New Releases by Mary Ann Hoberman

A rollicking collection of poems about the enchanting world of animals and insects, from former children''s poet laureate and New York Times bestselling author Mary Ann Hoberman and Caldecott Honoree illustrator Marla Frazee. So many kinds of animals So many shapes and sizes So many funny spots and dots So many strange disguises With her signature wordplay and wit, former children’s poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman celebrates the magnificence, ingenuity, and quirky qualities of creatures big and small. This thoughtfully crafted collection features sixty of Mary Ann’s personal favorite poems curated from her sixty-five-year body of work, as well as eight new poems. From a fine fat pig and backward running porcupines to a beastly card game and a yoga class for agile animals, this memorable menagerie is cunningly brought to life by three-time Caldecott Honoree Marla Frazee, in an imaginary world where the characters meet and tell an entertaining tale all their own. A tour de force collection of poems and pictures by two legendary talents, this book creates a world that readers will never want to leave.

A New York Times bestseller! This collection of stories from former children''s poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman provides endless read-aloud fun. Here''s a book with something new—you read to me! I''ll read to you! We''ll read each page to one another—you''ll read one side, I the other. The first in the award-winning You Read to Me, I''ll Read to You series, this unique book "in two voices" uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult. Each of the twelve short stories fits on one spread and features child-friendly themes such as family, friendship, pets, and seasons. With clear, color-coded typography and delightful illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain.

This fourth book in the New York Times bestselling You Read to Me, I''ll Read to You series features spine-tingling tales designed to read aloud—perfect for Halloween or any time you want a fright! Do you like your mind all jumpy? Do you like your skin all bumpy? If you do, then take a look At the stories in this book! You''ve never met witches, zombies, ghosts, or ghouls like these before! With clear, color-coded type and clever illustrations, this fourth You Read to Me, I''ll Read to You book from former children''s poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman and award-winning illustrator Michael Emberley is a scary lot of fun, using traditional teaching techniques to invite young children to read along with the text.

Join the fun as familiar Mother Goose characters take starring roles in this latest addition to the New York Times bestselling You Read to Me, I''ll Read to You series, from former children''s poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman. Designed with budding readers in mind, each of the tales is set in three columns with color-coded type as a script for two voices to read separately and together. With charming illustrations by award-winning artist Michael Emberley, these tales with a twist are sure to amuse and delight!

From New York Times bestselling author and former children''s poet laureate Mary Ann Hoberman comes a new collection of fresh read-aloud takes on eight favorite fairy tales, including "The Three Bears," "Cinderella," and "Little Red Riding Hood." Designed with emerging readers in mind, each of the tales is told in short rhyming dialogues—with each character''s lines indicated by a different color—to be used as a script for two voices to read separately and together. Using traditional reading teaching techniques like alliteration, rhyme, repetition, and short sentences, the text invites young children to read along, while Michael Emberley''s lively illustrations enhance the stories'' humor and high spirits. Goldilocks, the Little Red Hen, the Three Little Pigs, and many more beloved characters star in these tales-with-a-twist that are perfect for early and reluctant readers, readers'' theater, and bedtime fun. A 2005 Notable Children''s Book in the Language Arts by the Children''s Literature Assembly of the National Council of Teacher of English. Also chosen as a 2004 Gryphon Award Honor Book by the Center for Children''s Books.

In an irresistible fourth You Read to Me collaboration, Mary Ann Hoberman and Michael Emberley have added spooky tales to their bestselling and award-winning series--and it's a scary lot of fun. You've never met witches, zombies, ghosts, or ghouls like these before!

I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes. . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem—an exuberant celebration of hand-me-down clothes—is just as relevant and accessible today as it was over 30 years ago. Children''s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman offers a bouncy, fun-to-read-aloud text and a refreshingly agreeable, resourceful protagonist who likes old clothes for their "history" and "mystery." Illustrator Patrice Barton brings new, contemporary life to the poem, with an adorable little girl and her younger brother playing dress-up, making crafts, and happily treasuring their hand-me-downs.

When you learn a poem by heart, it becomes a part of you. You know it in your mind, in your mouth, in your ears, in your whole body. And best of all, you know it forever. From the creators of the bestselling You Read to Me, I'll Read to You series comes this new collection of poems especially suitable for learning by heart and saying aloud. With personal introductions by former Children's Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman -- as well as her own time-tested tips and tools for memorization and recitation -- and vivid illustrations by Michael Emberley featuring his trademark wit and lively characters, Forget-Me-Nots includes more than 120 works from both classic and contemporary poets, from childhood favorites to lesser-known treasures. This anthology will inspire a love of learning poetry!

With irresistible, rollicking rhyme, beloved picture book author Mary Ann Hoberman shows readers that families, large and small, are all around us. From celery stalks to bottle caps, buttons, and rings, the objects we group together form families, just like the ones we are a part of. And, as we grow up, our families grow, too. Mary Ann Hoberman gives readers a sense of belonging in this all-inclusive celebration of families and our role in them.

A special quilt keeps a little girl from feeling homesick when she sleeps over with her grandparents.

Everyone works hard to help the garden grow . . . but whose garden is it?

A brother and sister learn that friendship is better than fighting and they soon spread their message all over the world.