Best friends Pig and Toad share many happy adventures, including spending a day at the carnival, celebrating Pig's birthday, and having a "snow day" on a warm summer day.

In this early reader with five short chapters, emerging readers meet Pig and Goose. Pig is happy. She loves to dance. She loves to eat. But she cannot fly. And she cannot swim. Goose can fly like a bird. Goose can glide across the water beautifully. But he cannot tell stories or host a party like Pig can. Pig and Goose are very different. But what they do have in common is that they like each other. And they love springtime. Simple text and charming illustrations guide beginning readers throughout the story and encourage independent reading. A lovely story to share with preschoolers and young independent readers. An excellent selection — School Library Journal starred review Approachable while giving new readers a sense of accomplishment" — Kirkus Reviews An ideal choice for older listeners transitioning to young readers, but the playful dialogue also lends itself to reading aloud — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books A quiet but effective reminder that an individual's appearance and skills are not the source of his or her worth — Publisher's Weekly The comfortable line-and-watercolor illustrations capture both the season and the spirit of the story — Horn Book

Covering all 101 species of frogs in the United States and Canada, this book contains natural history information, identification tips, range and habitat information, summaries of behavior, and descriptions of calls. A 70-minute audio compact disc includes the calls of nearly every species.

Eager young readers on their way up the steps can't read enough of these books! With five distinct reading levels, bright full-color artwork, and a bountiful selection of first-rate fiction and nonfiction titles, the premier learning-to-read series provides young readers with an ongoing program that keeps them moving onward and upward as their skills increase."Roar down the runway, faster and faster, straight for the fence and Total Disaster!" Come along to Eagle Airport with Toad, that bug-eyed, wide-mouthed jokester, and his friends Pig and Cow, and read all about why and how Toad learns to fly an airplane.

Because the farmer's wife insists on cleaning his mud puddle, a little pig runs away to the city where he becomes permanently stuck in what he thought was a mud puddle

Pig lives on a farm where he is the only animal without a friend until a new creature arrives, Pug, who is not a pig but has a curly tail, snorts, plays in the mud, and just might be a good friend for Pig.

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes another brand-new collection of rhyming stories-this time featuring a unique assortment of owls and pigs. Discovered by his daughter, Adrianne Lobel, Odd Owls and Stout Pigs: A Book of Nonsense is full of the same humor and wit that is found in Lobel's beloved Frog and Toad stories. This new collection will tickle kids once more and create another generation of Arnold Lobel devotees. Ages: 4 - 7

When two scientists put an electronic transmitter on Max the hedgehog's head, his friends mistake him for a long-lost hedgehog king. This charming tale is from the bestselling author of Babe, the Galant Pig. Illustrations. Digest.

Freewheeling Toad takes to the rails