Books with author Geoffrey Hayes

Why won't Benny help? Penny found a dead salamander, but her brother Benny is refusing to help her bury it. Is it silly to hold a service for Little Sallie, or could this tiny salamander mean something more to the siblings? Geisel Award–winner Geoffrey Hayes shares this gentle tale of a child's early encounter with death.Bestselling author Geoffrey Hayes has written and illustrated over forty children's books, including the extremely popular series of early readers Otto and Uncle Tooth, the classic Bear by Himself, the Patrick Bear books, and When the Wind Blew by Caldecott Medal–winning author Margaret Wise Brown. His TOON Book series of Benny and Penny books has garnered multiple awards. In 2009, Benny and Penny in the Big No-No! received the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award given by the American Library Association for "the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English."

Equal parts adorable and bratty, this sweet bear transforms daily routine into fun adventures. As he keeps his parents on their toes from breakfast to bedtime, Patrick will also keep young readers coming back for more. Geoffrey Hayes, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award-winner and the uncontested master of children's comics, gives us four classic Patrick stories.

Patrick and Pap Bear go to get a Christmas tree. When Patrick wants the littlest one, his dad comes up with a clever idea to please everyone! Patrick's voice will be familiar to anyone with a four-year-old, and the father-son exchanges will have both parents and kids laughing. With bright, adorable illustrations, this is the Christmas spirit at its best.

Illus. in full color. "Otto and his Uncle Tooth take on their second detective case when Captain Poopdeck complains there have been four shipwrecks in a month. Readers will sail easily through the compact sentences and mostly one-syllable words as they track the investigations of the intrepid Otto and his uncle. Full-color illustrations amusingly depict the story, while providing motivation for reluctant readers."--Booklist.

Geisel Award winner Geoffrey Hayes has created brand-new bonus material to enhance this Step into Reading treasury of three classic Otto & Uncle Tooth mysteries, for children who are ready to read on their own. Secrets! Treasure! Mystery and adventure! Otto, Uncle Tooth, and the quirky characters of Boogle Bay are always up to something intriguing. This treasury of three rollicking Step 4 leveled readers includes The Secret of Foghorn Island, The Treasure of the Lost Lagoon, and The Curse of the Cobweb Queen in one great edition. Readers can pore over a new map of Boogle Bay and environs, character profiles, introductory teasers for each story, and more!