A toddler and kitten explore the simple joys of unwrapping a gift through playful, rhyming text in an adorable board book by the author of Pots and Pans.

This book is designed to help busy teachers meet the challenge of creating an effective learning environment for very young children. It includes ideas for plan

“The ideal time to begin sharing books with children is during babyhood, even with children as young as six weeks.” —Starting Out Right National Research

"In Maryland's Carroll County, story boxes have made this impossible dream come true for twenty years. Now MacMillan, writer, storyteller, and former children's

Since children develop the critical language and early reading skills necessary to enter kindergarten between birth and age five, reading aloud is one of the mo