Animals - Kids Fiction

A clever mouse outsmarts his predators by telling them his good friend the gruffalo -- "a creature with terrible claws, and terrible tusks in his terrible jaws" -- will eat them. When the imaginary monster actually appears, the mouse manages to outsmart him as...

Starting with a box of parts, the Nosy Fox, the Bear in a Blazer, the Blue Gnu, and other remarkable builders assemble the Robot, step by step. Each stage of the process has its own sound effect, and the growing list of sounds is...

How do you sleep? Up a tree? In a pouch? Upside down?With an interactive pop-up on each spread, How do you sleep? is a bedtime book with a difference. Young children will delight in being able to curl the cat up in a ball,...

I'm My Own Best Friend - The Tale of the Skunk and the Porcupine is the author's third children's book and tells the tale of two uniquely different critters that form a special bond. This rhyming children's picture book begins as a sad and...

Follow along as animal families snuggle down deep for the wintertime in this rhythmic and charming picture book perfect for little ones while they snuggle down for hibernation. It's wintertime, a quiet time, no creatures left in sight. They're dreaming, snoozing, snoring through each...

Jayne is a cat, raised as a dog. Found as a new-born she is brought up with a litter of puppies. And Jayne does not turn out to be just any kind of dog, she is the top dog, the main-man dog, the king-of-the-castle...

Books by Pastor Gray are designed to help young minds learn lessons that will go with them for a lifetime. Children's Lessons on Morality are filled with delightful characters who you will come to know and enjoy. The story begins with a carefree little...

Author: Marianne MarulloISBN-10: 1483607690ISBN-13: 9781483607696Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/19/2013Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d

In this second book of the trilogy, Zara, the zebra, and Abdu, the wildebeest, find themselves roaming free on the great plains of the Serengeti. They experience all sorts of adventures in their new surroundings until the grass dies and they need to prepare...

Rider meets an old friend with a mysterious secret in this eighth Rider Woofson adventure. There's a new criminal in Pawston stealing priceless works of art and leaving behind a calling card that reads: The Big Bad Woof Strikes Again! Can the PI Pack...

Blobfish! Blobfish blobfish blobfish! This is a silly picture book about animals and collaboration--or lack thereof. But mostly blobfish. This is a book about animals. It is? I mean, it sort of is. It does have animals in it. It's a book about animals....

Little Luke was born on a llama farm in the mountains of Colorado. His ears are long and curved, like bananas. His tail is short, woolly, and soft. On the day of his first trip with the pack of llamas, Luke gets distracted by...

This Munsch story is now a colourful, durable board book edition designed just for toddlers Ali and Kate are out snowmobiling with their dad when Ali yells "STOP " She can't wait any more; she just has to jump in the snow. Her sister...

A little bird just wants some peace and quiet--but he's about to get a whole lot more than he bargained for in this clever picture book debut, in the tradition of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back. It's a beautiful, sunny day in...

From tiny ants to enormous elephants, there's a kiss for everyone in this warm and cozy feel-good book. Find out if worms kiss underground, with the soil all around, or if fish kiss with a splash and a splish. From tiny ants to enormous...

Billy's not like the other kids. He's a bit moody, a bit cranky, a bit . . . grumpy. In hopes of cheering him up, his mom takes him and his sister to the animal rescue one Saturday morning. All the animals are cute...

They heard the ground grumble. Then they felt the ground rumble. And before they knew it, they were all taking a tumble! "The earth is crumbling! The earth is crumbling! It's a quake!" quacked the duck. In this inspired take on Henny Penny, who...

A simple, friendly game of Duck, Duck, Goose goes off the rails in giggle-inducing confusion when a silly goose tries to make it all about him. "Are you kidding me? I am Goose!" A literal-minded goose derails a favorite childhood game--Duck, Duck, Goose--by objecting...

2018 Bronze Medal Readers' Favorite Children's Social IssuesMom's Choice AwardLily and Niko's childcare class is practicing for the Great ShakeOut. They learn that the Great ShakeOut helps prepare them for an earthquake. They also learn the basics of what causes an earthquake and how...

Far up in the north is a blueberry-blue house with a grass roof, where Lisa and Nils live. One day a tourist arrives: Otto has cycled for months, maybe years, to visit his friends. Otto wants to do a spectacular painting of the northern...

Small Panda has lost his bottom. It was there when he went to sleep but now it has disappeared. He searches high and low, and finds stripy bums, pink butts, and feathery derrieres. "Are you my bottom?" he asks, but none of these bottoms...

At Canteen Creek where we live, there are cheeky dogs everywhere. But when the cheeky goats, donkeys, buffaloes, and camels make mischief in the camp, the dogs just lie there--until those pesky animals really go too far. Then the cheeky camp dogs roar into...

It's a big journey through the snow for a little wombat, meeting animals, birds, and people along the way. . . but there's no place like home A heartwarming story set in the Australian High Country.Author: Susannah ChambersISBN-10: 1760113816ISBN-13: 9781760113810Publisher: Allen & UnwinLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This is a story about a boy called Pender and a kangaroo called Brindabella, about how they became friends, and all the things that happened to them because of it. Pender and his father live in an old house made of honey-colored stone in...

Simple but intelligent, bright, and cheerful, this early childhood concept book teaches animal names and celebrates indigenous art in a joyous, nondidactic, and playful wayLively illustrations and cumulative text help children identify Australian animals in the Australian landscape as well as common verbs. The...

