Most Popular Books by Robert Heidbreder

This delightful novel in verse follows the adventures of a brother and sister around the neighborhood, and especially at the corner grocery store! Race you to our corner grocery store! Stanstones’ corner store is the heart of the neighborhood for the brother and sister in this story. They help to close the store every Saturday and save their pennies to buy candy. The store is the source of many adventures, where they spend a memorably spooky Halloween, play tricks on Mr. and Mrs. Stanstones, and form a search party to find Toby the store cat when he goes missing. What will happen to their beloved corner store when a brand-new supermarket opens up in town? Full of humor and playful language, this novel in verse is a sweetly nostalgic celebration of a time when children had more freedom and a mom-and-pop corner store might be the center of a kid’s world. Based on Robert Heidbreder’s childhood, this follow-up to Rooster Summer can be read as a sequel or a stand-alone story. Chelsea O’Byrne’s vibrant illustrations bring the corner store and its colorful cast of characters to life. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

As night falls on a soft summer evening, neighborhood children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark. First the fireflies come sparkling past, followed by a host of domestic and wild animals, from cats and dogs to owls and skunks. Accomplished children’s poet Robert Heidbreder creates a world of enchantment, while Qin Leng’s illustrations conjure the harmonious interplay between our everyday domestic world and one that is just a little bit wilder. All the characters, both human and otherwise, have their moment on the nighttime stage, but eventually, the curtain falls, and sleepiness beckons.

Spend a rooster summer on the farm with these irresistible read-aloud poems. For the brother and sister in this novel in verse, each day begins with a barnyard wakeup call. During a summer spent on their grandparents’ farm, they collect eggs from the chicken coop, put on shows for city folks in passing trains, fill in for the farm dog by barking the cows home and dance around the perfectly ripening watermelon growing in Grandma’s garden. All of these barnyard adventures happen in the company of Rexter the rooster, Seed-Sack the mule and Ginger-Tea the farm dog — animal friends that will steal readers’ hearts over the course of a carefree rooster summer. Based on award-winning poet Robert Heidbreder’s childhood, these irresistible read-aloud poems show the tender relationship between children and their grandparents. Madeline Kloepper brings the cast of lovable human and animal characters to life with her vintage art style. This early novel in verse about the simple joys of childhood on a farm is nostalgic yet timeless. Key Text Features poems illustrations headings table of contents Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g., regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story, poem, or song.

"A boy compares the antics of his ballet cat with those of his friends, and invites them to bring their cats over to join in a Corp de Chat performance. Includes numerous ballet terms as well as information on famous dancers."--

Musical terms come to life, and kids get to join in! A rhythmic poem is paired with exuberant illustrations of a conductor and his animal orchestra to convey the meanings of seven musical terms. The text contains a succinct physical definition for each term. For example, to define glissando the text reads, “Gently gliding, slipping, sliding.” And in the illustrations, the animals use movement to interpret this description, flowing across the spread as if rolling on a wave. Readers will find it easy to learn the terms — and will have great fun playing along! Staccato. Adagio. Allegro. Fortissimo. What child can resist pronouncing these words — or performing them!

A small boy has numerous rhyming adventures.

A hairless bear on a big balloon, a dragon racing down a city street, the dreadful risks involved in tattling or in snacking on spiders--all this and much more hilarity will be found in these rollicking poems.

“Clever and effective for the pre- and primary school nature shelves.”—Kirkus In the vein of Jack Prelutsky and Dennis Lee comes a celebration of the sky with thirty zippy poems that will lift kids’ spirits and let their imaginations soar. What do you see when you look up at the sky? In this “lyrical” picture book (Booklist) for ages 3-8, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed children’s poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wonderful things kids can see when they gaze at the sky. Gorgeous illustrations by artist and naturalist Emily Dove depict a diverse cast of children playing and cheering under a sky filled with birds and balloons, snow and shooting stars, sunflowers and falling leaves, and helicopters and kites. “A multicultural cast of children are shown reveling in the outdoors. Readers are encouraged to observe and appreciate the natural world around them.” —Booklist

