Books with author Iris Van Rynbach

Take part in celebrating the very first Thanksgiving with the help of this entertaining little book. To set the scene, there's a laminated backdrop on the inside covers that reveals a log cabin, stockade fence, and sandy marshes. Bring this setting to life simply by applying any or all of the 29 full-color sticker illustrations of baskets of corn, pumpkins, and fish; a trestle table and bench; dogs, cows, and other animals; Pilgrims preparing food; Native Americans arriving by canoe; and more. For added fun, use the stickers again and again to create a variety of activity-filled scenes.

Reusable stickers make it easy to furnish this Pilgrim family's cozy log cabin in a number of different ways. Just add peel-and-apply illustrations of Mom, Dad, and their children; as well as a butter churn, dried corn, decorative wreath, fireplace bellows, foodstuffs, animals, plates, candles, baskets, tables, and more. 43 reusable stickers and a play scene on the inside covers.

The favorite finger rhyme told in schools, libraries, and play groups every Halloween is presented here in wonderfully humorous and endearing illustrations. Five not-so-little pumpkins start out "sitting on a gate." But before long a wild evening is afoot. They roll along a country lane to join some trick-or-treaters--a ghost, two witches, a clown, and a devil. As the lights go out and a magical wind swirls by, all converge on a big, old Victorian house--where every window has a spooky scene, and a skeleton comes to open the door! Full of the Halloween spirit from beginning to end, this playful and inviting book will prove a delight all year long.