Most Popular Books by Valeri Gorbachev

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

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

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

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.

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?

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!

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

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

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.

Wouldn''t it be fun to have a dragon for a friend? But that''s not going to happen if you don''t know the rules. Simon''s big sister, Emma, knows them all: DON''T poke a dragon when he''s taking a nap; he might sneeze fire. DON''T be surprised if the dragon fries some eggs with his breath. DO be sure to wear a seat belt should you ever ride on his...

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

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

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

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!

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

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

Two little chickens are worried about their first day of school and hope they will make new friends.

When two little chicks visit the playground for the first time everything looks scary! Take these rough and tumble tiny books wherever you go! Tuff Books are tear-resistant, easy to clean, and completely safety tested and approved for tiny tuff readers!

A young rabbit uses quite a lot of imagination when he creates a picture for his mother''s birthday.