Books & Stationery

Welcome to Santa's Village at the North Pole, where everyone is getting ready for Christmas! Your toddler will discover what makes Christmas possible, like watching the elves build toys in Santa's workshops, to getting the reindeer ready for their voyage...

A festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime - beginning, of course, with picking out a tree!Part of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions that families and friends take part in every year: hanging...

Merry Christmas! Take a peek into a traditional family Christmas. Your toddler will experience all the fun activities and traditions of Christmas, such as hanging ornaments, caroling, making snow angels, and leaving out milk and cookies for Santa.Board...

Hare (Leapus swifticus) can barely stay still for a minute. He’s the fastest on the farm. Tortoise (Slow and steadicus) can stay still for a very long time. She has occasionally been mistaken for a rock. So when they decide to have a race, Hare is...

Everyone knows that tigers are sleek, silent, and totally terrifying ... most tigers, that is. But no one is afraid of Little Tiger. He’s just too small and clumsy to frighten anyone. Determined to prove that he is terrifying, Little Tiger sets out...

Journey through the seasons and discover how much there is to love about trees! From brand-new buds in spring to the sound of the wind whooshing through the leaves in summer, from the fall colors to the feel of winter’s rough bark and the promise...

Some cats have names that suggest far-off lands, like the Turkish Angora and the Norwegian forest cat. Others allude to places closer to home, such as California’s ragdoll and the Maine coon. Set against Lee White's graceful illustrations, with...

One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little duck, and the water is still very scary. Jumping into the pond at all seems impossible, never mind swimming in a line with all his brothers. "You’re a duck,...

It begins with an octopus who plays the ukulele. Since this is a story, the octopus has to want something - maybe to travel to faraway galaxies in a totally awesome purple spaceship. Then the octopus sets out to build a spaceship out of soda cans, glue,...

Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille - Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire.Be they practical (how to mix a pancake or how to bird-watch) or fanciful (how to scare...

Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he’s scared of the dark. So one night the Dark decides to take Orion on an adventure. Emma Yarlett’s second picture book combines her incredible storytelling and artwork with die-cut pages...

Poet Eric Ode has created a hilarious read-aloud about the town of Mossy Pockets and the birthday party the residents throw for reluctant Bigfoot. Internal rhyme gives the growing lists of people, instruments, pies, and animals a delightful momentum. The...

"One day. . . I went to school. I came home. The end," says our storyteller - a girl with a busy imagination and a thirst for adventure. The art tells a fuller tale of calamity on the way to school and an unpredictably happy ending. Each illustration in...

Sarah Jane Hartwell has that sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach - she's nervous and doesn't want to start a new school year. She doesn't know anybody, and nobody knows her. It will be awful. She just knows it.With a little convincing from Mr...

Since it was first published nearly 200 years ago The Night Before Christmas has enchanted readers young and old with the story of St. Nicholas landing on a snowy roof, climbing down the chimney, and filling all the stockings with gifts before riding off...

In this award-winning author-illustrator's witty sequel to the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Bear is all grown up and Goldilocks is a distant memory. One day, Little Bear wanders out of the woods and finds himself lost in the Big City...

Identify raptors of the northeastern United States with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by group and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information.With Stan Tekiela's famous field guide, raptor identification is simple and informative...

Chowder and Crackers live in the quiet, coastal town of Kittybunkport, where they pass their time sitting in the sun, napping, scratching stuff, and of course, catching lobster. Until one day the town’s lighthouse - rumored to be haunted - suddenly...

The world is filled with curious objects such as amazing rocks and minerals, microscopic life, plants, animals and more. The wonders of wildlife are so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn! The Wonders of Nature is a...

Capture the splendor of sea life with this alluring collection of stickers. Page after page of this book is packed with vintage drawings of coral, fish, and shells that portray the beauty of the ocean and the simple pleasures of a day at the beach.Get...