author results for Derby, Cindy,

Wheetle

Derby, Cindy — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Wheetle, a helpful wagon, loves carrying things for his friends, but when he wakes up to a wobbly wheel, he finds himself in the position of needing help.

Blurp's Book of Manners

Derby, Cindy — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

"When etiquette coach Ms. Picklepop teeters off her stool and spills a bucket of paint, a creature emerges. Not a scary one, or an evil one, or anything of the sort. Instead, what comes alive is... BLURP! She'll have to carry on with her lesson, despite Blurp's many, messy distractions. But paint splotches and burps aren't all that disrupt Ms. Picklepop's decorous class. Perhaps through an unlikely friendship, Ms. Picklepop will learn a thing or two about manners herself" --

Two Many Birds

Derby, Cindy — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"As birds line up to perch on a tree, a monitor shouts rules at them ... Eventually, the tree fills to capactiy (100 birds), but what happens when two more are accidentally born among the branches?"--Provided by publisher.

Oh, Panda

Derby, Cindy — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Panda tries to follow a butterfly over a mountain, but the slippery, snowy slope makes it difficult to climb.

How to Walk An Ant

Derby, Cindy — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

"There are nine steps to becoming an ant walker, and Amariyah, the expert ant walker, is here to show you how it's done. This irreverent and quirky picture book follows a young girl as she goes through the process of walking ants, from polite introductions to tragic leash entanglements. In the end, this unique book shows that as long as you're doing what you're best at, you may find a like-minded friend to tag along."--Amazon.

Nightmare Jones

Bramer, Shannon — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Shannon's twenty-eight poems in Nightmare Jones send delightful shivers down the spine. Written in a variety of styles and forms, they encompass magic realism and influences from fairy tales, folklore and ghost stories, alongside more contemporary explorations of unusual creatures, misunderstood monsters and commonplace human fears (both ridiculous and sublime!). Cindy Derby's evocative line and watercolor illustrations inhabit these weird and wonderful works with her characteristic flair for the strange and witchy wonders of the world. In these poems what makes a person scared might also make them sad, or even make them laugh, as Bramer writes from a place of wonder, empathy, curiosity and reverence for the deep dark woods we all have inside us. If you've ever wanted to spend some time in a witch's garden or wondered what spiders do with our worries, this is the poetry book for you!

Born

Sobol, John — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

"Born is a gentle, lyrical picture book about a baby's arrival into the world and the love between mother and child. Cindy Derby's soft whimsical illustrations beautifully complement John Sobol's poetic text. This is a great picture book for parents or loved ones to read to very young children."--

The Boy and the Gorilla

Azúa Kramer, Jackie — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

'The Boy and the Gorilla', a profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla, makes real the power of talking about loss. Told entirely in dialogue, this direct and deeply affecting picture book will inspire conversations about grief, empathy, and healing beyond the final hope-filled scene.

Born

Sobol, John — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

A lyrical, beautifully illustrated poem about a baby's birth.

In this lyrical poem, author John Sobol brings us his imagined vision of a universal experience, that of being born. As she is born, the baby in this story goes through a time of intense movement and change before she takes her first breath and cries. Warm hands wrap her in a blanket, and she is held in loving arms. She has arrived!

Sobol captures the mystery and wonder of the birth experience in this deeply sympathetic tale. Reading this book together will enable children and their parents to celebrate the joy and emotional power of that remarkable moment.

Cindy Derby's soft, gentle illustrations beautifully complement the poem.

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7
Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)

Outside in

Underwood, Deborah — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Illustrations and easy-to-read text reveal ways nature affects our everyday lives, such as providing food and clothing, and showing when to go to bed and when to get up.

Climbing Shadows

Bramer, Shannon — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

"The poems in Climbing Shadows were inspired by a class of kindergarten children whom poet and playwright Shannon Bramer came to know over the course of a school year. She set out to write a poem for each child, sharing her love of poetry with them. This original collection reflects the children's joys and sorrows, worries and fears, moods and sense of humor. Some poems address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer, while others explore subjects of fascination - bats, spiders, skeletons, octopuses, polka dots, racing cars and birthday parties. Evident throughout the book is a love of words and language and the idea that there are all kinds of poems and that they are for everyone - to read or write."--

Climbing Shadows

Bramer, Shannon — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

A splendidly illustrated collection of poems inspired by young children that address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer.

The poems in Climbing Shadows were inspired by a class of kindergarten children whom poet and playwright Shannon Bramer came to know over the course of a school year. She set out to write a poem for each child, sharing her love of poetry with them, and made an anthology of the poems for Valentine's Day.

This original collection reflects the children's joys and sorrows, worries and fears, moods and sense of humor. Some poems address common themes such as having a hard day at school, feeling shy or being a newcomer, while others explore subjects of fascination — bats, spiders, skeletons, octopuses, polka dots, racing cars and birthday parties. Evident throughout the book is a love of words and language and the idea that there are all kinds of poems and that they are for everyone — to read or write.

Cindy Derby's dreamy watercolor illustrations gently complement each poem. Beautiful, thoughtful, sensitive and funny, this is an exceptional collection.

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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1
With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.4
Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7
With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4
Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.