The Bear Came Over to My House by Rick Walton and illustrated by james Warhola. This story is a takeoff of the American folk song, "The Bear Came Over the Mountain."
 Upper left - That's my dog! by Rick Walton and illustrated by Julia Gorton. From inside front cover - "What could be better that having a dog? Having a big dog! And what could be better than having a big dog? Having a big bouncy slobbery dog! Could anything beat that? Open the pages and meet one proud little boy who conjures up one great dog through his vivid descriptions."
Upper right - How Many? How Many? How Many? by Rick Walton and illustrated by Cynthia Jabar. From back cover: " Are you ready? Tell me yes. How many HOW MANYs can you guess? Count them, name them, ready, go! How many HOW MANYs do you know? With pictures as energetic as the rollicking verse, this clever book is a counting celebration!" The summary: "The reader counts from one to twelve while guessing the answers to questions about nursery rhymes, names of the seasons, players on a football team, and other basic information." Lower left - So Many Bunnies a bedtime abc and counting book by Rick Walton and illustrated by Paige Miglio. From back cover, "Old Mothr Rabbit lived in a shoe. She had twenty-six children and knew what to do. From Abel, who sleeps on the table, to Zed, who sleeps on the shed, help Mother Rabbit tuck a whole alphabet of adorable little bunnies in for the night." Lower right - Bunnies on the Go Getting from Place to Place by Rick Walton and illustrated by Paige Miglio. From the front book flap, "Vacation time is here, and so pack your bags. It's time to go. From train to tractor, from boat to balloon, join the fun as an active bunny family takes a cross-country vacation. The team who celebrated the alphabet in So Many Bunnies and telling time in Bunny Day now introduces young readers to different modes of transportation. All family vacations should be this much fun!"  Upper left - Herd of Cows! Flock of Sheep! by Rick Walton and illustrated by Julie Olson. From front book flap: "What's more fun than a clowder of cats, a rafter of turkeys, a swarm of bees, or a pack of dogs? Herd of Cows! Flock of Sheep! - the latest word play from the king of language arts picture books, Rick Walton. After bringing in his corn, potatoes, beans, and tomatoes before a rainstorm, Farmer Bob decides to settle down for a good night's rest. While he snoozes away, the river rises high enough to set his bed afloat down the river. This sends the animals into a panic - a drove of pigs outlines a plan, a colony of beavers races to chew down trees, a school of fish tries to create a dam, and so forth. Will Farmer Bob be rescued by a nest of snakes and a herd of horses? It's a barnyard adventure that will leave bands of children begging for more."
Upper right - Dance, Pioneer, Dance! by Rick Walton and illustrated by Brad Teare. From the front book flap: "Pioneers dance, goats promenade, and pigs pirouette in this whimsical poem about dancing and fun on the pioneer trail. In lyrical verse, author Rick Walton tells a story to delight both children and adults. With its catchy rhythms and unusual rhymes, it is especially fun to read aloud. Brad Teare's colorful illustrations tantalize the imagination as lizards jig with prairie dogs and a grizzly bear joins in a line dance. Entertaining and imaginative, this story gives children a new insight into pioneer travels - in addition to the hard work and trials in crossing the plains, the pioneers also had fun!" Lower left - You Don't Always Get What You Hope For by Rick Walton and illustrated by Heidi Stetson Mario. A boy just wants a normal day but the day turns into some wild adventures! Lower right - Will You Still Love Me? by Rick Walton and illustrated by Brad Teare. From back cover, "Will you still love me if I'm playing baseball in the house and throw the ball through the living room window? In this classic read-aloud from the veteran children's book team Rick Walton and Brad Teare, forgotten homework, broken windows, a ruined rose garden, and other imagined mayhem teach your child that there are consequences to their actions but that..."I will always love you. No matter what you do, I'll still love you."  Upper left - Once Upon a Bull...frog by Rick Walton and illustrated by Greg Hally. TEACHERS - THIS IS THE BOOK YOU NEED TO TEACH COMPOUND WORDS!!! It's my favorite one to use when teaching compound words. From the front book flap: "It's about the worst thing that can happen to a bullfrog: he's lost his hop and doesn't know where to find it. But when he begins to search for it, he discovers that nothing is what it seems. He looks under a toad. But turn the page, and the toad turns out to be a toadstool. He looks under a dog, But turn the page, and the dog is really a doghouse. And so on, and so on, from a cow...boy to a stage...coach. Set in the Old West, the story takes the reader into every nook and cranny that compound wrods can offer. Will the bullfrog ever find his hop? Turn the page and find out! Rick Walton and Greg Hally have created a page-turner, in the truest sense of the word. It's a rollicking story that begs to be read again and again."
Upper right - Bullfrog Pops! by Rick Walton and illustrated by Chris McAllister. THIS IS THE BOOK YOU NEED TO TEACH TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS!!! From the front book flap: "From the author of the "hopaway" hit Once There Was a Bull...(frog) comes this tale of mouth-watering proportions! Last seen hopping a ...stagecoach and finding his hop, our hero is now on an eye-popping eating binge trying to cure his insatiable appetite. Woven through the western town of Ravenous Gulch, the story leaves a cast of many hopping mad. However, just as things look bleak, transitive and intransitive verbs turn the tables, taking Bullfrog on another adventure. As Bullfrog's appetite and waistline grow, the townsfolk can't help but gather...food for Bullfrog. Will Bullfrog hang... those pictures back up? Will Bullfrog pop...? Only Rick Walton and Chris McAllister will tell as their expertly crafted tale unfolds...(or should we say, pops?)" Lower Left - Why the Banana Split by Rick Walton and illustrated by Jimmy Holder. From the front book flap: "It's the question on everyone's mind: just whe did the banana split? Here'a a clue: it's for the same reason that the jump ropes skipped town the jackhammers hit the road and the cows moooved on. And it's got nothing to do with ice cream. Give up? Then grab your best puns and get ready to enter Rick Walton's latest word-play adventure. You'll discover so many ways to split, exit, vamoose, disappear, skedaddle, scram - well, go - that you just might wish you could stay longer." Lower right: Pig Pigger Piggest by Rick Walton and illustrated by Jimmy Holder. From the front book flap: "It's not just any story about pigs - it's the piggest story ever! When three brothers - Pig, Pigger, and Piggest - meet three sisters - Witch, Witcher, and Witchest - the union is, well, rather stormy. And it's one that grows in increments, too, from big to bigger to biggest, in as many unusual ways as you can imagine. (Look at all the pictures carefully!) Luckily, all's well that ends well - especially when it all ends in the biggest mud field a pig could wish for. Rick Walton, the author of Once There Was a Bull...frog (Gibbs Smith, 1995) and You Don't Always Get What You Hope For (Gibbs Smith, 1996), takes readers on the wild, wilder, wildest ride yet through a three-pig kingdom." |