Best Selling Books by Linda Hayward

The Sesame Street characters explore the concept of family through stories, crafts, and other things to do.

The Muppets introduce the letters of the alphabet through illustrations of well-known fairy tales and nursery rhymes.

You can count on Grover, the lovable, furry elevator operator to make counting all the way up to 10 as easy as 1,2,3.

Activities to help a child learn colors and shapes.

Grover''s vacation trip is spent having enjoyable times and collecting souvenirs to remember them by.

Rhymes, stickers, and pictures help students learn the letters of the alphabet.

The Sesame Street characters are able to do many things such as folding clothes, feeding pets, and painting pictures.

Big Bird counts from one to ten as he stocks the shelves of his new store and counts backwards from ten to one while selling his merchandise to customers.

Officer Ann Young and her partner drive their police car down the street. A little boy is lost. Can they help him? This unique Level 1 series accurately portrays real-life situations that help young children identify with and learn from while helping them improve their reading skills. Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children''s interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!

Amy, who is big enough to do many things for herself, is reminded of how small she was when she was a baby.

A pictorial introduction to initial consonants, blends, and long and short sounds.

Big A, little a...What begins with the letter A? Alliterative sentences and funny activities emphasize beginning sounds as kids practice writing capital and lower-case letters. Art and text inspired by Dr. Seuss''s ABC and The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. EACH DR. SEUSS BEGINNER FUN BOOK FEATURES: * illustrations and text that have been adapted from the original Dr. Seuss books children and parents know and love. * simple directions on how to do all of the activities. * an inspirational word from the Cat himself. * a space for the child to personalize each book. * four pages bursting with colorful stickers of Dr. Seuss characters for use along with the activities.

Photographs and text follow television reporter Mark Garcia through an exciting day at work.

Discusses who the Neanderthals were, when and how they lived, and how we know about them.

Five novels about the spirit of the holiday.

A boy and his friend share a sailing adventure.

After fighting over their toys, Little Bert and Little Ernie discover the advantages of sharing.

A kitten, intent on exploration, has some misadventures before she discovers a happy surprise.

From pianists to violinists, the daily activities of a musician are explained in this read-together book that features short sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition, and visual clues. Full color.

Cookie Monster bakes beautiful and tempting cookies in his bakery, but he has so many customers that he cannot even have a taste.

A Level 1 DK Reader that accurately portrays a day in the life of a real firefighter, perfect for young children who are just learning to read. The fire alarm goes off! Rob Green and the other firefighters go into action. Is there time to save a little girl''s dog? Find out in DK Readers: Jobs People Do — A Day in the Life of a Firefighter (Level 1: Beginning to Read). Perfect for 3–5 year-olds learning to read, Level 1 titles contain short, simple sentences with an emphasis on frequently used words. Stunning photographic images with labels provide visual clues to introduce and reinforce vocabulary.

This first book of words and their meanings is one of the best-loved Sesame Street titles published by Random House. It includes more than 1,300 entries, which include verbs, nouns, and adjectives. The full-color illustrations are full of trademark Sesame Street humor, making this book as much fun to leaf through as to use to look up a word.

Jack Dale is building five new houses. One is for the Wilson family. Will the Wilsons like their new house? This unique Level 1 series accurately portrays real-life situations that help young children identify with and learn from, while helping them improve their reading skills. Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children''s interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!

When Ernie goes into the bathroom for his birthday bath, his Rubber Duckie is missing, but detective Sherlock Hemlock comes to his aid.

A dictionary of the vocabulary of very young children presenting for each word a definition, a sentence using the word, and an illustration of the sentence featuring Sesame Street characters.

Photographs and text follow firefighter Rob Green through a typical day at work, which includes the exciting rescue of a dog trapped in a house fire.

Takes a look at all types of wheels

A kitten ventures out for a walk in the rain and enjoys every minute. On board pages.