New Releases by Bruce Lansky

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. This third book in the series contains the following short stories: "Hidden Courage" (an original story), "Emily and the Underground Railroad" (an original story), "Sarah''s Pickle Jar" (adapted from a Chinese folktale), "Bai and the Tree of Life" (an original story), "Young Maid Marian and Her Amazing, Astounding Pig" (an original story), "Kamala and the Thieves" (adapted from an Indian Folktale), "The Pooka" (an original story), "Cloudberry Trifle" (an original story), "Maya''s Stone Soup" (adapted from a European folktale), and "Annie and the Black Cat" (an original story).

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. This first book contains the following short stories: "The Fairy Godmother''s Assitant" (an original story), "Grandma Rosa''s Bowl" (adapted from a Grimm Brothers'' Story), "For Love of Sunny" (an original story), "Carla and the Greedy Merchant" (adapted from a folktale), "Savannah''s Piglets" (adapted from a folktale), "Kimi Meets the Ogre" (an original story), "The Innkeeper''s Wise Daughter" (retold from a Russian folktale), "The Royal Joust" (an original story), "Chardae''s Thousand and One Nights" (adapted from a story in The Arabian Nights) and "Lian and the Unicorn" (an original story).

In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. In most heroic tales, a helpless young lady waits around for a prince to rescue her. But the spunky girls in this entertaining series are much too busy saving the day to await Prince Charming. These adaptations and original stories from around the world inspire readers to become a new kind of heroine. If you enjoy the stories in this book, look for more fun adventures in the other books in the series. This second book in the series contains the following short stories: "Cody''s Wooden Whistle" (an original story), "Adrianna''s Chickens (an original story), "Liza and the Lost Letter " (an original story), "Jamila and the Tiger" (an original story), "The Peacemakers" (an original story), "Kim''s Suprise Witness (adapted from a Chinese folktale), Vassilisa the Wise (adapted from a Russian folktale), "Just a Girl" (an original story), "The Clever Daughter-in-Law" (adapted from a Chinese folktale), and "Peggy''s Magic Egg" (adapted from an Irish folktale),

These original nursery rhymes recount the latest adventures of Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Little Bo-Peep, Yankee Doodle, Georgie Porgie, Peter Piper, and other best-loved Mother Goose characters. Written by a gang of gifted poets including Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, Linda Knaus, and Darren Sardelli, these rhymes are guaranteed to delight children of all ages. It''s the most popular book of funny, contemporary nursery rhymes in the English language. Double the Fun with Twice as many Silly Rhymes! We''ve added a Second Helping: 40 Hilarious Poems from Peter, Peter, Pizza Eater. For more poetry fun, check out www.GigglePoetry.com!

No More Homework! No More Tests! includes the funniest poems about school ever collected in one book. These hilarious poems were written by a number of poets, including Shel Silverstein, Jack Prelutsky, David L. Harrison, Colin McNaughton, Carol Diggory Shields, Kalli Dakos, and Bruce Lansky. Sillier than a teacher with hiccups, funnier than toilet paper stuck to the bottom of the principal''s shoe, it is certain to have readers laughing by the first page. This book puts the cool back in school and makes students WANT to write and read poetry. Appropriate for Grades 1-6, and Ages 5-12.

A wordless tale that invites the youngest children to imagine their own versions of events follows the exciting adventures of a polar bear who skis, slides, swims, surfs and leaps all the way from a bakery to his mother''s birthday party.

A latest in the Picture Stories series that uses images rather than text to encourage very young children to make imaginative observations and tell the stories in their own words features a mimicking monkey who imitates the behaviors of other zoo animals before discovering what he does best.

Baby names.

Colorful illustrations enhance the lyrics to the song Old MacDonald Had a Farm presented on board pages.

One of the funniest collections of children’s songs ever published is now available in a paper over board edition. This anthology contains 20 funny songs by Bruce Lansky and his gaggle of Giggle Poets. The songs were tested by a panel of 500 school children and graded “hilarious.” Kids can sing these silly songs without any sheet music because all of the songs were written to familiar tunes (like “Oh, Susanna,” and “This Land is Your Land”). Each page contains charming four-color illustrations by Stephen Carpenter.

"Here''s a great way to liven up any bachelorette party. These four scavenger hunt lists, complete with duplicate game sheets for six guests, are sassy, saucy, and absolutely hilarious. You and your gal pals will have a blast hunting down crazy items and even crazier people who''ll do wild stunts with you. Get out your cell phones or cameras to capture all the fun!" -- front back cover.

I Hope I Don’t Strike Out is the first major anthology of funny poems about sports. It was designed to motivate sports-loving boys and girls to read by focusing on the funny side of sports. It covers all major sports in which kids participate, including baseball, football, basketball, soccer, swimming, skiing, running, karate, golf, volleyball, and dodgeball. Kids will love poems that serve up “the inside scoop” on how catchers make batters take their eyes off the ball, how nervous batters hit fastballs they can’t even see, blood-curdling cheers that cause opponents to run home to their mommies, what to expect your first day at karate school, what not to pack for a ski trip, and how to score the winning goal in a kindergarten soccer game. In all, 22 of the funniest sports poems ever published by Lansky and his all-star team of Giggle Poets are sure to have kids laughing while they sit on the bench, waiting for a starter to foul out. iParenting Media Awards 2008 Excellent Product Winner: Poetry USABookNews.com 2008 FINALIST: Poetry: Anthologies Teachers’ Choice Awards (TCA) 2009 Teachers’ Choice Awards for the Family: Children’s Books WINNER in Learning Magazine Teachers’ Choice Awards for the Family: Children’s Books

This title provides information and advice about baby names including star rankings, origins and meanings, first impression summaries, popularity trends, gender associations, famous namesakes, common nicknames, common variations, and the pros and cons.

