From acclaimed children’s storyteller Cornelius Addison comes the perfect set of bedside tales starring the one and only Jumpy Puppy.
This opening collection contains five fantastically funny little tales – one for every school night and all expertly narrated by the award-winning author himself.
Listen in as Jumpy Puppy encounters lazy frogs, irritating crickets, educated goldfish, movie-writing fleas and some of the ridiculous monsters that live in the forest behind the Farmer's house at the end of the winding lane.
What are you waiting for? Download now to dream of the cutest, naughtiest puppy dog in the entire world.
Ignite your child’s imagination and tickle their heart with the scrumpdillyicious “Jumble Berry Pie”! A delightful audio book with original music and enhanced sound effects! Join kids from all over the world at the great Redwood Lodge for the greatest pie baking extravaganza ever. With berries bubbling, flour flying, and honey dripping from their nose, each child creates their own unique pie! When it’s time to discover who has the greatest pie in the world, the head baker in all her wisdom and grace, lets them in on a secrete that brings a smile to every kids face! Jumble Berry Pie is wonderful feel good story for the whole family. Whether listening together at home, in the classroom, the car, or chosen as a great bed time story; Jumble Berry Pie is a sweet delight packed with goodness and love for the whole family to enjoy! Ages 4-8
On his first sea adventure, a simple wooden boat named Jib, arrives in the Boston Harbor just in time to celebrate the tricenntenial of the Old Boston Harbor Lighthouse. As the harbor prepares for this historic celebration, Jib meets challenges that help him discover the value of being just a simple wooden boat.
With a long list of activities and events to attend, cousin Thomas paints a picture of city life that makes Jessie’s world seem a little dull in comparison. When her mother suggests they invite Thomas to visit their island, Jessie wonders glumly what she could possibly write in her letter that would sound as exciting as zoos, planetariums or video arcades.
But as Jessie looks out over her island home, she sees a world of endless variety, from killer whales in the strait and bald eagles soaring overhead to anemones in tide pools and tiny hermit crabs on the shore. She thinks of countless days spent exploring, fishing, swimming and canoeing.
This reissue of Jessie’s Island, which was originally published over twenty years ago, will introduce a whole new generation of children to the joy of unstructured play and the pleasures to be found in the natural world.
Jerome Alligator is so excited he can hardly stand it. The students from Swamp School are going on a camping trip this weekend. He plans to fish, swim, and hike for two whole days. Everything would be wonderful if only he didn't have to share a tent with Buster Wormley. Buster likes to play jokes-like putting ants in someone's lunch box. At the campground, he seems to be everywhere, playing not-so-funny tricks. Will this turn out to be Jerome's worst weekend ever? When Jerome comes up with a clever solution to the class bully, the result surprises everyone-even himself. Critically acclaimed children's author Eileen Christelow wrote this humorous tale in response to a request from a group of second graders. Beginning readers will want to hear again and again, Johnny Heller's animated performance of the feisty young alligators.
In a sloping corner of New Jersey, where the Pennsylvania mountains rise in the blue distance, there is a valley called Jenny's Corner. Every fall since 1856, the men who live there protect the valley from hunters until the season is over. Who was Jenny? She was a nine-year-old girl who loved, fed and protected the deer who lived in the forests near her home. But when she learned that others would destroy these gentle creatures, she was willing to give up everything to stop the guns. Jenny's Corner is a New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year, and has touched the hearts of children everywhere. This poignant tale teaches quiet, simple lessons about love, change, and one small girl's courage.
Yei Theodora Ozaki was an early translator of Japanese short stories and fairy tales. Her translations have been very popular, and were reprinted hundreds of times after her death.
Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki includes English translations of 22 classic japanese tales that include ghouls, goblins and ogres; sea serpents and sea kings; kindly animals and magic birds; demons and dragons and many more.
This is a classic collection loved by many, a great addition to your collection.
Jamaica doesn't like wearing her brother's old hand-me-down boots to school. She's happy when the tiny hole in the toe gets bigger. Now her mother will have to take her shopping for new boots. She wants to buy some beautiful fuzzy pink ones like her friend Brianna's, but Brianna might think she's copying. So she picks out a pair of fancy cowboy boots. When Brianna tells Jamaica that cowboy boots aren't "in," Jamaica tells Brianna that her boots are ugly. Now everyone's feelings are hurt. Juanita Havill has a knack for capturing the real-life struggles of young children learning caring, responsible behavior. Award-winning narrator Lynne Thigpen gives a touching performance as she expresses the pangs of two friends learning valuable lessons about jealousy and friendship.
"Jack the Giant Killer" is a British fairy tale in which a young man uses clever tricks to outwit terrible giants and rid the country of the threat they pose. The tale is set during King Arthur's reign. The witty Jack encounters terrible giants, each one more threatening and dangerous than the others. They devour cattle, emprison women, and maintain the country in a state of fear and confusion; but, armed only with his brain and a few magical objects he gathered, Jack will gain the advantage and slay the monsters.
This is a classic tale, of which child psychologist Bruno Bettleheim observed that it could play a crucial role in child development: the giants can represent the towering adults, and Jack's legend may give the child a way of retaliating in fantasy against their threatening dominance in reality.
