Best Selling Books by Fran Manushkin

Getting mail always gives Katie a thrill, and today she''s going to give someone else that fun feeling. She''s sending her grandfather a package for his birthday. Along the way, she runs into friends with mail they''ve received and mail to send. Those postal workers are so busy!

When Katie Woo and her friends go to the beach, Katie is so rude and bossy that her friends do not want to play with her.

A big storm is approaching, and Katie, her parents, and all her neighbors head to the grocery store to stock up on necessities--and Katie gets a lesson in smart shopping.

Becoming a big sister is an exciting time full of smiles, smells, hugs, and kisses.

Katie''s class is building model volcanoes, but when most of the ingredients end up on Katie, she blows her top.

When Pedro falls off his bike, he ends up with a broken arm and a bright blue cast. Worst of all, he''ll miss his big camping trip. Can Pedro''s friends and family find a way to cheer him up? With a relatable plotline, a glossary, reader response prompts, and laugh-out-loud jokes, this easy-to-read chapter book will hook new readers.

Pedro runs for class president against his friend Katie Woo.

Five brothers named George, along with Mrs. George, get ready for Big George''s birthday party.

Pedro dreams of playing goalie for the next big soccer match in this e-book. But he worries he''s too slow and too small. Will Pedro meet his big goal?

Cover may vary Two mommies spend a sunny day with their toddler in this cozy, rhyming picture book that is a loving celebration of family. This cheerful book follows a family from morning to night in lively rhyme that rolls off the tongue. There''s a buzz for each bug, and a breeze for each tree, and plenty of hugs for you and me. The toddler and mommies take a morning bike ride to a farm stand, they visit a zoo in the afternoon, and in the evening there''s the bath and storybook routine before the child is tucked cozily into bed. There are seas for ships and kisses for lips, so we can whisper I love you! This is sure to become a preschool favorite, for bedtime and any time.

Pedro is excited for his class trip to the aquarium in this e-book. But his class disappears when he''s not paying attention, leaving him alone with a shark!

When Katie''s aunt Patty is elected mayor, Katie thinks her aunt will be able to make fabulous new rules, like free ice cream on Sundays! After Aunt Patty explains how the office works, Katie wants to share her ideas with the city council. How can Katie and her friends make the neighborhood better for kids like them?

A new big brother finds lots to love about his new baby.

Pedro''s family is spending the day with their friends at an amusement park. Everyone is having a wonderful time until Pedro''s brother Paco gets lost! Can a ride on the Ferris wheel lead Pedro back to Paco? A glossary, reader questions, and a set of kid-pleasing jokes keep young readers learning and reading to the very end of the book.

Katie Woo''s teacher, Miss Winkle, shows her students how to warm up the day by using their imaginations.

A Jewish mother preparing for Passover tells her young children, the story of Miriam, the Biblical woman who prophesied the birth of Moses.

Katie learns what a vegetable farmer does when she visits a farm and helps sell the vegetables at a farmers market.

It is snowing and Pedro and his friends go the park to have some fun in the snow; his snow figure and snow angel are not successful, but Pedro knows he is a great sledder--and he is determined to help Roddy overcome his fear of sledding on the big hill.

Pedro and his father go on a hike in the woods--where it turns out that Pedro knows a lot more about the plants and animals then his father does, but they both have fun anyway.