When the little mouse, Contrary Mary, appears to be unhappy at her most unusual birthday party, her father knows just what to do to get her to laugh.
Illustrations accompany simple verses capturing the fun and excitement of a variety of playtime activities.
格林童话， 灰姑娘
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
Bear is happily surprised to learn that Roly-Poly, his baby sister, likes to have him give her attention and even sing her to sleep.
A delightful book for small children, featuring a much-lovedcharacter and with the usual excellent, colourful illustrations wehave come to expect from the Elmer books. School Librarian Brightand very funny pictures enhance beautifully judged writing:children and adults greeted this book with delight. Child EducationElmer is up to his tricks again in this hilarious tale. T.E.S.McKee's unpredictable storyline and familiar bright artwork makethis another winner for Elmer fans. Books for Keeps
“A told B, and B told C, ‘I’ll meet you on top of the coconuttree.’” This rollicking rhythmic beginning starts a lively, tongue-tingling adventure as all the characters from A to Z try to climb to the top of the coconut tree. But will there be enough room? With an insistent, repetitive chorus of “chicka, chicka, boom, boom,” this book entertains while teaching the alphabet without even trying. Capital and small letters are both introduced. When all the letters get to the top of the tree, it bends over and all the “baby” (lower case) letters fall out. Then, each “adult” (upper case) letter comes, rescues its baby, and runs home to take care of their various (not serious) injuries. A very clever presentation of the alphabet.
Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler team up again to create thisfunny and adorable sequel to The Gruffalo. One night, theGruffalo’s child wanders into the woods to search for the Big BadMouse. But instead, she comes upon a small mouse in the woods . . .and decides to eat him! But wait, what is that? A shadow of a verylarge, scary creature falls on the ground. Could it be the Big BadMouse after all?
On Monday he ate through one apple.
But he was still hungry.
On Tuesday he ate through two pears, but he was stillhungry.
On Wednesday he ate though three plums, but he was stillhungry.
On Thursday he ate through four strawberries, but he was stillhungry......'
On Saturday, he eats so much he has a stomachache......but putsit right on Sunday, when he only nibbles through a nice greenleaf!
Then he builds a cocoon and stays inside for over twoweeks......and an amazing thing happens!
Katy caboose doesn't like her life at the back of the train.Stuck with clouds of billowing smoke from the engine and a bumpy,jolting ride, she longs for some peace and quiet. When her rustybolts bust loose, Katy finally gets the life she wants in a way shenever expected This Read-Along Book and CD Favorite includes apaperback edition of the book and a compact disc in a newlydesigned reusable package. Perfect for car trips, classrooms, andbedtime listening, these recordings feature lively sound effectsand original music. The CD includes one reading with page-turnsignals as well as an uninterrupted reading.
"The Wily woman eludes the thief and then leads him into aneerie swamp where this curious adventure takes a surprising andlaughable turn."--Publishers Weekly. A Caldecott Honor Book. An ALANotable Children's Book. A Booklist Editors' Choice. Winner of theBoston Globe-Horn Book Award. Full color.
池塘里有一条小鱼和一只蝌蚪，他们形影不离。慢慢地，蝌蚪变成了青蛙，并且离开池塘看到了外面的世界。他跟鱼讲述了自己新奇的见闻，鱼也开始憧憬起外面的世界来。有一天，他终于鼓足勇气，爬上了岸……Illus. in full color. A modern fable of a minnow who wants tofollow his tadpole friend--who becomes a frog--onto land.
甘伯伯是谁呢？他驾的小船真有点儿像诺亚方舟，看！小女孩、小猫、小狗、小猪……都来搭船了。画面的节奏跳跃，非常富有韵律。左边是咖啡色线条的甘伯伯与小船的远景，右面是新来的动物彩色夸大的“写真”。这些乘客一个一个上船了，光是“我想搭船”这句话就用不同的句子写了9遍May Icome with you?Can Icome along, Mr. Gumpy?I’d likea ride.Will youtake me with you?May Icome, please?Have ayou a place for me?Can wecome too?Can youmake room for me?May Ijoin you?甘伯伯来者不拒，但是有一条：不许吵哦！可是开船没多久，小羊就踢了起来，牛就踹了一脚，小猫就去追兔子……小船翻了。甘伯伯并没有发脾气，而是带着乘客们到了不远的岸上，如果浑身湿漉漉的，还有什么比喝温暖的下午茶更好的呢？One day, Mr Gumpy decides to take a trip along the river in hisboat, but the children, the rabbit, the cat, the pig and lots morefriends ask to join him. Everyone's having a lovely time until theanimals start flapping, hopping, bleating, and kicking and the boatstarts to rock...
