New Releases by Carin Bramsen

Help your 1st grader learn to read with 5 books from the #1 early reader line, Step into Reading! Remember, a lifetime love of reading starts with a single Step! This boxed set of five Step 1 books is perfect for independent reading at home or in the classroom. Emergent readers will be engaged by the simple words, rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, and picture clues that support word identification while being entertained with friendship stories, sharks, dogs, cats, and more! Titles chosen especially for your 1st grader are: Drop It, Rocket; Big Shark, Little Shark; Best Friends; Duck & Cat''s Rainy Day; and StoryBots: The Amazing Planet Earth.

Fans of Hey, Duck! can now enjoy their favorite characters while learning to read by themselves in the Step into Reading debut for Carin Bramsen''s beloved Duck & Cat! It''s a rainy day on the farm for Duck & Cat. What''s a duo to do? Featuring a playful rhyming text and bright and lively illustrations, this endearing story about friendship and creativity will leave readers wanting to visit with Duck & Cat again and again. Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired picture clues help children decode the story.

It''s a rainy day on the farm for Duck & Cat. What''s a duo to do?

Join Duck and Cat - from Hey, Duck! and Just a Duck? - for an adventurous sleepover in the barn in their third picture book together! Perfect for fans of Mo Willems'' Elephant and Piggie series. It''s Duck''s very first sleepover . . . and it''s in Cat''s barn! But a "Hooot, Hooot" is keeping Duck from getting any sleep. So Duck and Cat set off to search high and low to find out just who is doing all that hooting. Full of your favorite barnyard animals and their memorable sounds, young readers will love this delightfully funny and endearing story. Praise for Carin Bramsen''s Duck and Cat books! Hey, Duck! "A sweet, tender and charming experience to read aloud or together." - Kirkus Reviews ". . . should tickle preschoolers." - Publishers Weekly Just a Duck? "Outstanding . . . An endearing story for group or one-on-one sharing." - School Library Journal "The tale is equal in every way to the visual appeal . . . Sweet, tender and delightful." - Kirkus Reviews "A gently funny story of the differences, similarities, and compromises that make for rewarding friendships" - Publishers Weekly 2016 Buckeye Book Award nominee!

Join Duck and Cat, from Hey, Duck!, in their second board book story full of fun, friendship, humor and heart! A perfect addition to every Easter basket! Duck and Cat are back in their second fun-filled board book! It''s playtime, but climbing trees and swatting at leaves isn''t as easy for flat-footed Duck as it is for his best friend Cat. What''s an unlikely pair of friends to do? Look for these other books featuring Duck and Cat: Hey, Duck! Sleepover Duck Praise for Carin Bramsen''s Duck and Cat books: Hey, Duck! "A sweet, tender and charming experience to read aloud or together." —Kirkus Reviews ". . . should tickle preschoolers." —Publishers Weekly Just a Duck? "Outstanding . . . An endearing story for group or one-on-one sharing." —School Library Journal "The tale is equal in every way to the visual appeal . . . Sweet, tender and delightful." —Kirkus Reviews "A gently funny story of the differences, similarities, and compromises that make for rewarding friendships" —Publishers Weekly 2016 Buckeye Book Award nominee! Sleepover Duck! "Cat and Duck are as delightful as ever in this third outing in the series . . . Little readers will feel the warmth of these loving, endearing friends." - Kirkus Reviews "Duck’s sleepover enthusiasm is infectious." - Publishers Weekly "Children will enjoy the illustrations that make the animals look soft, fluffy, and expressive." - School Library Journal

Perfect for every Easter basket, adorable Duck and Cat make their board book debut in this quacktastic "tail" about fun and friendship! A small little duckling is trying to befriend another duck, but what if that "duck" . . . is actually a cat? Toddlers will love this quack-tastic story that celebrates being an individual - and a good friend. Look for these other books featuring Duck and Cat: Just a Duck? Sleepover Duck Praise for Carin Bramsen''s Duck and Cat books! Hey, Duck! "A sweet, tender and charming experience to read aloud or together." —Kirkus Reviews ". . . should tickle preschoolers." —Publishers Weekly Just a Duck? "Outstanding . . . An endearing story for group or one-on-one sharing." —School Library Journal "The tale is equal in every way to the visual appeal . . . Sweet, tender and delightful." —Kirkus Reviews "A gently funny story of the differences, similarities, and compromises that make for rewarding friendships" —Publishers Weekly 2016 Buckeye Book Award nominee! Sleepover Duck! "Cat and Duck are as delightful as ever in this third outing in the series . . . Little readers will feel the warmth of these loving, endearing friends." - Kirkus Reviews "Duck’s sleepover enthusiasm is infectious." - Publishers Weekly "Children will enjoy the illustrations that make the animals look soft, fluffy, and expressive." - School Library Journal

Carin Bramsen’s beloved Hey, Duck! characters return in this humorous and heartwarming picture book about friendship. Now that Cat has learned to play games that Duck enjoys, it’s Duck’s turn to try things that Cat likes. However, climbing trees and swatting at leaves prove to be a bit tricky for flat-footed Duck. What’s an unlikely pair of friends to do? This Read & Listen Edition contains audio narration.

In this charming Read & Listen ebook, an adorable little duckling is trying to befriend another "duck." However, he is oblivious to the fact that his potential pal is, in fact, a cat. Though resistant and stubborn at first, the cat soon realizes labels don''t matter in the least—and before you know it, meowing and quacking are one and the same. This ebook contains Read & Listen audio narration.