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Aristides Ruiz has illustrated all the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library Books, among many others.

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Pom-Pom, Tiddly-Pom
Written by RH Disney and Bonnie Worth
Board

Pom-pom, tiddly-pom.
Pooh and Roo help Roo’s mom.
Skit-scat, skittle-tee-wixit.
Dump stuff in the bowl and mix it.

So begins a delightful, sing-songy tale of Pooh and Roo baking a cake with Kanga. Parents will love reading this Hummables board book aloud as much as babies and toddlers will love hearing it! Read More
 





The Cat in the Hat: Cooking with the Cat
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Christopher Moroney
Trade Paperback

Look! Look! The Cat wants to cook!

Told with simple rhymes and rhythms, this jaunty illustrated tale gives very young readers a taste of the Cat in the Hat’s flamboyant cooking skills as he slaps on a Chef’s hat and whips up purple cupcakes using some truly odd ingredients! A cat-terrific spin-off... Read More
 





A Whale of a Tale!
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover

Onboard a vessel that would make Jacques Cousteau green with envy, the Cat and Co. take to the high seas in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises—those aquatic mammals known as cetaceans. While learning how cetaceans stay warm without hair, have teeth or baleen, swim in troops, spyhop, spin, breach, and... Read More
 





A Whale of a Tale!
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover Library Binding

Onboard a vessel that would make Jacques Cousteau green with envy, the Cat and Co. take to the high seas in search of whales, dolphins, and porpoises—those aquatic mammals known as cetaceans. While learning how cetaceans stay warm without hair, have teeth or baleen, swim in troops, spyhop, spin, breach, and... Read More
 





Hurray for Today!
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover Library Binding

With a little help from the Birthday Bird of Katroo, the Cat and Co. explain (in rhymed verse!) the origin of common holiday rituals such as lighting candles, dying eggs, and sending cards. Holidays include Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year’s, Groundhog’s Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day—and that’s only... Read More
 





I Can Name 50 Trees Today!
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
Hardcover Library Binding

While stopping to admire some of the world’s most amazing trees, the Cat and Co. teach beginning readers how to identify different species from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit. Kids will learn about many trees common to North America.


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I Can Name 50 Trees Today!
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
Hardcover

While stopping to admire some of the world’s most amazing trees, the Cat and Co. teach beginning readers how to identify different species from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit. Kids will learn about many trees common to North America. Read More
 





One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover

THE CAT IN the Hat puts to rest any notion that money grows on trees in this super simple look at numismatics, the study of money and its history. Beginning with the ancient practice of bartering, the Cat explains various forms of money used in different cultures, from shells, feathers, leather... Read More
 





One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover Library Binding

THE CAT IN the Hat puts to rest any notion that money grows on trees in this super simple look at numismatics, the study of money and its history. Beginning with the ancient practice of bartering, the Cat explains various forms of money used in different cultures, from shells, feathers, leather... Read More
 





Would You Rather Be a Pollywog
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover

Cats normally don't like water, but the Cat in the Hat is no normal puss! He’s fond of ponds, and in this latest Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library book, he takes Sally and Dick on a trip to show them how ponds are fascinating places teeming with life.

From algae to... Read More
 





Would You Rather Be a Pollywog?
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover Library Binding

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A Great Day for Pup!
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover

From Australia to Asia to Africa to Antarctica, the Cat in the Hat travels the globe in search of wild animal babies. Read More
 





If I Ran the Rain Forest
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way. Read More
 





If I Ran the Rain Forest
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover Library Binding

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.


From the Hardcover edition. Read More
 





Oh Say Can You Seed?
Written by Bonnie Worth
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Hardcover

With the able assistance of Thing 1 and Thing 2 -- and a fleet of Rube Goldbergian vehicles -- the Cat in the Hat examines the various parts of plants, seeds, and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and
seed dispersal. Read More
 





Oh, Say Can You Say DI-NO-SAUR?
Written by Bonnie Worth
Hardcover

The Cat in the Hat makes another surprise appearance at Dick and Sally's house--only this time he makes his entrance riding atop a brachiosaurus! Soon, he's off, along with Dick and Sally, millions of years back in time to see how fossils were created. Then it's on to a tour through... Read More
 





Oh, Say Can You Say Di-No-saur?
Written by Bonnie Worth
Hardcover Library Binding

The Cat in the Hat makes another surprise appearance at Dick and Sally's house--only this time he makes his entrance riding atop a brachiosaurus! The Cat is off, along with Dick and Sally, millions of years back in time to see how fossils were created. Then it's on to a tour... Read More
 





Wish for a Fish
Written by Bonnie Worth
Hardcover

The Cat in the Hat, Sally, and Dick take an undersea voyage aboard the S.S. Undersea Glubber! Traveling down from the Sunny Zone to the Dark Zone to the Trench at the bottom, Captain Cat and his crew get up close and personal with the different life forms found at each... Read More
 

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