Sylvie Kantorovitz

A very young boy tells his teddy bear about his mixed feelings over the premature birth of his new sibling, and his guilty resentment at the adult's preoccupation with the tiny baby.

"Pocketville is a small town, set in its ways, and the arrival of a stranger causes a stir. Monti the mole is stunned one morning to find Leo the lizard hogging his special reading rock. When Monti visits the bakery and the library, he learns that the last cinnamon roll has been purchased, and the book he was waiting for has been checked out. What's a fastidious mole to do? When Monti confronts Leo, the newcomer turns out to be agreeable in the extreme,...

Pickle thinks he needs a new car, and tries several that are either too fast, too large, or too expensive--until Coco the mechanic shows him what is wrong with the car he already had.

A young child experiences a loose tooth for the first time and eagerly waits for it to come out.

A retelling of the traditional tale in which five silly fishermen, unable to count properly, are convinced that one of their group has drowned.

Trying to avoid bedtime, Lucy uses her imagination and some crayons to draw a monster to play with.

Little Witch's family is not at all helpful when she is learning to read, so she hides her books and reads by flashlight until late at night and becomes so sleepy that she cannot stay awake during the day.

Everywhere Sara goes she brings along her journal where she jots notes, makes lists, draws pictures and maps, writes poems, and plans a big surprise for her friends.

A charming, simple riff on knees, in the tradition of the classic Bright and Early "body part" books. Cheerfully illustrated in colorful pen and ink, the featured knees include those on mountain climbers, kangaroos, cats, skiers, skaters, trapeze artists, tap dancers, soccer players, hippos, flamingos, elephants, cheerleaders, grasshoppers, skateboarders, and numerous others. This is a super-simple beginning reader, perfect for anybody lucky enough...