Alice Schertle

"Soft and woolly, shiny and smooth...this touch-and-feel book featuring the beloved Little Blu Truck and his farm animal friends provides fun and sensory exploration, while gently sharing that we don't have to be the same to be the best of ourselves--and the best of friends."--

An illustrated collection of poetry features animals wearing an array of shoes, jackets, hats, and other fun attire to demonstrate their unique personalities.

A school assignment to share collections prompts Jeremy Bean to become a collector of stories about himself, which he hopes he can share with his grandchildren as his Gramps has shared stories with him. This engaging transitional work is organized into three "books" that explore Jeremy's efforts to become a collector, his search for dust bunnies and his solution to the problem of a St. Patrick's Day costume.

As Little Blue Truck and his friends are getting ready to go to sleep, a thunderstorm arrives and they seek safety from the storm together.

A special edition of this collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations. Includes a CD with selected songs from the book for use in sing-alongs, read-alongs, or to aid reading comprehension.