New Releases by Michaela Muntean

Fans of How to Babysit a Grandma and How to Babysit a Grandpa will love this hilarious misadventure in babysitting! Uncle Pig is babysitting his nieces and nephews, and he is clueless about what to do! His sister left him a handy list of ideas for how to entertain them, but Pig has a flair for misinterpretation (think Amelia Bedelia). When his tidy home erupts into messy chaos, what is a rookie babysitter to do? Turn to the reader for help, of course!

What was Oscar the Grouch like as a baby? How did he grow up to be so grouchy? Here is the tale of Oscar's origins--from the sleety, slushy gray day on which he was born to how he becomes the grouchiest grouch on Sesame Street.

Toddlers will enjoy accompanying Elmo as he smells freshly cut grass, sees himself in the mirror, touches squishy finger paint, tastes a sardine-and-jelly sandwich, listens to lovely music, and much more. Charming illustrations add sweetness and humor to a pitch-perfect introduction to the five senses. Elmo has never been more lovable than he is in the pages of this sturdy board book!

Bert imagines what it would be like to be a teacher when he grows up. Ernie decides he wants to be a veterinarian.

Betty Lou describes her campaign and the things she would do if she were elected president.

Join Elmo as he helps his mommy and Aunt Sue bake Christmas cookies the day before Christmas.

With beautiful full-color photographs, this is the story of 10 dogs rejected by their owners as hopeless cases and adopted by Luciano Anastasini, a renowned circus performer and dog trainer.

Elmo enjoys his day as he eats popcorn, plays hopscotch, and gets his hair cut, while introducing young readers to some of his favorite words for sounds.

In the spirit of the bestselling classics DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS and THE MONSTER AT THE END OF THIS BOOK comes a riotously funny, interactive picture book from a hot new team. "Excuse me, but who do you think you are, opening this book when the cover clearly says, DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOK? The reason you weren't supposed to open this book is because it is not yet written ...You think it's easy to put words together? Hah Now go away--I need time to think." So begins Pig's valiant attempt to pen his masterpiece. But he is constantly interrupted by the reader who is seduced at every turn into foiling his efforts ("please go away" "please do not turn the page")--until at last we reach the final page & discover that together, Pig & the reader have indeed created a book.

As Pig tries to write a book, he chastises the reader who keeps interrupting him by turning the pages.

Un cochon écrivain qui tente d'écrire un livre est embêté par la présence d'un petit témoin (le lecteur) qui s'est introduit chez lui et l'observe.

Featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets.

B is for Big Bird in a boat. E is for Elmo the engineer. Big Bird and Elmo play their favorite game while walking home one day.

Helping another person is easy. But sometimes it takes some work. Janice had to get up early to teach apiggy how to roller-skate. But the feeling she got froom helping was worth all the trouble.

Sesame Street Good-Night Stories.

Miss Mouse plants a garden which soon becomes more than she can handle.

The Sesame Street characters tell what they like about school. Objects in the picture are labeled.

Grover takes a walk and finds many things with short names such as moon, cat, and tree.

Teaches preschool children the letters of the alphabet while learning nursery rhymes.

The Sesame Street characters introduce some new words, and we learn about the warm and caring Snuffle-upagus.

Big Bird looks for his teddy bear, Cookie Monster makes soup, and Grover describes Honker houseguests

Morning to night; all featuring Jim Henson's Sesame Street Muppets.

When his uncle Bicycle Bear takes a vacation, Trike Bear attempts to take over his delivery job and finds it more difficult than he had thought.

Preschool book featuring Grover teaching the alphabet.

A fraggle ponders on the adventures of his uncle Matt in the outside world as he meets for the first time cows, garbage trucks, and people.

As Little Lamb collects ingredients to bake a surprise birthday cake for her mother, the reader places cards on a board to create a surprise at the end of the story.