New Releases by Barbara G. Hennessy

When Lisa takes Corduroy to the theater for the first time, Corduroy heads out on his own to explore the whole building, including the dressing rooms, orchestra pit, and prop table.

Tours of six magical lands offer a map and directions for Peter Pan''s Neverland, Dorothy''s Land of Oz, the Giant''s kingdom, Alice''s Wonderland, Aladdin''s Kingdom, and Snow White''s Enchanted Forest, with hidden treasures to find in each one.

A whimsical tour of seven spooky locations introduces basic map-reading skills and highlights fun-filled "points of interest," from Dracula''s Castle to Dr. Frankenstein''s laboratory, on maps of such places as the Wicked Woods, a Ghostly Galleon and the Western Terror-tories. By the author of The Once Upon a Time Map Book.

Corduroy''s friend Blue Mouse is nervous about their first baseball game.

Shows the many kinds of trucks needed to build a road, including cement mixers, dump trucks, bulldozers, front loaders, cranes, backhoes, graders, rollers, and stripers.

It''s fun to help out! That''s what Corduroy and his friends learn during Helping Hands Week at school. First they find out about all sorts of community helpers like police officers, nurses, and garbage collectors. Then they get to lend a hand themselves by collecting donations for a local food bank and sorting cans and bottles for recycling. This adorable, informative book-featuring over thirty fun-to-lift flaps-shows how even the youngest children can help make the world a better place.

Corduroy the toy bear goes to a sleepover party with all his friends.

Corduroy the teddy bear sets out one night to find a birthday present for his owner, Lisa, but soon realizes that he cannot find his way home.

A boy tending sheep on a lonely mountainside thinks it a fine joke to cry "wolf" and watch the people come running--and then one day a wolf is really there, but no one answers his call.

One night, Claire and her toy unicorn, Capricorn, journey to a magical land filled with characters from fairy tales to find out what makes someone live "happy ever after."

With gentle, joyful illustrations, this celebration of the potential in each person illuminates the simple ways the world can be a better place — because of you. Each time a child is born, the world changes. Each child brings to the world one more person to love and care for — and one more person who can love and care for others. As children grow and learn, they can teach others and share feelings, ideas, and things. Just as each of us sometimes needs help, we can also find ways to help others. The author and illustrator of MY BOOK OF THANKS reunite to show, through everyday examples, how acts of kindness, understanding, and generosity — no matter how small — can make all the difference in the world.

Corduroy and his class visit the fire station.

Discusses the different things students learn and do at school.

The words and pictures in this volume are intended to help the reader reflect on the many blessings - large and small - we enjoy in our lives. It also reminds the reader that blessings are meant to be shared, and when we help one another we create a world we can all be thankful for.

Corduroy the toy bear and his friends enjoy a day at the zoo.

It''s about all the different things little Dinah Dinosaur likes to eat.

When Dinah Dinosaur goes to sleep and dreams she is different things, until she wakes up.

Presents the adventures of a playful dinosaur for beginning readers.

Dinah Dinosaur gets ready for bed.

Dinah enjoys taking a walk, playing with a rock, playing in the mud, getting ready for bed, and more.

Counts things associated with Thanksgiving, from one to ten, including pilgrims, Wampanoags, nuts, squash, and, of course, turkeys.

A crew constructs a new road.

Winslow wonders why he is the only whale in the ocean with three bright red hearts that float where his spout should be, until he makes friends with a seagull called Henrietta, in a story accompanied by a red plastic heart

A simple retelling of the birth of Jesus with emphasis on the quiet time before the arrival of the shepherds, angels, and kings.

A young boy imagines what it was like long ago when a dinosaur lived in his back yard.