Oliver the elephant looks elsewhere for employment after learning that the circus already has enough elephants.

Beginning to recognize emotions in ourselves and others--developing emotional intelligence--is a part of growing up. Being able to name those emotions is essential for young people's well-being. This sweet book, full of colorful animal characters, aids young readers in acquiring reading fluency with rhythmic sentences and at-level vocabulary. They'll identify with familiar situations in the illustrations and use them to decode positive emotional vocabulary,...

"Food is a common and often enjoyable part of life--a perfect way to make language-arts connections with young readers. This colorful book introduces new vocabulary words in association with different kinds of food. Readers will learn to describe texture and taste with a variety of adjectives. The rhythm of the at-level sentences supports emerging fluency, while vibrant illustrations encourage readers to consider expanding their diet to the rainbow...

"The bad seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The bad seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned tothe library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book?"--

Uncle Elephant comes to the rescue when his nephew's parents are lost at sea and cares for him until they are found again.

Fox decides to become a tiger because they are fast and sneaky, and soon, his other animal friends are joining in.

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.

Pinkalicious's new ice skates are plain white, so before she takes them out on the ice she decides to color them with her cotton candy pink magic marker.

A series of misunderstandings leads the literal-minded Amelia Bedelia to run for mayor.

A famous chef is coming to visit Mr. Hopper's second grade class, and every one is excited about bringing in their family's favorite dish to share except Ollie, who loves to cook but cannot find a dish his whole family likes.