Phyllis Root
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this counting book, increasingly larger groups of animals try to help a duck that is stuck in the sleepy, slimy marsh. One duck is stuck in the muck. Can two fish, tails going swish, help? What about three moose, munching on spruce? Will four crickets, chirping in the thickets, be able to pull the unlucky duck out of the muck? With bright, spirited illustrations by Jane Chapman, this counting tale by Phyllis Root is a feast of sounds and numbers...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Four children set off into the woods to find a moose. An ear-tickling, eye-teasing romp for little listeners, led by an award-winning author and illustrator. Do you really, really want to see a moose - a long-leggy moose - a branchy-antler, dinner-diving, bulgy-nose moose? Spurred by Phyllis Root's sing-songy text and Randy Cecil's buoyant illustrations, this hunt for an elusive moose through woods, swamps, bushes, and hills is just as fun as the...
9) Kiss the cow
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May's children, disobeys her mother and upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives.
12) Snowy Sunday
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"One very snowy Sunday, snowflakes as big as balls of wool are falling on Bonnie Bumble's farm. The cow, the duck, the hens, and even Spot the dog are all shivery and cold. "This will never d-d-d-do," says Bonnie with chattering teeth. So she gets busy with needles and wool and knits and knits--hats and scarves, beak-warmers and tail-warmers. But how can she get the sun to make everyone warm and toasty again?" --
13) What Baby wants
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Various family members try to stop Baby from crying, but only his brother figures out what he wants.
14) Moon tiger
Author
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart, and Winston
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Description
After getting in trouble because of her little brother Michael,Jessica Ellen imagines a visit from a wonderful giant tiger whocan take her flying through the night or eat Michael.
15) Ten sleepy sheep
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
One by one ten sheep reluctantly fall asleep in the barnyard.
19) Soggy Saturday
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
After a hard rain, the animals on Bonnie Bumble's farm all turn blue.
20) Scrawny cat
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A lost, lonely, and scrawny cat, hungry and afraid, unexpectedly meets someone who takes him in and loves him.