Got your ticket? Enter the gate! See the biggest pig and a pumpkin as big as a pig! Taste blue-ribbon jam, pitch a baseball, win a bear. Drink lemonade and eat what? Eat everything! Letters of all shapes and sizes have been photographed and collaged together in this exuberant, eye-popping, letter-and-word-finding tour of the glories of the state fair. From dill pickles and cotton candy to Ferris wheels and midway games, here is an alphabet-exploring adventure like no other. Start at A and be Amazed!

When Sages spelling and definition of a word reveal her misunderstanding of it to her classmates, she is at first embarrassed but then uses her mistake as inspiration for the vocabulary parade. Full color.

Effie learns what it takes to be a state-fair cow.

Can an ugly dog with a heart of gold find a home? A warm and clever picture book for animal lovers of any breed. When Spike, the winner of the Ugliest Dog in the Universe contest, is abandoned by his owner, Joe, the boy next door, is determined—against all odds—to adopt him. Things look grim until Spike foils a neighborhood catnapping plan—and saves the day!

Introduces a bear for each letter of the alphabet and describes its special qualities in rhyme.

Nighttime is a wonderful time to enjoy the lights, the games, and the rides at a fair.

A lyrical recipe uses seasonal changes to explain to a child the time that passes between one birthday and the next. Includes a recipe for more traditional birthday cake, as well as information about the passage of time and how it is revealed through trees.