New Releases by Diane Namm

Losing someone we love is hard. Finding a way through sadness can seem impossible. What Happens After? explores grief and illustrates how people process their loss, respect their sorrow, and in their own time, move forward.

Several of the best-loved Roman myths are gathered in this one beautiful abridged collection, from “Romulus and Remus” (which tells how Rome came to be) to “Cupid and Psyche,” “Oedipus and the Sphinx,” and more. For easy reference, theres also a detailed list and family tree of all the important gods and goddesses right at the start.

How did the famous Knights of the Round Table come to be? This title is suitable for children aged 3 to 6.

Two tricksters convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, invisible to fools, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child calls out that the emperor has nothing on.

Contains ten classic Roman myths.

A freshly baked gingerbread boy escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of animals until he meets a clever fox.

A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and proves she is a real princess.

As payment for retrieving the princess''s ball, the frog exacts a promise which the princess is reluctant to fulfill.

School days...are funny days! Why was the math book so unhappy? It had a lot of problems. Why did the science teacher throw all her thermometers out the window? She wanted to see the temperature drop, of course! Kids will love watching the beaver teacher toss the thermometers--and seeing them float down with open parachutes on the next page. Every joke is so memorable, the animal characters so cute, and the pictures so witty that novice readers will find themselves quickly grasping every word.

This book is a collection of jokes and riddles.

An illustrated collection of jokes about our less attractive animal friends.

Presents a collection of jokes about letters and the alphabet.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "Doctor Dolittle" during which the physician-turned-veterinarian saves the life of a lion''s prince cub and receives a most unusual reward.

A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "The Jungle Book" during which Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves and other animals, ignores the advice of his friends Bagheera and Baloo and goes off by himself in the jungle.

Young children wil love larning to read with these storybooks. Once they can recognize and identify the words used to tell each story, the will be able to successfully read on their own. Features a word list.

Choosing a pet as her birthday gift proves to be difficult for a young girl as she and her parents visit a zoo, a farm-animal petting zoo, and a pet store searching for the very best animal friend.

A group of young boys and girls who each like different things, from playing with dolls to riding go-carts to playing with puppies and kittens, finally finds common ground and become friends.

Choosing a pet as her birthday gift proves to be difficult for a young girl as she and her parents visit a zoo, a farm-animal petting zoo, and a pet store searching for the very best animal friend.

When he loses a tooth, a young boy excitedly awaits a visit from the tooth fairy.

When a boy plays the game "Duck, duck goose," his imagination enables him to fly, moving faster than anyone else.

Easy-to-read rhyming tale of a boy who reflects on the pleasures his friends are enjoying while he is stuck at home because he made a mess.

Come along with little circle as he tries to find a friend to play with. He asks triangle and square to go rolling with him, but it isn''t too much fun to roll with them. What can little circle do?

A little boy counts ten monsters in his room at bedtime but he is able to get rid of them all.

Minnie helps the giant, Elmo, out wit a mean giant, Igor, that has come to fight Elmo and make everyone his prisoners if he wins.