Del Norte Public Library

From the hoot of an owl to the horns of the city, from children giggling in the bath to the hushed notes of a lullaby, here is an exquisite anthology that captures the universal poetry of bedtime. Expertly gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, these sixty poems range from old favorite poets such as Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Sylvia Plath, and Eleanor Farjeon to beloved contemporary poets like Marilyn Singer, Lee Bennett Hopkins, and Children's...

A young girl eagerly awaits the arrival of her newly-adopted sister from Korea, while her whole family prepares.

A seven-year-old Jewish girl from Germany suffers fear and uncertainty in July 1939 while traveling by train and boat to the safety of a new life in Scotland.

"Phoebe is a little girl with a problem. At school, the children are practicing writing their names. "Sound it out," their teacher coaches. But the sounds that Phoebe hears don't look like the letters in her name! After some procrastination, (boots on, boots off) Phoebe bravely makes a go of it. Readers will feel Phoebe's pride in her achievement, with her name perfectly sounded out and printed: Feeby. And they'll see that it's okay to make mistakes!"--Provided...

"It's Flash's first day on the job as a little fire engine--and it's going to be a busy one! But Flash is ready to jump into action and save the day. The only problem is, every time Flash tries to pitch in, he is either too little or too late to help out. What if no one needs him? When a fire erupts in the middle of town, it looks like Flash might be the only one available to help. Does he have what it takes to save the day?"--Amazon.

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"Children will enrich their vocabulary in two languages while they discover more about the five senses in this educational and entertaining series of bilingual books"--Back cover.

Out of print since the 1950s, this Little Golden Book reissue is adapted from an oversized edition of the same title. This holiday story collection by Kathryn Jackson is brought to life by Richard Scarry's illustrations of animals in cute winter clothing having merry, mischievous fun!.

A humble narrator's attempts to tell a story about himself and his cat, Emperor Falafel, is continually interrupted by a scallywag pirate, hungry dinosaur, heroic knight, and an ambitious alien.

Leopold and his parents cannot understand why his birthday, February 29, never seems to appear on the calendar, until they go to see the doctor, who explains about leap years.