Frank Carlson Library

Join Leo and his sisters as they discover that every bus has surprises on board!--Back cover. "Patience pays off for Leo and his sisters as they wait for the right bus to take them to the park! Leo and his family are waiting for the bus, but each one that passes just isn't the right bus for them. First a red bus filled with a hen, a cow a duck, a goat and a horse, and driven by a sheep goes by, bound for the farm. Next a yellow bus jam-packed with...

"Really Bird is a small bird who lives in a large city park. Today he is thinking...I really want to make lemonade! But it will take working together to make a unique refreshing drink."--Cover, page 4.

Really Bird, a small bird who lives in a big city park, wants to be first! But on today's adventure, Really Bird discovers that being a leader is about more than being first in line.

Nicky the cat runs upstairs and downstairs to hide from his mother.

Simple text and illustrations portray a small dog waking up, having breakfast, and getting ready to play.

Unwilling to go to bed, Jake tries to stay up all night, but he discovers that staying awake all night in a quiet lonely house is not quite the treat he imagined it would be.

When Mrs. Mouse's many children tell her what they would like to give Santa for Christmas instead of making a wish list for themselves, they have a happy surprise.

Illustrations and rhyming text invite the reader to move like a variety of aquatic animals, from slithering like an eel and waddling like a penguin to running like a hungry alligator.

A child learns a lesson from eating a wormy and rotten apple.