New Releases by Alice Schertle

¡Bip! ¡Bip! ¡Bip! ¡Es hora de dormir! Da las buenas noches con el camioncito Azul y sus amigos. ¡Un libro perfecto para leer en voz alta a la hora de acostarse de esta exitosa serie! Se avecina una tormenta, y el camioncito Azul y su buen amigo Sapo se apresuran a irse a la cama. Pero ¿quién puede dormir con todo ese ruido? No pasa mucho tiempo antes de que otros amigos aparezcan buscando refugiarse de la tormenta. Los truenos y rayos sí pueden dar miedo, pero juntos es fácil ser valientes. Cuando las nubes se van y el cielo se despeja, ¡ya es el momento para un paseo a la hora de acostarse! ¡Bip! ¡Bip! Shhh... Beep! Beep! Beep! It''s time for sleep!u200b Say goodnight with Little Blue Truck and friends--a perfect bedtime read-aloud in this bestselling series!u200b A storm is brewing and Little Blue Truck and his good friend Toad are hurrying home for bed. But who can sleep with all that racket? It’s not long before other friends show up seeking safety from the storm. Thunder and lightening sure can be scary, but it’s easy to be brave together. When the clouds roll on and the sky is clear, it’s all aboard for a bedtime ride! Beep! Beep! Shhh . . .

Bi-bi! Lá vem o Azul! Com buzinas e sons de muitos bichinhos divertidos, O pequeno caminhão Azul convida o leitor para uma divertida viagem pela estrada da amizade, mostrando como bons amigos são essenciais... especialmente quando estamos atolados na lama! Uma estrada lamacenta não é páreo para Azul... Isto é, até ele ficar atolado enquanto tenta empurrar um caminhão caçamba para fora da lama. Por sorte, o pequeno caminhão fez um grupo de amigos animais ao longo do caminho, e eles estão dispostos a fazer o que for preciso para ajudar seu companheiro a voltar para a estrada. O pequeno caminhão Azul é uma alegre sinfonia sobre rodas, recheada de sons divertidos que vão encantar os pequenos leitores — buzinas animadas, animais barulhentos e muito mais! Com ele, as crianças vão descobrir que ser gentil vale muito a pena, e que algumas buzinadinhas amigáveis, junto com bons companheiros, podem fazer toda a diferença na hora de enfrentar os desafios da vida.

Sing, play, and beep along with the bestselling Little Blue Truck and his farm animal friends in this interactive board book. Press the book to hear Blue beep! If you''re happy and you know it, beep along! With this new take on the classic sing-along song, kids can interact with their friend Little Blue Truck and beep his horn while they visit with all his farm animal friends. Colorful illustrations, bouncy rhyme, and a soft truck with a built-in beeper make this a perfect interactive choice for playtime and storytime.

The #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck finds his way out of a jam on a trip to the city. The big city sure is a speedy, noisy place for a country truck like Blue. Everywhere Blue looks, he sees buses, police cars, taxis, vans, a street sweeper, and even the mayor's limousine. Zooom! Wooeeee . . . ! "Make Way!" With everyone pushing to be first, soon there's a giant traffic jam! But even a wrangle-tangle is no match for Little Blue Truck, who comes to the rescue in true Blue style. Brimming with bright colors, sounds, and city energy, this Little Blue Truck adventure makes working together and taking turns more fun than ever. And this padded board book edition is perfect for gifting and for the littlest truck lovers.

Welcome a new friend to the farm with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck! Beep! Beep! Have you heard the news? There is someone new on the farm! All the animals are curious and cautious about the newcomer—what will he be like? Does he neigh like a horse or oink like a pig? Does he have fur or feathers? Does he swim? Does he fly? Luckily, Blue knows just the thing to help his friends, old and new, feel at home!

Get ready to moo, baa, and beep with the #1 New York Times bestselling Little Blue Truck in this interactive sound book!

After making friends with a bright yellow school bus, Blue gets his chance to try out this fun-filled job when his friend misses the bus and needs to get to school on time!

A bit of muck is no match for the friendly Little Blue Truck! This bestselling board book now includes a free downloadable party kit and audio, read by the author.

Little Blue Truck makes special deliveries for Valentine's Day and brings cards to all his friends as he hopes someone will deliver a card to him.

¡Regresa El camioncito azul! Nuestro camioncito azul favorito logra salir de un atasco durante un viaje a la ciudad. ¡Ahora en español! El camioncito Azul is back! Our favorite Little Blue Truck finds his way out of a jam on a trip to the city. Now in Spanish!

The best-selling Little Blue Truck is back! Our favorite truck finds his way out of a jam on a trip to the city--now in a lap-sized board book.