It''s a band of animated skeletons versus daring children in this rhyming Halloween picture book tale, told in delightful nonsense language. Here the children are ?tyke-tots? and the adults ?tall-bigs,? while the skeletons are called ?SKUL-A-MUG-MUGS.? As the story begins, the SKUL-A-MUG-MUGS descend on a small, quiet town on Halloween night. ?They ring-ruckled round, enclupping the town, with quake-quiver-up and scree-scrackle down.? The SKUL-A-MUG-MUGS have a plan to keep the children from trick-or-treating. ?We''ll brain-frizz tall-bigs. Halloween they''ll deep nix. They''ll shup-clup inside nasty Noras and Nicks!? But the children decide to take matters into their own hands. ?Thrickle! and thrackle! Thinder-a-thray! SKUL-A-MUG-MUGS, we''ll splook you away!? What ensues is a fun, spirited fight to the finish, as naturally the children outwit and out-frighten the old SKUL-A-MUG-MUGS so the trick-or-treating can commence once again! In this one-of-a-kind book, award-winning author and children''s poet Robert Heidbreder has imagined an empowering story about a chaotic world where the adults are terrified and the children take over to save the day --- and the candy, of course. The silly and spooky madness is delightfully illustrated with irresistible artwork by award-winning John Martz. This is sure to be a hands-down favorite as a read-aloud --- for all ages --- during the Halloween season or anytime fun wordplay is called for. It makes a fabulous language arts introduction to rhyming poetry that will surely inspire children to create their own made-up words and stories. Separately, it can also work for social studies discussions about cultural celebrations such as Halloween that focus on images and tales of the dead.

Playful poems and rollicking rhymes about Canada by children''s poet Robert Heidbreder.

A boy and his dog imagine that the back yard transforms into a sea of adventure.

"Captures adventures big and small in a child''s day from sunup to sundown"--Dust jacket flap.

A little girl who wishes for a unicorn is content to play with her pet dog instead.

The dinosaur bones in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, come out at night to romp and tango.

Original, funny and distinctly Canadian, this collection of exuberant rhymes will have kids clapping, dancing, skipping and chanting on a rollicking journey across the country. A companion book to the critically acclaimed Eenie Meenie Manitoba.

Follow a group of rowdy reptiles from dawn to dusk!

The letters of the alphabet get up to zany adventures.

Grade level: k, 1, p, e.

The team that created the children''s title Crocodiles Play (Tradewind, 2008) and Crocodiles Say (Tradewind, 2006) tackle the world of work, again with laughs and poetry.

A delightful poetry book for young children.

Alors que la nuit tombe par une douce soirée d''été, les enfants du quartier attendent près de leurs fenêtres pour voir un spectacle nocturne exceptionnel, plein de magie. Sous un ciel immense et infini, la scène est peuplée par une multitude d''animaux domestiques et sauvages. Des lucioles et grillons, des chats et chiens ainsi que des ratons laveurs, hiboux et mouffettes cohabitent tous dans un décor enchanteur et forment un choeur harmonieux. À chaque tour de page se construit un poème, comportant des images vives et des rimes inattendues, qui se révèle une ode à la beauté de la nature. Un code QR imprimé dans le livre mène à un enregistrement de la récitation du poème en ligne. As night falls on a soft summer evening, neighborhood children are drawn out of their houses by the sights and sounds of the world after dark. First the fireflies come sparkling past, followed by a host of domestic and wild animals, from cats and dogs to owls and skunks. All the characters, both human and otherwise, have their moment on the nighttime stage, but eventually, the curtain falls, and sleepiness beckons. A QR code printed in the book gives access to a recording online of the recitation of the poem in French.

This Canadian book of new poems by Robert Heidbreder is illustrated with collage.

Poems that will scare kids out of bed.