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Get out the reel, get out the rod, get out the wriggly worms: Sammy has a wish to catch a fish. A very, very big fish. The biggest fish in the whol...

What a "tail" of puppy love. Andy and Amy just can't wait: today, they're going to adopt a dog. But what kind should they choose? He wants a big on...

Lucky, lucky you to find a four-leaf clover, to wish on a star, to see the new moon over your shoulder, to have the first robin of spring fly up, u...

With bright, fanciful art by the award-winning illustrator Seymour Chwast, this tale is a pure delight. It's bathtime--but Is Harry wet yet? Oh no....

A pet dog is fun-and a robot dog can be even better. If you had a robot dog, you can ask it to: Fetch your ball, Fetch your bat, Fetch your jacket ...

Five animal friends set out in a raft, and there's plenty of space. Then a voice pleads "Move over! Move over! Make room for me." So they all move ...

Poor little prince! He's got a loose tooth-so the whole kingdom springs into action to help. R.W. Alley's charming pictures bring humor and joy to ...

"Ready, Alice?" calls her mom. "Ready, Alice?" calls her dad. "Not yet," she says, again and again. But her parents know a way to make her move mor...

Nothing delights kids more than a good rhyme. Rhyming words gives children a delightful introduction to letter sounds and pronunciation. It's fun t...

A little girl sometimes shares with her brother: she gives him half her cookie, lets him play with her toys, and even allows him to ride her bike. ...

Snap! A day at the zoo can be lots of fun when you have a camera to catch the crocs, parrots, zebras, and other wild animals who live there. But wh...

Buffy ran. Jenny ran. And soon everyone is running, too. The chase is on! Where could they be going so fast? Just like all the characters, young re...

Poor Daddy: he has a fever, he has a headache, he has a rash, he has the chicken pox. He doesn't want to read his newspaper. He won't eat. And he c...

Puzzles in perpetual motion-that's what these are! Many of these bright brainteasers focus on ingenious, moving mechanisms, including an ancient Gr...

There's magic in these brainteasers. Most of them play variations on the magic square, among the oldest puzzles that exist. These cubes or other sh...

From the designs on Mondrian's paintings to the elegant organization of mathematical sequences, these puzzles all involve the wonderful world of pa...

Ivan Moscovich knows better than anyone how to create conundrums that are irresistibly attractive to puzzle lovers-and just like magic, these trick...

Slightly older children get their chance to show off their smarts, as they unscramble words, decode messages, and fill in crosswords. "Round About"...

Solving puzzles is brain-building fun-and this smart, engaging series is a great way for even the youngest kids to begin a valuable lifelong habit....

Cool distortions, a perplexing parallel pattern, afterimages, 3-D foolery, flip-flopping faces, and other optical illusions will "trick" you into s...

This is not your typical maze book! Welcome a new series that mixes superbly designed mazes and storytelling for an extra dash of excitement and ch...