Most Popular Books by Kurt Cyrus

"It''s springtime, and the pond is bursting with new life. There are beaver pups, heron hatchlings, and lots and lots of ducklings. Everyone is out and about, swimming, flapping, chirping, and quacking--except for one family of geese"--

Twenty-one poems tell the story of a lone sardine separated from his school within a huge coral reef and the creatures he meets as he searches for the way back.

A construction crew rebuilds an old clock tower that has become home to rats, bats, mice, and an assortment of birds.

Big change is afoot in this swamp!

Kurt Cyrus''s Trillions of Trees is an ecological picture book companion to the popular Billions of Bricks, about counting and planting trees. Grab a shovel and get ready to plant some trees! From poplars to pines, alder, apple, peach, and plum, this rhyming story introduces the concept of orders of magnitude and celebrates the importance of planting different trees and preserving diverse ecosystems. Nurturing a new sapling is one of the first steps in growing hundreds, millions, even trillions of trees. Christy Ottaviano Books

Follows the life of a giant prehistoric sea turtle.

Put an ear to the ground for the clicking, popping, snapping music of this garden grown wild. In verse as witty as it is buggy, Kurt Cyrus conducts a chirruping chorus of voices great and small. From a stinkbug trying (and failing) to hide itself to a cicada''s struggle to escape its own skin to an ant''s marathon dinner march and a frog''s identity crisis, here is a garden teeming with down-to-earth fun for readers of every species--no matter how many legs they have!

A counting book that leads readers through a day in the life of a construction worker building with bricks.

When Enzo the dragon catches a cold, it''s no mere sniffle. No indeed! His coughs and sneezes set fields aflame and barns on fire. The villagers are fleeing their farms and the townsfolk are up in arms. What''s a poor fire-sneezing dragon to do? As it turns out, a royal magician has just the right medicine to help Enzo get rid of his cold. And soon, with a little bit of Abbra-ka-brew, Enzo is feeling better and ready to head back to his dragon den. Told in rollicking rhyming text this cautionary tale from author/illustrator Kurt Cyrus (Shake a Leg, Egg! and Invisible Lizard) reminds readers of all ages to cover their mouths when they sneeze.

Napoleon, the spiffiest chameleon in the jungle, is a pretty happy guy. And why shouldn''t he be? After all, he loves living on his spiffy limb, and blending in with its colorful foliage. And after a few missteps, he now has friends. Mike the monkey and Polly the parrot often come to play. The spiffy limb shakes with fun and it seems like the laughter will never stop. Except it does when Mike meets Mooka and Polly meets her Pedro. His friends have found their perfect mates and Napoleon is now back to being on his own. What will it take for the loneliest chameleon in the jungle to find his own true love?

Flip orders a "perfect pet" from the Internet but neither the leash nor the remote control may be enough when Motor Dog decides to go after Scoot the Cat .

"In honor of its centenary, a majestic cactus is celebrated by its neighbors, the local wildlife inhabitants, for its gifts of food, shelter, and shade"--

Roxy has to find her lost cow Mosey on a "typical" day in Tangle Town.

The spectacular rhymes of Kurt Cyrus, paired with the deliciously grim illustrations of Crab Scrambly, take readers on an adventure through the friendliest and wackiest graveyard you''ll ever find! This collection of dead-pan poems is sure to be a perennial favorite and is the perfect off-beat introduction to poetry.

Clear that thicket, dozer cricket. Ants that sift, sort and lift. Big bug rig, watch it dig. Lifting, sorting, digging, and hauling are dirty jobs, but someone''s got to do them. So when a construction worker throws away a half-eaten sandwich, a crew of bugs gets to work clearing the area of debris. With a simple text and up-close illustrations, readers will see how bugs and trucks have much in common—that an ant is just like a forklift or a cricket can act as a bulldozer. Kids will be fascinated by Kurt Cyrus''s innovative and bold artwork showing each bug''s unique way of getting the job done!

Although he starts out in a hurry to reach his destination, Edwin Blink comes to enjoy his unusual trip on a slow train.

A stunning hardcover collection of eight picture books full of fascinating facts and just plain fun Curious George''s Dinosaur Discovery by Margret and H. A. Rey If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus Ridin'' Dinos with Buck Bronco by George McClements Gus the Dinosaur Bus by Julia Liu, illustrated by Bei Lynn Dinosailors by Deb Lund, illustrated by Howard Fine Good Night, Dinosaurs by Judy Sierra, illustrated by Victoria Chess Patrick''s Dinosaurs by Carol Carrick, illustrated by Donald Carrick Bonus downloadable dino party kit includes invitations, thank-you notes, banner, coloring pages, book marks to decorate, and more

Looking forward to a vacation, Katie, Lily, and Jasper attach their flying Gyroscopic Sky Suite to the Moose Tongue Lodge and Resort, where they mingle with other child heroes found in books, and where they become embroiled in a mystery involving lederhosen-clothed quintuplets and a screaming ventriloquist.Looking forward to a vacation, Katie, Lily, and Jasper attach their flying Gyroscopic Sky Suite to the Moose Tongue Lodge and Resort, where they mingle with other child heroes found in books, and where they become embroiled in a mystery involving lederhosen-clothed quintuplets and a screaming ventriloquist.

Napoleon jest najpiękniejszym kameleonem w dżungli. A mimo to nie ma przyjaciół. Dlaczego? Bo nikt go nie widzi! Wiadomo, że kameleony zmieniają kolor i upodobniają się do otoczenia. Napoleon jest właściwie niewidzialny. Więc próbuje wszystkiego, żeby zwrócić na siebie uwagę-- macha łapkami, robi śmieszne miny, a nawet staje na głowie. Ale dopiero ostatnia sztuczka nieoczekiwanie sprawia, że wszyscy go zauważają. I wszyscy chcą się z nim bawić!