"A collection of humorous poems about kids and sports"--Provided by publisher.

An alphabetical listing of 1,800 baby names, their origins and meanings, the perceived images of people with these names, and their famous namesakes.

Provides silly, school-themed lyrics to popular tunes.

"Original nursery rhymes add new twists to the adventuers of old favorite characters, including Yankee Doodle, Georgie Porgie, Humpty Dumpty, Old Mother Hubbard, Peter Piper, Jack and Jill, and more"--P. [4] of cover.

A collection of ten stories featuring admirable girls in both familiar and exotic settings.

Like Mary Had a Little Jam, this book contains 40 silly rhymes that will put a smile on the faces of preschoolers and early-elementary kids. The rhymes (written by Lansky and an ensemble of poets whose work is featured in Mary Had a Little Jam and in Lansky''s best-selling poetry anthologies) recount the latest adventures of well-loved Mother Goose characters--but with a humorous twist. Stephen Carpenter''s hilarious full-color illustrations, add to the entertainment value of this amusing book. Rave reviews for previous book Mary Had a Little Jam "¿Mother Goose meets Monty Python. Guaranteed to get kids reading -- and laughing. A fun frolic through childhood verse for the better and certainly not for the worse. This book is destined to become a classic." -- Fearless Reviews "Children will laugh out loud when they hear these adaptations of the old childhood classics." -- Through the Looking Glass Children''s Book Review "An instant classic. Move over, Mother Goose." -- Peggy Gisler, "Dear parent" syndicated columnist "Long overdue! A kinder, gentler Mother Goose¿and funny, too!" -- Humpty Dumpty''s Magazine

If Pigs Could Fly¿ and Other Deep Thoughts is a collection of Bruce Lansky''s own hilarious poems about everything kids are concerned with, including: smelly diapers, chubby relatives, toothless grandmas, dirty socks, impolite dogs, burping babies, bad hair days and more. The poems in this book have been tested on over 1,000 schoolchildren and their teachers so that only the most giggle-packed poems are included.

A collection of 40 poems about the ups and downs of going to school.

Age Happens includes over 200 hilarious quotes about aging from pop culture icons such as Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, and many, many more. Cartoon illustrations accompany the witty quotes that poke fun at the symptoms of aging.

"Songs and rhymes to encourage and motivate your toddler during the toilet-training process"--Provided by publisher.

¿Quién dice que los cuentos tienen que seguir la grises versiones de los Grimm? Esta nueva coleción de diez cuentos contemporáneos, la segunda d la serie aclamada por la crítica, da un giro sipático a las historias y los temas clásicos. Michelle Koszlowski desea desesperadamente ser na princesa... hasta que su deseo se convierte en ealidad y descubre el rollo que puede llegar a sr la vida de la realeza. El sastrecillo presue con todo el mundo de su valentía, hasta que llga un gigante y le da una lección que jamás olviará. Rapunzel está secuestrada en un bloque d apartamentos por una bruja urbana que tiene un egocio de pizzas. Un lobo postmoderno se nieg a comerse a la mocosa Caperucita Roja y a la enerma abuela de ésta. Hansel está tan obsesiondo con las golosinas, que le roba a Gretel su huha de cerdito y se escapa a la fábrica de chucheías de la Vieja Bruja. «Los diálogos son modenos, los enredos delirantes y a los niños les gutará ver cómo las damiselas afligidas crean sus ropios finales felices.» Booklist «Libros recmendables»ublishers Weekly

List over 50,000 names for girls and boys and includes origins, variations, meanings, sterotypes, and famous namesakes.

Esta divertida colección de diez relatos contempráneos da un giro simpático a los cuentos tradiconales que conocemos. . El rey Midas se convirte en un banquero adicto al trabajo que prefier jugar con su dinero antes que ir a los partidosde béisbol de su hijo pequeño. El gran lobo froz lleva a cabo con éxito un chanchullo a costade la abuelita de Caperucita, hasta que ésta le illa con las manos en la masa. Los tres osos nvaden la casa de Ricitos de oro porque les han esmantelado su guarida en el bosque para construr una gran autopista. Un príncipe se niega a asarse con las princesas protestonas que no han odido pegar ojo en toda la noche por tener guisates debajo de sus colchones. Una princesa lisa soborna a un dragón para que pierda un duelo yasí poder casarse con su amado. «He aquí una ueva generación de cuentos que harán reír a los iños en lugar de esconderse en las sábanas.»TPHEN MOOSER, autor de Young Marian’s Adventures n Sherwood Forest y presidente de la Asociación e Escritores e Ilustradores de Literatura Infantl.

Offers an alphabetical listing of both female and male names, including origins, meaning, and variations, and provides ethnic names from over one hundred countries.