A Chinese American girl provides rhyming descriptions of the great variety of colors she sees around her, from the red of a dragon, firecrackers, and lychees to the brown of her teddy bear.

When Tinka the dog follows her owner to school and creates havoc, the children discover a way to let her stay in the classroom and help.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Mrs. Garcia's class on a hunt in and around school for examples of onomatopoeia--words that imitate the sound of what they name.

Rhyming text and illustrations offers a humorous look at a day in the life of a mischievous little boy and his rabbit sidekick.

Furred, finned, and feathered friends await the night, when they can carry dreamers on adventures in Dreamland.

Squeak is a little mouse who loves to sleep over at anyone's house.

A collection of nine humorous stories in rhyme. Suggested level: junior, primary.

"Told in gentle rhyming verse, this beautiful picture book follows the story of a herd of African elephants as they journey across the parched savannah in search for a water hole. The matriarch tells of all the sounds of the savannah, and how the landscape has changed over the years. Still, she remembers where to find water, just as her mother did before her. Accompanying non-fiction pages at the end of the book include information on African elephants,...

A lonely duck at the zoo takes an egg home with him, but when it hatches he is shocked by what emerges.

"An unruly gang of sixteen geometric shapes gets tangled in the neighborhood jungle gym until their friend comes to their rescue and order is restored"--