Harriet Ziefert

One of an old man's turnips grows to such an enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, a little girl, a dog, a cat, and a mouse to pull it up.

Waking up in the dark a worried and anxious Really Bird has to deal with an overactive imagination in this entertaining caper with a reassuring ending. Meet Really Bird, a small bird who lives in a large city park with his friends, Cat, Rabbit, and Pup. In each story, Really Bird finds himself really wanting something – to be bigger, to have his fair share, or to be a leader – to be really silly, funny, strong, cool, happy or brave. And when...

When the prince has a loose tooth, the whole kingdom tries to help solve the problem.

"When Clara Ann Cookie had to get dressed, she got grumpy and grouchy and very distressed." Getting dressed in the morning is simply too much for Clara Ann to face. Lucky for her she has a resourceful mother who comes up with a clever face-making game to help make the morning routine a lot less monotonous and considerably more fun. Harriet Ziefert portrays this all too common struggle between parent and child with wit and humor, while Emily Bolam's...

The third book in the Be Thankful . . . series for kids; this time, providing a gorgeous exploration of plant life and showing how essential they are to sustaining life on Earth Would animals be satisfied without plants? They would not! Leaves for gorillas, Food for antelopes, Grasses for zebras on African slopes. Plankton for small krill, Greens for manatees Plants provide food in big oceans and seas. The third book in the successful Be...

What gives you a seat, a floor for your feet? A place you can sit with your family to eat? The pum-pum of a drum, a guitar's twangy strum . . . Tree wood makes music zing, ping, and hum. Using lilting, rhyming couplets, this book explores the many items that are made from trees. But it doesn't stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of live trees – and the environmental danger to trees posed by forest fires, floods, and deforestation....

Buzzy loves his new blue balloon so much-maybe a little too much. After all, balloons don't last forever. What will Buzzy do when his balloon deflates, or even if it pops?

Discusses the abilities and habits of a variety of animals, including the polar bear, bat, and honeybee.

Three little pigs leave home to seek their fortunes and have to deal with a threatening wolf.

A book that speaks to every little girl's wish to be just like mommy.