Have a magnetic good time with Thomas and his friends! Finally, the perfect book for kids to imagine their own Thomas stories. 6 magnetic pages show classic Thomas locales. With 9 magnets (Thomas, Percy, Gordon, James, Henry, Mavis, Harold, and 2 Troublesome Trucks), kids can make up a new scenario every time they play!

Magnetic book containing 6 pages.

By Dr. Seuss

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this beloved Dr. Seuss Beginner Book, we're offering this foil-covered Party Edition of the classic story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Wump, Yink, Yop, Gack, and the Zeds! The story moves seamlessly from a one-humped Wump and Mister Gump to yellow pets called the Zeds with 1 hair upon their heads. Children today will be as entranced by these ridiculous rhymes as they have been since the book's original publication in 1960 - so amused and enchanted, in fact, they may not even notice they are learning to read!

Hardcover containing 72 pages.

By Dr. Seuss

"On the 15th of May, in the jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing... enjoying the jungle's great joys... When Horton the elephant heard a small noise..." Horton the lovable Elephant hears a cry for help from a speck of dust and tries to protect the tiny creatures who live on it from the other animals. When his friends accuse him of imagining things Horton persuades the "Whos" to make as much noise as possible to prove they do indeed exist. An easy reader with delightful verse and pictures!

Hardcover containing 72 pages.

By Dr. Seuss

Generations have loved The Lorax for its adorable characters and funny pom-pom looking Truffula trees. An easy-to-read story for almost new readers, this story has a great message about our environment that is put in a way that a young child can understand.

Printed on Earth-friendly recycled paper as a part of The Lorax Project! For more information visit www.seussville.com/loraxproject.

Hardcover containing 72 pages.

By Dr. Seuss

What could make a better present than a Beginner Book written by Dr. Seuss? 6 of them - for less than the price of 2! We've taken the complete text and art of Great Day for Up! (illustrated by Quentin Blake); I Am Not Going to Get Up Today! (illustrated by James Stevenson); I Wish That I Had Duck Feet (illustrated by T. Tobey); Maybe You Should Fly a Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet! (illustrated by Michael Smollin); Wacky Wednesday (illustrated by George Booth); and Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog? (illustrated by Roy McKie) and bound them together in one sturdy hardcover omnibus. A perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series!

Hardcover containing 254 pages.

By P. D. Eastman, Joan Heilbroner, Robert Lopshire, Mike McClintock, Al Perkins and Marilyn Sadler

Here are 6 of your favourite beginner books all together in one! Flip open to read, 'Stop That Ball!', 'I Want to Be Somebody New!', 'Sam and the Firefly', 'The Very Bad Bunny', 'The Digging-est Dog' and 'Robert the Rose Horse'. These books are fun to read aloud, easy to read alone and impossible to put down. The wording is often rhyming, the lettering is large and there are lots of pictures to go along with each story. The next time it's storytime at your house, you may not be the one reading anymore!

Hardcover containing 344 pages.

by David Somar and Jacky Davis

Lulu's older brother says she is too little to play with him. Her mama and papa are busy too, so Lulu has to make her own fun. This is a situation for Ladybug Girl! Ladybug Girl saves ants in distress, jumps through shark-infested puddles, and even skips along the great dark twisty tree trunk-all by herself. It doesn't matter what her brother says, Ladybug Girl is definitely not too little! In this sweet and cheerful story by husband and wife team Jacky Davis and David Soman, one not-so-little girl discovers how to make some fun that is just her size, right in her own backyard.

Hardcover containing 32 pages.

Dream big with Olivia!

Olivia dreams big! Whether she's taming a circus lion or building a sandcastle as tall as the Empire State Building, her boundless imagination and courageous spirit are an inspiration to young and old. Dream Big pairs Ian Falconer's award-winning illustrations of Olivia's priceless and plucky escapades with motivational musings from really big dreamers like Eleanor Roosevelt, Oscar Wilde and Walt Disney!

By Matthew Van Fleet

Pull tabs and flaps, 7 textures to touch and a scratch-and-sniff scent provide interactive surprises on every page as a cast of cavorting critters demonstrates opposites, actions, counting and more! This hardcover book has thick, sturdy, board book-like pages so it can provide years of entertainment for little hands!

Hardcover containing 19 pages.

By Amy Krouse Rosenthal

You can learn a lesson from cookies! Everyone knows cookies taste good, but these cookies also have something good to say. Open this delectable book to any page and you will find out something about life. Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons is a new kind of dictionary, one that defines mysteries such as "fair" and "unfair" and what it really means to "cooperate". The book is by turns clever, honest, inspirational and whimsical. Go ahead, take a bite!

Hardcover, containing 30 pages.