The best-selling Little Blue Truck is back! Our favorite truck finds his way out of a jam on a trip to the city.Now with a free downloadable party kit!"

Explore the world of such a little mouse--from the bestselling author of LITTLE BLUE TRUCK! "And way down deep in the holelives a mouse.Such a little mouse,with his smart gray coat,with his ears pink as petals,with three twitchety whiskerson each side of his nose."With Alice Schertle's sweet descriptive language and touching illustrations from Stephanie Yue, a little mouse interacts with the world around him. Every season of the year, "such a little mouse" pops out of his hole and goes out to explore the wider world.

Celebrate autumn with Little Blue Truck! The leaves are turning and it's time for fall: red, yellow, orange, and..Blue? Come along with Blue and friends as they pick apples, decorate pumpkins, make costumes, and enjoy all the wonders of the season.

El camioncito Azul es una alegre cacofonía de sonidos de animales y camiones en verso que hará que los jóvenes piten y graznan, ¡y mendiguen una vuelta más! Las ilustraciones de gouache de Jill McElmurry son cálidas y maravillosas, encajando el texto alegremente rimado de Alice Schertle en un T. Esta traducción al español del galardonado poeta Isabel Campoy mantiene la rima y el encanto del original.

All through the year, this shaggy, raggy, rumbly, bumbly bear faces down whatever comes his way: bee stings and scolding squirrels, cold rushing rivers and prickly bushes. And he does it all with a spring in his step and a smile on his face. There’s just one thing he can't abide. Luckily, he knows exactly what to do about it. Season by season, Alice Schertle and Matt Phelan lead us through a year in the life of a charming, resourceful, and quite hairy bear.

A poetic exploration of the emergence of humankind out of Africa, following the course of human development from seven million years ago to today. Noted children''s author and poet Alice Schertle uses sparse, lyrical verse to highlight the emergence of diversity among peoples and the spread of culture, technology and our ability to form complex, and sometimes troubled, societies. A fascinating first look at the development of today''s richly diverse human community.

In an old barn, a girl sits at a table & writes poems. She writes about writing poetry. It''s not easy! Finally, in the late-night silence, a small gray verse runs squeaking down one of the rafters/just as the moon floats in through the double barn door.Ó With inspired honesty & acute observation, poet Alice Schertle gives us insight into the natural world & into the creative process. By showing us a piece of paper carried in a bird''s beak or floating on a lily pond, a pencil alongside a mole, a pen tucked into the overalls of a scarecrow, painter Wendell Minor suggests that the observing mind of the poet is everywhere. The colorful, dreamlike images reflect the power & intimacy of these marvelous poems. A Children''s Book-of-the-Month Club Selection.

In this counting rhyme, an affectionate elephant family plays together.

There's nothing quite like a day at the beach! And Alice Schertle and Barbara Lavallee's clever companion to All You Need for a Snowman is the perfect recipe for fun in the sun. Plant a yellow umbrella in the sand, roll out a beach towel, and pour a glass of frosty lemonade. . . . But wait! What's the most important part of a beach? A surprise ending will inspire young adventurers everywhere to don their shades and head for the beach.

Bam! Bam! Bam! A skeleton''s knocking at the door. Creak . . . creak . . . creak . . . Now he''s going up the steps -- but this skeleton isn''t looking for what you''d expect. There are both snickers and shivers awaiting readers in this wickedly funny rhyming story that is sure to tickle funny bones.

Teddy bears of every kind, Bears with pull strings, Bears you wind, Bears that roller-skate, Bears that sing, Bears that don''t do anything. Get ready to cuddle up with your favorite furry friend, and meet the cast of utterly captivating teddies that inhabit Christopher Award-winning author Alice Schertle''s cozy verse and Linda Hill Griffith''s irresistible paintings. If you have ever loved a teddy bear, this is the book for you!

After following her ten toys in a parade through the house, Hattie explains why each of them needs to sleep with her in her bed, in a bedtime tale first published in 1985.

Lists everything that one needs to build the perfect snowman, from the very first snowflake that falls.

A young girl discovers that growing up brings challenges and surprises. Full-color illustrations.

A series of humorous and serious poems about cats.

A young boy uses a witch hazel branch to make a scarecrow and has a mysterious encounter on the night of the harvest moon.

William and Grandpa enjoy doing the things Grandpa did when he was a little boy, such as trying to jump on their shadows, watching the stars from the roof of the house, and drinking hot chocolate.

Forgetting his mother''s instructions, Gus leaves his yard to follow his teacher''s dog on an eventful walk through town, only to forget his way home.