Best Selling Books by David A. Carter

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs take a trip to the beach in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read that’s perfect for beginning readers. Bitsy Bee and Busy Bug take a trip to the beach to build sand castles, swim, and more! Beginning readers will love this Level 1 Ready-to-Read from David A. Carter.

It’s Christmastime in Bugland! David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs characters are in the holiday spirit in this Ready-to-Read story that’s perfect for beginning readers! So Bitsy goes to town to find something that is just right. She wonders what she will find her friend. A pair of shoes? A giant cookie? A whirly-twirly kite? It’s Christmas Eve and Bitsy Bee wants to find the perfect present for Busy Bug! But what should she get him? She searches high and low for something that Busy will like. Just when she thinks all hope is lost, Bitsy knows exactly what to do! Beginning readers will delight in the holiday spirit in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs get moving in this enhanced eBook edition focused on the different ways vehicles go, go, go! With the touch of the screen, the Jet Airplane Bug cruises through blue skies while the Race Car Bugs speed across the finish line. With playful audio narration, young readers are sure to delight in this engaging, interactive experience.

It’s back to school for David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs in this Ready-to-Read story that’s perfect for beginning readers. Bitsy Bee looks at her Clock Bug and lets out a yawn. She is excited for school now that summer is gone! It’s the first day of school for Bitsy Bee, Busy Bug, and the rest of the little bugs! Bitsy and Busy learn their ABCs with the Spelling Bees, paint with some Paintbrush Bugs, and even play a game with a Baseball Bug! Beginning readers will love discovering the fun activities at bug school in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.

Following the amazing success of One Red Dot and Blue 2, David Carter has done it again! He''s back with 600 Black Spots, his most clever scavenger hunt pop-up yet. Readers can spend countless hours of fun searching for the black spots throughout the pages--but be careful! Tricks and surprises abound in this endlessly entertaining, keep-you-on-the-spot book!

Die-cut pages are used to reveal gradually parts of an overall picture as the reader is asked to guess what the eventual picture will be.

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs build a top-secret fort in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read that’s perfect for beginning readers. Busy Bug wants to build a top-secret fort! The problem is, the fort of his dreams is impossible to construct. But when his friend Bitsy Bee shows him that there are plenty of fort-building materials all around him, the bug friends find a way to make Busy’s dream a reality! Beginning readers are sure to love discovering how Busy Bug and Bitsy Bee build their fort in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read.

David A. Carter''s fans will love this delightfully spine-tingling tale... with an appropriately spooky surprise ending. Open this book -- if you dare!

A boldly illustrated pop-up book offers children a fun read aloud tale that presents the sounds that animals make with each turn of the page.

Just what David A. Carter''s army of fans has been waiting for--a sticker book based on his popular "bug" books. The catchy text in the engaging Bug style combines with bright, fun-filled art to present the simple concepts of shapes and colors. The reusable vinyl stickers can be stored for safekeeping on the last two pages of the book by matching the stickers to the Bugs. Full color. Baby/Preschool. ***USE THIS ANNOTATION FOR SERIES***

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs make their Ready-to-Read debut in this spring-themed story perfect for beginning readers! Spring has come to Bugland. The Bugs all shout and cheer. Hippity hip hooray! The Sunshine Bug is shining and the Spelling Bees are buzzing as David A. Carter’s hilarious Bugs characters prepare to celebrate spring’s arrival in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read. Of all the Bugs in Bugland, Busy Bug loves spring most of all—but he won’t be ready to go to the party until he finds his friend Bitsy Bee. Wherever could she be? This spring-themed story is perfect for beginning readers!

“White Noise,” which is a laptop sculpture garden, a romp through cubism and futurism, and a lesson in early--20th-century modernist formalism. Each spread, designed to make crackly, crinkly, creaky, tinkling or snapping noises as the pages are turned, evokes children''s construction-paper cutouts. As sophisticated as the mechanics are, the primary colors and seemingly random tangles of “bits and pieces,” as one page describes them, combine in such imperfect forms that they give the illusion that anyone could make this book"--Web site http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/books/review/Heller-t.html (viewed 4 May, 2011)

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs enjoy a snow day in this winter-themed Ready-to-Read with audio that’s perfect for beginning readers. A family of Snowflake Bugs flutter to the ground. The happy Ice Skating Bug twirls around and round. Brr! It’s a cold and snowy day in Bugland! The Snowflake Bugs are fluttering, the Ice Skating Bug is twirling, and Bitsy Bee can hardly wait to head outside to enjoy the wintry weather in this eBook with audio. Beginning readers are sure to giggle as Bitsy Bee and her pal Busy Bug make the most of a chilly day!

The planet Kirlos is an artificial world built by a mysterious, long-dead race called the Ariantu. This wondrous sphere holds wealth of undiscovered archaeological treasures, which the U.S.S. Enterprise and its crew are dispatched to uncover.

What could be better than one Bug of Christmas? Twelve of them! Bug fans of all ages will get in the spirit and join in the holiday fun with this pop-up extravaganza!

A biography of the Spanish-born philosopher and author.

A teacher of expectant and new parents'' classes at Scripps Memorial Hospital, Lanie Carter has guided thousands of couples through pregnancy and infant care with her warm and invaluable wisdom. Now she takes readers step-by-step through the miraculous changes that occur from the last six months of pregnancy to the first six months after the birth of the baby.

This interactive educational book teaches you how to take the basic pop up structures from the first book in this series The Elements of Pop-Up and add complexity to them through advanced techniques. The Complexities of Pop Up also explores how paper can be engineered to use the rigidity, flexibility and elasticity of paper to achieve spectacular results. Includes over 20 working examples of advanced paper engineering techniques

From the creator of ''One Red Dot'', ''Blue 2'' features more extraordinary feats of paper engineering.

First came One Red Dot, next Blue 2, 600 Black Spots...now Yellow Square, the fourth installment of David A. Carter''s acclaimed color series! Modern and elegant paper engineering and text are certain to awe children of all ages! Readers will search beatiful, modern pop-ups to discover the hidden yellow square on each spread in this follow up to David A. Carter''s New York Times award winning, 600 Black Spots.

Preschoolers will have a ball playing with the reusable vinyl Bug stickers inthis brightly colored concept book that teaches about numbers. Full color. Baby/Preschool.

David Carter makes a bold departure from his famous, well-loved Bugs in a Box(r) books and shows off his incredible range and paper-engineering skills. This book, reminiscent of Alexander Calder''s mobiles, invites readers to find the one red dot in each of the quirky, abstract pop-ups. (And the book also serves as a counting book from one to ten.) Each book is an original piece of artwork to cherish and admire.