Willy Willy Wonky is a silly, silly donkey. Read along to witness his goofy misadventures, and his mom's sweet comfort that gets him through the day.Author: Pamela LynchISBN-10: 1684017068ISBN-13: 9781684017065Publisher: Mascot BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2018Pages: 38Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 10.25h x 8.35w x 0.40d

It's a rainy day in the month of May and Sam spots a rainbow, and then a puddle. A perfect spring puddle. His mother warns, "No No jumping in puddles You must keep clean today " but Sam can't stop himself from testing the...

A Beautiful Classic Revived by Stunning New Illustrations Created in the Golden Age Style. Racehorse for Young Readers' Children's Classic Collections is a new series that offers readers timeless compilations of children's literature. Handsomely packaged and affordable, this new series aims to revitalize these...

Each short story in Tales from Down on the Farm: Bedtime Stories for Anxious Children is told from the prospective of a small cat called Bo, who discovers as he grows up that life is not only full of surprises, but is also full...

The colorful flowers in Mama's garden reveal a strange-looking creature. "What is it? Does it sting, does it bite?" Join in this photographic journey as the young girl and her mother care for the caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then...

The colorful flowers in Mama's garden reveal a strange-looking creature. "What is it? Does it sting, does it bite?" Join in this photographic journey as the young girl and her mother care for the caterpillar. Watch as it transforms into a chrysalis and then...

At the edge of the old briar-patch sits Peter Rabbit -- staring into the sky, his head tipped so far back it makes his neck ache!Up in the sky, a black speck sails across the snowy white face of a cloud. How could that...

A cheerful and colorful go-to-bed book. For little snorers ages 24 months and up, with the daily life of the child as the theme.Author: Guido Van GenechtenISBN-10: 1605374504ISBN-13: 9781605374505Publisher: ClavisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/28/2019Pages: 20Format: Board BookWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.60h x 8.20w x 0.70d

Among the Meadow People includes twenty-eight charming tales about the everyday life of the Meadow creatures. The tales are told in such a manner that they seem realistic, and are not only entertaining, but educational.Author: Clara Dillingham PiersonISBN-10: 1604595043ISBN-13: 9781604595048Publisher: SMK BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/14/2008Pages:...

MEADOW MOUSE SMELLS A RAT!Grandfather Frog told the story: "Back then there was a great deal of trouble, for someone was stealing -- yes, stealing! Mr. Rabbit complained first. But no one really believed what Mr. Rabbit said, for he had a bad name...

Tall butts, short butts, round butts, flat butts. Butts on mummies and butts on mommies. Butts on giraffes and elephants and dogs and... FISH? Yes, even fish butts are celebrated in this tribute to backsides, rumps, tushies, keisters, heinies, and derrieres. Dozens of funny...

Musk Ox, our rambunctious anti-hero, literally chews through the cover of this anarchic alphabet book. Having eaten the apple that A was supposed to be for, he blithely inserts himself, claiming A is for Musk Ox--because musk oxen are Awesome and live in the...

As anti-gun and pro-vegetarian as you can get, The Happy Hunter is a beautiful, heart-felt story about communing with animals.One fine day, Mr. Bobbin dons his hunting outfit and heads into the forest. Fully equipped and ready, he's forgotten one thing--that he's a hunter,...

"Necessity is the mother of invention." "Practice what you preach." Join the wolf, polar bear, raven, and many more as they learn (and teach!) many of life's invaluable lessons in this arctic retelling of the classic Aesop's Fables. A ringed seal discovers that the...

A poor little kitten is in a tight spot What can our hero do to save the day? A heart warming and hilarious story with an unexpected ending. Suitable for children aged 5-8 but enjoyed by all, this beautifully illustrated picture book introduces diversity...

Grizzly Adams and the Bridge to the Meadow is a magical mountain tale featuring Grizzly Adams and his animal friends, including his lovable grizzly bear, Ben; his playful dog, Rambler; and his brainy muse, Earl the Squirrel. A sunrise from 'deep inside the forest'...

A little boy dreams of being a duck for a day. What child doesn't wish to be something else? This fun, imaginative rhyming story teaches your child it's fun to dream and have wishes and lets them use their imagination to dream of what...

Join Gray Malin's menagerie of wild animals for a stay at the Parker Hotel--now available as a board book This story of a whimsical weekend away is filled with everything you'd expect from a sunny California vacation. There are tennis courts and a lemonade...

A gregarious gorilla named Pete and his gorilla companions who live in the zoo are bored and tired of doing the same old thing night after night, so they sneak out in search of an adventure that is sure to excite. Mischief and "monkey...

From the Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series Canticos, comes All the Colors / De Colores, a part of the Canticos Bilingual Nursery Rhymes collection. Based on the traditional Spanish folk song De Colores, sing and learn about colors, in both English and Spanish. Complete...

A celebration of numbers and rhyme, Newt in a Suit combines colorful illustrations with wacky language to make learning to count fun and easy. Readers will count two flies in ties and three cockatoos in shoes as they try to solve a mystery: where...

"In Mama's Arms" reflects the natural wonder of a child's imagination and curiosity about nature and relationships. While the child asks where certain animals "go", the child is exposed to relational constructs, new vocabulary, and prepositional use, leaving in the end the child feeling...

Bear was the lead dog of the Hurricane Huskies, the most successful dog sled team known throughout the Northern Tundra. Although he had many trophies, his most prized possession would be his son, a young husky, who would carry his legacy into the future....

Silas the Snake's First Day of School by Vanessa Crane is about a snake named Silas, who struggles with being still in his everyday life. He is super excited to start school for the first time and make friends. However, he is also worried...

A young panda must learn self-acceptance and the meaning of what makes someone truly special.Journey along with Manda and meet her friends as they help her realise that standing out and being different is something unique and nothing to be ashamed about.Author: Daniel BalmforthISBN-10:...