Most Popular Books by Frank Asch

Moonbear tries to outwit his troublesome shadow in this charming reissue of a beloved classic by award-winning author and illustrator Frank Asch. One sunny day Bear decides to go fishing, but his shadow keeps scaring the fish away, time and time again. Bear tries everything he can think of to get rid of this pesky nuisance. And at last he succeeds—or so he thinks! This refreshed edition of a beloved classic features the original text and art with an updated cover.

Matt rubbed his eyes and looked again. No, it wasn''t possible, but there it was. About a hundred yards from the helicopter, hanging in the sky like some gigantic Christmas tree ornament, was a huge silver pyramid! Matt Hilton is kidnapped and taken to a galactic "reserve" for endangered species. There he encounters Ryan Morrison, a young but determined scientist, and Sara Hollings, who more than anything yearns to see Earth. Together they begin a perilous quest for freedom. Matt is forced to masquerade as an alien from the unique realm of Galator while Ryan and Sara undergo the rigors of "displacement", a process that shrinks them into tiny black holes. As they journey, their goal becomes one of mere survival, until they realize the ultimate challenge that awaits them in the planetary system of Terezor.

Mother, Father, Junior, and Sis Goose get tired of looking after the new egg, so the egg must look after itself.

When the Big Bad Wolf arrives at the home of the Pig family, things take a surprising turn.

Pearl and Wilbur are lucky mice to have a kind owner like Jay. They are a happy threesome until a bicycle accident sends Jay to the hospital. For a while it looks as if things are going to take a turn for the better; but then disaster strikes again. Trapped in a crate, Pearl and Wilbur are loaded aboard an ocean liner bound for France. If only they could launch the captain''s model pirate ship. Wilbur has a plan, but do they have the courage to go through with it? As this lively and humorous story unfolds we meet our favorite friends from Pearl''s Promise and many new characters, such as Old Bill, the lovesick sailor, and Wamba, the young mouse from Frog Island. Once again Frank Asch has written and illustrated a heartwarming tale of love and adventure.

A request for a bedtime glass of water results in a fantastic horsey ride with a surprise ending.

A pajama-wearing Baby Bear eats a delicious stack of pancakes in this sweet picture book from celebrated and award-winning author and illustrator Frank Asch. What better way for Baby Bear, Momma Bear, and Poppa Bear to spend the day together than wearing their pajamas and eating pancakes? But it’s not just pancakes for breakfast! Once they finish eating, reading, playing board games, and napping, the three pajama-wearing bears decide to go to the park, ride bikes, and have a pancake dinner! The silliness continues when the Bears host a pancake and pajama party for the whole town. Frank Asch’s newest Baby Bear adventure is sure to delight his legions of devoted fans.

When best friends Bear and Little Bird spot a kangaroo bouncing across Bear''s lawn, they can''t believe their eyes. It must be a dream! Bear and Little Bird know that dreams are special places, so they decide to have some fun before they have to wake up.

The reader can see his/her face in the mirror and pretend to be that animal by making the appropriate facial expressions.

As winter approaches, Mother Bear must bring a snack, a drink, and finally the moon to her cub before he can go to sleep in a cave.

Ben paints a picture of his mother, with a little help from Owl, Rabbit, Alligator, Elephant, Lion, and Giraffe.

Summary: A starbaby falls from his home in the sky to earth where he first lives in the ocean and then with a fisherman and his wife.

All the barnyard mothers are crooning their babies to sleep. But what is sweet music to the animals is just noise to the farmer. It isn''t until his own wife sings to their baby that he is able to appreciate the beauty of a lullaby. Lively animal noises and soothing lullaby verses make this a cozy and funny bedtime book. Full color.

The last born of nine puppies worries that he will be the last chosen for a pet of a new owner.

A little boy describes how he feels about his dog.

It''s late at night and Big Gray, the monster cat, is on the prowl. Brother and sister mice Molly and Jake are safe inside the walls of P.S. 42, building their nests. Jake should have listened to Molly''s advice and stayed inside. But he wants nothing to do with the school, class pets, or even kids. While Molly is learning the secret art of X-ray vision from Gino, Jake is getting into trouble on the playground in another tangle with Big Gray. The only place he can find to hide is inside a ketchup bottle...and that''s when the battle begins!

This fresh and funny story is about imagination coming to the rescue. Monsieur Saguette, on the way home from buying a baguette to eat with his soup, uses his imagination to help himself --- and others --- in times of need by transforming his ordinary baguette into something extraordinary! A cat up a tree? No problem once our humble hero wields his trusty, crusty baguette. An alligator on the loose from the zoo? A robbery? A stalled parade? No challenge is too great or too small for Monsieur Saguette and his amazing baguette. But what will happen when this unflappable Frenchman finds himself in danger?

