Best Selling Books by Pat Hutchins

A charming, wordless picture book that the very youngest can “read” all by themselves. The little wooden couple are happy in their building-block house—until it catches fire. The solution? They transform the house into a fire engine! But then there’s so much water that they have to build a boat… Follow these inventive dolls as they use their imagination to adapt to each situation they encounter.

Originally published: New York: Macmillan, 1971.

Duck, Frog, and their friends, stars of the classic The Surprise Party, return in this story of a double game of hide-and-seek. "Illustrations are as crisp, decorative, and full of appeal as ever." -- Kirkus Reviews. "Likely to become a perennial story-time favorite." -- School Library Journal.

"A preschooler on his birthday finds he is still too short to reach many things....The storytelling in words and poster-color pictures is wholly in tune."--Horn Book.

Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings -- and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable." -- School Library Journal. Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.

Illustrated by Laurence Hutchins. Grandma, Mother, Father, Morgan, the baby and Tailcat find themselves catapulted into the whackiest adventure ever when their house floats off down the street and out to sea! Blood-thirsty pirates, a kidnapping and buried treasure are just some of the hair-raisers in store in Pat Hutchins’ own adaptation of her ever-popular children’s novel.

How is Owl supposed to sleep the day away with the bees buzzing, the woodpecker pecking, the doves cooing, and the squirrels crunching? But when night falls and everything is finally quiet, suddenly there''s a new sound--and it''s coming from Owl!

The Fox is after Rosie, but Rosie doesn''t know it. Unwittingly, she leads him into one disaster after the other, each funnier than the last. To enjoy Rosie''s walk as much as Rosie does, just look inside!

When little Titch outgrows his clothes, he receives hand-me-downs from his brother and sister that are too big. "You''ll soon grow into them," they say. But Mother decrees that Titch needs some brand-new clothes. Soon it is his turn to say to someone else the words he has heard so often.

As he sets out for the store, a little boy''s mother reminds him, "Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don''t forget the bacon". He has forgotten everything but the bacon, though, when he returns. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A little girl eagerly welcomes her best friend to spend the night. She is glad to have a friend who can run faster, climb higher, and jump farther than anyone else. But when the lights are turned out and the visitor is afraid, the little girl proves what best friends are for. "once again Hutchins captures the simple elements of a child''s life in a heartwarming story, steeped in truth....A must."--Booklist.

A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed its mind! With rhyming verse and colorful illustrations, Pat Hutchins takes us on a merry chase that is well worth the effort.

A simple trip to the grocery store becomes complicated when a boy mixes up his shopping list -- again and again. Repeated phrases and predictable pattern make this favorite story by a critically acclaimed author ideal for sharing with new readers in a group setting.

Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings--and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable."--School Library Journal. Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.

Little Piglet and Little Lamb and Little Calf and Little Foal want to venture out of the farmyard and take a walk across the fields. "Don''t get lost!" say their mothers. Little Piglet, Little Lamb, Little Calf, and Little Foal walk and walk and walk. They play chase and hide-and-seek and they race and they splash— what fun! They won''t get lost! Or will they?

When Grandma, Ma, and Hazel Monster want to find Baby Monster, they follow the messy trail he has left.

"I''m having a party tomorrow," Rabbit whispers to Owl. "It''s a surprise." But Owl tell the news to Squirrel, he says, "Rabbit is hoeing the parsley tomorrow. It''s a surprise." By the time word has spread to all of Rabbit''s friends, it''s anyone''s guess just what it is that Rabbit will be doing tomorrow!

It was a perfect day for a picnic. Hen picked the berries, Goose picked the apples, and Duck picked the pears. Then they set out for the picnic. But young viewers will quickly discover that Hen, Goose, and Duck are not the only ones who like berries, apples, and pears! And as the picnic basket gets lighter and lighter, they will be laughing harder and harder. Since the publication of Rosie''s Walk in 1968, Pat Hutchins''s name has been a household word wherever there are young lookers and listeners.

When Mary and Peter decide to get rid of the toys, books, and games they have outgrown, Titch finds the perfect place for them--his room. "Deliciously funny...Spare, deftly tuned dialogue and the colorful illustrations quietly amplify the humor."--Kirkus Reviews.

Rosie is on the lookout for her lost baby chick in this funny and surprising companion to the beloved picture book, Rosie’s Walk, by author-illustrator Pat Hutchins. Rosie has lost her baby chick. She looks under the hen house. She looks behind the wheelbarrow. But little baby chick isn’t there. But watch out Rosie! There’s someone following you, and it’s not just your baby chick!

Who can sleep on such a beautiful night? Not Mama Horse. Not Mama Pig. Not Mama Sheep. They want to dance! Bounce! Jig! Leap! Shhh! The little ones are sound asleep . . . or are they?

In rhyming verses, one animal after another neighs, moos, oinks, quacks and makes other appropriate sounds as each eats an apple from the farmer''s tree.

A greedy pirate plunders one ship too many.

When the hall clock reads twenty minutes past four, the attic clock reads twenty-three minutes past four, the kitchen clock reads twenty-five minutes past four, and the bedroom clock reads twenty-six minutes past four, what should Mr. Higgins do? He can''t tell which of his clocks tells the right time. He is in for a real surprise when the Clockmaker shows him that they are all correct!

1 hunter walks through the jungle. He does not see 2 elephants or 3 giraffes. But they see him!

Hazel sets out to prove that she, not her baby brother, is the worst monster anywhere.

On a school trip, Miss Beaver accidentally switches her holdall with that of a gang of bank robbers, and the outing erupts into chaos as the whole of Class 6 gets caught up in a crazy cross-country cops-and-robbers chase. The author''s other books include Rats and The House That Sailed Away.

Class 3 of Hampstead Primary School are off on a school trip to Paris! Morgan is the first to spot the bearded man in the black Citroen car, cruising behind their school bus, and feels sure he is following them. The plot thickens when a second mysterious bearded man appears on the ferry boat, Soon Class 3 find themselves entangled with a group of art thieves intent upon stealing the Mona Lisa...!

A picture book illustrated with stills from the animated television series, Titch. Titch has no one to play with - everyone''s busy - but then Mum suggests that she and Titch have a picnic and a game of football in the park. Then it starts to rain. Where can they have their picnic now?

A group of cub scouts run into a mystery on their campout, which begins with the discovery of a man dead from the bite of an asp.