Best Selling Books by Alice Schertle

The club members befriend an old gray horse who longs for wide open spaces and green grass.

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

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.

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.

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.

A series of humorous and serious poems about cats.

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.

¡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!

¡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 . . .

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.

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!

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.

Andy''s cat Olive always hides when he calls her but one day Andy turns the tables and hides from Olive.

A young girl describes the adventures she has with her two feet, shod and unshod, year round.

A child describes the pleasures offered by a tree house and the real and imaginary adventures to be enjoyed in one.

Told from the points of view of various anthropomorphic articles of clothing, these poems will give readers a new perspective on getting dressed.

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.

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.