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Cuento de Nochebuena, Una Visita de San Nicolas es una encantadora historia navideña que ha dado vida a Papá Noel durante generaciones. Celebre la temporada navideña con la edición número uno en ventas del New York Times del poema clásico escrito por Clement C. Moore. Esta es la clásica edición de tapa dura con una portada en relieve y un desplegable de cuatro páginas, ¡y es perfecta para regalar!

Sadie has learned to tie her shoes! Now she wants to tie everything she can. She ties her socks, her sleeves, and even her hair! She gets so excited about tying other things together, though, that she doesn’t notice her shoe has come untied again!

This book takes the listener on a trip around the world as a young girl reminisces about all the things she's lost while traveling.

For fans of The Little Blue Truck, Red Truck and The Little Engine That Could, a rhyming ode to a colorful South American bus and the collective spirit of its people.

When Jack starts to build his own do-it-yourself house he finds it isn't quite as easy as he had expected.

A rhyming story about getting dressed to go outside.

"A Visit from St. Nicholas", routinely referred to as "The Night Before Christmas" and "Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously under the title "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1823. Authorship has been attributed to Clement Clarke Moore, who claimed authorship in 1837, but it has also been suggested that Henry Livingston Jr. may have written it.

One cold dark night when Sam can't sleep, her mum suggests that she counts some sheep. But how can she count them when one of the sheep can't jump over the fence? Join Sam and her flock in this frolicking, rhyming farmyard tale as they try to help little sheep find a way over the fence.

In an arctic world that's getting colder every day, Lyriana's only hope of survival is to get her little brother Zave and herself to the fabled Orphan's Garden. It’s rumored to be the one place in the world not controlled by deadly Winter Spirits or ruled by the tyrant Giant king. In Orphan’s Garden, healing trees will melt away Winter’s pains, and Lyriana and Zave can live safely in the warmth of Spring. If the garden exists, they must find it. They won’t live much longer without it.

15-year-old Dylan has always felt like an outsider in his small town. Isolated when he was younger as the result of his unpredictable, now absent mother and feeling like a disappointment to his grandfather who has stepped in to raise him, Dylan finds relief in the woods behind his grandfather's auto shop. Amidst the cool quiet of the trees, Dylan thrives on bird watching and writing poetry. But one afternoon after spotting an injured hawk, Dylan finds himself pushing out of his comfort zone to track down help for the bird—and ends up rescuing a part of himself in the process.

A young girl learns about the wonders of nature in this rhyming poem.

Discover the magic of bedtime with this enchanting collection of 100 bedtime poems, perfect for soothing young minds and lulling them to sleep. Let these verses become a cherished part of your child's nighttime routine as they embark on a journey into the heart of dreams, imagination, and timeless wisdom.

In this enchanting tale, Larry and Mary encounter a colorful cast of characters, from the flamboyant Colonel McPherson to the regal pharaoh with pneumonia. As they journey through meadows of bougainvillea and witness the power of a tsunami, Larry and Mary teach young listeners the value of friendship, perseverance, and the joy of embracing new challenges. Written in delightful rhymes reminiscent of classic children's literature, Hard to Say It not only entertains but also serves as an educational tool.

Twelve-year-old Isabel is the new kid in her San Francisco middle school. It’s the first time in many years that she’ll be living with her mother again. Mama's job in the US allowed Isabel and her grandparents to live more comfortably in the Philippines, but now Isabel doesn't really know her own mother anymore. Making new friends in a new city, a new country, is hard, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school means Isabel will begin to find her way, and maybe she too, will begin to bloom.

The Giggling Goblins’ Guide to Playful Proverbs is a charming book filled with delightful and entertaining stories to explain popular proverbs. Children will learn the meaning and importance of timeless sayings such as "Strike while the iron is hot" and "Don't count your chickens before they hatch." This collection provokes children to think and learn valuable life lessons through eight captivating, rhyming, funny, and exciting stories told by Gilbert and the Giggling Goblins, who provide playful commentary throughout the book.

For the first time, legendary author Jane Yolen gathers the largest single anthology of her poetry celebrating childhood. At home or at school, playing sports or practicing music, enjoying the holidays or delighting in each season, Jane Yolen’s masterful collection shows just how lively it is to be a kid.

«12 сов» - книга СОВместных трудов Андрея Усачева и Галины Дядиной. Это шестая книга, созданная в их соавторстве, или как они сами говорят – СОВавторстве. У каждой совы есть прелестное имя и уникальная история, которая не оставит равнодушными не только детей, но и взрослых!

After a year of distance-learning, Emily Sofer finds her world turned upside down: she has to leave the only school she's ever known to attend a public school in Chinatown. For the first time, Emily isn't the only Chinese student around...but looking like everyone else doesn't mean that understanding them will be easy—especially with an intimidating group of cool girls Emily calls The Five. When Emily discovers that her adoptive parents have been keeping a secret, she feels even more uncertain about who she is. A chance discovery of Emily Dickinson's poetry helps her finally feel seen.

A short story about a boy who learns to swim and saves his friends in a pool in a rhyming pattern.

A story about a mad scientist who doesn't believe in love. So he conducts hundreds of experiment to prove the world wrong, but soon finds himself to fall in love. The mad scientist understands it's a feeling that no science experiment can conclude.