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This Easy Fruit Crisp Is the Best Kind of Mess
Chef notes Fruity, yummy and just right for a cold winter night or hot summer delight. The scoop of ice cream on top makes for an extra-tasty melty mess! Technique tips: Be sure to slice the strawberries and peaches. If you are using fresh fruits, peel, pit and slice peaches; hull and slice strawberries; and pit and slice cherries. Ask a grown-up for help using sharp tools and the oven. Swap option: To make this sweet dessert any time of the year, keep frozen fruits on hand to mix and match.
Individual Chicken Pot Pies
Chef notes Meat pies were a popular food in medieval Europe. They were easy to store, carry and eat. This modern twist has a fluffy pastry top over a creamy savory middle! Technique tips: Remember to thaw the puff pastry overnight in the fridge. If you forget to move the pastry to the fridge the night before, take it out of the freezer before you preheat the oven and let it thaw on the counter until it feels soft.
Sam & Pam Mo Willems et Jon J Muth 2012
Saison après saison, Sam, le chien des villes, et Pam, la grenouille des champs, vont se retrouver pour jouer ensemble. Jusqu'au jour d'hiver où... En quelques mots, poignants et concis, Mo Willems nous invite à réfléchir sur le cours naturel de la vie et de l'amitié. L'expressivité des aquarelles de Jon J Muth vient magnifiquement illustrer cet album propre à éveiller une émotion chez les lecteurs de tous âges. Moyenne 18.0 4 votes - EXCELLENT TRES BON BON MOYEN FAIBLE MAUVAIS
What Will We Find in This Box? (Snake & Bat #1)
What Will We Find in This Box? (Snake & Bat #1) Willems (the Elephant & Piggie series) launches a dynamic new early reader series with a classic setup and another likable animalian duo. Snake and Bat communicate via exuberant oversize speech bubbles, and the creator’s unmistakable aesthetic boisterously captures the pals’ highs and lows with full-bodied exaggeration—as the book begins, the two positively burst with excited curiosity over the discovery of a plain brown box.
The Heart Trials (The Heart Trials #1)
J. Elle. Putnam, $21.99 (400p) ISBN 979-8-2172-3822-4 Elle (Fortress of Ambrose) merges the spectacle of reality dating competitions with the tension of survival games in this brutal and beguiling romantasy series opener set in a dystopian island society that treats emotion as a commodity.
The House of Gardenias
Isabel Cañas. Dutton, $19.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-593-62041-0 Cañas (The Possession of Alba Díaz) blends political tension with the supernatural to deliver an immersive and mesmerizing YA debut. When 16-year-old Minerva Treviño finds a flyer advertising a position as a lady’s maid in Calle Jacaranda, a wealthy part of the city, she forsakes her current life scavenging meals and enduring physical abuse from her parents, hoping for more stable conditions.
Wish You Well by Jamie Sumner
Wish You Well Sumner (Schooled) combines hard-won hope and biting humor in a striking novel about a trio of chronically ill kids who scheme to manipulate a wish-granting charity. For four years, 13-year-old Violet Marino has navigated progressive blindness caused by macular degeneration.
La Bandera: Poems of Resistance and Pride
Denise (Gato Guapo) and debut illustrator Lugo recount Puerto Rico’s ongoing struggle for autonomy in this layered and resonant collection. Fourteen powerful poems unspool “a complex narrative that is missing from mainstream... books,” conveying the history of the island, its people, and its flag.
The Siren by Tomi Adeyemi
Tomi Adeyemi. Holt, $24.99 (336p) ISBN 978-1-250-40475-6 Following the conclusion of her Legacy of Orïsha series, Adeyemi wades into contemporary realistic fantasy with this bracing university-set tale rife with controlled chaos, cruel ambition, and fierce female characters. After a mental health crisis rattles her sense of self, poet Emery Coleman, who is Black, reluctantly begins freshman year at Dartmouth College.
Sisters Alone by Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Shifa Saltagi Safadi. Putnam, $18.99 (336p) ISBN 979-8-217-11109-1 Syrian American sisters must put aside their differences to survive a deadly snowstorm in this stirring verse novel from Safadi (Kareem Between). Blaming herself for her mother’s death six months earlier, Indiana sixth grader Leena withdraws from friends and family, finding solace in creating scrapbooks of memories.
I Will Eat You in the End
David Duff, illus. by Marianna Coppo. Holiday House/Porter, $19.99 (72p) ISBN 978-0-8234-6393-0 This Beckettian two-parter by Duff (The Day Moon and Earth Had an Argument) and Coppo (The Book That Can Read Your Mind) lays out the realities of the life cycle with unstinting matter-of-factness and disarming wit. In a somewhat existential cold open, an enormous teal sauropod inadvertently squishes the companion of a pink bowler-hatted worm.
