Books with author Ellen Walsh

Last night the rain poured down. Today the stream is empty! Where did the water go? It’s a good thing mouse detectives Dot and Jabber are on the case! Their search upstream leads to funny encounters with a puddle of minnows, a snake, and lots of clues. Beginning readers will have fun discovering how those clues fit together in this colorful, newly formatted easy reader edition that also includes an afterword with information on storms and dams.

Dot and Jabber are mouse detectives with case to crack—if Jabber doesn’t eat the clues first! They’re determined to find out how a little oak tree grew in their field when there are no other oak trees around. They know it grew from an acorn, but how did the acorn get there? Full of curiosity and humor, Dot and Jabber track clues to solve a science mystery in this newly formatted Green Light Reader by Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator Mouse Paint. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about acorns and oak trees.

Pip the salamander is afraid of the dark. Believing that magic might help him, Pip searches for Old Abra the wizard, following his trail into the woods, through a tunnel, and into the night-and discovers that the strength to conquer his fear was within himself all along. “The brilliance of Walsh’s illustrative palette and the joyful way her characters explore the pages bring a light-heartedness that delivers the message with enchantment.”-Children’s Book Review Magazine

Dot and Jabber are mouse detectives with a mission: They’re determined to find out how a little oak tree grew in their field when there are no other oak trees around. They know it grew from an acorn, but how did the acorn get there? Dot and Jabber have a case to crack--if Jabber doesn’t eat the clues first!Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, introduces two new mice who love mysteries. Full of curiosity and humor, Dot and Jabber track clues to solve science mysteries for young readers. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about acorns and oak trees.

Take a peek at prepositions while searching for a missing mouse in this clever concept book from the author of Balancing Act.The mice can’t find their friend Jumper! They look over branches and under leaves. They look between the weeds and down into Mole’s tunnel. But still no Jumper. Where, oh where, could their sneaky pal be? In the tradition of Ellen Stoll Walsh’s beloved concept books Balancing Act, Mouse Paint, and Mouse Shapes, this story explores prepositions through the antics of charming, fun-loving mice.

There's a Wizard who knows how to make colors jiggle and shake. It's magic, he says, just for wizards. But Kit, the mouse, realizes that there's more to color than meets the eye. He also discovers that the magic belongs to the colors, not to the Wizard. So step back, Wizard--it's time for mouse magic! Ellen Stoll Walsh, the creator of Mouse Paint, has shown millions of children how red and yellow create orange. She now reveals that complementary colors--like red and green--can't help dancing when they're put side by side.•From the creator of Mouse Paint and Mouse Count, with more than 550,000 copies sold •Includes a color wheel and simple explanation of color types

Bugs are all over Dot and Jabber's meadow. Then—poof!—they're gone! Bugs can't just disappear, can they? The mouse detectives know a big bug mystery when they see one. Join them as they search for clues to prove that there's more to this vanishing act than meets the eye. An afterword provides clear and fascinating information about how insects and animals use camouflage.