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"Everybody knows the story of the three little pigs, right? Wrong. Only now has Alexander T. Wolf (known also as Al) chosen to tell his side of the story: and as it turns out, it's really about a sneeze and a cup of sugar. It seems that when…

"David Wiesner's Caldecott award-winning book begins like countless other versions of this familiar tale, but readers soon encounter a strange twistwhen the wolf buffs and puffs, the pigs are blown right out of the book! They escape from the wolf, as…

"As the full moon rises over a peaceful marsh, so do frogs on their lily pads levitating straight up into the air and sailing off, with surprise with some laundry, hovering briefly before a TV left on. A dog chases one lone low coasting frog, but is…

"Ages 5-8. The second book in a series that has twice won the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award (the Canadian Caldecott) finds white catzoomtravelingtothenorthpole in search of his seafaring uncle. Journeying with his human friend…

"In a nutshell, Scaredy Squirrel is the story of a small squirrei living in a big and frightening world, never leaving his nut tree. Green Martians, killer bees, germs, and sharks are just a few things the agoraphobic Scaredy Squirrel dreads. Then,…

"In the first installment in the series, Walter the Farting Dog (North Atlantic, 2001), wherever Walter goes, a stinky cloud is sure to follow. His family has had enough until two burglars break into their house. Walter farts and the burglars run…

"The entire Jillian Jiggs series is now available in one oversized treasury, which includes instructions for making Jillian's "wonderful pigs" and the complete script for the play The Chicken Princess. Extras include a bio of Phoebe Gilman,…

Who can forget their first sight of the ocean? Marie-Louise Gay's delightful new picture book captures the essence of a young child's first encounter with the seashore, as Stella, who has been there once before, encourages her little brother, Sam, to…

"The author brought bold, bright color and collage to the forefront of children's literature, winning the Caldecott Medal and introducing children to a young African American protagonist named Peter who romps in the snow in this first book and who…

"This Caldecott Medal-winning book retells the story from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene of the Red Cross knight and his quest to save an English kingdom from the wrath of a fire-breathing dragon. Hyman's stunning illustrations are perfect for…