Robert McCloskey

Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and embarking on a series of usually profitable projects with the aid of his ally and neighbor Midge.

Chicka chicka boom boom: The letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Five creatures: In a house filled with two parents, one girl, and two cats, counting has never been so much fun. Wild about books: Librarian Molly McGrew introduces a zoo full of animals to reading and they go simply wild about books. Inch by inch: To avoid getting eaten, a resourceful inchworm must figure out how to measure a nightingale's song. Bonus stories:...

The snowy day: The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day. Owen: Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy. Blueberries for Sal: Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with the other's mother. Goldilocks and the three bears: Three bears return home...

Corduroy: A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all. Harry the dirty dog: When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots. No roses for harry!: Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it. Curious George rides a bike:...

Back in Grover's Corners, N.J., for the summer, Henry and his partner Midge establish a baby sitting service and find a disappearing child and a peacock among their charges.

In "Strega Nona" Big Anthony finds himself knee-deep in trouble - and pasta - when he uses Strega Nona's magic pasta pot without her permission. In "Silvestre y la piedrecita magica," the Dunan family is beside itself when son Sylvester turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion. In "Los patitos encuentran un hogar", Mrs. Mallard after raising her ducklings on an island in the Charles River in Boston, leads her brood to their permanent...

Harold uses his purple crayon to create a wonderful world. The swineherd: a prince disguises himself to get close to a spoiled princess. Time of wonder: enjoy the sights and sound of nature on an island in Maine. The foolish frog: a farmer writes a song in tribute to a bullfrog. Drummer Hoff: the story of soldiers who build a magnificent cannon told through rhyme, rhythm and sutnning illustrations.

4 beautifully adapted stories that encourage a love for reading for the pre- or early reader.

Twelve stories that will have children reading all summer long. Stories include the beloved I Stink, live through a stinky night in the life of a New York City garbage truck that likes to eat alphabet soup and I'm Dirty, find out just how dirty a backhoe can get while doing its' job. Other stories include Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel; Trashy Town; The Remarkable Riderless Runaway Tricycle; The Beast Of Monsieur Racine; Arnie The Doughnut; and...