Books with author Bernard

No one can jump as high as the very boastful kangaroo. But the littlest kangaroo challenges him to a jumping contest anyway. Even the very boastful kangaroo has to laugh when the very little and very clever kangaroo outsmarts him and wins the competition. Bernard Most’s resourceful kangaroo hilariously illustrates one of life’s basic lessons--that any problem can be overcome if only you put your mind to it.

Picture this. It's late. You shout, "Time for bed."You hear: "I don't want to go to bed.", or "It's too early.", or "Why does Jeremy get to stay up longer?", or "there's a monster under my bed!", or "I have a stomachache."Now, thanks to Wiggle Your Nose – Wiggle Your Toes you will hear your child tell you when it's "Time for bed." Imagine your child and you laughing the first time you get to pages 8 and 9. As you turn more pages, the smiles will turn to laughs. As you continue to read, your child will appear to be dancing under the blanket. Your child may not be asleep after the first reading, but will be in a joyful, relaxed state of mind.After a few readings, children usually are asleep, or about to fall asleep. Each night you read Wiggle Your Nose – Wiggle Your Toes, you and your child are sharing a new venture and creating a long-lasting bond.Wiggle Your Nose – Wiggle Your Toes successfully takes full advantage of the author's firsthand knowledge of two key factors. First, Burt knows children. He has five children, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Second, he developed a unique sleep technique after an accident that fractured his L1 vertebra. At that time, he could hardly move and was unable to sleep. After several weeks in bed, and with limited body movement, Burt perfected a bed-bound routine that cleared his mind, minimized his pain and allowed him to fall into a long, deep sleep.Burt blended his sleep technique with personal experience of getting children ready for bed resulting in Wiggle Your Nose – Wiggle Your Toes. The original title was Wiggle Your Ears, but Burt quickly learned that most children could not wiggle their ears.Wiggle Your Nose – Wiggle Your Toes is ideal for parents and grandparents, or day-care centers, reading to children. It's also effective for older children that prefer to read by themselves. It's not surprising that teen-agers and adults also find the book helps them sleep better.

Christmas is an especially festive time for everyone's favorite crocodile, Lyle. Lyle loves Bird and Loretta the cat, who live with Mr. Grumps. He loves East 88the Street and the house he shares with the Primms, and his mother. Lyle's only problem is that he can't decide what he wants for Christmas. However not everyone is filled with holiday cheer. Mr. Grumps has the holiday blues--so much so that even his adored cat, Loretta, has had it with miserable Mr. Grumps. And then, just a few days before Christmas Loretta disappears and the entire neighborhood joins Mr. Grumps in the hunt for the lost cat. Now Lyle knows exactly what he wants for Christmas--the safe return of his good friend. Will he be able to find Loretta before Christmas and restore the holiday cheer to East 88th Street?