I asked my mom if I could havea pet, or even two. But every time I brought one home,my sister went Ah-Choo! When hunting for his new best friend, a boy goes through an alpha
Did you know that koalas eat only eucalyptus? That arctic foxes dine on lemmings? Or that leatherback turtles enjoy a dish of jellyfish? Like children, animals can be very, very fussy about their food
What happens when you expect an itty-bitty kitty . . . but get a lion instead?It’s kitten delivery day, but—SURPRISE. Congratulations on your new LION! We know you ordered a kitten, but we ran out of
Developed by reading specialists, each book in this easy reader paperback series includes carefully selected words and sentence structures and engaging natural science topics vetted by museum experts
With this stunning treasury, we welcome one of the most respected children's book illustrators to the Sterling list: Michael Hague.?Originally published individually, these four beloved Christmas caro
With bright, fanciful art by the award-winning illustrator Seymour Chwast, this tale is a pure delight. It's bathtime--but Is Harry wet yet? Oh no. There's no room in the tub, because a witch, dinosau
Since its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahame's young son, The Wind in the Willows has become one of the best-loved children's books ever. Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger will find y
The dogsharks are all around the playground--bouncing, climbing, and digging. As kids follow these colorful creatures on the move, they'll have so much fun they won't even realize they're learning pre
I have a dream. Those rousing words, spoken by Martin Luther King, Jr. at an historic civil rights rally in Washington, D.C., brought hope to those who listened: hope that in the future there might n
“Huliska-Beith’s smiling, rubber-limbed figures dance through vertiginously tilted, brightly colored minimalist settings… As a presentation of Lear’s better-known poems, this
One of the most beloved classics in children’s literature, Kipling’s masterpiece follows Mowgli, the boy raised by wolves, and his animal friends as they fight for survival in the Indian jungle. Youn
Zoom, zoom: race day is here, and Huckle Cat and his friends are getting their special cars ready for the big event. But one by one, each vehicle has a problem, creating scenes of comic calamity. It'
It's Lowly Worm's birthday-and Huckle Cat and all his friends are throwing Lowly a surprise party. But when Huckle and Bridget try to make a cake, their special recipe turns into . . .cake soup! But
In the nearly 30 years since the accident that made radio personality and columnist Dan Gottlieb a quadriplegic, he developed a finely-tuned quality of awareness that most people never achieve: he bec
Every parents dreads those three bedtime words: "I'm not sleepy!" And that's exactly what Jake the cat is wailing. Will he ever go to bed? How many excuses will he think of?
"I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like," declared Jane Austen when she wrote Emma. But it turns out that readers loved Emma Woodhouse, a ”handsome, clever, and rich” young
When Philip Pirrip--nicknamed Pip--is forced by an escaped convict to steal food and supplies from his meager home, he doesn't know that this event will transform his life. One of Dickens's most popul
The bestselling Sterling Classics series continues with Charles Dickens's Great Expectations--one of the most popular novels of all time. When Philip Pirrip, nicknamed Pip, is approached by an escaped
Thanks to the huge success of the Twilight series, vampires have become the most popular supernatural creatures on earth. But Dracula is the one that started it all, back in 1897. Bram Stoker's eterna