole week—the...
Read more >
Henry's Bath
Written by Margaret Perversi
Illustrated by Ron Brooks
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $5.99
Have a child who doesn’t like sleeping alone? Or balks at taking a bath? A pair of child-friendly picture books offers knowing reassurance.It may be Henry’s bath time, but Henry has other ideas. What if he gives the cat a bath instead? Would the hens or the goat or the cow...
Read more >
Henry's Bed
Written by Margaret Perversi
Illustrated by Ron Brooks
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $5.99
Have a child who doesn’t like sleeping alone? Or balks at taking a bath?
A pair of child-friendly picture books offers knowing reassurance.It’s Henry’s bedtime, and he is going to sleep in his own bed tonight. Oh, yes! Will Mama or Papa sleep in his bed with him? Not tonight. What about...
Read more >
One Duck Stuck Big Book
A Mucky Ducky Counting Book
Written by Phyllis Root
Illustrated by Jane Chapman
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $24.99
"Perfect for reading aloud, this counting book has lots of sound effects that children will love to replicate. . . . Great fun." — BOOKLISTOne duck is stuck in the muck. Can two fish, tails going swish, help? What about three moose, munching on spruce? Will four crickets, chirping in the...
Read more >
Duck
Written by Randy Cecil
Illustrated by Randy Cecil
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2008
Price: $15.99
The creator of Gator presents an enchanting follow-up about a carousel animal who longs to fly — and a love that is bigger than the skies.Duck is a carousel animal who spends her days watching flocks of real, flying ducks — and her nights dreaming of soaring among them. Flying is...
Read more >
The Barnyard Night Before Christmas
Written by Beth Terrill
Illustrated by Greg Newbold
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2007
Price: $14.99
"NOW BESSIE! NOW, BILLY! NOW, BINGO! NOW, CHICKIE!On, Lambsy! On, Trigger! On, Quacker and Piggy!"And laying his finger aside of his nose,Up, up, Santa Claus and those animals rose.Notice something a little different? Well, in this hilarious retelling of the iconic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem, it's a barnyard full of
mischievous...
Read more >
The Barnyard Night Before Christmas
Written by Beth Terrill
Illustrated by Greg Newbold
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: October 23, 2007
Price: $17.99
"NOW BESSIE! NOW, BILLY! NOW, BINGO! NOW, CHICKIE!On, Lambsy! On, Trigger! On, Quacker and Piggy!"And laying his finger aside of his nose,Up, up, Santa Claus and those animals rose.Notice something a little different? Well, in this hilarious retelling of the iconic Clement C. Moore Christmas poem, it's a barnyard full of
mischievous...
Read more >
Cock-A-Doodle Quack Quack
Written by Ivor Baddiel and Sophie Jubb
Illustrated by Ailie Busby
Format: Hardcover
On Sale: April 10, 2007
Price: $15.99
It's Baby Rooster's job to wake everybody up in the morning, but there's just one problem—he doesn't know how! The pigs and cows and ducks all try to help, but nothing seems to work. Luckily, the wise old owl comes to the rescue.
This is a funny, noisy, quack-along story from Ivor...
Read more >
Little Golden Book Collection: Farm Tales
Written by Golden Books
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: January 9, 2007
Price: $10.99
There’s nothing like a Little Golden Book—and everyone’s farm favorites are to be found in this deluxe collection. Beautifully bound, this choice crop of farm tales features such unforgettable stories as
The Jolly Barnyard, The Animals of Farmer Jones, and
The Shy Little Kitten . . . plus some new favorites...
Read more >
Whittington
Written by Alan Armstrong
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $6.50
Whittington is a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals—as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing—a yarn about his ancestor, the nameless cat who brought Dick Whittington...
Read more >
The Golden Goose
Written by Dick King-Smith
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: November 14, 2006
Price: $5.50
Farmer Skint and his family have fallen on hard times at Woebegone Farm until their goose lays a golden egg. With the birth of Joy the Golden Goose, the fortune of the Skint family begins to change. But what will happen when people find out about their golden-feathered friend? How long...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Welcome to the Bed and Biscuit
Written by Joan Carris
Illustrated by Noah Z. Jones
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $15.99
Grampa's menagerie of pets are rubbed the wrong way when a needy little critter arrives in this lighthearted chapter book.Grampa Bender wouldn't be able to run the Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse without the help of Ernest the pig, Gabby the mynah bird, and Milly the cat. In fact, the three...
Read more >
Mrs. Wow Never Wanted a Cow
Written by Martha Freeman
Illustrated by Steven Salerno
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: June 27, 2006
Price: $11.99
When a cow unexpectedly shows up on Mrs. Wow’s lawn, her lazy dog and cat think they should teach her their chores, so they can rest. They find out that the cow is no good at catching mice or being a watchdog. But Mrs. Wow knows something the cow
can do...
Read more >