Best Selling Books by Richard Egielski

"Run run run as fast as you can. You can''t catch me! I''m the gingerbread man." In this modern retelling of a nursery classic, Caldecott-winning illustrator Richard Egielski adds an urban twist to a well-loved tale. This time, the gingerbread boy is on the loose in New York City, and he taunts everyone from construction workers to subway musicians, until his fateful chase through Central Park!

Separated from his favorite toy pilot action figure, young Jack envisions his lost friend''s brave journey back home across the ocean, in a story complemented by a glossary of pilot terms.

Slim the rat and his new friend Jim the mouse find that their yo-yo tricks come in handy when they are threatened by a tough, old one-eyed cat.

A young vampire, unable to sleep, tries to figure out whether it is the howling of a werewolf, the clacking of skeletons, or something else that is keeping him awake. Full color.

When a young boy accidentally swallows poor Buz , a bug, along with his morning cereal, he''s prescribed two pills to remedy the situation. Little does he know what is going on inside! In his award-winning signature style, Richard Egielski invents an ingenious behind-the-scenes adventure of two keystone cop-like pills in pursuit of a bug inside a human body. Buz eventually makes his escape, only to discover he has caught a bug of his own. On with the chase! New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1995 1998 Young Reader''s Choice Award, Pennsylvania An ABA Pick of the Lists 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing 1995 (NY Public Library) 1995 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) Children''s Choices for 1996 (IRA/CBC) Best Illustrated Children''s Books of 1995 (NYT) 1995 Parent''s Choice Silver Award for Picture Books 1998 PA Young Reader''s Choice Award

Terrible wolf is terrorizing the town of Gubbio, and no one can stop him until Saint Francis visits the town and speaks to the wolf in his own language.

While watching a house for five menacing moths, Jaz, an industrious young bug, teaches himself how to transform into various other things and then must use this talent to save himself.

When Uncle Dinkleschmidt buys three rubber balls for his toy store, it''s up to Rudy to take very good care of them. But as soon as he is left alone in the shop, Rudy discovers that these are no ordinary balls, and that''s when the magic begins. . .

If you think you already know the story of the itsy-bitsy spider, think again. From a Caldecott medalist comes a dynamic pop-up interpretation of a classic song. Every child learns the song as a toddler, but they’ve never seen it this way before! Caldecott medalist Richard Egielski brings “The Itsy Bitsy Spider” vividly to life with intricate paper constructions on every page: the baseball-cap-wearing spider literally climbs up the water spout, and is deluged by raindrops for “down came the rain.” And when the sun magnificently reappears, the spider happily resumes his climb—up to Mama! Ideal for fans of Robert Sabuda, this pop-up creation brilliantly captures the resilient spirit of a timeless tune and belongs in every child’s collection. Even Miss Muffet would welcome this spider into her library.