A boy relates the preparations for, and enjoyment of, his family's annual Thanksgiving in the Woods celebration on his grandparents' farm. Includes words to the Shaker hymn, Tis a Gift to be Simple, and notes about the real gathering on which the story is based.

While visiting her grandparents, literal-minded Amelia Bedelia finally learns, despite some mishaps, how to bake an apple pie.

A young llama wants to play but must go shopping with his mother instead, and so he gets angry and makes a mess at the store.

Why did the monster cross the road? To BITE someone on the other side! Turn scary to silly with this laugh-out-loud joke book.

Seven-year-old Layla divulges many things that make her happy, especially her family and their community garden.

Frank likes peace and quiet. He likes his tent, his pencil, and writing in his secret notebook. Bean likes noise. He likes his bus, his trumpet -- toot, toot! -- and making music. Loud music. But Bean is missing something: he does not have words. What will happen if Frank shares his words with Bean? With a laugh-out-loud narrative by Jamie Michalak, author of the Joe and Sparky series, and Bob Kolar's bright, graphic, comical illustrations, this fresh...

After moving to a tiny house, a little girl is forbidden to get a pet until she introduces her parents to microscopic tardigrades, also called water bears.

"Two siblings attempt to live in the wilds of their backyard before coming home to sleep comfortably in their beds"--

"Hilarity ensues when siblings set out to build a simple dam. Siblings May, Lily, and Noah build a dam. Stone by stone, their dam grows higher and higher, until their creation attracts the attention of fishermen, pirates, and even the King and his fleet. The sky's the limit, until Noah wants his stone back . . . Each page builds upon the previous scene as the children's imaginations also grow. Children will delight in pointing out the changing details...