Books with author Debbie Powell Smith

Lift the flaps to make things grow and learn about colors in this unique, interactive title for children aged 3+. Fun rhyming text introduces you to the habitat you're in and asks you to lift the die-cut flaps to make plants and creatures grow. Each plant is a different color, and at the back is a big lift-the-flap rainbow to reinforce the colors you've learned. Includes flowers (flowerbed), toadstools (forest), seaweed (ocean), berries (mountain), apples (tree), cacti (desert), butterflies (meadow).

Charming illustrations and touchable, eye-catching shapes make this the perfect choice for every young child who loves things that go.Watch some amazing trucks as they do their hard work. Feel their shiny wheels and shapes — and just try to resist joining in with their noisy sounds. Puff with the steamroller, whir with the cement mixer, and go brrm with the digger! Can you guess what they are building? Thanks to a wonderfully tactile format and dynamic illustrations, the littlest of readers will be happy to take this sturdy book for a drive again and again.

The fun has only just begun for Monkey when he discovers a can of peanuts one day. But the other animals also have plans for that can of peanuts too. The craziness that ensues when Monkey tries to get his prize back will have you wondering if Monkey will ever get to eat those delicious peanuts. Monkey's problems continue page by page, but Monkey won't give up. Will his determination be enough or will Monkey encounter one final surprise?

Gilbert Goat is no ordinary goat. No, Gilbert Goat is not content to spend his days chewing on old bits of broken rubbish. After spotting a photo of a beautiful sail boat amongst the tattered trash, Gilbert is determined to sail away to the sparkling sea. He gets the chance on the day the farmer goes away. He invites his farm friends on his adventure, but choices have consequences. Will this little goat learn his lesson or is Gilbert more like other goats than he ever thought?