Adam, Mine by K Ancrum
K. Ancrum. HarperCollins, $19.99 (384p) ISBN 978-0-06-344902-2 Ancrum (The Corruption of Hollis Brown) breathes new life into the Frankenstein mythos in this cathartic, transformative novel. After brushing elbows with powerful and learned alchemists, 17-year-old scientist Victor Frankenstein believes that he’s found a way to cheat death and bring the dead back to life.
Time to Say Please! (Board Book)
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Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (Board Book)
Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (Board Book) Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Pre-Order Print A bedtime book the Mo Willems way! The Pigeon doesn’t want to go to bed—no matter how tired he is—in this hilarious story now in board book format for the littlest Mo Willems fans. It’s getting dark, but the Pigeon won’t go to bed! Will YOU let him stay up late? As usual, the Pigeon has plenty of reasons he isn’t ready for bedtime.
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Know She Was Extinct (Board Book) by Mo Willems
Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct (Board Book) Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Pre-Order Print Everyone in town loves Edwina the dinosaur, except for Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie who is determined to prove that dinosaurs are extinct in this hilarious classic by Mo Willems. Everyone in town knows Edwina. She is the dinosaur who plays with the kids. She is the dinosaur who helps little old ladies cross the street.
Paramount+ Greenlights Animated Adaptations of Acclaimed Children's Books By Mo Willems
PARAMOUNT+ GREENLIGHTS ANIMATED ADAPTATIONS OF ACCLAIMED CHILDREN’S BOOKS BY MO WILLEMS Series Orders of THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE SHOW! and THE PIGEON SHOW! STARRING THE PIGEON Mark Streamer’s First Collaboration with Hidden Pigeon Company, Co-Founded by Celebrated Author December 11, 2025 – Paramount+ today announced that it has greenlit two animated series, THE ELEPHANT & PIGGIE SHOW! and THE PIGEON SHOW! STARRING THE PIGEON, based on celebrated children’s author and illustrator Mo Willems’...
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 5
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 5 Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now Read 5 Elephant & Piggie adventures in this special bind-up collection that will make readers want to celebrate! Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant and Piggie. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 3
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Volume 3 Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now Read 5 Elephant & Piggie adventures in this special bind-up collection that celebrates problem solving! Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant and Piggie. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2!
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie Volume 2! Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now Read 5 Elephant & Piggie adventures in this special bind-up collection that celebrates imagination! Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant and Piggie. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie!
An Elephant & Piggie Biggie! Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now Read 5 Elephant & Piggie adventures in this special bind-up collection! Mo Willems, award-winning, New York Times best-selling creator of The Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Unlimited Squirrels, presents best friends Elephant and Piggie. Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
IT'S MY BIRD-DAY!
Familiarity breeds a birthday for the ages in this party worth attending. Don’t let the Pigeon ruin his own special day! Anyone who has ever encountered the title character in any of his books—whether his first, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus (2003), or one of its many sequels—will understand that the bird’s innate self-love drives his every interaction. Little wonder, then, that he’s thrilled about his own “bird-day.” He has the hat.
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Board Book) by Mo Willems
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Board Book) Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Buy Now Mo Willems, #1 New York Times best-selling creator and three-time Caldecott Honoree, presents the book that started it all: Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Finally, a book you can say “no” to! When the Bus Driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place: a pigeon! But you’ve never met a pigeon like this one before.
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! (Board Book)
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! (Board Book) Select... Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-a-Million Bookshop Indigo Pre-Order Mo Willems classic, The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, is now in a durable board book format! Perfect for even the littlest hands of Pigeon nay-sayers! The Pigeon really needs a bath! Except, the Pigeon’s not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month! (Maybe.) It’s going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.
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That Is NOT a Good Idea! Book Review
age 4+ Goose outsmarts fox in funny, perilous story with a twist. Parents need to know that That Is NOT a Good Idea! is another deliciously funny picture book from three-time Caldecott Honoree Mo Willems, author of Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale and Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems. Here he uses a silent-movie motif, with dialogue presented on black title cards mid-scene to show the goose inching toward peril in a soup pot.
City Dog, Country Frog Book Review
age 3+ Touching tale of dog-frog friendship depicts cycle of life. Parents need to know that City Dog, Country Frog is an understated tale about the cycle of life -- in nature and among all living things. It depicts the loss of a friend, and conveys sadness at that loss. Though the book offers an upbeat message that these transitions are normal and inevitable, young readers who've recently experienced loss may find the story upsetting, while readers yet to have that experience may have questions.