A variation on the story of the three little pigs in which a fourth little pig, Ziggy, rescues his brothers from the wolf & takes them to a raft he made from driftwood. While his hardworking brothers carefully secure their houses against the Big Bad Wolf, fun-loving Ziggy--the hitherto unknown fourth little pig--decides to go to the beach. The traditional tale takes a twist when to everyone''s surprise, the Wolf blows in the brick house. The three brothers run for their lives to Ziggy, whose resourcefulness takes the Wolf by surprise and saves the day.

When Baby Bird takes a tumble from her mama''s nest in the middle of the night, she finds a friend in Little Frog.

Alex and Zoe Breen are ready to say hello to Jupiter and goodbye to his little brother Jonathan.

When Catland Security shows up on suspicion of Mrs. Marlowe being a mouse sympathizer, she must use style and wit to save her mice from certain doom. Full color.

A boy, a yellow hard hat, and a dizzying urban landscape, from the artist of Who Needs Donuts? Yellow Yellow is a charmingly simple story of a child whose playground is a gritty urban cityscape, written by Frank Asch and drawn by Mark Alan Stamaty. With no parent in sight, the boy wanders the sidewalks to find a yellow construction hat that quickly becomes his favorite belonging, earning him many compliments from strangers on nearby stoops. Eventually the boy meets the owner of the hat and must return it, leading the child to make his own yellow hat. Yet the story comes alive via the visual feast of urban oddities that the Who Needs Donuts? cartoonist Stamaty packs in the background of this rediscovered children’s classic. As the boy innocently wears his yellow hard hat down city streets, he is oblivious to his surrealist fun-house surroundings filled with fantastical neighbors, such as an old lady on a unicycle and a punk with a head full of fish vacuuming the sidewalk. In scratchy black ink drawings, Stamaty builds a bygone city filled with small storefronts—shoe stores, bookshops, delicatessens, and barbershops—all packed with detail upon detail. Delightfully grotesque humor lurks in the scenery of Yellow Yellow from page to page, rewarding multiple readings. Stamaty’s imagination to fill the space is as limitless as the world was to a young boy in 1970.

A very young bear describes all the activities he does during the day that are just like his daddy''s.

Jake and his sister, Molly, are looking for a new place to live. When the mice discover Public School 42, they wonder if they should make it their new home. But Jake has scary encounters with an owl and the bully cat Big Gray, and wants to go back to his family. Meanwhile, Molly makes friends with a gentle hamster named Gino (who is also a ghost!) and with Miss Clark''s class pets, and wants to stay. Can she convince her brother to live at P.S. 42, even though it is haunted?

Describes the different types of books Moonbear loves to read: big books, little books, happy books, sad books, thick books, thin books, tall books, short books, old books, new books.

Die Katzenwitwe Eleanor Marlowe arbeitet als Bibliothekarin der Schnurreschen Stadtbücherei in Katzland. Sie ist attraktiv, nett, aber sie lebt - aus gutem Grund - recht zurückgezogen. Dieser Grund offenbart sich (den Lesern), als ihre Nachbarin sie anschwärzt und ihr deshalb die Polizei auf den Pelz rückt: Sie beherbergt eine vielköpfige Mäusefamilie, und das ist verboten. So muss sie, als Katzeninspektor Manx(!) und ein weiterer Polizeikater ihre Wohnung durchsuchen, all ihren Einfallsreichtum ein- und sogar die Mäuse zwischendurch in höchsten Schrecken versetzen, um das Ganze zu einem guten Ende zu bringen. Der amerikanische Autor (vgl. zuletzt BA 12/07) hat sich diese pfiffige, spannende und zu Herzen gehende Geschichte einer ungewöhnlichen Wohngemeinschaft, auch eine Parabel für Courage und Freundschaft, ausgedacht und bis ins Detail originell erzählt. Sein Sohn Devin steuerte dazu (computergeneriert) elegante, fast realistische und gedeckt kolorierte Bilder bei, die sowohl Kinder ansprechen werden wie auch das Buch für erwachsene Katzen- bzw. Mäuseliebhaber interessant macht. Breite Empfehlung.. - Die nette Katze Eleanor Marlowe arbeitet als Bibliothekarin der Schnurreschen Stadtbücherei in Katzland. Doch sie beherbergt verbotenerweise eine Mäusefamilie. Als Katzeninspektor Manx ihre Wohnung durchsucht, wird die Situation sehr schwierig. Ab 5.

The father-and-son team behind "Mr. Maxwell''s Mouse" delivers an entertaining, quirky satire on sensationalist tabloid culture. Full color.

No one considers the lion a great fisherman except the special penguin brought into his life by a storm.

As they spend the day helping to clean up Otter Creek, two friends learn about the different animals that live there.

Papa Bear uses his culinary skills and a little imagination to concoct a sand cake.

Sam Bear invites his friends to an impromptu Halloween party and asks them to bring a treat.