Central Kansas Library System

The charming, viral video of a Scottish grandmother immensely enjoying this book while reading it to a baby has thankfully brought The Wonky Donkey story back into print. Children and grownups alike will be in fits of laughter with this amusing, cumulative, read-aloud rhyming tale of an endearing donkey that has just a few quirks. Based on a song that author Craig Smith wrote after being inspired by a joke he heard, the book is colorfully illustrated...

"A little old man and a little old woman are baking a gingery, gingerbread treat. But when they pop open the oven, their snack makes a run for it. Will they catch the speedy gingerbread man? Find out as this classic fairy tale comes to life with music and full-color illustrations."--Publisher's website.

A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.

Different animals-- including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more-- make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

An illustrated version of the traditional song describing the inhabitants of Old Macdonald's farm. Some pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen.

The coral reef in this book is like a marine nursery, teeming with mamas and babies! In the age-old way of kids and fish, children will count and clap to the rhythm of "Over in the Meadow" while pufferfish "puff", gruntfish "grunt" and seahorses "flutter". The colorful art is fresh and fun-constructed entirely from polymer clay-and invites young fingers to fashion fishy forms.

Set in a castle, this variation on the traditional, cumulative rhyme looks at the consequences of a princess's strange diet.

A playful twist on a classic song, this Tangled Tune tells the story of a girl who learns about the rising and setting of the sun.

Ten old men in colorful outfits are featured with the text of this traditional counting song. Each illustration features a die-cut through which the next old man can be seen.

An illustrated version of the cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly. Some pages are die-cut, permitting a portion of the next illustration to be seen.