Bear is tired of the cold, dark winter--he's going out to hunt for spring! He puts on his rain boots and splashes his way across town, searching for frogs at the pond, baby chicks at the botanical garden, and grasshoppers in the meadow. Can YOU help Bear find springtime treasures? In this charming seek-and-find, readers of all ages will discover an illustrated wonderland that's irresistible--and irresistibly challenging--and will return to it again...

"It's time to celebrate with Little Critter! Critterville comes to life in these engaging and interactive digital book apps that will excite young readers, teach literacy fundamentals and boost reading confidence. Encourage literacy skills with highlighted narration; Follow along with three fun ways to read; Learn new vocabulary with tappable text; Tap objects to hear their name read aloud."--

Toddlers will love exploring the farm through the day and in different seasons, and learning about the adult and baby animals in this beautifully illustrated, read-aloud board book. The intriguing cover has a cutaway sun to feel, and inside, there are adorable farm animals under large flaps with peek-through holes, plus lots more exciting things to spot around the farm, from a chicken coop and a big-wheeled tractor to a scarecrow and cute bunny rabbits....

"For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction...

When eleven-year-old Miles moves to Marsh Hollow, he's desperate for a fresh start. At his last school, his ADHD-related challenges earned him a reputation as a troublemaker and cost him his friends, especially after he lost a beloved class pet. With just one chance to make a first impression, "Mayhem Miles" is determined to do something great in this town. Like solving a mystery. After witnessing people burying something in his neighbor's backyard...

In 1845 in Concord, Massachusetts, Henry David Thoreau began a radical experiment: he built a cabin in the woods and lived there, alone, examining the world around him. He spent his days walking the shores of Walden Pond, growing beans, observing plants and animals, and recording his reflections in his notebook. These reflections eventually became his seminal work Walden. In this lovely picture book, Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor imagine a special...

Opal the ostrich pushes past her anxiety to take on a big responsibility at her family's annual party.

"Harriet Wermer investigates more mysteries during her stay on Marble Island"--

"The story of Henry David Thoreau's time at Walden Pond is contrasted with businessman Frederic Tudor's scheme to cut 180 tons of ice from Walden Pond and transport it to India"--