Best Selling Books by Harriet Ziefert

What gives you a seat, a floor for your feet? A place you can sit with your family to eat? The pum-pum of a drum, a guitar’s twangy strum . . . Tree wood makes music zing, ping, and hum. Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn’t stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of live trees – and the environmental danger to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation. Kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another, but to the environment as well. Kids will view their backyards and parks in a whole new light after going on an arboreal eco-tour in this gorgeous paean to trees. This book is printed on responsibly sourced, 100% recycled FSC paper.

A little mouse takes part in a wonderful wedding celebration.

The wheels on the bus go round, the wipers go swish, the doors open and close, and the people go in and out in this rollicking version of the classic song.

Daddies do so many terrific things. A daddy always gives you the best seat at the parade, he reads you bedtime stories, and he tries his best to fix your toys when they break (even if he doesn''t always succeed). Filled with soft, beautiful watercolor artwork and lilting text, this lift-the-flap book about all the great things fathers do is perfect for young children.

Edward Bear keeps his wishes in a special pillow.

Illustrations and simple text depict the sleeping habits of animals and humans.

When Clara does not want to get dressed, her mother encourages her to make the meanest, ugliest, scariest faces in the mirror while she assists the girl in putting on her clothes.

A child tries to catch a fish in this story for beginning readers. Includes a word list.

What a great gift for the bride drowning in pre-wedding madness! She’ll totally relate to her comic counterpart on the page, who’s coping with everything from a stubborn hairdresser to embarrassing family members. Divided into two parts— “Planning the Wedding” and “Wedding Day”—this little gem is sure to give stressed-out brides-to-be a very welcome laugh. Witty cartoons capture the agony of a fianc� with no opinions and a future mother-in-law with lots of opinions; of selecting bridesmaids and choosing a dress that suits everyo≠ and dealing with a pimple that arrives bright and early on the big day! All these little miseries add up to, of course, a happy, fairytale ending as the bride marries the one she loves. Jennifer Rapp’s cartoons have appeared in Wunderkind, an all-cartoon newspaper. She is the creator of a nationally distributed greeting card li≠ owner of Teetersaw, Inc.; and illustrator of two earlier books: Misery Is a Smell in Your Backpack and Misery Is a Spider in the Bathtub. Jennifer lives in Chicago.

Nicky is a playful kitten. His house has an upstairs and a downstairs. When his mother calls, "Nicky, where are you?" Nicky might be up, or he might be down. Or… he might be nowhere to be found! Reader Level 2: Level 2 is for Progressing Readers who can read longer sentences with simple dialogue. These books offer pictures and context clues, in-depth plot development, and are available in both fiction and nonfiction books.

Patience pays off for Leo and his sisters as they wait for the right bus to take them to the park! Leo and his family are waiting for the bus, but each one that passes just isn''t the right bus for them. First a red bus filled with a hen, a cow a duck, a goat and a horse, and driven by a sheep goes by, bound for the farm. Next a yellow bus jam-packed with fish, sharks and octopuses passes on it''''s way to the aquarium. When will a bus for people come by? Kids will hoot and howl with delight as one bus after another, filled with assortments of animals and sea creatures, passes Leo and his family in this comical and charming story. They will join in the repetitive phrases as they predict and identify the colors of the buses and the destination of each one. And, in the end, patience pays off for Leo and his family as the bus arrives to take them to the park. Questions for discussion and labeled parts of a bus are provided to encourage further conversation.

Jessie has many things she wants to do before going in to dinner, but when her mother gives her a count of ten, Jessie becomes very speedy. Die-cut pages allow the reader to see through to the next page.

A rabbit tries to find out which bird lays Easter eggs so he can give one to his grandmother.

What''s a husband good for? This humorous, quirky, and sure-to-be-a-success follow-up to 41 Uses for a Cat and 44 Uses for a Dog--with witty drawings by Todd McKie--provide a playful reminder. From a diva who sings in the shower to a grill master setting the world (and food) on fire, from an interior designer carefully hanging up the fish that didn''t get away to chief back scratcher, husbands have so many uses! And 38 of his most important attributes are captured in whimsical and humorous drawings that will delight husbands everywhere--and have wives smiling in wry recognition. Whether he''s doing pest control with a fly swatter, getting caught up in wires as an IT specialist, or making a mess as sous chef, hubby''s antics are amusing. The perfect gift for an anniversary, birthday, or anytime--just to let him know how much he''s loved.

When Jessica visits her artist grandpa they make a painting together.

Word play book with flaps to lift to find reversed phrases with different meanings.

Three friends spend an enjoyable day at the amusement park, riding roller coasters, driving bumper cars, and eating cotton candy.

Puffin Easy-to-Read Level 2.

A dozen dogs frolicking on the beach introduce the numbers one through 12. Step Into Reading.

Mr. Rose''s class''s experiment in identifying "mystery powders" turns into a delicious chemistry lesson.