Most Popular Books by Mary Ann Hoberman

Presents the familiar rhyme about a pesky goat that gets in trouble for eating shirts off the clothesline.

When his parents leave a young boy in charge of the farm for a day, chaos erupts as the animals take over the house.

When you learn a poem by heart, it becomes a part of you. You know it in your mind, in your mouth, in your ears, in your whole body. And best of all, you know it forever. From the creators of the bestselling You Read to Me, I''ll Read to You series comes this new collection of poems especially suitable for learning by heart and saying aloud. With personal introductions by former Children''s Poet Laureate Mary Ann Hoberman -- as well as her own time-tested tips and tools for memorization and recitation -- and vivid illustrations by Michael Emberley featuring his trademark wit and lively characters, Forget-Me-Nots includes more than 120 works from both classic and contemporary poets, from childhood favorites to lesser-known treasures. This anthology will inspire a love of learning poetry!

A celebration all the different people and cultures under the sun from Mary Ann Hoberman, award-winning and bestselling author of the You Read to Me, I''ll Read to You series. Throughout history, from dinosaurs and ancient Rome to today''s bustling playgrounds and cafes, one thing binds us all together: the sun! Beloved author Mary Ann Hoberman weaves together timely themes of valuing diversity, building community, and caring for the environment in this rhyming picture book about how the power of sunshine inspires and unites us all around the world. With joyous art from illustrator Luciano Lozano, this perfect rhyming read-aloud reminds us that all life is precious, and all life shares one sun--and the sun shines everywhere!

Brief poems speculating on the habits and behavior of familiar and exotic animals.

Selected by Children''s Poet Laureate Hoberman, this volume features first-person poems by poets from all over the world that celebrate the power of childhood from the perspectives of a rich variety of cultures. Full color.

While looking outside the window, a child sees something new each day and throughout the seasons.

The third boxed set is here with a CD instead of a cassette, and a reinforced double Velcro closure. The set includes board book editions of the three stories, and vocal and instrumental performances for each. Full color.

When Mrs. McGee passes through a beautiful garden asking whose it is, the gardener is the first to claim it, followed by all of the garden''s inhabitants plus the sun and the rain, who also claim it as their own.

A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

This imaginative adaptation of the popular children''s song, now in paperback, includes music to sing, a story to read, and games to play.

Mary Ann Hoberman''s first book, a collaboration with her husband Norman. In bouncing verses and droll drawings, the world of shoes is explored and celebrated. Inspired by the couple''s children, the poems pay homage to sneakers and sandals, to slippers and snow boots and skates, finally ending with: "But no matter what I wear / It''s most fun when my feet are bare!"--Her website http://www.maryannhoberman.com.

Includes 58 poems on a variety of subjects.

This picture book tells in verse all the special secret things that Jim did in his imagination.

Relates in verse Ned''s search for his lost cat through the pages of this book--from one to twenty-eight.

Mr. and Mrs. Muddle, a horse couple, have to learn to compromise on the one thing they don''t agree on.

Fourteen animal poems include such titles as "Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Kangaroo" and "One Half of the Giraffe."

Expands on the familiar song to include a girl, a poodle, a toad, and a rooster who, along with Yankee Doodle, open a restaurant called Yankee Doodle''s Noodles.

First Sammy tells Silly Lily how to attract a cat, and then she tells him how to use the cat to get rid of mice.

This book uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult. Eight short fairy tales fit on one spread and feature the characters and stories that children love best. With clear, color-coded typography and amusing illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain while encouraging reading skills and interaction with others. The fractured fairy tales include: The Three Little Bears, The Princess and the Pea, Billy Goat''s Gruff, Cinderella, and more!

Classic Mother Goose rhymes in color-coded typography let young children read along with an adult.

Classic Mother Goose rhymes in color-coded typography let young children read along with an adult.

Oliver Tolliver, who lives alone in his little house with just one of everything, discovers that it is more fun to have two of everything and share with a friend.