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Beginning Readers: Ages 3-8

A Birthday for Cow!
Thomas, Jan

Staff Pick

Perfect for fans of Elephant...
Item No. 9780544850026
$9.99
A House for Hermit Crab - Ready to Read Hardcover Edition
Carle, Eric
Hermit Crab seeks the perfect home--and learns to appreciate change--in this Ready-to-Read edition of Eric Carle's beloved story.

In this classic story from Eric Carle, Hermit Crab grows out of one house after another as he searches for the perfect home. Children who must change schools...

Item No. 9781481409162
$17.99
Ballet Cat: Dance! Dance! Underpants
Shea, Bob
Everyone's favorite feline dance diva is paired with a reluctant partner in his hilarious second book in the popular Ballet Cat series for early readers!

Ballet Cat is getting her friend Butter Bear ready for her big ballet debut. "Leap, Butter Bear, leap!" Ballet Cat prompts. But Butter...

Item No. 9781484713792
$9.99
Ballet Cat: The Totally Secret Secret
Shea, Bob
"Move over, Elephant and Piggie!" commands School Library Journal--the first book starring the vivacious Ballet Cat marks the launch of a new favorite friendship series for early readers.

Ballet Cat and Sparkles the Pony are trying to decide what to play today. Nothing that...

Item No. 9781484713785
$9.99
Ballet Cat: What's Your Favorite Favorite?
Shea, Bob
Everyone's favorite feline dance diva faces stiff competition in this hilarious third book in the popular Ballet Cat series for early readers!

Ballet Cat and her cousin Goat are preparing a show for Grandma. Each is trying to outdo the other--Ballet Cat with an elaborate dance routine (...

Item No. 9781484778098
$9.99
Baloney and Friends Dream Big
Pizzoli, Greg

In this easy-to-read graphic novel from an award-winning creator, join four funny animal friends on their wacky adventures--"A sure bet for Elephant and Piggie fans who are ready for the next step up or want to make the move to comics" (Booklist).

Baloney and friends...

Item No. 9780316389778
$7.99
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Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories
Jarvis
Picture-book maven Jarvis brings his subtle wit and charm to the chapter-book realm with this set of stories about a most endearing pair.

Bear didn't really like the painting. I mean, look at it.
But he liked Bird a lot, and it would remind him of her . . .
...

Item No. 9781536228328
$15.99
Bookstore Bunnies
Seltzer, Eric
Spend the day with bookstore bunnies in this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read from the team behind Space Cows, Party Pigs, Roller Bears, and more!

What is more fun than bunnies reading? Reading about bunnies reading! From opening to close, the bunnies have just the right...

Item No. 9781665927925
$4.99
Bread and Jam for Frances (Early Reader Edition)
Hoban, Russell
America's favorite badger is now in full color!
Item No. 9780060838003
$4.99
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? First Reader Edition
Martin, Bill

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? beginning readers:

These beloved children's stories are now available in beginning reader format.
With the important pre-reading concepts of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, these picture...

Item No. 9780805092448
$8.99
Cat Vs. Vac
Windness, Kaz
The arrival of a mysterious box sets off a battle for control of the house in this hilarious rhyming Level 1 Ready-to-Read!

When a recently delivered package opens to reveal a vacuum, the house cat's hair stands on end! What can be done about this newcomer? Young readers will be sucked...

Item No. 9781665937177
$4.99
Cats are Cats
Gorbachev, Valeri
Miss Bell's new kitten turns out to be a tiger! But cats are cats, and she loves him all the same. This Level D book is perfect for new readers.

One day Miss Bell bought a tiny kitten she named Tiger. He had stripes like a tiger, a tail like a tiger, and a smile like a tiger. He was very...

Item No. 9780823445240
$7.99
Charlie the Ranch Dog/Rock Star
Drummond, Ree

Charlie is the lovable basset hound of the Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond, and the star of the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book Charlie the Ranch Dog. Now our favorite bacon-loving dog is rocking and rolling in this new I Can Read story!

Charlie...

Item No. 9780062347770
$4.99
Charlie's New Friend

Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Woman and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Charlie the Ranch Dog, is back with a new I Can Read story featuring our favorite bacon-loving basset hound. In Charlie's New Friend, Charlie the Ranch Dog meets his match in Mr. Rabbit, a...

Item No. 9780062219145
$4.99
Charlie's Snow Day
Drummond, Ree

Charlie the Ranch Dog stars in New York Times bestselling author Ree Drummond's I Can Read title, just right for reading on your own snowy day!

When Charlie wakes up to a world covered in snow, he can't wait to go outside. He even takes a break from patrol duty...

Item No. 9780062219114
$4.99
Click, Clack, Moo (Ready-to-Read Edition)
Cronin, Doreen
Now the inspiration for a new Christmas special, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Christmas on the Farm.

New York Times bestselling duo Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin's Caldecott Honor-winning book is now available as a Level 2 Ready-to-Read!

Farmer Brown has a problem....

Item No. 9781481465403
$4.99
Cowgirl Kate - PB
Silverman, Erica
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Award Honor Book Hold on to your hats! Two new pals have arrived on the scene: Cowgirl Kate and her stubborn, but devoted cowhorse, Cocoa. Together they count the herd, ride the range, and, of course, argue till the cows come home--as only best friends can do...
Item No. 9780152056605
$5.99
Cowgirl Kate/Horse-PB
Silverman, Erica

In this fifth book in the series, Cocoa nudges his way right into Cowgirl Kate's house. He pokes his head through every doorway and finally decides to live in the best stall of all--the kitchen. What's a cowgirl to do? Well, whether under one roof--or two--there's no doubt these buckaroos will...

Item No. 9780547316727
$5.99
Days With Frog & Toad - Softcover
Lobel, Arnold
In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers
Item No. 9780064440585
$4.99
Dinosaurs by the Numbers
Jenkins, Steve
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins introduces By the Numbers infographic readers, chock full of incredible infographs and stunning, full color cut-paper illustrations. Dinosaurs will explore the world of these extinct giants, still living large in our imaginations today....
Item No. 9781328850966
$5.99
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Dr Seuss
Illus. in color. "An alphabet book with zany drawings and nonsensical verse provides an entertaining way for small children to learn the letters and their sounds."-- "Booklist. "
Item No. 9780394800301
$8.99
Elephant & Piggie Like Reading: The Cookie Fiasco
Willems, Mo
Four friends. Three cookies. One problem.
Hippo, Croc, and the Squirrels are determined to have equal cookies for all! But how? There are only three cookies . . . and four of them! They need to act fast before nervous Hippo breaks all the cookies into crumbs!
Item No. 9781484726365
$10.99
Eric Carle Ready to Read Collection
Eric Carle
Six favorites from Eric Carle are available in this Ready-to-Read boxed set!

This convenient Ready-to-Read carry-along boxed set of six beloved Eric Carle classics includes paperback editions of Have You Seen My Cat?; The Greedy Python; Pancakes, Pancakes!; ...
Item No. 9781481416320
$15.99
Fish and Wave
Ruzzier, Sergio

Let's read comics! I Can Read Comics is an early reader line that familiarizes children with the world of graphic novel storytelling and encourages visual literacy in emerging readers.

When a tiny wave grows bigger and bigger, what's a fish to do? Fish and Wave by...

Item No. 9780063076662
$4.99
Fish is Fish (Beginning Reader Edition)
Lionni, Leo
Leo Lionni's spirited story about a minnow and a tadpole is now available as a Step 3 Step into Reading book--perfect for children who are ready to read on their own!
Item No. 9780553522181
$4.99