It's Stella Louella's library due date, but aghast! She can't find the book anywhere. Almost everyone in town joins in on the frantic search, and the wild book chase begins.

Uncovering seashells... jumping in the waves... It's a perfect beach day! And what better way to spend it than with a new beach friend? Patricia Hubbell's light verse skips merrily along, while Lisa Campbell Ernst's playful scenes picture a sea that is justwaiting to be splashed in!

A comical twist on "Little Red Riding Hood" told by Cat and Dog! Cat starts reading "Little Red Riding Hood" and explains, "It's a story about a little girl who always wears a red cape with a hood."Dog says, "COOL! I love stories about superheroes. What's her special power?"Cat says, "She doesn't have any special powers. It's not that kind of a story."And then the fun ensues!The zany, fun back-and-forth of Dog and Cat celebrates the joy of reading -- and questioning. Young children will cheer Dog's persistent questions as well as Cat's dedication to keep telling the story.

For use in schools and libraries only. Thirty years after Goldilocks first met the three bears, she returns to fix up their cottage and soothe her guilty conscience.

When a set of alphabet blocks disappears, the hunt is on to put them back in order.

"Learn about everything in your backyard from birds to butterflies and wagons to wheels"--P. [4] of cover.

Born to be a cowgirl, city-dweller Hannah Mae O'Hannigan gets a pony for the back yard and practices herding hamsters before proving her worth on her Uncle Coot's ranch out West.