Sing a Song of Mother Goose


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Barbara Reid's favourite Mother Goose rhymes -- now in a chunky board book version with all-new illustrations! Sing a Song of Mother Goose was Barbara Reid;s second book, originally published in 1987. Now, for its twentieth anniversary, Barb brings us a whole new edition, completely reillustrated in a board book format. Featured are fourteen of Barbara's favourite rhymes including: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; Humpty Dumpty; Little Miss Muffet; Rockabye Baby; Sing a Song of Sixpence; Ladybird; Pussycat, Pussycat; Jack and Jill; Baa Baa Black Sheep; Hey Diddle Diddle; Rain, Rain, Go Away; Mary Had a Little Lamb; Pat A Cake and Hickory Dickory Dock. This is the perfect companion to Read Me a Book, and will be instantly recognizable to the generation of kids who grew up with the original and now have little ones of their own.




Stephanie X-Ray


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It's not a bird, it's not a plane! It's a human phenomenon, "Stephanie X-Ray!" While discovering a foreign substance on the coast of the Caribbean, Stephanie becomes exposed to the toxin which gives her the incredible ability to see through humans. This inspiring Tall Tale speaks to boys and girls about critical values such as drive, determination, and unwavering courage to make their dreams come true as in the life of Stephanie X-Ray.




The Inner City Mother Goose


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Poems inspired by traditional nursery rhymes depict the grim reality of inner city life, including such topics as crime, drug abuse, unemployment, and inadequate housing.




Dear Mother Goose


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In this lift-the-flap story, Mother Goose's characters ask her to solve their problems.




Mother Goose Goes Broadway


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Mother Goose Goes Broadway is a musical, educational, mystical play production with an intergraded story line meant to work along with some school curricula and reading programs, including math, English, Reading, and Science. An original musical play that uses an educational story line in order to bring an awareness of sex, drugs, abductions, and violence. Bulling would be an example. This awareness is brought to our Youths in our communities through the arts, we can reach into the hearts of our youths. Using their minds and talents in expressing themselves. Our youths come from all denominations and creeds. Music has a way of cancelling a person's origin. Teaching them to work and live together is our goal. Physical and Mental Stress Training thru the Arts. Parents and teachers are somewhat at a loss, leaving their children to take care of one another. Due to parents' work hours, teachers are left to pick up the pieces at school and try to fix situations. Back in the day, this might have been okay. Today, we have to unite for the welfare of all citizens. Community leaders must mentor our youths for the well-being of our children's survival. People must help, or all of us will lose sight of our youths. Antonia Gazetas Weese wants to pull youths and communities together. By writing this musical play, we as a community can start a successful pilot program for students to stay in school and make education their focus and continue to college. Teachers and students can bring any community together with fine arts programs intergraded through the colleges and high schools. This book is a good example of how to put on a musical, bring it together, and receive credit for participating.




The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns


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Alex and Conner Bailey have not been back to the magical Land of Stories since their adventures in The Wishing Spell ended. But one night, they learn the famed Enchantress has kidnapped their mother. Against the will of their grandmother (the one and only Fairy Godmother), the twins must find their own way into the Land of Stories to rescue their mother and save the fairy tale world from the greatest threat it's ever faced.




Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose


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Since its original publication in 1985, Tomie dePaola’s Mother Goose has become a staple on children’s bookshelves everywhere, and features over two hundred Mother Goose rhymes charmingly illustrated by one of today’s most beloved artists. This special anniversary edition includes a framable print with brand-new art and an author’s note from Tomie, and is sure to continue as a family favorite for generations to come.




Cooking with Mother Goose


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Cooking with Mother Goose is a one-of-a-kind storybook cookbook that invites parents and their children to discover delicious foods and the beloved nursery rhymes that inspire them? though this book offers so much more. You'll find beautifully illustrated nursery rhymes and tasty, nutritious recipes with photos. Expect to make precious memories, lots of little messes, and build a positive relationship between your little ones, cooking, and food.Cooking with Mother Goose isn't a cookbook simply for parents to help them prepare healthy meals for kids. Nor is it an instructional manual for parents to help teach their children to cook. Instead, it's an adventure in reading classic nursery rhymes through a new lens and bringing them to life by cooking and connecting as a family. Just as reading books aloud together brings a sense of closeness with our children, so does cooking-and playing-with food in the kitchen. Cooking together can strengthen your emotional bond while you read, talk, measure, and make messes over creating a dish. And that teaches important life lessons about food, mealtime, and nourishment of the body and of the family. Not to mention, it creates memories.




The Congregationalist


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