Lamar Public Library

"...counts sweet animals, lovely flowers, and charming children all the way up to 20!" --Back cover.

A told B, and B told C, I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree. In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no - Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom! The well-known authors of Barn Dance and Knots on a Counting Rope have created a rhythmic alphabet chant that rolls along on waves of fun. Lois Ehlert's rainbow of bright, bold, cheerful colors makes the merry parade of...

Pictures and rhyming text show how some fathers, animal, bird, and human, take care of their children by bringing them food, playing with them, and keeping them safe.

Bear and his friends persuade a bashful owl to play with them.

Busy little peas introduce their favorite occupations, from astronaut to zoologist.

Farmer Brown does not like Halloween, but the animals hold a Halloween party in his barn.