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New Releases by Sindy McKay

Sindy McKay is the author of We Both Read - Ben and Becky and the Buried Treasure (2026), Robots (2026), Rain (2026), We Both Read: Penguins (2024), We Both Read: Dragons Do Not Get Scared! (2024).

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We Both Read - Ben and Becky and the Buried Treasure

release date: Jun 01, 2026
We Both Read - Ben and Becky and the Buried Treasure
Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom''s Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 7 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Ben & Becky and the Buried Treasure: Ben and Becky are back for another adventure! While visiting their grandparents in Florida, Ben and Becky get caught up in a hunt for long lost treasure! Their hunt takes them across Florida, from the dark swamps of the Everglades to the sunny beaches of the coast. However, if they find some lost treasure, will it really be theirs to keep?

Robots

release date: Jun 01, 2026
Robots
Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom''s Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 7 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Robots: strongu003eRobots are cool! Robotic drones can fly. Robotic cars can drive themselves. Robots can deliver food, vacuum the floor, and build cars. They can even help us explore other planets! Look inside for amazing photos and information on real robots.

Rain

release date: Jun 01, 2026
Rain
We Read Phonics is an innovative series of phonics readers that parents and children will love reading together! There are now 32 titles in the series and more than 2 million copies in print. Each We Read Phonics book combines a delightful decodable story with simple phonics games for parents and children to play together. The games are quick and easy to play--and are all designed to help children read the story and improve their reading skills. Rain: We all need rain! It helps plants to grow and gives us water to drink. And after the rain stops, maybe you will want to jump in puddles or even play in the mud!

We Both Read: Penguins

release date: Jan 01, 2024
We Both Read: Penguins
Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom''s Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 7 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Penguins: In this book, you''ll meet lots of different kinds of penguins. Some live where is it always freezing, but others prefer warm sandy beaches! Most penguins are black and white, but you''ll discover one type of penguin that is blue. And while some penguins hatch their eggs in a nest, you''ll learn how other penguins, instead of using a nest, keep their eggs warm on the top of their feet. Have fun learning all about penguins, amazing birds that fly through the water instead of the air!

We Both Read: Dragons Do Not Get Scared!

release date: Jan 01, 2024
We Both Read: Dragons Do Not Get Scared!
Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom''s Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 100 titles and 7 million copies in print! This unique series features a shared-reading format designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud. With 6 different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Dragons Do Not Get Scared!: Written with the help of a child psychologist, this book about two young dragons can help support parents and children in discussing some of the fears that children often experience. In the story, Benny and Dean are going to spend their first night away from home without their parents. Benny is looking forward to going to his grandmother''s house, but he''s nervous about being away from home. His brother Dean doesn''t seem nervous, but when they''re alone at night, both Benny and Dean may discover that sometimes dragons do get a little scared.

We Both Read: Cute Animals/Lindos Animales (Bilingual in English and Spanish)

release date: Jan 01, 2024
We Both Read: Cute Animals/Lindos Animales (Bilingual in English and Spanish)
Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom''s Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 120 titles and 7 million copies in print! The books in this innovative series are designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud, and with the bilingual editions they can choose to read in English or Spanish. Parents read the left-hand pages, and children read the right-hand pages, which are shorter and easier to read. With many different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Cute Animals/Lindos animales: This endearing bilingual English/Spanish read-aloud book features lots of adorable animals. The animal photos provide strong picture support to connect to words on the page, making it fun and easy for children to engage in the interactive reading experience. Even children who have never read a word before will be able to say that they helped to read a book and will be more excited about learning to read.

We Both Read: Tropical Rainforests - Las Selvas Tropicales (Bilingual in English and Spanish)

release date: Jan 01, 2024
We Both Read: Tropical Rainforests - Las Selvas Tropicales (Bilingual in English and Spanish)
Winner of two Teacher Choice Awards and a Mom''s Choice Award, the We Both Read series now has over 120 titles and 7 million copies in print! The books in this innovative series are designed to invite parents and children to take turns reading aloud, and with the bilingual editions they can choose to read in English or Spanish. Parents read the left-hand pages, and children read the right-hand pages, which are shorter and easier to read. With many different reading levels, these innovative books for reading together offer an easy way for parents to support beginning and struggling readers. Tropical Rainforests / Las selvas tropicales: In this bilingual English/Spanish read-aloud book, you will explore the mystery and wonder of tropical rainforests! Travel around the equator to Africa, Asia, and South America, discovering some of the world''s most fascinating plants and animals and learning why the rainforests are so important to protect. The book ends by explaining the ongoing destruction of these ancient and beautiful ecosystems and how we can all help to keep the rainforests safe for the future.

Very Strange Animals

release date: Jan 01, 2023
Very Strange Animals
There are a lot of strange animals in the world, and this book includes some of the most unusual! These fascinating animals all have physical traits and abilities that help them to hunt for food, defend themselves, and survive in their habitats. Students will be captivated by all of these amazing and bizarre animals! This book is ideal for a student to read with a parent at home, for buddy reading in the classroom, and for use as a high-low book for struggling readers.

Cute Animals

release date: Jan 01, 2023
Cute Animals
This endearing read-aloud book features lots of adorable animals. The animal photos provide strong picture support to connect to words on the page, making it fun and easy for children to engage in the interactive reading experience. Even children who have never read a word before will be able to say that they helped to read a book and will be more excited about readin.

Picture Puzzles / Acertijos Con Imágenes

release date: Jan 01, 2023
Picture Puzzles / Acertijos Con Imágenes
This interactive Spanish/English bilingual book features simple puzzles that will support kindergarten readiness. Cognitive and pre-reading skills are developed as parents help children think about and answer questions about the pictures.

