Most Popular Books by Florence Parry Heide

All of Theodore the elephant''s friends give him advice, but none can solve his problem until the opossum announces friends are to help, not just to give advice.

"If you want to pretend you''re shrinking, that''s all right," said Treehorn''s mother, "as long as you don''t do it at the table." No one around seems to appreciate what Treehorn''s going through, when he starts shrinking after playing a strange board game. His parents are busy, his friends laugh at him, and he even gets sent to the Principal''s office for shrinking. Or was it shirking? Clearly, the adults in his life have no clue and can''t help. In the end, Treehorn figures it out on his own, and all is well. . . . At least until he turns green. This oddly offbeat, surreal, and funny story is illustrated with Edward Gorey''s signature pen and ink drawings. It will appeal to any kid who feels they''re not truly seen or heard by the grown-ups in their life. Works for adults, too. This 50th Anniversary edition includes an appreciation from Caldecott Honoree Lane Smith, illustrator of The Stinky Cheese Man. An ALA Notable Children''s Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year

A collection of poems about the many aspects of time, including "The Time Machine, " "Wasting Time, " and "Time Zones."

Sergio Ruzzier brings his mischievous touch to a timeless favorite by Florence Parry Heide, beloved author of The Shrinking of Treehorn. This delightful new edition includes one never-before-published story. Ruby is reliable (kinda). Arthur is careful (sorta). Harry eats his carrots (though it depends on what you mean by “eat”). And just like all perfect children, Gloria helps her mother (well, that might be an exaggeration). As the eight deliciously wicked tales featured in this hilarious chapter book prove, it’s perfectly nice to be a perfect child—but where’s the fun in that?

Noah is afraid that life in the suburbs will be boring until he meets a clever girl named Bib and an unusual house painter naemd Bruce Dooster.

George''s father finally agrees to let him have a pet and that''s when all the trouble begins.

Explores the concept of each person''s being a separate individual whose thoughts make him different from anyone else.

A little boy discovers the quality that makes man superior to animals.

A young boy names all the people and things that make him feel needed, from his teddy bear to God.

Ishaq, the son of the chief translator to the Caliph of ancient Baghdad, travels the world in search of precious books and manuscripts and brings them back to the great library known as the House of Wisdom.

The Spotlight Clubbers create stone rubbings of Civil War–era tombstones for a summer school class on the Civil War. Cindy has chosen the tombstone of Serafina Winslow, who died in 1862. Then, at the neighborhood yard sale, Cindy locates a box of interesting-looking old photos and frames and miscellaneous papers. When she takes it home with her, she discovers Serafina Winslow''s journal inside! Things get even more mysterious when Cindy finds a sketch of her neighbor’s missing locket in the journal. What does the long-deceased Serafina Winslow have to do with the recent disappearance of the locket? Leave it to the Spotlight Club to dig up the answers!

Brief tales extolling the "virtues" of carelessness, greed, lying, selfishness, and other "admirable" qualities.

A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.

Available for the first time in one volume, this trilogy contains three complete, entertaining adventures of the lovable child Treehorn: The Shrinking of Treehorn, Treehorn''s Treasure, and Treehorn''s Wish.

When his mother goes to the hospital to have a baby, Noah''s worst fears about a baby around the house are realized when he goes to stay with Bib and her family.

Television and candy bar addict Jonah, arriving at Fairlee School, thinks his problems will be over if he can just win the prize offered by the American Banana Institute for watching its commercials.

Pulcifer''s preference for books is considered a grave problem by the television-addicted world around him.

A little, anxious giant learns to be brave with the help of a new friend, in this picture book from Florence Parry Heide, author of The Shrinking of Treehorn. The perfect storytime book for the child who needs a little help learning to be brave. Everyone is afraid of something, but Bigelow is afraid of just about everything–clouds, alphabet soup, baths. One day Bigelow meets a tiny woman who is afraid of HIM. Luckily, Bigelow is better at making friends than being scary, and soon Mrs. Pimberly and Bigelow are eating pancakes together. Mrs. Pimberly is surprised Bigelow is scared of so many things. Maybe if he acted more like a fierce giant and shouted “Fee Fi Fo Fum!” he wouldn''t be so scared. Can these magic words really help Bigelow conquer his fear? In a new edition, revisit this sweet, funny story of a giant finding his courage from Florence Parry Heide, author of The Shrinking of Treehorn and Princess Hyacinth. Illustrator Merrill Rainey puts a new contemporary spin on this fractured fairytale with his bright, playful cartoon style. Parents and grandparents will love sharing this touching but humorous story , while kids will love roaring with Bigelow, “Fee Fi Fo Fum!”

Once upon a time, there was a nice boy and his name was Gideon. He lived in a nice house, and he had nice parents and lots of toys. But Gideon wasn''t satisfied. He wanted to be a hero. You know, a hero, with his name on the front page of the newspaper. That sort of thing. So how does anyone get to be a hero, anyway? Heroes have to be strong. Heroes have to be brave. Heroes have to be clever. Don''t they? With wry humor, Florence Parry Heide and Chuck Groenink explore how we choose our idols in a witty story that leaves it to readers to decide the real nature of heroism. Plus, this is the fixed format version, which looks almost identical to the print edition.

When a missing valuable cat turns up in their mysterious neighbor''s house, three friends conclude that the man is a thief and set out to rescue the animal.

For one brief day the leaves of the maple tree in Treehorn''s backyard turn into dollar bills.

Why would anyone break into a bookmobile and take nothing? The Spotlight Club investigates.

When Treehorn wakes up one morning, he finds himself shrinking, but nobody else is concerned! Next, Treehorn discovers the leaves on a tree in his backyard are turning into dollars bills! What to do? What to do?.

Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.

The discovery of an ancient mummy mask involves the Spotlight Club detectives with unscrupulous art dealers and danger.

Relates the misadventures of Marigold, a monkey, as she shops with her mother for a coat, makes a hobby of "bugging" her best friend, Maxine the hippo, and imaginatively copes with finding the right outfit for the first day of school.

It''s snowman season in the neighborhood, but the Spotlighters discover that someone''s not just playing! They find a curious iron figurine hidden inside one of the snowmen. Who was hiding it—and why? When a stranger comes looking for it, it''s clear the Spotlight Club has another mystery to solve!

After seeing a mysterious stranger in an abandoned house on Halloween, the members of the Spotlight Club try to learn his identity.

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