Best Selling Books by Margie Palatini

A humorous naptime book for baby (and sleepy mama, too) from best-selling author Margie Palatini and award-winning illustrator Dan Yaccarino. Includes Read Aloud/Read to Me feature where available. Readers embark on a fast-paced chase through every room in the house as we follow Mommy on her quest to settle Baby down for nap. Dashing from family room to living room, both on the table and under it, through the kitchen and even hiding in the laundry basket, this hilarious romp culminates with mommy and baby collapsed - AT LAST -- fast asleep in a chair.

Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald''s farm for some pigs to make a piggie pie, but when she arrives she can''t find a single porker.

"Experience the world from a puppy''s perspective via the video camera on its head."--]cProvided by publisher.

The publisher and author of Under a Pig Tree seem to be having communication issues. The author has written a clear, no-nonsense history of figs. But the publisher is sure she meant pigs. After all, what''s the difference between two measly letters? What results is a hilarious illustrated history of pigs, from the earliest times ("Pigs were presented as ''medals'' to the winners of the first Olympics") to the present day ("There is nothing better than enjoying a cup of tea or glass of milk with one of those famous Pig Newtons"). The author, needless to say, is not happy about this "little mix-up" and makes her feelings very clearly known—by scrawling all over the book! With sticky notes from the publisher, angry scribbles from the author, wrinkles, and pages askew, Under a Pig Tree is a playful peek into a book in "midproduction" and a humorous look at the consequences of small mistakes, by industry pro Margie Palatini and up-and-coming talent Chuck Groenink.

Experience the world from a monkey’s perspective via the video camera on its head in this fun and exciting Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book in the Critter-Cam series! Through a video camera positioned on the monkey’s head, readers can follow along from the monkey’s point of view as it slides down a giraffe’s neck, meets a lion by mistake, and shares a coconut with a friend! Go, Monkey, go! Dan Yaccarino’s bright art and Margie Palatini’s simple text create a dynamic world that beginning readers will want to visit over and over again!

"A shark documents its adventures in the ocean with an action camera"--

Alfred E. Elf thinks it''s high time Santa face the fax, weave a web, dish the disk -- and face the new millennium in high-tech style. But what happens when the computer crashes and there''s a huge elf error?Margie Palatini and Mike Reed have concocted a hilarious story that also provides a reassuring message for today''s hyper times: even though the world is fast-changing, the magic of Christmas endures.

When Isabella Antonelli becomes an overnight YouTube sensation in a documentary detailing her REAL, non-royal Italian American family, she needs to figure out a way to tell everyone at her fancy new school the truth about her family—or come up with some better lies. Brimming with offbeat humor, Isabella for Real sets the scene for an eccentric, multi-generational family drama that will have readers laughing out loud and giving Isabella’s performance a standing ovation.

"A kitty documents its adventures around the house with an action camera"--

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After many unsuccessful attempts one morning to control his unruly hair, Oliver and his family think that they have solved the problem--until he gets to school and finds that it is class picture day. Full color.

Rather than eat his boring old ham and cheese sandwich, Zak conjures up Lou, a waitress who serves him a delectable feast for the imagination.

As in their celebrated "Earthquack!," Palatini and Moser combine their talents to create an raucous retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" that''s ideal for reading aloud and reinforcing math concepts. Full color.

Lots of kids have a sweet tooth. But not like Stewart''s. His very loud sweet tooth wants what it wants, when it wants it...and lets everyone know about it. Stewart''s sweet tooth screams for cake at weddings, for candy during class, and torments him at the movies. Stewart has had enough, and he''s bringing out the big guns -- a carrot. Can he stand up to the most annoying sweet tooth in history?

Retells Aesop''s fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

Moose thinks he has all his Christmas preparations taken care of, but at the last minute he must come up with a substitute for the Christmas tree.

When Hilda Mae Heifer''s trademark "moo" starts sounding even worse, the other animals decide she is lonely and hold auditions to find her some singing partners.

At the urging of her family, Louise, a young alligator, tries hard to kick her biting habit.

Hilda Mae Heifer has lost her melodic mi-mi-moo! A clunk on the head, and now Hilda''s not sure if she should mew, oink, or honk. With the help of the animals on the farm, will Hilda once again be able to sing her sensational moo?

When her broom breaks down, Gritch the Witch visits a foxy salesman in search of a new Zoom Broom but ends up with something unexpected.