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A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Thelma usually outsmarts Frances until Frances decides to teach her a lesson about friendship.

In this picture book classic that belongs on every reader's shelf, two lovable hippos impart funny lessons on the true meaning of friendship. Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef’s feelings...

A mouse convinces a weasel he needs the ingredients from several stories to make a tasty mouse soup. When a mouse learns that he is to be the main ingredient in the weasel's mouse soup he concocts four tales to delay its preparation.

Seven scary stories to tell at night in front of a fire or in the dark, based on traditional stories and folktales from various countries.

As her little sister Gloria's birthday approaches, Frances wavers between being generous--and being jealous.

Housekeeper Amelia Bedelia visits an art museum, where her confusion leads to surprising results.

Amelia Bedelia finds a stray kitten and tries, in her literal-minded way, to take good care of it.

In his bestselling picture book Dirt on My Shirt, Jeff Foxworthy warmed the hearts of kids both big and little. Now, in this I Can Read edition, poems have been hand selected for beginning readers to enjoy. From meeting Auntie Brooke and Uncle Keith to searching for tadpoles and snakes, young readers will love discovering Jeff's vibrant neighborhood all for themselves. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy presents more than thirty illustrated poems for children...

"No one loves horses more than Meg. She has pony books, pony toys, and even a pony rug! But Meg lives in the big city and has never been around real ponies before. Then her family moves to the country, and on her first day of school, Meg makes a new friend--a friend who lives on a horse farm! Beginning readers will cheer as Meg meets, feeds, and grooms her very first horses. A sweet story of friendship and big ideas, this is the perfect book for horse...