Full AspenCat Catalog

When a spunky mouse invites a passing bird to see what's inside a People House, chaos ensues while beginning readers learn the names of 65 common household items - and that people are generally not pleased to find mice and birds in their houses! A super simple, delightfully silly introduction to objects around the homeÑfrom none other than Dr. Seuss! Easy-to-read rhyme cites a number of common household items.

After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.

A collection of tongue twisters that is an amusing exercise for beginning readers.

A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.

A boy provides a look at life on the prairies of North America and describes the effects of the climate on the people like him who grow up in the heartland of the continent.

Twenty-five haiku give readers a fresh, humorous perspective on Santa's December preparations, and rich illustrations pull readers into every wintry scene.

"Jacqueline Woodson, one of today's finest writers, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid poems, she shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and her growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and...

Follows the struggles of two youngsters who, when revisited by the mischievous Cat, are subjected to an army of Little Cats and an ever-spreading pink mess.

Includes three humorous stories in verse: Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag.