New Releases by Larry Dane Brimner

When his Granny Frannie wants something sweet for dessert, young Sammy decides to play a trick on her.

Carson learns the difference between hot and cold while piling on more and more winter clothes.

A child describes some of the sights and sounds of summer.

Larry learns the difference between loud and quiet while getting to know his newborn sister.

A young child describes the sights and sounds of autumn, including the "Chop! Chop!" of the woodcutter and the changing colors of the leaves.

Passengers get on and off the bus, providing a lesson in addition and subtraction.

Rookie Readers RM have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Every new title contains a Word List and a color-coded reading-level key on the back cover.

On a field trip to the Nature Center, Three J leads his second-grade classmates on a mission to pick up as much trash as posssible after they find a bird caught in a discarded lunch bag.

Gaby learns a lesson in kindness when she befriends the new girl in school.

A history of the early subways.

The Corner Kids learn that it takes patience to teach their dog tricks in time for the community pet show.

Although her neighbors are reluctant to listen to her play the fiddle, Nana persists and her hog steals the show.

When the Corner Kids cannot go to the water park because the car breaks down, Alex figures out a way they can have fun in spite of their disappointment.

Three J and Alex help Gabby keep a promise to her grandmother.

A young wolf cub learns from his father that he is able to do just what is needed for his size.

When the Corner Kids decide to clean up a dump to make it a playground, Alex''s bossy ways hamper their progress.

Abby and her friends take time to move some bicycles so that their blind neighbor can walk on the sidewalk.

Rookie Choices is specially designed to encourage the development of good character. Each book in this series revolves around three spunky second graders called the Corner Kids, highlighting important decision-making and skills.

While researching the American flag for a class project, the Corner Kids ask townspeople what the flag means to them and find that each person has a different answer.

While the Corner Kids are giving their dog Jake a bath, they recall when Three J first got Jake and how he decided to share him with Gabby and Alex.

Three J and Alex help Gabby keep a promise to her grandmother.

Gabby discovers that cheating at tee-ball is not the best way to win.

Alex learns a lesson about telling the truth when he thinks he has lost the money his mother gave him to buy milk.

Alex, one of the Corner Kids, doesn''t have enough money to buy a special bunch of flowers for his mother, and so he takes some from the window box at Gertie''s Spinning Wheel Bike Shop instead.

A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own. Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Fire Companies 1, 2, 3, and 4 rush across town to Fire Company 5, where the firehouse dog is having puppies.

A fun and engaging way for young children to figure out concepts and solving problems on his or her own. Rookie Readers (Ages 5-7) have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Other animals may twirl and prance, there is nothing like a dinosaur dance.

Alex learns a lesson about telling the truth when he thinks he has lost the money his mother gave him to buy milk.

A young girl thinks that Wayne is a pest, until she gets to know him better.

Gabby takes a pretty sparkle thing from the market without paying for it and must face the consequences.

Three J has the opportunity to cheat in a contest to win a new bike and must decide what to do.