"Two friends are on their way to see a show in the big city, but they are running very late. Will they make it to the show in time?"-- Provided by publisher.

"From spicy achaar to sweet zafrani pulao, flip through food from every corner of India, for all kinds of occasions in this mouth-watering alphabet book."--

The sounds of lapping water and dipping oars ease readers into the famous canals of Venice, Italy. With mother as gondolier and father singing his calming song to baby, a family floats serenely through this one-of-a-kind historic city, past features as unusual as stone winged lions and golden masks and as comfortably familiar as babbling neighbors and drying laundry. The baby drifts deeper and deeper into Venice's maze and--finally--sweet sleep.

"Help Smiley Sheep look for presents under the flaps. Can you spot her special friend?"--Page 4 of cover

"It's the night before the big show-and-tell, and Max isn't sure what to bring. He's shy and worried that it will all go all wrong. But when a space creature named Moonbean crashes into his room, Max discovers all he needed was a friend to help him find his confidence. Heartfelt and whimsically illustrated, Max and Moonbean is an empowering picture book story about friendship, bravery, and daring to dream big from one of the best-selling picture book...

"With a little help from Thing One and Thing Two, the Cat in the Hat travels the planet--and beyond--to introduce beginning readers to 17 strange but true weather events, among them waterspouts, dust devils, ball lightning, snow donuts, fire whirls, red sprites, sundogs, ice tsunamis, clouds shaped like UFOs and cinnamon rolls, diamond rain, metallic snow, and a storm so wide three Earths could fit INSIDE it! Perfect for nurturing a love of science...

Inky is bored with aquarium life -- he wants to start a new adventure on the open sea! But just how can an octopus escape from a tank to the ocean? One morning in April 2016, aquarium keepers discovered suspicious prints on the floor leading to a drain emptying into Hawke's Bay, New Zealand... In the official story from Inky's former home, the National Aquarium of New Zealand imagines the daring escape that the real-life Inky may have taken on his...

From one bad cat that eats from fish traps to seven that flip over the boat, a young girl tells, in rhyme, of an adventure at sea.

Illustrations and simple text relate how Dog and Frog and Cat play hide and seek.

Introduces the holiday, Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, and describes how it is celebrated in Mexico and in the United States.