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!

Elmo and his friends have lots of fun saying oodles of words with interesting sounds—and which sometimes feel a little funny in the mouth—such as pop, zip, hopscotch, growl, snip, gurgle, squiggly, ticktock, and lots more. There are giggles galore for babies and toddlers on every single page!

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.

Trick-or-treat!? It''s Halloween on Sesame Street! Zoe and her friends all dress up as witches so that no one will be able to tell which witch is which!

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.

Grover pretends the rug in his bedroom is a magic carpet, and he travels around the world with Elmo.

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.

Presents information on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, in text form and also through the use of mazes, based on animal skeletons, which the reader can work through.

Introduces toddlers to a variety of animals and the sounds they make, as elmo imitates each one.

Featuring Jim Henson''s Sesame Street Muppets.

Elmo has fun with words and sounds.

Elmo explores his world using his five senses.

Elmo and Zoe have discovered a treasure trunk full of shoes. With each pair they try on, they do a different dance. Are the shoes really magic or is it just Elmo and Zoe''s imagination?

When Mr. Hays takes his play group to visit the baby animals on a farm, Elmo decides that he wants to be each animal, but he changes his mind as they leave.

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.

While visiting a museum, Ernie imagines being King Ernie the Great who shares his cape, crown, and castle with his friends.

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

Sesame Street Good-Night Stories.

An orange and white striped cat causes a notorious grump to change his ways.