Books with author Jessica Spanyol

What will Clive be today? Follow Clive and his friends as they explore the many things a librarian does in a day. Role-play is crucial to a child's positive development, boosting language and social skills, and building self-confidence. This humorous and caring interaction of an inclusive group of playmates will inspire young readers to create their own diverse roles, free of gender stereotypes.

A colourful and absorbing way of learning to read with Carlo the giraffe! Carlo likes reading everywhere and everything. He reads his bedroom, his breakfast - he even reads his dad! That's because everything in his colourful world has a clear label attached with its name on it - slippers, Crackers the cat, fly, teapot, bin, grater and milk. Children learning to read can point, say and read through the day with Carlo, a sympathetic and likeable character. And if the reading gets frustrating, Carlo doesn't worry about it - he likes galloping too!

What will Clive be today? Follow Clive and his friends as they explore the many things a waiter does in a day. Role-play is crucial to a child's positive development, boosting language and social skills, and building self-confidence. This humorous and caring interaction of an inclusive group of playmates will inspire young readers to create their own diverse roles, free of gender stereotypes.

A playful celebration of the everyday things in a child’s world—and the fun of finding out you can count them yourself.Carlo the giraffe REALLY likes counting, and he counts everywhere he goes. He counts cups in the coffee shop, squirrels in the park, bears in the toy store, even his mother in the backyard. In the same style as CARLO LIKES READING, Jessica Spanyol’s simple text and clever illustrations invite young readers to point, name, and count throughout the day with Carlo.

That curious little Carlo is back, and this time he’s on to some colorful discoveries - as he helps young readers learn basic concepts.Carlo the giraffe really likes colors. They’re all around him! Everywhere he looks, he sees handily labeled things in every possible hue - from a parade of tiny yellow chicks to a big red fire engine, from a black hole in the ground to blue splashes in the pool to a splattered pink ice cream cone. Little ones who loved helping Carlo read and count will hanker to join in this happy exploration of a familiar, colorful world.

Join Carlo the inquisitive giraffe on his first trip to the library in this charming picture book - now brought to life with an animated story DVD!Carlo, the young giraffe, goes with his dad and his cat, Crackers, to the new library. Carlo loves the library with its books and posters and chairs with wheels. But he's a bit scared of the sharp-toothed crocodile librarian Mrs Chinca - until he finds out just how much she really loves books...Offering a whole new storytelling experience, this picture book and DVD edition features a charming story animation, narrated by Kevin Whately. The running time is approximately 5 minutes.