A vocabulary-building story about dogs engaged in every imaginable type of activity.

Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree is too tall, so he trims off the top and gives the top to the upstairs maid for her tree, and she finds it too tall, so she cuts off the top, which the gardener uses for his tree, but it is too tall ...

"As Halloween approaches, a young girl is filled with the spooky spirit as she carves pumpkins, hangs up decorations, and hosts a big ghostly dance"--

The owner of a human body celebrates it by pointing out various parts and mentioning their functions, from "hands for catching and throwing" to the "skin that bundles me in."

Rhymed text and illustrations describe Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime. These are recitable rhymes about a most endearing bear, who, like all toddlers, makes the simplest tasks in an ordinary day wholly exciting and new. Catchy and fun, with illustrations that some find too sweet, but others believe are "just right." Jesse Bear, what will you wear? What will you wear in the morning! My shirt of red Pulled over my head Over my head...

A family goes to a farm stand to buy--and count--a variety of fresh produce, from one watermelon to twelve ears of corn.

The only one left on the tree during apple-picking season, apple, feeling insecure to the core, takes us on a funny, yet relatable, survey of all the things he could've become if only someone had picked him.

Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many meanings of "up."

"You're a big kid now so you should know, Big kids use the potty when they need to go. Muslims, big or small, must wash properly after they poo or pee. Rhyme along and you'll learn and see!" --

"A group of kids express a multitude of feelings and discover they are not alone"--