The adventures of best friends Frog and Toad, including Frog's suffering a bad cold and Toad's embarrassment over his unflattering bathing suit, are accompanied by material on the origins of books in the "I Can Read" series.

The story of Owl, who lives alone but is not lonely, with friends including Winter and the moon.

A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup.

Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when Frog tells a scary story. Most of all, they have fun together—every day of the year.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

This time the housekeeper is practicing her driving, and whether she is looking for forks in the road or mixing up directions, she is as cheerfully literal-minded as ever.

Two classic I Can Read stories by Arnold Lobel, the beloved author and illustrator of the Newbery Honor and Caldecott Honor award-winning Frog and Toad books.

Mouse Tales: When Papa's seven little mouse boys ask for a bedtime story, Papa does even better than that—he tells seven stories, one for each boy!

Mouse Soup: Weasel is ready for his dinner. And poor Mouse is it. Just in time, he thinks up a clever and

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Filled with breathtaking photographs provided by the Wildlife Consevation Society, Amazing Gorillas explores many questions about gorillas and what we can do to help them survive.

Clear color photos accompany an informative text in this easy reader. Habitats, physiology, hunting patterns, and prey are touched on, as is the snake's place in the animal kingdom and the effect human development has on these slithery reptiles. Similar in reading level to Lucille Recht Penner's more informative S-S-Snakes! (Random, 1994) and Patricia Lauber's nicely crafted Snakes Are Hunters (HarperCollins, 1989), this book will help fill the incessant...

A famous chef is coming to visit Mr. Hopper's second grade class, and every one is excited about bringing in their family's favorite dish to share except Ollie, who loves to cook but cannot find a dish his whole family likes.