Ben and Becky cause hilarious excitement when they accidentally let a snake loose in the mall!

Frank, an adventurous little frog, is playing with his friends, when suddenly his ball flies off and bounces into the house of a giant. Frank's friends are too scared to help him get his ball back, so he sneaks into the huge house all by himself. Little Frank hopes he can find his ball before the big giant comes back.

Frank, a frog, and his friend Mikey, a mouse, try to save a tiger from a dog.

"...[T]he emperor hires two tailors to make him a new set of elegant and magical clothes--clothes that foolish people will think are invisible! When the emperor parades through town in his fine new clothes, while really wearing just his polka-dotted shorts, only a child is willing to speak up and tell the truth"--Page [4] of cover.

Little Chipper loves to play with the other dogs in the park. A new dog, Rex, shows up and Little Chipper is excited to have him join the fun. Rex thinks Little Chipper is too little to play in their games and threatens to take his ball and leave. What will all the other dogs too.

"Matt takes his pet gecko to school, and disaster almost strikes when the gecko escapes. Matt and his friends try to catch the gecko as it runs around the classroom, hoping their teacher won't notice. In the end Matt learns a valuable lesson, and the class learns a lot about geckos"--Back cover.

Most children like to build things, and this book gives them a realistic glimpse into construction projects from houses and skyscrapers to bridges and stadiums. Along the way, readers will learn about some of the planning and materials that go into building, as well as some of the jobs and heavy equipment involved in construction. Left-hand pages contain more complex text to be read by parents while right-hand pages feature text for children written...

"Written with the help of a child psychologist, this book about two young dragons can help support parents and children in discussing some of the fears that children often experience. In the story, Benny and Dean are going to spend their first night away from home without their parents. Benny is looking forward to going to his grandmother's house, but he's nervous about being away from home. His brother Dean doesn't seem nervous, but when they're...