Using various animals as examples, this rhyming picture book explores what makes them the same and what makes them different.

Pecking his way through the door of a house, an intrepid little woodpecker busily raps on a rhyming sequence of indoor objects, from a hat and a mat and a racket and jacket to a teddy bear and a book called Jane Eyre.

"Give a warm welcome to the awww-some ZooBorns animal babies!Get to know the adorable ZooBorns in this Ready-to-Read storybook that's chock-full of cute and cuddly baby zoo animals. With a familiar refrain of "Welcome to the world!" on every page, this photographic collection of irresistible critters is ideal for emerging readers"--

In the morning, dragons wake up, tumble out of bed, and get ready to fly into the sky.

It's another Thanksgiving at Grandma's. Gavin expects a long day of boredom and being pestered by distantly related toddlers, but his cousin Rhonda has a different idea: make a break for it - out of the kids' room to the swing set in the backyard! Gavin isn't so sure, especially when they encounter vicious guard dogs (in homemade sweaters), a hallway full of overly affectionate aunts, and worse yet, the great wall of butts! Will they manage to avoid...

Simba, the lion cub, practices his roar on other jungle animals.

An encounter with a moose while they are learning to ski provides Mr. Magee and his dog with some unexpected excitement.

In this original version of the traditional tale, the three little pigs are in their usual trouble with the somewhat bad wolf--who is really just very hungry and frustrated that the pizza parlor will not serve him. Includes prompts and activities.

A modern rhyme retells the events of the famous race between the boastful hare and the persevering tortoise.

When a flood causes a family to be stranded in their car, Farmer John's tractor is the only vehicle that is able to rescue the family.