Best Selling Books by Valeri Gorbachev

Using animal behavior as an example, this book proves that everyone is afraid sometimes.

When Goat finds his friend Pig crying, he imagines all the terrible things that might have happened to cause his distress.

When baby brother is sleeping, it's time to be ever so quiet. There's no singing or jumping or laughing at all. Even the toys need to be quiet! The pirates stop firing their cannons, the knights stop fighting, even the tiger stops growling. But when baby wakes up . . . it's time to jump and laugh and sing again! And the knights begin to fight, the pirates fire up the cannons, and the tiger growls so loudly! Until it's time to be quiet once again. In this beautifully and expressively illustrated picture book, we celebrate the love between siblings as a big brother uses his imagination to calm his urge to cause a ruckus so that his little brother can sleep.

Mouse frightens all of the animals she sees by shouting that a dragon is going to eat the sun, and then come after them.

After hearing a bedtime story about penguins, Turtle dresses as a penguin for school and soon the entire class is having a penguin day.

On their first visit to a playground, two little chickens are afraid to play until a beaver helps them go down the slide.

A brand new picture book from beloved author illustrator Valeri Gorbachev. Turkey is bored! She can’t find anyone to be friends with on the farm—hen is too busy with her chicks, rooster crows too loud, and who could be friends with goat who has a beard and horns? But when Turkey ventures off the farm to find a friend, she meets someone who would love to be her companion: sly, hungry fox. Will her farm friends save her? Valeri Gorbachev’s indelible sense of humor and heart make this a wonderful book for the whole family!

Although they disagree about Bootsy the cat's individual talents, a brother and sister do agree that he is a very special pet.

When Pig plans a trip, his friend Goat thinks of how dangerous it could be.

Chipmunk and Bear share a snowy adventure in this easy-to-read Level C book. "I love snow!" says Bear. "Me too!" says Chipmunk. Despite their differences in size, Chipmunk and Bear have a lot in common. When Bear decides to go play in the snow, Chipmunk is eager to tag along. The two friends have fun skiing, skating, and building a snowman—although Chipmunk needs a hand now and then in the deep snow! This simple tale of friendship is perfect for early readers, with simple, highly repetitive text and four or less sentences per spread. Valeri Gorbachev's charming art adds detail and helps support understanding of the story—and readers are sure to smile at the furry friends' wintery adventures. For more Bear and Chipmunk, don't miss Valeri Gorbachev's Not Me! The award-winning I Like to Read® series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors—create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own! For readers who've mastered basic sight words, Level C books feature slightly longer sentences and a wider range of high-frequency words than Level B books. Level C books are suitable for mid-to-late kindergarten readers. When Level C is mastered, follow up with Level D

When Goldilocks finds the coziest cabin she's ever seen, she goes inside to explore. As she samples the porridge, chairs, and beds, she's doesn't notice who is right outside the window. Could it be the bears?

Doctor Nice spends a busy morning helping his patients with various winter ailments, including Moose, who caught cold after falling through the ice, and the goat kids, who have headaches from head-butting while playing hockey.

When someone's hat blows off in the wind, Turtle asks various animals if it belongs to one of them.

Little Elephant finally makes some friends, but he has trouble playing with them because of his size.

Catty Jane loves to dance but doesn't realize she is being hurtful when she ignores her friends to focus on ballet.

Nelly refuses to learn how to swim . . . until Grandma intervenes. Nelly looks fabulous in her new swimsuit, so she wears it all the time--while riding her bike, playing basketball, eating at a fancy restaurant . . . even while sleeping. But Nelly refuses to wear it for swimming. Grandma, a swimming champion, has other ideas. Finally Nelly, dipping one toe at a time, learns to float, blow bubbles, kick . . . and is on her way to becoming a champion swimmer herself!

Moo! Grr! Awoo! Fun animal sounds in a story where a community bands together to help two adorable ducklings. Peep-peep! Brother and Sister Duck are lost. Everyone must help! Moose will try to call Mama and Papa Duck with his earth-shattering bellow. Moooo! Wolf will use her piercing howl. Awooo! and Bear his Grrr! What finally attracts Mama and Papa, though, are the sweet peep-peeps of their little ones. A story about cooperation, community, and noisy fun! Hooooot! Ink and watercolor paintings are masterful, charming, and joyful. Perfect for fans of Moo, Baa, La La La!

When Christopher Rabbit learns to count in school, he enjoys it so much that he counts everything in sight, including how many baskets his friends make when they play basketball and how many peas and carrots are on his plate.

Nicky's nightmares of scary wolves are banished by his resourceful mother.

Ms. Turtle is the best babysitter ever. When the little frogs are sad, she finds a way to make them smile. Gorbachev's playful characters are sure to appeal to anyone who has ever had a favorite babysitter. Full color.