A duck? Mickey would much rather be a spider, but things look up once he starts working on his costume and practicing his part. Disaster strikes, though, when his costume is ruined on opening night! Everyone in Mickey's family pitches in, and they create a new costume just in time. This spirited ode to diversity, imagination, elementary school drama, and yes, the duck, is sure to strike a familiar... more...

A duck? Mickey would much rather be a spider, but things look up once he starts working on his costume and practicing his part. Disaster strikes, though, when his costume is ruined on opening night! Everyone in Mickey's family pitches in, and they create a new costume just in time. This spirited ode to diversity, imagination, elementary school drama, and yes, the duck, is sure to strike a familiar chord with anyone who has ever been involved with a class play. Curtain up!   less...

Lili loves ballet, and now she gets a chance to see what goes on behind the scenes. She peeks into the makeup room, the wig room, and the prop room before arriving at her final destination, the orchestra pit. There her grandfather awaits her with a special surprise. This vibrantly illustrated off-stage tour of the ballet is packed with detail and brimming with pre-performance excitement."Isad... more...

Lili loves ballet, and now she gets a chance to see what goes on behind the scenes. She peeks into the makeup room, the wig room, and the prop room before arriving at her final destination, the orchestra pit. There her grandfather awaits her with a special surprise. This vibrantly illustrated off-stage tour of the ballet is packed with detail and brimming with pre-performance excitement."Isadora's watercolors demonstrate the myriad details needed to create the magic of a ballet performance.   less...

Illustrated in full color. Raffi's exuberant live performances, albums, songbooks, and concert videos have made him today's premiere family entertainer.  And children love learning to read with Songs to Read®--the best-selling picturebook series that has sold over 1.5 million copies.  Rise and Shine, the cheery new entry in the series, gives bounce to the beginning of the day. Large type makes the... more...

Illustrated in full color. Raffi's exuberant live performances, albums, songbooks, and concert videos have made him today's premiere family entertainer.  And children love learning to read with Songs to Read®--the best-selling picturebook series that has sold over 1.5 million copies.  Rise and Shine, the cheery new entry in the series, gives bounce to the beginning of the day. Large type makes the words of the song easy for little readers to follow, and lively pictures that show children st   less...