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In this original edition, Peter and his sisters are told to go gather blackberries and not to go into MacGregor's garden because Peter's father was made into a pie by MacGregor after being found in the garden. Peter, who is wearing a new coat, promptly disobeys his mother, stuffs himself with vegetables, gets spotted by MacGregor, loses his coat and barely makes it out of the garden alive. When Peter gets home, he is given chamomile tea for dinner....

A young girl feels lost after the death of her mother, but when she and her father visit their lake house, she takes out the small boat she and her mom built together and somehow, in the wind and rain, reconnects with her mother's love.

Even though Zia loves the Cantonese food her parents prepare at home, she is embarrassed to eat it at school, but when she realizes each meal has a special meaning, she begins to look forward to lunchtime. Includes a recipe for Zia's lucky yi mein.

How to write and illustrate children's books.

In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what.

Rather than go to kindergarten, Stella Isabella Harden decides to spend the day learning from her puppy, Buster, until something finally changes her mind.

This book is a guide to wordless picture books (and nearly wordless picture books). It is a resource for parents and teachers who love graphic storytelling or who recognize the value of these exceptional books in working with different types of students, particularly preschool, English as a Second Language (ESL), and special needs, and creative writers. Every age group will benefit from Wonderfully Wordless, from babies and toddlers encountering their...

Brother and Sister Bear learn some important lessons about earning and spending money.

When Mama Bear decides the family has accumulated too many old toys, books, and games, they sort through their extra stuff and take it to the Old Bears' Home, the Beartown Young Cubs Hospital and the Bears Who Care store.