Paperback Books by Jim Aylesworth

This irresistible retelling of the Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth and illustrated by Barbara McClintock is a perfect treat for cookie lovers everywhere.

Imagine have four beloved teddy bears, each of whom is afraid of something at bedtime. That is the challenge for the little boy in Jim Aylesworth''s charming bedtime story, Teddy Bear Tears. Just as the boy is ready to settle in for the night, each bear -- Willie Bear, then Fuzzy, Ringo, and Little Sam -- begins to sniffle and each''s particular fear has to be explained away. Whether it is noises outside or concern that there might be something scary under the bed, our hero offers explanations for each and, in the process, just might make the nighttime worry-free for himself, too.

Lyrical text and beautiful art celebrate work, play, family, food, and farm life!

Rhythmic verse tells the story of Abraham Lincoln''s life, from his childhood in the wilderness of Illinois to his famous achievements as the sixteenth President of the United States.

Little Bitty Mousie sneaks into a house one night and discovers many tantalizing new things, as well as one very scary thing.

Lyrical text and beautiful art celebrate work, play, family, food, and farm life!

Features the life and work of Jim Aylesworth, a popular picture book author, providing a fascinating window into the life and work of a popular children''s author and giving insight into Old Black Fly, Tricky Fox, and each of his tales.

A collection of four of the author''s best bedtime stories includes Two Terrible Frights, Teddy Bear Tears, The Completed Hickory-Dickory-Dock, and The Good-Night Kiss, with new introductions for each.

A rhyming tale of a zany, zigzag trip around America.

Recounts the antics of a young mouse each hour after the clock strikes one.

While Mom and Dad think that their twenty-six monkeys are angelic, each of them finds a way to get into mischief when the parents leave them alone for the evening.

On a hot summer day, a family chases a pesky, old black fly through the house--and through the alphabet, in a rhyming tale complemented by zany full-color artwork by the illustrator of The Relatives Came.

A burger and a hot dog One day had a nasty spat. The burger got insulted ''Cause the hot dog called him flat... So what happened after that? Well, you''ll have to look inside this book to find out. Because, you see, there is a whole world out there in which burgers, hot dogs, sticky buns, ice-cream bars, bologna, popcorn, and all sorts of other food folks exist together and do and go through all the daily stuff we all do. But it''s only folks like Jim Aylesworth, together with artist Stephen Gammell, who can bring to us that world in a collection of hilarious rhymes and pictures. After all, what happens when a bunch of sugar cookies give a bagel a hard time, or an ice-cream bar gets stranded on a beach, or a couple of pickles go out dancing?...Well, come on in and see! And when you''re done, try to invent some food folks of your own.

Tricky Fox uses his sack to trick everyone he meets into giving him ever more valuable items.

In return for the kindness he showed a wee small man, a very old man is given a magical bowl that causes problems when it is not used properly.

A little boy is looking for the perfect gift for his friend. But all he finds at McGraw''s Emporium is A can, a clock, a feathered fan, A vase, a bank, a frying pan, A sword, a couch, a magazine, A lamp that lights with kerosene, A garden hoe, a telescope, A Scrabble game, a coil of rope, A model ship, a baby''s crib, A record by the Brothers Gibb... In addition to everything McGraw sells, young readers will find compulsively readable verse and funny, unexpected pictures in this remarkably absorbing treasure trove of a book.

The beauty of a brand-new day, the warmth of sunlight, and the movements of fluffy clouds floating in a blue sky are captured in a collaboration between gentle, rhyming verse and warm paintings.

A rhyming alphabet book about the people and activities of a Pennsylvania Dutch settlement in a rural valley. On board pages.

Daddy drives through the night, thinking of his wife and children, who greet him upon his arrival home.

An NCTE Notable Children''s Book in the Language Arts.

Recreates the sights and sounds at a country crossing one summer night, as an old car patiently awaits the passing of a long and noisy freight train. Whooawoo!

When a little boy is awakened by a bad dream, his parents comfort him by reminding him that nightmares are not real.

When Mary finds an old mirror, she doesn''t like what she sees in it.

Daniel tries to find out exactly how it feels to fall asleep.

Presents new variations on the traditional rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle."

A mother reassures her little boy when their quiet family walk is disturbed by a loud firetruck blowing its siren.

Hanna finds a way to protect her hog and chickens from a thieving neighbor.

A little girl mouse and a little girl person meet while getting a snack in the kitchen at bedtime and scare each other--only to dream of each other later.