New Releases by Phyllis Root

Tabby Cat''s adventures.

Tabby Cat''s adventures.

Mary sings a lullaby to the newborn baby Jesus as He lies in the manger, and in her song she describes how the world around Him is rejoicing at His birth.

After she sees how upset her father has become, a little girl who blames her bad behavior on her stuffed bear tells her father that the bear will try to act better.

Readers meet Tabby Cat again in this cheerful, amusing story for beginner readers. The book is designed for first-time readers, enabling them to quickly master early reading skills. Helpful support notes for parents are provided.

When her pussy willows burst into bloom and raise a ruckus which upsets the farm animals, Bonnie tries to find a way to quiet the meowing shrub.

A crying baby wants something, and his family tries to figure it out in order to soothe him. A School Library Journal Book of the Year. Full-color illustrations. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Aunt Nancy is an old woman with more brains than God gave a whole flock of sheep And she needs them too, when good-for-nothing Cousin Lazybones comes to visit - all he does is eat and sleep.

Maman est fatiguée et bébé n''a pas sommeil. Les autres membres de la famille le prennent en charge. Bébé pleure. Grand-maman va lui cueillir des fleurs. Bébé continue de pleurer. Grand-papa va lui chercher... tantine va lui... tonton.. etc. Le petit frère prend le bébé, l''enveloppe, lui chante une berceuse et... voilà. Une caricature amusante et champêtre.

When the wind blows so hard that it blows the quack right out of the duck, the oink out of the pig and so on, Bonnie Bumble works hard to get each animal''s sound back where it belongs.

Rosie O''Grady can outfiddle the devil himself, say her neighbors, and one day the devil challenges her to a contest.

Mrs. Potter keeps everything perfectly clean, except for her baby daughter Ermajean, who delights in being so messy that she seems to turn into a pig.

When Old Man Trouble calls on Aunt Nancy, he tries very hard to perform a trick that will bother her; however, she knows just how to handle him.

This is a spirited and breezily illustrated tale about a river rat who follows his heart, and fulfils dreams of going to sea.

Despite his neighbors'' objections, Sam the river rat fulfills his life''s dream of building a boat and going to sea.

After the Maker-of-all-things uses words to create the world, she allows others to use her magic words until Coyote tries her patience with his mischief.

An old rocking chair is recycled through a neighborhood, broken down bit by bit as young and old find various uses for it, until it ends up as a tiny footstool in the hands of the original owner.

A young Indian girl triumphs over her fears and proves herself worthy to be the mystical healer of her village.

When cousin Charlie won''t let Rita play with his baseball because she''s girl, she decides to give him a taste of his own medicine.

Evan, staying with his uncle Joe while his parents work through problems in their relationship, shares a special experience with his uncle as the two explore a cave together.