Lamar Public Library

Illustrations and rhythmic, rhyming text show what happens when popping popcorn gets out of hand.

In the tradition of "The Night Before Christmas," these rhymes outline the fun of Valentine's Day.

Rhyming text and illustrations featuring the letters from A to Z follow Patty as she plants pumpkins and watches them grow.

Jack, a railroad switchman, frantically tries to save an ant who is heading east on a westbound track, straight into the path of an oncoming freight train.

A boy who has just learned to read tries to find someone in his family who will listen to him read aloud.

A young girl demonstrates to her mother and father how well she has learned to read.

A scarecrow happily dances away from his post one windy night, until a child's prayer teaches him how important he is to the farm.

Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things penguins can do. Includes facts about penguins as well as related websites.

Children wear green, find four-leaf clovers, sing Irish songs and do other Irish things on St. Patrick's Day.

Rhymes and illustrations feature a Triceratops, Brontosaurus, and even a Tyrannosaurus as they run, boom, shake, and shudder their way to the "sludgy old swamp" and rock the night away to the dinosaurumpus beat.