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Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others.

"A ... picture book about the joys of waiting and taking in what is around you"--

Betty's bakery has been burgled, and it is up to the Gumshoe Zoo to solve the criminal conundrum of who stole (and ate) the purloined pastries.

All the fruits gather together and enjoy a rhyming party, but poor Orange feels left out because he does not rhyme with anything--until Apple invents a new word.

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text remind the reader that the words people say can change how someone's heart feels and that, together, people can make the world a better place.

Fun and fiascoes ensue when young Amelia Bedelia and her parents take a road trip through their state.

Amelia Bedelia is heartbroken to miss her class field trip to the zoo. But then Amelia Bedelia gets an amazing idea -- why not design and build her own zoo in her backyard? She invites her friends to help (and bring their pets) and soon she has a snake, a cat, a gecko, a mouse, a sheep, and (of course) a puppy, as well as loads of other great exhibits and rides. Now, if only she can find the adorable squirrel monkey that escaped from the city zoo...

Introduces more than two hundred words, including foods, number, shapes, colors, and feelings.

When the words in the dictionary get bored and leave to attend a convention in Hollyword, it is up to Noah Webster to restore (alphabetical) order.