Beginning Readers

Samantha the elephant travels by train to the city, where she experiences her first urban adventure. The trip helps her overcome her fears and discover a new world. Includes educational games.

Ivana the frog and friends Pablo the toad, Alberta the goose, Maria the squirrel, Fidel the duck, and others enjoy the four seasons in the pond where they live. Includes educational games.

Pipo is a little robin that wants to learn to fly. With a great deal of effort he makes it and, by flying high up in the sky, discovers a wonderful universe. Includes educational games.

John the Tree is very happy because every day he gets a new leaf. But he's so conceited that he doesn't let any creature come near him lest they spoil his foliage, thus offending everybody. When autumn comes, however, his leaves change...and so does his...

John the tree is happy because the awful winter is over. With spring his first leaves are beginning to sprout, and all his friends have come back. Includes educational games.

Clara the cow, Claudia the sheep, and Carla the little goat are good friends who are unhappy on Mr. Wolf's farm. They devise a clever plan of escape. Includes educational games.

The little monkey Pepe is afraid to climb trees so Celestino the elephant decides to lend him a hand. Finally, Pepe finds his courage and ends up saving his comrades from a lion's attack! Includes educational games.

Celestino the elephant finds a lost egg and, with the aid of his friends (a hippo, a giraffe and a tiger), decides to find out to whom it belongs. A lovely story about caring for the environment and welcoming diversity. Includes educational games.

Bruno is a sweet, yet rather clumsy horse. He comes up with an ingenious plan to win over the mare Blanca. Activities and games appear at the end of the book.

Tomasito the baby mouse is quite sleepy, but his roommate, Tico the lamb, doesn't want to stop playing. Luckily, Tico's mom knows just what to do.

Two powerhouses of children's literature unite to put their unique spin on this classic tale.

Clover lives with her large family on a beautiful farm. There are always so many fun things to do, but picking just one is hard for her. One day, when a young goat named Peony wanders off, Clover realizes she must act quickly and decisively to save...

When the fair is getting ready to move, Oscar finds an abandoned red fish crying in a bag of water. The fish tells him her dream is to swim in the ocean. Oscar and Sabueso set out to help her.

Biscuit visits a farm and makes friends with some baby llamas.

Biscuit visits a farm and makes friends with some baby llamas.

Reina wants to dress up as Frida Kahlo for her class's pretend wax museum. What will she do when her friend Nora picks her first?

Oscar is in a bad mood. He cannot stand so much mess! He leaves Hound a note and slams the door. When Hound wakes up, he jumps over a ball, knocks into the table, and spills jam on Oscar's note. Now he can only make out a few words. Does it really...

A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit...and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a...

This book presents six fun short stories in different formats: rebus, text, and downloadable song for singing. All three ways will help children increase their vocabulary and joy of reading.

Ideal for beginning readers, these six short stories feature a friendly bear named Bjorn who lives in the forest. Children will enjoy seeing him interact with his friends.

Hound does not like being left alone so he asks Oscar if he could go to work with him. Oscar says yes as long as he behaves. When Hound hears some screams and thinks Oscar needs help, the poor pooch ends up trapped on the witch's train!

Oscar the skeleton does not like dogs. He even hangs a sign on his door saying they are not allowed. In spite of this, Hound never seems to leave. The two end up becoming great friends and Oscar even teaches Hound how to read thanks to some delicious...

Joe Cepeda's artwork captures the sheer joy a little boy feels playing outside one windy day.

Biscuit wants to go to school, but it's not a place for dogs. What will the teacher do when he discovers the determined pup comes to class?

Emergent readers will love seeing how much a little boy and girl love Big Cat.

Chipmunk does not like the beach, but he accompanies Bear because he is a good friend.

Horse loves to dance, but Buggy doesn't. How will Horse get his best friend to join in the fun?

A cat finds his happy place one cold winter's day.

A mama duck solicits help to rescue her wayward ducklings.

I bet you think that dinosaurs are ill-mannered. This book shows how polite and well-behaved they actually are.

In this beginning reader/picture book, children will fall in love with a delightful dog named Pug.

A dog shares how much he loves to run and play.

A little dog shares what he loves about his garden.

In these five short stories for beginning readers, Arnold Lobel's endearing character explores his feelings as well as the world around him. He invites the winter into his house, discovers some strange lumps in his bed, makes tear-water tea, discovers he...

A dog lists all the things he sees outside, but he gets most excited by the squirrel!

This book for beginning readers features simple yet witty text that small children can easily read by themselves. It's the endearing story of a newly hatched bird that goes in search of his mother.

Told in five rhyming short chapters and a prologue, this is the story of a little boy named Pierre who did not care about anything until he is rescued from the stomach of one hungry lion.

Winter has arrived and Frog is freezing. He has not feathers or fur to keep him warm like his friends Duck and Hare. When he collapses in the snow one day, his friends take care of him and make him feel warm.

This book features simple yet witty text that small children can easily read by themselves. The endearing story of a newly hatched bird in search of his mother has appealed to generations of readers.

Children have loved Little Bear for generations. They can readily identify with his wishes and activities.