By Roch Carrier, Illustrated by Sheldon Cohen

First published in 1979 in a collection of adult stories, Roch Carrier's The Hockey Sweater is now firmly established as a Canadian classic! Basing the story on his own childhood growing up in St. Justine, Quebec, in the 1940s, Carrier describes the passion that he and his friends had for hockey, and particularly for the exploits of hockey great Maurice "The Rocket" Richard of the Montreal Canadiens. Roch and his friends all have red Canadiens sweaters emblazoned with Richard's famous number 9. When Roch outgrows his sweater, his mother orders him a new one from Eaton's in Montreal. The sweater that arrives 2 weeks later, though, isn't a Canadiens sweater but the blue-and-white sweater of the Toronto Maple Leafs, which Roch can't imagine wearing under any circumstances! But wear the Leafs sweater he must, with hilarious consequences. Sheldon Cohen's warm, rich illustrations are a perfect match for Carrier's exuberant text.

Softcover containing 24 pages.

By Robert Lopshire

They say a leopard can't change his spots - but Spot sure can! Babies and toddlers will love pointing out the colours of his changing spots in this delightful, rhyming adaptation of Robert Lopshire's classic Bright and Early Book.

Hardcover containing 72 pages.

It's the Grazers vs Biters exciting soccer match! When veggie-nibbling Grazers and meat-munching Biters take to the soccer field, it’s a showdown of prehistoric proportions. Diplodocus shows an herbivore’s soft touch and strikes first for the Grazers. But Gallimimus takes a pass from the twin Pterodactyls on the wings and finishes it off to even things up for the Biters. In the second half, Apatosaur scores the go-ahead goal for the veggie-side, but then a brawl results in red cards for both teams. Hungry to tie the game, Biter Allosaurus takes advantage. Now it’s 2-2, setting up the teeth-gnashing, claw-curling final minutes. . . .

This hardcover book includes bright illustraions that seem to jump out of the pages, easy text for a beginner or near beginner reader and 32 pages of dinosaur vs dinosaur fun!

Measures approximately 11" long x 9" wide.

By Scholastic Inc.

Find 15 of the best-loved verses and pictures from the original Mother Goose in this beautiful board book. Your young child will be delighted to hear these familiar rhymes for the first time and many times thereafter. A great edition for your home library.

Hardcover, contains 144 pages.

By Margret and H.A. Rey

Now you can listen, read along, and learn with Curious George and his friends too! Read all about Curious George feeding the animals while listening to the included CD. Brought to life more than 60 years ago by Margret and H. A. Rey, Curious George has found a lasting place in the hearts of millions of boys and girls all over the world. Along the way, George has had many fun adventures, and now you can read along as you listen to them!

Softcover containing 24 pages.

"The game begins at half past six, when dinos grab their hockey sticks." Rhyming couplets set the scene for a fantastical sports event: a hockey game played between opposing dinosaur teams: the Meat-Eaters and the Veggiesaurs. Gott's action-filled paintings amplify the sports moves and the players' comically exaggerated expressions, from the scowling face off between T. Rex and Tricera to the jubilant postgame celebration, covered by eager dino newscasters. Kids new to hockey may need help visualizing terms such as assist and check, but even if they don't have a full grasp of specifics, many children will be caught up by the inventive premise, the slapstick humor, and the energy in the words and pictures. By sorting teams by herbivores and carnivores, this also sneaks in a science lesson that is reinforced with a scoreboard visual.

32 Pages

Measures approximately 11" long x 9" wide.

By Laura Joffe Numeroff, Illustrated by Felicia Bond

If a hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him a cookie. If you give him a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....

The consequences of giving a cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but young readers will come away smiling at the antics that tumble like dominoes through the pages of this delightful picture book.

Hardcover, containing 14 pages.

By Mo Willems

This book is about a little pigeon and all he wants to do is drive a bus! But the bus driver has told you to not let him drive the bus. What will you do? With its quirky premise and funny, simple illustrations this book is sure to become a much-requested favourite in your home at storytime.

Hardcover containing 38 pages.

By Peter H. Reynolds

A frustrated grade school artist, Vashti sits slumped over her blank piece of paper at the end of art class: "I just CAN'T draw!" she tells her teacher. Her teacher first uses wit, then subtle yet clever encouragement to inspire her student to go beyond her insecurities and become, in the words of a younger boy who "can't" draw either, "a really great artist".

Hardcover containing 32 pages.

By Peter Eastman

In this story Fred and Ted go camping, and as usual, their uniquely different approaches to doing things (such as packing equipment, setting up camp, and fishing techniques) have humorous - and sometimes surprising - results. A charming introduction to opposites that beginner readers will find ruff to put down!

Beginner Books are written in simple language especially for beginning readers. If your child can read these lines, then he or she should be able to read this Beginner Book: "Fred and Ted were friends. They liked to go camping in the woods. One day they packed their cars. They were going camping."

Hardcover containing 40 pages.