Showing results by publisher "----RM Alexander" in Poetry & Nursery Rhymes

From his little mouse house, Billy watches the commotion and excitement as Christmas draws near. When he spies a cheese snack that had been left for Santa, Billy must choose whether he will be "naughty or nice". When Billy does the right thing and doesn't take the cheese, Santa rewards him with a special surprise on Christmas morning.

This is an exceptional tale about a fly who can't fly but who longs for adventure! In Tripi Visits France, he has just landed on his first transatlantic flight - Chicago to Paris! Transported in record time aboard the big jumbo jet, Tripi is now fluent in French!

Through this series of poems, Eunice Olsen, a former Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, Miss Universe Singapore 2000, actress, host, and executive producer of WomenTalk, hopes to encourage girls from all over the world to know they can be who they want to be and to never give up, just like these women role models whose stories give us hope and strength. This book is for the boys as well, who will play a really important role and be there to empower these girls, to respect women, and to help bring our world to gender parity.

Odessa is a beautiful mermaid who lives in the deep, blue ocean. She has dark purple hair, green eyes, and dark skin. Her tail is silver and covered with sparkly stars, and she is the youngest one in her family. One day while on a picnic, along with her best friends Angelina and Spike, they find a shiny diamond ring on the coral reefs. Odessa comes up with a genius plan to return the diamond ring to its owner. Find out what happens next!

The Bumpy, Lumpy Horseshoe Crab is a horseshoe crab adventure with a happy ending. This audiobook has a whimsical, rhyming style, and portrays horseshoe crabs exhibiting behaviors that they commonly use in real life. It's the perfect choice for children three to 10 years old. It also is a great tool for teachers who are studying marine life, tidepools, or coastal sea animals. Although two horseshoe crabs are the central characters, periwinkles, limpets, barnacles, and green and Jonah crabs are also portrayed in the story.

You can make bedtime a fun tradition for your child with these five cute bedtime stories. Your child will look forward to going to bed with these entertaining stories. Each story includes a moral lesson and is perfect for early and beginning learners.

Есть на этом свете чудеса! И в одном из чудес- конечно, сказки Пушкина: такие удивительные, такие ЖИВЫЕ, наивно-волшебные, правдиво-реалистичные, добрые и ироничные...

This delightful collection of poems for children has a wide range of subjects. The first poem, "The Word Wizard", tells us all to put our wizard hats on, catch the spinning words, and write them down. Thus, the young listeners are involved from the outset. Some poems could be sung or even danced! The second poem, "Sunrise", could inspire a painting. These poems, which include the natural world, ancient tales of adventure, and nonsense-type poems, will all stretch the imaginations of their young listeners, their parents, and teachers.

Doris and Morris and Horace and the Brontosaurus is a children's fantasy about an amazing adventure in dinosaur land.

It's Wesley's seventh birthday! In his world, whatever you wish for will come true. Follow along as he demonstrates his kindness to others, overcomes greed and puts others first. With courage, kindness, and friendship, he turns his birthday into an amazing adventure!

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. She sends Macy next door to help 86-year-old Iris Gillan, who is getting ready to move into an assisted-living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own, and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them, and this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.

14 Ridiculous Tales of Sage Silliness is a compendium of 14 rhyming stories of cyborgs, vikings, pirates, puppeteers, dragons, politicians, a wueen, an umbrella salesman, a baseball player, and a toothless has-been super hero. Each short lyrical tale has a moral for children to learn, from staying in school, to listening to parents, to avoiding excess, and much more.

Jack B. Ninja! Jack, be quick! Jack, jump over the bamboo stick! Secret mission starts tonight. Hide in shadow, out of sight. In this imaginative ninja fantasy inspired by the classic nursery rhyme "Jack Be Nimble", cheer on Jack as he sneaks over castle walls, swims through hidden tunnels, and uncovers a secret treasure - all while avoiding detection. But when Jack unwittingly springs a trap in the middle of his mission, will he be able to use his ninja skills to escape the bandits and make it back home?

The foremost diverse children's authors and illustrators - including Jason Reynolds, Jacqueline Woodson, and Kwame Alexander - share answers to the question, "In this divisive world, what shall we tell our children?" in this powerful collection, published in partnership with Just Us Books.

A comedic telling of inappropriate behavior in public places. For children.

This is my first collection of poetry. A personal glimpse into my messy, beautiful thoughts.

On Christmas Eve, Annie and Willie, two motherless children, go to bed crying because their father has denied the existence of Santa Clause. Will their prayer be answered? Will the Yuletide spirit return to their home? Find out in this Victorian classic. First published in 1885, and written in verse, this illustrated Christmas bedtime story is guaranteed to tug at the heartstrings.

Cinq contes musicaux pour les petits de quatre à huit ans, chantés par le chœur des Polysons, présentés et racontés par Marion Cotillard. Cinq contes d'éveil écrits et composés par Isabelle Aboulker dans une facture classique, qui initieront les enfants à la poésie et à la musique classique au travers de thèmes reflétant leur imaginaire.

A random collection of poems of different lengths and styles, all of which are written with children in mind. Themes include family, animals, and special occasions (among others).

Can you walk and talk at the same time? How about Jabber Walk? Can you write and draw and walk and journal all at the same time? If not, you're in luck: exuberant, blue-cheesy cilantro man Juan Felipe Herrera, Poet Laureate of the United States, is here to teach you everything he knows about being a real-life, bonified, jabberwalking poet! Jabberwalkers write and speak for themselves and others no matter where their feet may take them - to jabberwalk is to be a poet on the move.