When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

"This book explores the value of sharing stories in ways that speak to our hearts and connect learning communities. It grounds this affective work in a discussion of five affective elements of story - healer, inspiration, clarifier, compassion, and connector - and includes narrative discussions, rationale, and contributions from influential educators and children's book creators along with tons of book recommendations and suggestions for direct classroom...

A country house is unhappy when the city, with all its buildings and traffic, grows up around her. Includes CD.

Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

Once upon a time there was a dark, dark moor...

Duck and his friends are at it again. But this time they're pooling their considerable resources to win a local talent show, because first prize is a trampoline!The cows want to sing.The sheep want to sing.The pigs want to...dance. Dance?And Duck? Duck just wants to win that trampoline. But first he'll have to handle Farmer Brown.