Most Popular Books by Nancy Tafuri

Goose picks the silliest places to make her nest! Clever chant-along text, animated illustrations, and an endearingly bewildered heroine.

Featuring bold illustrations and simple text that''s perfectly suited for reading aloud, this bestselling story by a Caldecott Honor illustrator combines concepts with primary and secondary colors in a board book format. Full color.

Ten adorable animals take cover from a storm in this eBook edition of Nancy Tafuri’s counting book. As clouds amass overhead and rain starts to pour, ten little woodland animals hurry to find shelter. The text counts up as Bird, Mouse, Squirrel, Rabbit, Chipmunk, Woodchuck, Raccoon, Possum, and Red Fox all run for cover--then Skunk squeezes in and makes it 10! All night, they huddle together in the safety and warmth of the hollow, as the thunder claps and lightning flashes outside. In the morning, the storm has calmed, but the animals still hear the grumble of thunder in the distance. Imagine their surprise when they find the noise is coming from a bear! From 10 to 1, all of the animals scurry out of the bear''s lair to find a big, beautiful day outside. The Big Storm was selected for Southeastern Connecticut''s One Book, Every Child Project!

With counting fun and bright, vibrant illustrations, award-winning storyteller, Nancy Tafuri, brings the farmyard to life in this sweet springtime story.

As a mother duck leads her ducklings home, one dawdles and is left behind but, luckily, a friend is there to help the little duckling back to his nest in time for bed.

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

This barnyard tour will have its audience crowing with delight as they study the big, bold paintings of the animals and birds. "An ideal book for the beginning reader to entertain a younger sibling in a game they''ll both enjoy. A natural for toddler story-hour collections." -- Horn Book.

An anxious mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Just right for toddlers, an appealing book in which each action propels the next, from a farmer kissing his wife, who then pats the dog, to a cat, a mouse, geese, and a donkey....There''s a lot to discover and discuss in these expansive, beautifully observed illustrations.

The leaves have started to fall. The air is cold. Squirrel needs to get ready for winter. He cannot nibble with the mice. He does not have time to hop with the frogs or run with the dogs. Will this busy little squirrel ever slow down? Focusing on all the charming features of the fall season, this sweetly illustrated story features country animals, pumpkins, leaves, apples and other signs of autumn. Now available as a sturdy board book, the newly redesigned Classic Board Book logo calls out this title''s seasonal theme on the front cover.

A child counts the days to Christmas, from one to twenty-five, preparing a surprise for the woodland animals as she waits. Includes recipe and craft instructions.

Here is a beautiful and unique picture book in turn-around format about the concept of day and night. Open the book, and the sun rises to reveal blue skies, crowded barnyards, and bustling streets. Turn the book over, and the moon comes up to the hush of night with its bright stars, hooting owls, and sleeping children. Young audiences will delight in the experience of going from morning to night -- and back again -- in this stunning creation from the Caldecott Honor -- winning author-artist of Have You Seen My Duckling?

Who''s counting? Every young counter in the house, that''s who! As a curious puppy pads across the fields and through the barnyard, young children can use all their fingers to count the geese, moles, birds, tadpoles, and other living things that the puppy encounters. His final destination will surprise and delight the youngest and oldest fans of this Caldecott Honor Medalist.

A journey through the months of the year and days of the week.

A variety of babies are featured such as: agama lizard, arctic tern, pickerel frog, brown trout, common yellowthroat, and human; all asking the question, "How am I special?"

The movements and actions of a family camping in the woods cause the forest creatures to also move, scurry, and make noise.

A sea lion follows a wandering crab to an entire colony of crabs and then returns to its fellow sea lions.

Tap! Peck! Crack! Pop! The board book edition of Caldecott Honor–winning artist Nancy Tafuri’s Whose Chick Are You? is full of humor, love, family, and suspense, and is ideal for sharing with babies and toddlers. School Library Journal said, “[Children] are likely to sing along with the chirps, honks, clucks, and quacks while they jump into this vividly drawn world.” Who does this little chick belong to? No one seems to know—not Goose (Honk!), not Duck (Quack!), not Hen (Cluck!), not Bird (Chirp!). Not even Little Chick (croo? croo?). But Little Chick''s parents know, and—as sharp observers will delight in noting—they''ve been swimming nearby all along. The companion to Nancy Tafuri’s Caldecott Honor Book Have You Seen My Duckling?, this delightful story will engage and surprise the youngest reader!

In the second story featuring these two true friends, Bird cannot find Bunny during a game of hide-and-seek and worries that Bunny has run away.

Mama animals tell their little ones all the ways they are loved, forever and always. On board pages.

Bird comes to feel less shy when Bunny helps her rebuild her ruined nest, showing her what a good friend can be.

Rhyming text provides a descriptive word for each month of the year and takes a country family through the changes and surprises of the year''s cycle.

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.

Various animals welcome a new baby born in a stable with their special sounds, but the donkey is afraid that his braying will be too harsh.

A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling. None of the pond-residents--bird, turtle, beaver, or fish--has seen Mother Duck''s missing baby. But clever viewers of these charming color scenes can see that the duckling isn''t really lost, just adventuring--and never very far away. A reassuring story of youthful independence and familial love.

A little duckling separated from its family gets back to its mother with a little help.