Kecko the Gecko / Kecko El Gecko

release date: Jun 01, 2022
Kecko the Gecko / Kecko El Gecko
In this humorous adventure, Matt takes his pet gecko to school, but the gecko escapes and causes mayhem. In the end Matt learns a lesson, and his class learns about geckos.

Picture Puzzles

release date: Jan 01, 2022
Picture Puzzles
This interactive book features simple puzzles that will support kindergarten readiness. Cognitive and pre-reading skills are developed as parents help children think about and answer questions about the pictures.

Frogs - Ranas

release date: Jan 01, 2021
Frogs - Ranas
This book covers the life cycle of frogs and their role in nature''s food chain. Many unusual frogs are featured, and the book also discusses the threats to frogs from pollution and habitat loss.

We Both Read-Butterflies Up Close (Pb) - Nonfiction

release date: Jan 01, 2019
We Both Read-Butterflies Up Close (Pb) - Nonfiction
In this series, "parents and children ... take turns reading aloud. Parents read the left-hand pages, and children read the right-hand pages"--Page 4 of cover.

Habitats of the World

release date: Jan 01, 2017
Habitats of the World
An informative book about all the major animal habitats in the world. Travel through Savannas, rainforests, coral reefs, deserts, mountains, swamps, Arctic ice and more! Emphasizes the importance of protecting diversity of the world''s many habitats and environments.

Can You Find?

release date: Jan 01, 2016
Can You Find?
"Throughout the book children search for letters in illustrations, along with various objects and animals that begin with the sound of that letter. Learning these letters and letter sounds will help to build the foundations every child needs to become a successful reader."--P. [4] of cover.

Can You Find? / Puedes Hallarlo?

release date: Jan 01, 2016
Can You Find? / Puedes Hallarlo?
This book supports learning letters and letter sounds, as students search each illustration for a letter ans various things that begin with the sound of that letter. This bilingual edition features the same "paired reading" format as the English Edi

The Ant and the Pancake

release date: Aug 28, 2015
The Ant and the Pancake
This title combines two stories in one book! The first story follows the adventures of a little ant that gets into a pair of pants and causes a lot of craziness. In the second story, a wild chef and a couple of mice have fun making yummy pancakes. Bo

Museum Day / Dia Del Museo

release date: Aug 28, 2015
Museum Day / Dia Del Museo
A girl and her dad spend a wonderful day exploring the fascinating exhibits in a museum.

Tree Fu Tom: Tree Fu Team

release date: May 22, 2014
Tree Fu Tom: Tree Fu Team
There''s a big Squizzle tournament, but the team aren''t playing very well. So, Tom leads them on a quest for a mysterious Squizzle that will help them play perfectly. But are their new skills really because of this new Squizzle, or have they learnt something along the way? Tom will need Big World magic help to save the day in this exciting colour first reader, perfect for early readers who are comfortable tackling new words and starting to read on their own. Plus, look out for the bonus activities that can be downloaded via a special QR code inside the book! Including a make-your-own Holopax and Sapstone Belt, a reward chart, a make-your-own Enchanted Squizzle and questions to help discussion about the story after reading.

Museum Day

release date: May 02, 2014
Museum Day
This book follows a young girl and her dad as they spend a fun-filled day exploring all the fascinating exhibits in a museum. Along the way, a little bird adds some delightful humor as it manages to get into the museum and follows the girl and her da

The Emperor's New Clothes

release date: Jan 01, 2014
The Emperor's New Clothes
" ... [T]he emperor hires two tailors to make him a new set of elegant and magical clothes--clothes that foolish people will think are invisible! When the emperor parades through town in his fine new clothes, while really wearing just his polka-dotted shorts, only a child is willing to speak up and tell the truth"--Page 4 of cover.

Sharks!

release date: Jan 01, 2012
Sharks!
"Learn all about these feared predators that live throughout Earth''s oceans. Open the book to discover many unusual sharks, and read about their amazing abilities in hunting prey" -- p. [4] cover.

The Garden Crew

release date: Jan 01, 2011
The Garden Crew
A group of students who call themselves "The Garden Crew" plant and tend a garden, with the help of their teacher, and finally have a big feast with all the food they have grown. Simultaneous.

Magic Tricks

release date: Jan 01, 2011
Magic Tricks
Develops reading skills through games and a fictional story about learning magic tricks and putting on a show.

The Ruby Rose Show

release date: Jan 01, 2010
The Ruby Rose Show
Molly is excited for her older sister to take her and her friend, Abby, to see her favorite singer Ruby Rose in concert, but a series of mishaps threatens to ruin her good time.

Too Many Cats/Demasiados Gatos

release date: Jan 01, 2010
Too Many Cats/Demasiados Gatos
Suzu ha pedido un gato blanco por su cumpleaños. La noche antes de su cumpleaños, ella empieza a encontrar gatos por toda su casa. Suzu ama los gatos, ¡pero ahora ella tiene demasiados! El enfoque de este libro para primeros lectores es los nombres de los colores y los números del uno al diez.

The Oprah Winfrey Story

release date: Jan 01, 2009
The Oprah Winfrey Story
Examines the life and career of television talk show celebrity Oprah Winfrey, telling how she rose from poverty to become one of the world''s most influential people.

We Both Read-A Pony Named Peanut (Pb)

release date: Jan 01, 2008
We Both Read-A Pony Named Peanut (Pb)
Jessica''s mother has sent her to spend the summer with her aunt and uncle in the country. At first she hates the country, but then she meets a special pony that has been rescued from an animal shelter.

My Town

release date: Jan 01, 2007
My Town
Learn about various places and landmarks in a town using map skills.
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