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Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City-the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist...
22) Just so stories
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How did the whale get his throat? Why was the lazy camel lumbered with a hump? And how did the elephant's insatiable curiosity earn him a trunk? Kipling first invented these delightful stories about the beginning of the world and the first animals in it for his own daughter, Josephine, who tragically died when she was six. Devastated by her loss, Kipling compiled the stories they had shared together into a treasury, which was first published in 1902....
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Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend. With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.
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Mouse and Mole (Wong Herbert Yee) volume 3
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As best friends Mole and Mouse try to solve the problem of Mole's moth-eaten clothes, they also find new uses for old things.
26) Charlotte's web
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Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
27) The jungle book
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Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place deep in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book are those featuring a young feral boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves, is friends with a panther, and was educated by the animals of the jungle.
"Set in the mystical depths of the Indian jungle, where tigers roam the land and monkeys swing from...
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Mistmantle chronicles volume 1
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A group of animals, led by an orphaned squirrel, learns about friendship and loyalty when they band together to defend their island kingdom against evil forces.
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Redwall volume 1
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The hero of this enthralling tale is Matthias, a young mouse who must rise above his fears and failures to save his friends at Redwall Abbey.
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As children prepare for bed, the world around them is also settling down for the night. Through the seasons, animals who live in the jungle, the forest, and the sea all whisper to their babies, and to yours, a soft refrain: "It's time to sleep, my love."
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A collection of stories, drawn from the tales Kipling's Indian nurses told to him, in which Kipling creates the enchantment of the dawn of the world, when animals could talk and think like people. The laziness of the Camel, the curiosity of the Elephant Child, the cleverness of the hedgehog, the confusions of the Painted Jaguar and all the rest of Kipling's delightful menagerie come alive.
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Chicken Little: An engaging retelling of the classic tale of the not-so-bright little chicken and his panicked friends.
Rosie's walk: Against the strains of a catchy barnyard tune, a single-minded fox stalks an unsuspecting hen.
Angus and the ducks: A curious little terrier gets his chance to see what is on the other side of the tall green hedge.
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Duck on a bike : A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.
Knuffle Bunny too : This is the story of how Trixie loses her beloved bunny and gains him back, along with something new: her very first best friend.
Wallace's lists : Wallace, a mouse, can do almost anything, as long as he has a list. Then he meets a new neighbor, who loves music and adventure, and he discovers the world outside...
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