Books with author Joe Mathieu

Every morning at school, Mrs. Millie says, "Please hang up your book bugs."The kindergarteners know she means book bags, and they laugh whenever their teacher talks silly. On Mrs Millie's birthday, the children decide to throw a surprise party. They decorate the classroom with baboons (balloons) and set out chocolate cubcakes (cupcakes) and apple moose (juice). Mrs. Millie has never enjoyed such a wonderful bird-day! The illustrations rendered in Prismacolor pencil, dyes, pen, and ink highlight the fun in this classroom romp.

Mrs. Millie is really silly. She loves to substitute animal words for other words when talking to her kindergarten class. On a class trip to Philadelphia, the kids board a "platypus" (school bus), "hold hens with their buddies" (hold hands with their buddies), and visit the "Liberty Bull" (Liberty Bell). The students love to laugh and correct their favorite teacher. What fun! Joe Mathieu's colored pencil, pen, and ink artwork literally interprets each of Mrs. Millie's "mistakes" and adds hilarity to this lighthearted read-aloud about the city of brotherly love.

On every spread of this larger-than-life flap book, kids can explore the neighborhood that's just around the corner from Sesame Street. From the hilarious guests in the Furry Arms Hotel to the treasures in the delightfully cluttered Finders Keepers shop, there are flaps aplenty to lift and glorious surprises to discover beneath them. Each sumptuous spread teaches an important basic concept--such as counting, matching, or opposites.

Just how long is the Royal Beard? Not even the king himself knows for sure. When he sends forth his jester and the Royal Barbers to measure the wayward whiskers, what do they find at the end of the beard? Why another king! But the kings share something more than a beard. They share a trusted advisor in the short, bald, green person of Yertle. And if Yertle's grand plan pans out, he'll be catapulted from Yertle the Tertle to Yertle the King!

The newest title in the best-selling Guess Who series features Elmo dressed as the Easter Bunny and glitter accents on the cover! Each scene includes a counting seek-and-find activity!Guess who is hopping in for Easter cheer? It's Elmo looking for colorful Easter eggs. Along the way, he finds all his best friends from Sesame Street, too. Readers are along for the adventure in this adorable book that combines counting seek-and-find activities with lift-the-flap fun.