Taback Simms

Presents the traditional version of a famous American folk poem first heard in the U.S. in the 1940's with illustrations on die-cut pages that reveal all that the old lady swallows.

Winner of a James Beard award, The Monday-To-Friday Cookbook is the cookbook for working people. A professional chef and "excellent teacher" (New York Times) who faces the same problem we all face in coming home to feed her family, Michele Urvater has developed an inspired system of weeknight cuisine that really works. It provides a complete blueprint: pantry, equipment, techniques, dining strategies-and over 300 superb recipes. And special skills...

Riddles about the sun, stars, moon, planets, and space travel.

"It takes many kinds of trucks to build a road, and here you'll meet every one of them - bulldozers, front loaders, power rollers, and more - all dynamically illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Simms Taback."--Back cover

One by one, ten little trick-or-treaters get together for an evening of fun and venture over to a dark and scary house, where they are greeted by a monster.

Peter complains his house is too noisy so the wise man advises him to obtain some rather unusual house guests.

Rhyming text describes the sounds that various farm animals make as they all head to the barnyard.

"Good Night, Gorilla" - The zookeeper makes his nightly rounds but never suspects that someone is making mischief along the way. "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" - Sylvester's parents are beside themselves when Sylvester magically turns himself into a rock to escape the jaws of a hungry lion. "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" - Sing along with everyone's favorite poem about the silly old lady who swallows everything from a fly to a cat to...

Sam and his Wild West Show entertain the townsfolk and catch two bank robbers before moving on to the next town.

Marine creatures each travel across the sand to a beach party in its own special way.