It would be hard to find a schoolage kid who has not read or heard a Prelutsky poem and who does not want to hear another. He plays with the language and encourages readers to revel in the game. Puns, jokes, wordplay and shape play, wit, silliness, slapstick, and joy abound. Some of the poems are about people, some are about animals. And some are about things that never were (and that one hopes never will be). Be warned: ...Read more

This toe-tappin', partner-swingin', selection of fun sing-a-long songs is perfect as either an introduction to country music or as an addition to your existing country collection. Young'uns will love it. Even those of us who aren't big country fans found ourselves singing and moving along with these upbeat tunes. The CD comes with a 24-page booklet containing lyrics, actions and dance music!...Read more

Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, know they have to search for one of the four secrets of happiness to help Merlin the magician find joy in his life again. And so they head off in the magic tree house for Florence, Italy, in the early 1500s to spend the day with one of the greatest artists and inventors of all time?Leonardo da Vinci! Mary Pope Osborne takes young listeners back to the time of the Renaissance, a...Read more

Most parents would agree that few things are as important as helping children to understand their own feelings and learn to express them in healthy ways. This musical CD, based on a book by author Karen Cuthrell, is a playful, pleasant, and effective way to do just that. Children can sing along with songs such as 'I am Angry Because,' and 'Happy as Happy Can Be,' and learn to put words to what they are feeling in the mome...Read more

Have you ever encountered an underwater marching band, a pig in a bathing suit, a pet orangutan, or a witch in a hardware store? You will have, once you've read this exuberant collaboration from Jack Prelutsky and his partner in crime James Stevenson. The reigning czars of silliness have once again teamed up to bring readers an irresistible collection of poems that will have tongues twisting, imaginations soaring, and si...Read more

Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who captures witches and drives away ghosts. As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, the Spook receives an unexpected visitor. Tom doesn't know who the stranger is or what he wants, but the Spook suddenly decides it's time to travel to his winter house, Anglezarke. Tom has heard it will be a bleak, forbidding place, and that menacing creatures are starting to s...Read more