Most Popular Books by Bruce Lansky

Names (girls and boys) and their meanings.

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

¿Qué hará Cenicienta si el hada madrina se ha ido de vacaciones? ¿Cómo se las arreglará Kimi para hacer frente al ogro? ¿Qué puede hacer una joven princesa con una suegra impertinente? Las protagonistas de estos relatos recopilados por Bruce Lansky siempre salen airosas ante las situaciones más complicadas, como Chardae, que logra entretener a su melancólico e intransigente marido con mil y un cuentos.

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.

This collection features laugh-out-loud verse, collected with the help of more than 1000 junior and middle school children and their teachers. It features 59 rib-tickling poems and details of how to organize an impromptu poetry party with advice on how to get kids to read the poems out loud.

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.

This delightful keepsake book captures the special moments of a grandmother''s childhood for her children, grandchildren, and the generations that follow. When Grandma Was a Girl...holds a photograph of grandmother as a child that shows through each page of the book, illustrating the important memories of her youth. Families will treasure this memento of childhood in a time gone by.

This collection of ten contemporary fairy tales--the second in the critically acclaimed series--puts a delightful new spin on classic stories and themes. Michelle Koszlowski desparately wantes to be a princess until her wish comes true and she discovers what a pain royal life can be. The Little Tailor brags to everyone about his bravery until a giant comes along and teaches him a lesson. Rapunzel is held captive in a high-rise apartment by an urban witch who owns a pizza parlor. A postmodern wolf refuses to eat the bratty Little Red Riding Hood and her sickly grandmother. Hansel is so obsessed with candy that he steals Gretel''s piggy bank and runs off to the Old Witch''s Candy Factory. This collection of ten contemporary fairy tales--the second in the critically acclaimed series--puts a delightful new spin on classic stories and themes. Michelle Koszlowski desparately wantes to be a princess until her wish comes true and she discovers what a pain royal life can be. The Little Tailor brags to everyone about his bravery until a giant comes along and teaches him a lesson. Rapunzel is held captive in a high-rise apartment by an urban witch who owns a pizza parlor. A postmodern wolf refuses to eat the bratty Little Red Riding Hood and her sickly grandmother. Hansel is so obsessed with candy that he steals Gretel''s piggy bank and runs off to the Old Witch''s Candy Factory.

A collection of short, humorous poems.

With a die-cut hole allowing a photo of the reader to show through every page, this keepsake book reflects various childhood memories including the child''s daily life, school events, favorite pets, best toys, games and hobbies, and favorite books, among other memory-creating events.

Collection of names first published in 1995 in the US. Lists names from over 250 countries in 160 different languages, providing information about their meaning and origin. Includes guidelines for naming children.

Complete with tear-out duplicate game sheets for party guests, this book will break the ice and get birthday parties off to a fast and funny start. Birthday guests are invited to write their own versions of "Happy Birthday"; make up the stupidest birthday invitation; pass along fun advice to the birthday guest of honor; and tell the best (and worst) birthday presents imaginable.

A collection of contemporary Mother Goose rhymes, based on the original characters.

Lists 1,400 popular names and the attributes, images, and stereotypes most commonly associated with those names, based on a survey conducted by a marketing research group

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.

¿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

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

"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.

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

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

Two twelve-year-old sleuths solve nine puzzling cases, using sketches of important clues. Includes hints for interpreting clues and brief explanations of the investigative methods used.