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Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success...

With the help of the man with the yellow hat, Curious George plants and grows carrots in a little garden plot of his own. When his carrots are finally ready to be pulled from the ground, George decides that his prize carrot is too perfect to eat. But when George stumbles upon his friend Bill's pet...

When his friend Bill asks George to mind his model boat, George accidentally sinks the boat right before a model boat competition. Experimenting with the buoyancy of his toys, though, George is able to construct another boat that floats. Level one in Houghton’s new reader line means that...

Aunt Molly is in town. Cam Jansen and her best friend, Eric, are at the airport to greet her. They find Aunt Molly, but her favorite high heels are missing! Did she leave them in Peru, or China, or behind a trash can? Will gumshoe Cam find Aunt Molly?s missing shoes?

Friday the Scaredy Cat faces his fear of new things in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story that’s great for Halloween or anytime. There are new things in Friday’s house: a new bed, a new bowl, a new toy mouse. There are new smells and new noises, too. Friday is scared. What do these things...

Are you looking for a kid's or children's book that is highly entertaining, great for early readers, and is jam-packed with bedtime stories, jokes, games, and more? This children's storybook has it all! Follow the adventures of the happy monsters! This is an excellent read for beginning and...

Oops! A young girl tracks dirt inside, spills paint on the floor, then her dog runs out the door! She made a mistake, but dad does not yell. No one is perfect, he tells her, and mistakes can be fixed. They clean up the dirt, wipe up the paint, and bring back the pup. Then we see Dad make a mistake...

Brian is a superstar athlete, so when he breaks his wrist, he’s worried that he’ll no longer be a basketball star. Having a cast isn't so bad because he gets lots of help. When the cast comes off, his doctor assures him his wrist is like new. But now Brian wants to be a doctor. A great story to...

Cleto Castor learns a painful lesson about keeping his teeth healthy.

More first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Written in short, easy phrases with carefully selected vocabulary and plentiful illustrations, each book helps youngsters achieve success as they have...

Curious George is helping Professor Wiseman train for a race, but she thinks running is boring. Can George find a way to show her that running is fun before the big race?

Join the fun as three familiar fairy tale characters take starring roles in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling series YOU READ TO ME, I'LL READ TO YOU. Designed with budding readers in mind, each of the tales is set in three columns with color-coded type as a script for two voices...

Kitten Capers is a series of six unique rhyming stories for children. Each seasonal adventure tells of Fluffy-Mum and her three little kittens, Clifford, Claude and Clara learning how to keeping safe and well, being out in the big wide world in sunshine and showers, to the excitement of snow on Christmas...

Fili is a very special little giraffe, because none of her legs is the same size as the others! But because Fili loves to run and jump just like all young giraffes, this is a big problem for her… Until she finds a new friend in clever shoemaker John.