Mark Hoffmann
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
An irreverent and unusual ABCs book featuring a fun and foul cast of characters
A is for apple unless you're being chased by a bloodsucking vampire, then A is for Aaaaaagghhh!! in this irreverent and unusual ABCs book that will have readers laughing, but hopefully not vomiting, all the way from A to Zee End.
2) Poop
Author
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A funny picture book about the ever-popular word poop
Admit it: You love saying the word poop. It's so much fun to say, much to your polite friend's dismay. Poop. Poop. Poop. It's all fun and games until you lose your triple-chocolate ice cream scoop and discover the true meaning of the word, and suddenly, it's not so funny anymore. Or is it?
Author
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Dave Eggers comes a deadpan take on creativity and persistence, as told through the eyes of a humpback whale looking for a new song
Soren, a young humpback whale, loves music, but is tired of the dull, droning, endless songs that are frustratingly popular among the adult whales he knows. He has ideas for better songs: shorter, up-tempo tunes with snare drums and even maracas. Unfortunately, every time he shares...
Author
Language
English
Description
In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure.
Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and...
5) Iamasaurus
Author
Language
English
Description
A romp of a tale about the surprising similarities between dinosaurs and children
Iamasaurus. I am noodlevorous. One of the genus Ridiculorous. Mothers abhor us. Babies adore us. We romp and we stomp and we chomp on the floras. Turns out kids are not unlike T. rexes. Did you know both creatures share many of the same body parts-maxillae, mandibles, clavicles, ribs. Scapulas, humeri, tibias, fibs? This fun romp of a book will make young readers'...
Author
Publisher
House of Anansi Pr
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
A funny story, full of wordplay, brings poetry alive as never before!Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he's out of a job. He spots a 'Help Wanted' sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate ' he's always been curious about how poems are made.The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the 'meter...
7) You Can Read
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this fun and funny celebration of literacy, kids of all ages will discover that the act of reading is a daring adventure that can take you anywhere! You can read at the playground, under the sea, at the opera and even in outer space! It turns out you can read everywhere! And when you do, you open yourself to a universe of adventure.
Presented in light-hearted, rib-tickling verse that's perfect for reading aloud, You Can Read sings it loud and...
Author
Language
English
Description
A lyrical celebration of the fascinating ways birds move through the air.
This collection of captivating poems celebrates the distinctive movements of twelve birds in flight and the special words associated with those movements, from geese that skein and puffins that wheel, to crows that mob and starlings that murmurate. The evocative language conveys the beauty of these animals and describes how each one makes its own unmistakable way in the world....