Patter-Paws the Fox
and other stories

Brien Masters

$12.95

Your early reader will delight in the tales of Patter-Paws the Fox, Sharp-Claws the Lobster, Lusty Lion, Trusty Mouse and many more. Brien Masters has taken great care in crafting the structure and style of the stories. The language, letter-patterns, progressions of word structures and sound sequences, have all been molded with the intention of building up the child's confidence. This leads to the more disciplined work further on in the book. Ages 7-9.

Trumpets of Happiness and Other Stories

Brien Masters

$17.95

Story teller Brien Masters regales early readers with tales of urban adventure. Characters both animal and human are a warm-hearted delight, carrying the student through carefully crafted stories that serve to build both ability and confidence in reading. Most children in late first grade or early second grade could begin reading from this book. By the end of the book, they will have become quite accomplished at an average third grade level, but don't count on them waiting until third grade to finish the book!

Magic Mangrove Seed
A Story-Reading Book for Primary Grades

Alan Whitehead

$22.95

A lively and original graded reading-story book for classroom or home. For children 7-13. All Australian, all original. Contents: story material, punctuation, fables, nature, geography, grammar, health, seasons, foreign, language, fractions, farming, history.

The Last Little Cat

Meindert DeJong

Drawings by Jim McMullan

Softbound - sweet illustrations

$7.95

Meindert DeJong, a Newbery Award-winning author, published The Last Little Cat nearly four decades ago. Now it is back in print to delight us all.

The last little cat was born in a kennel, surrounded by dogs and dog cages and dog noises. The little cat was always half cold and half hungry - until the day it fell into the cage of hte old, blind dog.

Then, for a while, the last little cat was warm, and the last little cat was well fed. But how could such a small cat know that the barn doors are closed at night and that there are people in the world who do not want to help a helpless kitten?

This story of how the last little cat found a home, not just any home but a perfect home, is one that any child will love. It can serve as an early "long book" reader (late 2nd grade, or thereabouts, depending on ability) or a warm and loving "read-to-me" (age 4 and up). A true book for the heart.

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Arnold Lobel

$3.99

When my son was having difficulty reading in second grade, his teacher suggested I get him a copy of Frog and Toad Are Friends as an enticement for him to learn this skill. It worked! Frog and Toad Are Friends is such an engaging, warming story that it pulled him right along into the world of the written word. Whether they're telling stories, taking walks, or writing letters, Frog and Toad always help each other out, just like all best friends. There are five great stories about their adventures in this book - each of them written for young readers in grades 1-3.

Days with Frog and Toad

Arnold Lobel

Softbound

$3.99

Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, clebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day. A great way to introduce boys and girls to reading - grades 1-3 level, approximately.

Frog and Toad All Year

Arnold Lobel

Softbound

$3.99

Because Frog and Toad are such good friends, they are together through every season. Each sweet, warm and really fun story in this early reader finds Frog and Toad making the very best of the changing seasons. The illustrations are charming and abundant - a constant invitation and welcome to the world of the printed word. Grades 1-3 reading level, approximately. [These stories are so good, they can also be used as 'read-alouds' for children too young to read themselves.]

Frog and Toad Together

Arnold Lobel

Softbound

$3.99

Frog and Toad are always together. Here are five stories about flowers, cookies, bravery, dreams, and especially, friendship. This is a warm and lively little book that boys and girls like equally well - grades 1-3 reading level, approximately.

26 Fairmont Avenue

Tomie dePaola

Softbound

$6.99

Over the years, children who loved Tomie dePaola's story books but discovered themselves to be growing up, wrote and asked him to please, please, write a chapter book, now that they were old enough. This is his wonderful answer to those many requests - 26 Fairmont Avenue is a gathering of stories from Tomie dePaola's own childhood. It is also a great way to introduce your children to the pleasures of longer books.

Many things happen the year Tomie's family builds their new house. First, there is the hurricane of 1938, which blows down trees and turns the new dirt road to mud. Then there's Tomie's first day of school and his hilarious reaction to the movie Snow White (a reaction that is sure to find a great deal of understanding among those of us who know and appreciate the complex beauty of the original fairy tale), the backyard fire, and the day of the Big Move. Ideal for children 7-10 - or anyone who likes to hear stories about "how things used to be."

Here We All Are

Tomie dePaola

Softbound

$5.99

Here We All Are follows on the heals of 26 Fairmont Avenue, and is just as irresistable. Our story continues with Tomie, who can't believe that anything could be more exciting than moving to a new house. Then he finds out that a new baby is coming. Will it be a sister? That's what Tomie hopes. While he's waiting for her to arrive, there is plenty to keep him busy, including tap dancing lessons and tryouts for a play about Peter Rabbit. Once again, we can share Tomie dePaola's funny personal memories that charm both children and adults. Ideal for children 7-10.