苏斯博士，可以说是二十世纪最受欢迎的儿童图画书作家，在英语世界里，是家喻户晓的人物。他创作的图画书，人物形象鲜明，个性突出，情节夸张荒诞，语言妙趣横生，是半个多世纪以来孩子们的至爱，同时他的书也被教育工作者推荐给家长，作为提高阅读能力的重要读物。
孩子喜欢的古怪精灵的读物，为什么也会受到教师的青昧，被列为学生提高阅读能力的重要读物呢?这与苏斯博士开始创作儿童图画书的背景有关。
二十世纪五十年代，美国教育界反思儿童阅读能力低下的状况，认为一个重要原因就是当时广泛使用的进阶型读物枯燥无味，引不起孩子的兴趣。苏斯博士的Beginner Books便应运而生。作为初级阅读资料，这些书力求使用尽可能少的简单词汇，讲述完整的故事。但远远高于过去进阶型读物的，是苏斯博士丰富的想象力、引人入胜的情节和风趣幽默、充满创造力的绘画和语言。
苏斯博士的图画书在讲述有趣故事的同时，更有一个特别的功能，即通过这些故事来使孩子们从兴趣出发轻松地学习英语。从简单的字母，到短语、句子，再到一个个故事，苏斯博士的图画书，亦是一套让孩子们循序渐进掌握英语的优秀读物。例如其中《苏斯博士的ABC》一书，就从英文的二十六个字母入手，将字母和单词配合起来讲解，同时，这些单词又组成了一个个韵味十足的句子，不断重复加深读者对字母的记忆和理解。《一条鱼两条鱼红色的鱼蓝色的鱼》和《在爸爸身上蹦来跳去》也是采取类似的方式进行单词和句子的讲解。《穿袜子的狐狸》则是充满了饶有风趣的绕口令，对诵读者来说是一个充满快乐的挑战。
苏斯博士，可以说是二十世纪最受欢迎的儿童图画书作家，在英语世界里，是家喻户晓的人物。他创作的图画书，人物形象鲜明，个性突出，情节夸张荒诞，语言妙趣横生，是半个多世纪以来孩子们的至爱，同时他的书也被教育工作者推荐给家长，作为提高阅读能力的重要读物。 《绿鸡蛋和火腿》的创作源于苏斯博士和一位朋友打赌，能否用五十个单词写成一个故事。于是便有了这本脍炙人口的书。故事是容易引起孩子共鸣的熟悉话题——要不要尝试新食物。故事情节发展激烈，一个拼命劝，一个玩命躲，最后的结局出人意料。苏斯博士的语言是节奏感很强的韵文，朗朗上口，书中所用词汇很少，而且句子结构大量重复，只置换少量单词，孩子一旦记住了第一句，后边的句子很容易读出来，让孩子颇有成就感。
佩泽提诺也叫小P，他身边的朋友都是大个子，敢于冒险，做事也很漂亮，而他自己却是个小不点儿，他总觉得自己肯定是什么人身上的一小块儿。有一天，他决定去找到答案。他问了飞毛腿、大块头、游得快、山顶汉，可大家都说小P不可能是自己掉落的一小块儿。后来，住在山洞里的智多星建议小P去砰砰岛寻找答案，于是，小P驾着小船出发了……
《摘星的日子》——
坚持下去，找颗星星做朋友并不是奢望！
在众多题材中，奥利弗杰弗斯选取了摘星星这个潜伏在童年里的公共秘密——从遥远的天上摘下星星，和星星做朋友，的确是无数孩子的梦想——《摘星的日子》能瞬间唤起读者的亲切感。
作者精湛的绘画艺术在本书中发挥得淋漓尽致，同时我们也深深感受到作者在透视原理和色彩运用等方面的杰出能力，这些都是本书的鲜明特色。在纯粹而美好的光感中，我们触摸到了童年的透明和单纯，男孩追逐梦想的专注和执著也让我们深受震撼。
此外，作者的造型能力也值得一提。从构图来看，奥利弗?杰弗斯很有几分顽童心理，因为他非常善于将物体生命化，比如作品中的宇宙飞船看起来像一条活鱼，大海的波浪看起来像美人鱼的卷发，而星星，在这里放弃了我们熟悉的对称造型，并在参差的棱角中贯注了活力，看起来就像一个充满活力的孩子，因此，当他们牵着手散步时，他们的步伐和谐极了。对孩子的眼睛而言，万物有灵，一切都会变形，一切都富于生命，一切都活了起来。作者的创新能力和未泯的童心于此可见一斑。
一本多美好的书啊，它如此真切地告诉我们，也许要很长时间的等呵等呵，找呵找呵，但只要坚持下去，找颗星星做朋友并不是奢望呢。
——唐池子 儿童文学博士、作家、儿童阅读推广人
Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the biggray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, acantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation,bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles tocustomers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is ina secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- anambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even UncleJim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging anddetermined young heroine, whose story is told through letterswritten home, while David Small's illustrationsbeautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
It only takes a little to BE BIG! Meet Clifford and Emily Elizabeth in the original Clifford book!Clifford is big. Clifford is red. But most of all, Clifford knowshow to BE A GOOD FRIEND. The BE BIG campaign invites everyone, big and small, to takeaction and raise awareness for how CLIFFORD'S BIG IDEAS can makethe world a better place. Clifford's Big Ideas are:Be a Good Friend * Share * Be Kind * Help Others * Be Truthful *Have Respect * Be Responsible * Play Fair * Work Together * Believein Yourself
