George Shannon

"It's easy to take a cookie out of the cookie jar: just reach in. But how does it get in there in the first place? It's more complicated than you might think. Someone has to milk the cow, grow the wheat, harvest the sugar cane--everyone has a special job to do to make that cookie possible."--Provided by publisher.

Fifteen brief folktales in which there is a mystery or problem that the reader is invited to solve before the resolution is presented.

When Snake starts sleeping on the rock where Lizard lives, Lizard must figure out how to get his home back.

When Warren moves away he misses his older friend next door and the times they shared in the garden, but the separation inspires each of them to do something creative about it.

Little witch Cordelia loves to spell, but can she beat the long-time champion in the Witchy Spelling Bee?

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal that hands, as they carry out ordinary tasks, are also showing love.

"Beyond your wildest dreams!": What do you dream of being? Pretend along with Blue. "Playdates": It's a day of Spin the Wheel of Playdates to play magic with Periwinkle, or deliver mail with Mailbox or sing along with Joe. "Blue's collection": Blue is missing a circle from her Circle Collection, figure out which circle is missing. "The wrong shirt": Why is Steve wearing a Khaki shirt and green-striped pants? Learning skills include: Imagination, literacy,...