About the Book Norman lives in Mrs. B.’s classroom. He even has his own little bed! He is one very happy cow! Mrs. B. and Norman love to welcome all the new kindergarten students into the classroom at the start of each year. Inspired by a true story from author Susan Benjamin’s own kindergarten classroom, Norman the Kindergarten Cow shows the importance of making new students feel welcome and secure on their first day of school. About the Author Susan Benjamin taught elementary school for thirty years and has also worked as an educational consultant where she traveled to many states to share her ideas. Her husband taught physical education in the same school, and together they coached women’s gymnastics. She and her husband have two sons, one daughter, three granddaughters, and one grandson, as well as three pups whom they love. She enjoys skiing, walking, and kayaking.

What is "normal?" That's the question an eager young scientist, narrating her very first book, hopes to answer. Unfortunately, her exceedingly "normal" subject--an orangutan named Norman--turns out to be exceptionally strange. He speaks English, sleeps in a bed, and goes bananas over pizza! What's a "normal" scientist to do? A humorous look at the wackiness that makes us all special.

Clifford the small red puppy meets a variety of animals and discovers what kinds of sounds they make.

Here’s a perfect introduction to our farm friends. Is there anything cuter than a little lamb or playful piglet? Farm animals are fascinating, and they are full of surprises, too. Naturally, cows make milk—but did you know they need to drink a bathtub-full of water every day? And of course the turkeys gobble—but sometimes they purr like cats. Wendell Minor’s bright, bold artwork and jaunty verse celebrate the wonders of our farm friends.

Poems investigate the daily life of cows, imagine what a bull thinks, and report on what happened to the cow after she jumped over the moon.

Collection of short comics about Norman Cow and Bill Beaver.

A boy encounters a sea lion, a vermillion flycatcher, a hawk, finches, and a giant tortoise when he spends a day and night alone on an island in the Galapagos, in an exotic adventure by a Caldecott Honor winner.