Kids can read along with Alec Baldwin as he narrates three charming tales of adventure, bravery, and perseverance from the hit TV series "Story Time with Thomas.

The perfect introduction to Thomas the Tank Engine! All aboard for a Railway adventure! Mighty Cranky the Crane towers overs Sodor’s Docks. But when a big storm hits the Island, will Cranky still stand tall?

Moose, Lion, Zebra and Sheep take shelter in a cave on a cold and rainy day, only to realize that a bear is there. The bear roars loudly and says that he is trying to sleep. Not understanding why the bear is so cranky, the other animals come up with ways to cheer him up. Moose finds antlers for him, Lion gives him a mane, and Zebra paints on stripes. Is there anything the four well-meaning friends can do to help the bear sleep?

2014 CELI Children's Read Aloud Book Winner A quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly before bedtime. This is my cow, she's called Daisy. She should eat grass but she's too lazy. Instead she eats jelly on a spoon, all through the morning till late afternoon. This quirky, rhyming picture book about farm animals behaving badly will have children laughing and, eventually, lull them to sleep along with the tuckered-out animals.

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One day Ezra hears a gloomy blue tune coming from the piano. To her surprise, it's a caterpillar making the sound: a cranky caterpillar. Ezra tries to cheer him up with some fresh air, cakes and new hats, but nothing seems to work... What can Ezra do to help the cranky caterpillar change his tune? Richard Graham is a new illustrator with a highly distinctive and original style. The origins of The Cranky Caterpillar lie in his own artistic sculptural creations: a caterpillar created from the hammers inside an old piano, a band of musical characters, all sculpted from instruments and materials found in his studio. Graham has also been inspired by Wassily Kandinsky's colour synesthesia, whereby we are shown the magical colours of music, in this splendidly illustrated book. Children will identify with the struggle the caterpillar goes through in trying to articulate his emotions, and will delight in the inventive band of friends that succeed in cheering him up.

Everyone wakes up in a bad mood sometimes. You don't want to get up and you don't want to go to school. Nothing works out right or seems like much fun, and not even your favorite grilled cheese sandwich can brighten your day. But even for a cranky pants, most gloomy days don't last past bedtime.