Frank Carlson Library

A little boy fills his sound box with familiar words and pictures. Each illustration is accompanied by a single word that identifies it.

From everyone's favorite fancy girl comes an alphabetical guide to enhancing vocabulary. Why say beautiful when there are fancy words like gorgeous and glamorous? Instead of hello, try bonjour, which is French and so much fancier. An umbrella will keep you dry, but a parasol will make you feel like a Hollywood movie star! With this helpful A-to-Z guide, Fancy Nancy shows that making plain words into fancy ones is not only educational, it's fun!

Anyone interested in learning American Sign Language should turn to The Talking Hands series. This set of books teaches children common words and signs across a diverse range of themes and subjects. The text includes fun, vibrant photographs that illustrate words that are translated in both English and Spanish. Clothes/Ropa features signs for a variety of clothing and other terminology related to apparel. Learning any language, either spoken or manual,...

When Nancy's friend Bree gets some glittery glasses to help her see better, Nancy, who likes to be fancy, wants to wear glasses too. Includes a glossary of fancy words.

A young girl who uses fancy words and considers herself practically a poison ivy expert learns a valuable (and itchy) lesson about the plant after picking a bouquet of wildflowers in her backyard.

Nancy is delighted that the new boy in her class is from Paris and sets out to become his friend, then discovers that this Parisian is not quite as fancy as she had thought.

Tab the Crab goes on an adventure when he sneaks into a cab and must get back to the beach.

Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and Goldbug guide children on a point-and-learn journey through the words around them.
Now available as an eBook.

Word Bird puts words about Christmas in his word house--North Pole, reindeer, candy canes, stockings, and others. Catch everyone's favorite little bird with a colorful, modern look! These updated versions of Jane Belk Moncure's popular beginner books from the 1980s reflect current educational standards as well as social and cultural changes. The clear, clean typeface and dynamic illustrations encourage today's kids to try their wings in fun, learn-to-read...

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.