Bent Northrop Memorial Library

A boy is so sleepy that he vows nothing will get him out of his morning bed, neither peas and beans nor the United States Marines.

Playful rhyming text helps children comprehend units of time, presenting lively examples of what can happen in the span of a second, a minute, an hour, a day, a week, a month, a year, and a whole childhood.

"It's Nanette's first trip to get the baguette! Is she set? You bet!"--

A submarine's a kind of boat that dives beneath the sea. Below the waves is such a strange and wondrous place to be. Explore an underwater world with Rabbit, Bird and Mouse in this marine adventure. Zippy wordplay, zappy art, plus a picture dictionary make learning about submarines fun! Explore an underwater world with Rabbit, Bird, and Mouse in this marine adventure. Zippy wordplay and zappy art make learning about submarines fun!

Describes a birthday celebration in Katroo presided over by the Birthday Bird.

Whether spending time with Papa, singing songs with Grandma, playing games with Lucy, or racing with Charlie, toddler Henry wears his family out until bedtime, when Mama is the one who wants more.

Potatoes set off across the darkened fair grounds to enjoy the rides, but Hackemup the chef has other plans for them.

Progressively larger groups of animals try to share a limited number of scooters, cookbooks, nap mats, and underwear.

"Princess Anna sees a little snowman and a very big snowman. What other opposites do you see?"--P. [4] of cover.

"When an elephant plants himself in the road and refuses to move, the people of Prickly Valley try all sorts of methods to get him to go--but one thoughtful little girl works up the courage to do what no one else has done: ask him."--