Frank Carlson Library

Bruce the bear's family wishes he were less grumpy, but when his cousin Kevin arrives for a visit, he brings more fun than they ever wanted.

When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.

A horrified boy discovers he has head lice and tries some wild remedies to get rid of them.

A young child imagines going off to Kindergarten as a journey to another planet.

It is a cold and rainy evening when Gran gives her granddaughter something special: tickets to the ballet. Her granddaughter is reluctant to go. The weather is terrible and they have to wear fancy, uncomfortable clothes. But as the curtains rise on The Nutcracker, the girl's eyes light up as she's introduced to the magic of the theater. The bright costumes, the intricate dances, the magical music, and a new friend all combine to captivate the girl...

Preschoolers and little ones getting ready to go for the first time are sure to enjoy cheering Pete the Kitty's fun entry to preschool in this board book. Full color.

"Pearl loves dance class, but when her mother suggests Pearl might like to go to preschool, she isn't so sure....How coul anything be more important than dancing?"--Page [4] of cover.

In a world where all the letters of the alphabet live in separate cities surrounded by walls, little h and small i's newfound friendship inspires all the divided communities to connect and form such words as courage, cooperate, and kindness. How do you tear down walls? With words at first, then brick by brick

Rhyming text describes the activities a child experiences on the first day of kindergarten.

"Click-Clack Waddle Dot Dewey Dew from Planet Eight Hundred Seventy-Two Point Nine does not want to go to school--not on his planet, and definitely not on Planet Earth at Mrs. Brightsun's School for Little Learners. Everything on Earth is different. His clothes don't fit right, his classmates don't look like him, and even Earth noises sound weird. In this first day of school story with a twist, nervous Dewey Dew learns that new experiences--like going...