New Releases by Joan M. Lexau

Crocodile is so confused by Hen calling him "brother" every time he gets ready to eat her that he finally goes searching for an explanation of how such a relationship can be.

Sam''s mean valentine for Amy Lou goes astray at school and almost ruins the day for him and his friends.

Even though a little boy dislikes him, a dog persists in showing his affection.

A turtle teaches a greedy monkey a lesson when a banana tree is washed up on their island.

When his parents promise that he can get a puppy if he can stay out of trouble for just one day, Desmond Diz Aster tries his best, but a burglar almost spoils his efforts.

When his neighbor finds dog food in strange places all over his house, Willy Nilly asks Miss Happ, a witch, to help solve the mystery.

When Bear plants a pumpkin seed which grows into a giant pumpkin which blocks the door to his cave, he must find a way around it.

Sam''s mean valentine for Amy Lou goes astray at school and almost ruins the day for him and his friends.

When Willy gets blamed for his sister''s case of poison ivy, he consults a self-styled witch for help.

When the Sun feels nobody appreciates him and he spends less and less time in Strawberryland, the Strawberry kids decide they must convince him to return.

Jill does poorly with games at school until sharing her problem with Grampa helps her find a solution.

After his dog bites the coach''s daughter, a young boy doesn''t tell anyone because he fears that it will keep him off of the team.

A cumulative tale in which a mouse must do an ever increasing series of tasks to get her tail back from the cat.

A young boy''s day goes from good to bad as he begins to conclude that his divorced father forgot his birthday.

A stray cat and a little girl have their problems getting acquainted.

Emily''s bad day gets worse when, angry with her divorced mother, she runs away with the baby to live with Daddy.

Tommy builds a house and brings his friend Sally to see it.

In the first of two fairy tales an old woman is just as satisfied whether the pot she finds contains gold or a stone. In the second a boy meets some of the wee folk.

The farmer was very fond of his old brown hat. But then the wind came and blew the hat away. As fast as the farmer ran, the wind carried the hat even faster. Would the farmer ever find it? Four-color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Through a series of accidents the cowardly potter becomes known as the bravest man in the Rajah''s kingdom.