1st Grade Reads

Brothers Mac and Mac star in this collection of bedtime tales inspired by folktales about fools from around the world.

"This profoundly moving tale about a grieving boy and an imaginary gorilla makes real the power of talking about loss. On the day of his mother's funeral, a young boy conjures the very visitor he needs to see: a gorilla. Wise and gentle, the gorilla stays on to answer the heart-heavy questions the boy hesitates to ask his father: Where did his mother go? Will she come back home? Will we all die? Yet with the gorilla's friendship, the boy slowly begins...

Friends Fire Truck and Dragon demonstrate what a good team they make at campfires, cookouts, birthday parties, and more, but in unexpected and unimpressive ways.

When Brain finds a strange object, Chick and Spot declare it is an egg, but Brain says it is an eyeball.

A little girl gets a cat as a new pet but insists it's a dog, even if it doesn't act very dog-like.

"This entertaining guessing game and visual puzzle from an award-winning graphic designer transforms simple objects into completely different items, helping readers young and old see the importance of how shapes work together to form more complicated images"--

A hula-hooping moose, a badger with a bumblebee umbrella and a rabbit in a cashmere sweater, show their grumpy bear friend that a day of fun does not have to depend on sunshine and blue skies.

Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.

It is late and Crabby just wants to sleep, but Plankton keeps Crabby awake with questions and chatter--until a request for a bedtime story takes an unexpected turn.

"Doug prefers not to be hugged, but there are a variety of other ways his loved ones can show him affection"--