New Releases by Bruce Degen

This bestselling classic featuring a berry-loving boy and an endearing rhyme-spouting bear is now available as a padded board book! The fun wordplay and bright paintings with lots of details for young readers to explore make Jamberry a perennial favorite. A small boy and a big friendly bear embark on a berry-picking extravaganza, looking for blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries. Their fun adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. From author-illustrator Bruce Degen, Jamberry is now available in padded board book with a soft, padded cover and rounded edges, perfect to share with the smallest readers. "With delightful, rich illustrations and zany wordplay, Jamberry is a must have book for any family with young children," according to Children''s Books Guide.

Nate loves skateboarding, but Kate prefers making hats. "I hate to skate," she tells Nate. "Do you like my hat?" Unimpressed, Nate retorts "I hate that hat." Kate’s feelings are hurt—so she ignores Nate as he falls. Now that Nate is hurt and sad, too, his outlook has changed. "Wait, Kate," he says. "I was a brat." Kate waits, and admits she wasn’t nice either, and new possibilities open. Now Nate and Kate both like to skate—and wear hats! Straightforward and heartfelt, Nate and Kate’s story is the perfect reminder that we may not always share each other’s interests, but we must be respectful and open-minded all the same! An I Like to Read® book for emerging readers. Guided Reading Level D.

Bunny and Red learn the value of forgiveness in this Level D book, perfect for kindergarten readers. Bunny is excited about playing with her friends in the snow. But Red the Squirrel plays too rough—he keeps pulling mean pranks, claiming "It''s just a joke!" When his tricks backfire and his friends are the ones laughing, Red is upset. But instead of holding a grudge, Bunny invites him back into the group for cocoa and laughter. Compassion and empathy save the day in an easy-to-read story from Bruce Degen, the celebrated illustrator of The Magic School Bus series. . . And that''s (s)no(w) joke! The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! Suitable for late kindergarten readers, Level D books feature wider vocabulary, longer sentences, and greater variety in sentence structure than Levels A, B, and C. When Level D is mastered, follow up with Level E.

"Go to bed." "No." "I said BED." "I said NO!" Mom eventually wins this argument, but even after her son is all tucked in, his opinion hasn''t changed. "Bed is boring," he whispers to his teddy bear. Teddy, however disagrees. "This bed is GOOD," he says. "This bed can GO." Indeed, with a few alterations, the bed is suddenly mobile--and boy and bear are journeying down the road, to outer space, where the boy concludes that this is one bed that''s worth fighting for! A perfect story for early readers--some of whom may still be waging bedtime battles of their own.

Charlie Muttnik is the pup with the pencil, the mutt with the marker, the dog with the drawing pad, the chap with the chalk! He draws all the time. But when Charlie doodles all over his homework, there''s trouble at school. It''s only when his strict teacher, Miss Rich, tries something new that both realize Charlie can be a great artist at school and at home.

Based on the "Magic School Bus" books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.

Great elementary grades reading.

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the senses by traveling on the magic school bus on a clue-hunting trip inside the human body.

"Based on the ''Magic School Bus'' books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen"--P. facing t.p.

"Based on The magic school bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen"--P. facing t.p.

What do doodlebugs do together... Daddy and his doodlebug doodle the things that doodlebugs like to do. They snack on potoodle chips while walking through the zoo, ride the caboodle car on the train, and padoodle their canoe through the sun and the rain. And at night when it''s time to turn out the light, they say, "Don''t let the bedboodles bite!" Because that''s what doodlebugs do!

After sailing away on the high sea and in the sky, this young pig knows that home is the best place to be.

Includes "Jamberry, The Teddy Bears'' Picnic, " and "A Friend for Growl Bear."

Donated Jan/03 Based on The Magic School Bus book series.

Hatberry Shoeberry In my canoeberry Under the bridge And over the dam Looking for berries Berries for jam They''re off...a boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And their adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. Children will want to feast again and again on Bruce Degen''s exuberant, colorful pictures and his rollicking, berryful rhymes. One berryTwo berryPick me a blueberryChildren are sure to chime in when they hear Bruce Degens rollicking berry-picking romp. Berries of every shape, color, and size burst from the pages of this playful storyespecially when accompanied by a dynamic narrative and musical underscore.

This classic board book gift set includes three treasures just right for toddlers: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, illustrated by Crockett Johnson; Jamberry, written and illustrated by Bruce Degen; and Robert Kraus''s Leo the Late Bloomer, illustrated by Jose Aruego.

Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a fieldtrip to a beehive in her magic school bus.

Having promised the whole school a fish fry, Ms. Frizzle''s class takes the magic school bus on another grand adventure and join the salmon as they swim upstream.

Melia wants to be a writer just like her mother. With a few helpful suggestions and lots of encouragement, she is soon on her way. Young writers will find (the book) a source of inspiration, written at their level.--Booklist. Full color.

Hatberry Shoeberry In my canoeberry Under the bridge And over the dam Looking for berries Berries for jam They''re off...a boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And their adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky. Children will want to feast again and again on Bruce Degen''s exuberant, colorful pictures and his rollicking, berryful rhymes. A young boy and a bear joyously romp through the land of berries where there are raspberry rabbits and a brassberry band with elephants skating on strawberry jam!Bruce Degen''s exuberant tale, with his equally energetic and vibrant illustrations, is now a quality board book.

One twist of the dial and the Magic School Bus transforms into a time machine that travels back to the prehistoric age, making pit stops in the Mesozoic Era and meeting dinosaurs along the way. "It''s fun and fine science".--The New York Times Book Review. Full color. Includes perforated bookmark which teases to The Magic School Bus: Inside a Hurricane, coming in Fall 1995.

A special field trip on the magic school bus allows Ms. Phroulē and her class to get a first-hand look at major parts of the body and how they work.

A little witch and her friend Otto Ogre must find the answers to the riddle before they can open the book of magic secrets.

A little witch and her friend Otto Ogre must find the answers to the riddle before they can open the book of magic secrets.