A boy who turns into a TV set and a girl who eats a whale are only two of the characters in a collection of humorous poetry illustrated with the author's own drawings.

Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some unusual tricks and games.

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.

When Mudge gets sick unexpectedly, Henry does all he can to make him feel better.

A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.

Celebrate the 90th anniversary of The Little Engine That Could with this all-time classic reillustrated by Caldecott Award-winning artist Dan Santat! The kindness and determination of the Little Blue Engine have inspired millions of children around the world since the story was first published in 1930. Cherished by readers for ninety years, The Little Engine That Could is a classic tale of a little engine that, despite her size, triumphantly pulls...

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.

When Goose is feeling sad, his friends suggest a variety of fun activities to cheer him up, but Goose reveals that all he really needs to feel better is a hug.

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

Elmo and his friends play a variation of the game "Simon Says."