New Releases by Jack Kent

What a treat for Mrs. Mooley when the farmer''s son leaves his book of nursery rhymes on the floor of the barn! Immediately she is inspired by the picture of a cow jumping over the moon. Intrepid cow that she is, Mrs. Mooley sets out to duplicate that feat. All the other barnyard animals laugh at her, from the hen who "kahawwws" to the goose who "kahonks." But Mrs. Mooley is undaunted. "All it takes is determination and a little practice," she tells them calmly. Children will happily share Mrs. Mooley''s cheerful optimism as determination, practice, and a little luck combine to boost her over that moon. Juvenile audiences (ages 4-8).

When a poor couple exchange socks for cheese and milk, they receive more than expected.

Impressed by the proud caterpillar''s boast that she will turn into a butterfly when she grows up, a polliwog determines to watch the caterpillar very carefully and turn into a butterfly too.

Sam and Pam take their time bringing home ice cream for the family and find a surprise in the package at the end of their journey.

After Joey, a young kangaroo, runs away in search of a better place to live, other animals try out his mother''s empty pouch while she is looking for him.

A robin who has eaten until he looks more like a ball than a bird finds when fall comes that he can only walk south while the other robins fly.

Convinced he is under a magic spell, a dragon buys a body-building guide in order to transform himself into a man.

A chick is warned by the other barnyard animals never to annoy the old rooster, because without him to bring up the sun, there may be no future.

A graffiti monster that two children draw on a wall comes alive and chases them until the little boy remembers to use the eraser.

Goober the elephant is distressed when he loses his shadow.

Tells about Nina''s trouble with being little and her adventures at being big.

A lonely elephant the size of a mouse runs away from the circus because no one ever notices him.

Presents three Danish tales of foolish fellows: The Lobsters, The Clock, and The Patriot.

A piggy bank, bored with the sameness of every day, discovers that life outside his quiet Mexican home can be too exciting.

Wilma Witch turns people into food at a supermarket. The reader can experience several fragrances by scratching and sniffing treated pages.

Presents entertaining new versions of Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty

Pictures with one-word captions illustrate such action words as sleep, bathe, write, stagger, paddle, litter, and many more.

Considered useless by the potter and his family because it is cracked, a little pot becomes the center of attention when it is chosen to make a Christmas piñata.

An optimistic hen hatches a turtle, an alligator, and an ostrich before she discovers how to hatch a chick.

Billy Bixbee''s mother won''t admit that dragons exist until it is nearly too late.