Marilyn Singer

Offers young readers information on toxic creatures that can harm or even kill with a bite or sting.

Tallulah strives for perfection during ballet class and dreams of dancing a solo in the upcoming recital, but her little brother Beckett, who misbehaves all during class, gets a better role than she does.

Caterpillars attract children like magnets--their shapes, colors, and locomotion styles are impossible to resist. Now children can explore the dazzling diversity of the world's caterpillars illustrated in hundreds of full-color photographs. The charm of these larval forms of moths and butterflies is captured in verse and easy-to-follow narrative text by award-winning poet and nature writer Marilyn Singer. Includes matching game, quiz, glossary, and...

A sweet and lyrical picture book for younger children celebrating all the ways that creatures on our planet say 'I love you'. From snuggling garter snakes to big, cozy bear hugs, this book in verse shares how animals we'd expect, and some we wouldn't, express affection for each other. Each animal interaction is compared with a similar human one, in beautifully blended illustrations composed by the talented Alette Straathof — showing that we are...

What can you do with an apple? You can pick it, kick it, wash it, squash it-but don't forget to eat it. This charming new series will show readers how to find magic and joy in the beauty of everyday life. Also available: What's a Banana?|Marilyn Singer is an award-winning author of over 100 books for children, including I'm Gonna Climb a Mountain in My Patent Leather Shoes. She lives in Brooklyn.; Greg Pizzoli is the 2014 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning...

Tallulah takes ballet lessons and eagerly awaits her coveted tutu, which, she learns, she must work hard to earn.

Poodle's hair just grows and grows until it is so long it overflows.

What's brewing when two favorites - poetry and fairy tales - are turned (literally) on their heads? It's a revolutionary recipe: an infectious new genre of poetry and a lovably modern take on classic stories. First, read the poems forward (how old-fashioned!), then reverse the lines and read again to give familiar tales, from Sleeping Beauty to that Charming Prince, a delicious new spin. Witty, irreverent, and warm, this gorgeously illustrated and...

In rhyming text, a school bus describes its busy day transporting children to and from school.

A collection of short poems which, when reversed, provide new perspectives on the fairy tale characters they feature.