Showing titles in Stories in Verse

Doris and Morris and Horace and the Brontosaurus is a children's fantasy about an amazing adventure in dinosaur land.

It's Wesley's seventh birthday! In his world, whatever you wish for will come true. Follow along as he demonstrates his kindness to others, overcomes greed and puts others first. With courage, kindness, and friendship, he turns his birthday into an amazing adventure!

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Soon, her mother will upend their perfect little family, adding a stepfather and six-year-old twin stepsisters. She sends Macy next door to help 86-year-old Iris Gillan, who is getting ready to move into an assisted-living facility. Iris can't pack a single box on her own, and, worse, she doesn't know sign language. Soon, through notes and books and cookies, a bond grows between them, and this friendship, odd and unexpected, may be just what Macy needs to face the changes in her life.

14 Ridiculous Tales of Sage Silliness is a compendium of 14 rhyming stories of cyborgs, vikings, pirates, puppeteers, dragons, politicians, a wueen, an umbrella salesman, a baseball player, and a toothless has-been super hero. Each short lyrical tale has a moral for children to learn, from staying in school, to listening to parents, to avoiding excess, and much more.

A comedic telling of inappropriate behavior in public places. For children.

This adventure's a throwback to simpler times. Your child's going to love it: the whole story rhymes! It's about a young boy who is brave and unbowed. The kid goes on a quest, and when danger appears, he discovers true grit - and he conquers his fears. When the dust has all settled and Martin returns, he makes difficult choices and finally learns that it's not always easy to do the right thing....

Der Hase Eric ist auf der Suche nach einer Hasenfrau. Weil er aber eine ganz besondere und die beste Frau von allen haben möchte, veranstaltet er einen Wettkampf. Bei diesem können alle Hasenfrauen teilnehmen, die sich trauen, ihre Geschicklichkeit zu beweisen. Die Siegerin soll sein Herzblatt sein. Doch die hat etwas ganz anderes im Sinn.

Ulrich Steier hat Kinderlieder für die ganz Kleinen geschrieben, die zum Lauschen, Mitsingen, Herumhopsen und Entspannen einladen. Die Kinder lernen den kleinen Hasen kennen, der die Natur wahrnimmt, mit seinen Freunden herumtollt und vor allem eins erfährt: dass er geliebt wird, so wie er ist, und dass seine Familie und Freunde immer für ihn da sind.

Alles durchlebt den Wandel der vier Jahreszeiten: Fredrik Vahle singt vom Erblühen der Welt nach einem kalten Winter, malt in lyrischen Bildern den Sommer, lässt Mensch und Erde im Nebel träumen und im Winter Ruhe und Besinnung einkehren. Dieses Jahreszeiten-Album klingt mal verspielt, mal tiefsinnig. Die Songs bewegen, berühren, laden zum Verweilen ein und gehen weit über das klassische Kinderlied hinaus: Sie lassen das große Ganze sehen und helfen, im Einklang mit der Natur zu leben.

This is a charming children’s story about a fly who can’t fly, but who longs for adventure! Tripi is different and special, you see; he can talk, read, and write - he can even dance and sing! He tries and tries with all his might, but it remains that he cannot take flight! Tripi is unique in his ability to look at the bright side of things. He’s not going to let this get him down, so he goes to the library where he meets The Great Book!

Red Shoes with White Squiggles is a rhyming children's book about a family of five mice. The author Carol Pavelin was inspired to write the book after seeing some of the character mice painted by her sister Stephanie Conroy. The locations in the book are loosely based on the sisters' happy memories of growing up on Woodhill Road in Portishead, England.

A delightful children's story about a windy occurrence. It is exciting, authentic, credible, and captivating. Suitable for children aged between three and six. Covers the weather element of the wind. The child's story is also poetic. It is an excellent story telling time book. For bonding time or educational school story time.

Dean Bob and Lou Tweet can't wait to perform in the first-ever Bonefish Street Elementary School Pet Show. They've practiced their performances over and over again, and together with their pets, they're ready to shine! But it looks like their families, the Tweets, who are neat, and the Bobs, who are slobs, aren't going to make getting to the show easy. What will happen when the Tweets and Bobs have a showdown before the show? And what if all that fighting makes Dean Bob just a little nervous for his performance?

Ivan Krylov (1768-1844), famoso autore di favole, si dedicò totalmente a questo genere letterario dal 1808 in poi, dopo scarsi successi come commediografo. In questo campo ottenne grandi successi in patria e all'estero. Le sue favole, in versi, sono qui presentate nella traduzione di Federico Verdinois. Cornice musicale: "Album per la gioventù" di Schumann.

A Boy Born from Mold and Other Delectable Morsels by Lorin Morgan-Richards contains seven delightfully bleak stories, beginning with Ruin (or Rune proper), who through extraordinary circumstances comes to moldy life in an old battered quilt left in the corner of a basement. Listeners should also examine other characters like Zoog, a young vampire, whose intolerance to blood causes bouts of gas and bloating, much to his parents' distaste.

"The Jungle Book" (1894) is a collection of stories by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling. The stories were first published in magazines in 1893-94. The original publications contain illustrations, some by Rudyard's father, John Lockwood Kipling. Kipling was born in India and spent the first six years of his childhood there. After about ten years in England, he went back to India and worked there for about six and a half years. These stories were written when Kipling lived in Vermont.

Simon Snootle and Other Small Stories is about seven misguided tales of humorous woe by several downtrodden characters that are simply looking to be themselves. The book begins with Simon Snootle, a meager young man who lived most of his life at the bottom of a cistern with neighborhood cats. He is not aware of any tragedy of the situation, but rather makes the best of it, knowing that eventually more things will fall in as he did.

Mama set another place. Papa found an extra seat. Hannah squeezed to make more space, Thrilled to have a guest to greet. Uh-oh! As the sheep family Passover seder begins, more and more guests show up!

Iggy follows his kite through a rip in the sky. Behind the sky, he makes new friends and joins them on a quest to find a stolen musical instrument that plays the weather.

Mushroom Tales is a collection of stories to explain to your child: In "Rules of Gold", why it's important to treat others as you'd like to be treated. In "Bullies", being bullied is not about you and there are bully solutions. In "How to Win a Race", the most important part of any race or challenge is: to start! In "My Mom Rocks!" being a Mom is an incredibly challenging job, and if your kids don't already see and appreciate Mom's hard work, they will now.