Let's Go for a Drive! An Elephant & Piggie Book Book Review
age 4+ Silly tale gives new readers a fun lesson in being flexible. Parents need to know that Let's Go for a Drive! is another silly installment in Mo Willems' Elephant & Piggie series and the winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, an award given to books for beginning readers. New readers and pre-readers alike will enjoy watching Elephant and Piggie get so excited gathering everything they might need on a car trip.
I Broke My Trunk! An Elephant & Piggie Book Book Review
age 4+ So super-silly, beginning readers won't be able to resist. Parents need to know that I Broke My Trunk! is an incredibly silly installment in the Elephant & Piggie series and the winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, an award given to books for beginning readers. Both new readers and pre-readers will get into Elephant's wild tale of how he got hurt. Since the story is told enitrley in conversation bubbles, kids will build some basic conversation skills.
My New Friend Is So Fun! An Elephant & Piggie Book Book Review
age 4+ Simple lesson about old and new friends is so fun. Parents need to know that My New Friend Is So Fun! is another sweet installment in Mo Willems' award-winning Elephant & Piggie series for beginning readers. This one tackles a common social worry for kids just learning to build friendships. The usually inseparable duo have met new friends, and Elephant is worried that Piggie is having way more fun with Brian Bat and forgetting all about him.
Waiting Is Not Easy! An Elephant & Piggie Book Book Review
age 4+ Giggly series installment taps into common kid frustration. Parents need to know that Waiting Is Not Easy! is another spirited installment in Mo Willems' award-winning Elephant & Piggie series for beginning readers. Like I Am a Frog, it's a straightforward lesson with a small surprise at the end, delving less deeply than usual into the two mismatched characters' endearing friendship.
I Will Take a Nap! An Elephant & Piggie Book Book Review
age 4+ So hysterical that kids will almost forget to hate nap time. Parents need to know that I Will Take a Nap! is another fun installment in Mo Willems' award-winning Elephant & Piggie series. New readers and prereaders alike will enjoy the extreme silliness of this one after getting a quick reminder that naps help when you're cranky. a lot If you're cranky, take a nap; it will set your sleeping imagination free. a lot Elephant and Piggie are great friends.
The Story of Diva and Flea Book Review
age 6+ Beautiful art befits charming friendship story set in Paris. Parents need to know that The Story of Diva and Flea is the work of kid-lit dream team Mo Willems (Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus) and Tony DiTerlizzi (The Spider and the Fly), two Caldecott honorees who traveled to Paris to collaborate on Willems' story. The simple cat-dog friendship tale is told in short chapters and geared for young readers, with a fun sprinkling of French vocabulary and a generous helping of charm.
The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! Book Review
age 3+ Fresh, wacky take on first-day-of school jitters. Parents need to know that Mo Willem's The Pigeon HAS to Go to School! features the beloved star of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! and other funny picture books. This one captures the kinds of anxieties a kid can feel about going to school for the first time: What if I don't like it? What if the teacher doesn't like me?
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! Book Review
age 3+ Pigeon has emotional ups and downs in relatable tale. Parents need to know that The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster! is part of author and illustrator Mo Willems' award winning Pigeon series. This one's not as funny as previous books, but it deals with a very relatable situation. In the story, the pigeon successfully navigates a range of feelings while waiting to ride a roller coaster, including impatience, excitement, sadness, and pride.
Snappy alligator and crocodile reads for the kids
Check out these fun critter tales at the local library. Here, Tavares Public Library staff members offer quick reviews of the kid-friendly reptilian books. “Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!” By Mo Willems Ages 4-8 Review by April Mazak, technical services specialist Amanda, a little girl who likes to read, has a best friend who is a stuffed alligator. When Amanda and Alligator are together, they like to surprise each other in fun ways.
Snappy alligator and crocodile reads for the kids
Check out these fun critter tales at the local library. Here, Tavares Public Library staff members offer quick reviews of the kid-friendly reptilian books. “Hooray for Amanda & Her Alligator!” By Mo Willems Ages 4-8 Review by April Mazak, technical services specialist Amanda, a little girl who likes to read, has a best friend who is a stuffed alligator. When Amanda and Alligator are together, they like to surprise each other in fun ways.
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Books to Help Children Adjust to School
It's time to prepare you child for the first day of school. Turning to books is a great way to discuss the situation with your babies. My personal favorite, The Kissing Hand, was a huge success with my daughter. Have fun! This Is How We Get Ready By DK Baby - 3 years For little kids going to BIG school, this handy guide helps teach the new morning routine for starting school.
By BROOKE LEFFERTS NEW YORK (AP) — Author Mo Willems has sold millions of books and won many awards, but the accolade that means most to him is when a parent says their child read aloud for the first time from one of his books.
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