New Releases by Pat Hutchins

When Mary and Peter decide to get rid of the toys, books, and games they have outgrown, Titch finds the perfect place for them--his room. "Deliciously funny...Spare, deftly tuned dialogue and the colorful illustrations quietly amplify the humor."--Kirkus Reviews.

Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings--and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable."--School Library Journal. Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.

A little girl eagerly welcomes her best friend to spend the night. She is glad to have a friend who can run faster, climb higher, and jump farther than anyone else. But when the lights are turned out and the visitor is afraid, the little girl proves what best friends are for. "once again Hutchins captures the simple elements of a child''s life in a heartwarming story, steeped in truth....A must."--Booklist.

Two wooden dolls rearrange wooden building blocks to form various objects.

When little Titch outgrows his clothes, he receives hand-me-downs from his brother and sister that are too big. "You''ll soon grow into them," they say. But Mother decrees that Titch needs some brand-new clothes. Soon it is his turn to say to someone else the words he has heard so often.

On a school trip, Miss Beaver accidentally switches her holdall with that of a gang of bank robbers, and the outing erupts into chaos as the whole of Class 6 gets caught up in a crazy cross-country cops-and-robbers chase. The author''s other books include Rats and The House That Sailed Away.

Baby Billy from Ẁhere''s the baby?'' and T̀he very worst monster'' joins in all Hazel''s games and spoils them. Then Hazel comes up with a perfect game for him to join in.

Sam''s insistence on getting a pet rat eventually changes his family''s entire daily routine and brings an exciting surprise.

"A preschooler on his birthday finds he is still too short to reach many things....The storytelling in words and poster-color pictures is wholly in tune."--Horn Book.

Ma has made a dozen delicious cookies. It should be plenty for her two children. But then the doorbell rings -- and rings and rings.Each ring of the doorbell brings more friends to share the delicious cookies Ma has made."Refreshing, enjoyable and unpredictable." -- School Library Journal. Also available in a Spanish-language edition, Llaman a la puerta.

As he sets out for the store, the boy''s mother reminds him, "Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don''t forget the bacon." On his way, he repeats, "Six fat legs...a cape for me...a flight of stairs...and don''t forget the bacon." Or was it "six clothes pegs...a rake for leaves...a pile of chairs...and don''t forget the bacon"? Well, at least he was sure to remember the bacon!

When Grandma, Ma, and Hazel Monster want to find Baby Monster, they follow the messy trail he has left.

Billedbog om en høne, der undgår at blive fanget af ræven

1 hunter walks through the jungle. He does not see 2 elephants or 3 giraffes. But they see him!

A clever, cheerful, hard-working farmer''s son wins the hand of a Chinese princess by outwitting her father the Emperor, who treasures his daughter more than all the rice in China.

Hazel sets out to prove that she, not her baby brother, is the worst monster anywhere.

A group of cub scouts run into a mystery on their campout, which begins with the discovery of a man dead from the bite of an asp.

Thomas refuses to learn to read and gets into trouble when he fails to read signs like Exit, Danger, and Ladies.

A greedy pirate plunders one ship too many.

Three stories about a little boy''s birthday, a Halloween party, and a Fourth of July Christmas party.