Books with author Michael Reaves

From the author/illustrator of the very popular My Fire Engine, a picture book about race car driving that is simple, accessible, and suspense-filled."Today is the day of the big race. The pit crew is ready. The driver is suited up and strapped in. The engine is loud, and the spectators are all waiting for the race to begin. The cars are on the starting line, and when the green flag waves they're off!"In this very young, action-packed picture book, a little boy imagines that he is a race car driver-with all the thrills, spills, and excitement that go along with the job. Loaded with accurate details, this is a playful look at a sport that fascinates kids of all ages.Like My Fire Engine, My Race Car's bold, graphic art brings this funny, informative story to life. It's a book that puts the reader right in the driver's seat.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Eastwood Elementary has a new student and he's nothing like the other kids in 3G. Fangbone is a barbarian warrior from another world! And he's been charged with the task of keeping a deadly weapon from Skullbania's vilest villain, Venomous Drool. Can Fangbone's new classmates team up to help him triumph over hound-snakes, lava-ferrets, and his first pop quiz?

The boxcar is loaded and ready to go. All aboard!"I have a freight train. I drive it all the time. I’m the engineer."The freight train is all loaded up and ready to go. The engineer is at the controls. It’s his job to deliver the freight, and there is a lot of it. Cows and chickens are riding in the livestock car, furniture and toys in the boxcar. There is even a refrigerator car full of ice cream and bologna. Driving all this freight where it needs to go is a big job!In this bright, active picture book, a little boy lives out the fantasy of driving his own freight train, down to the last accurate detail.

A bright and simple concept book takes readers through a noisy, smelly, sudsy, cluttered, and thoroughly enjoyable kitchen."The dishwasher is loud.The counter is cluttered.The blender is noisy.The sandwich is cut.The bags are plastic.The milk is spilled.The popcorn is popping!"Through breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, the kitchen is filled with interesting sights, smells, sounds and tastes. On this delicious trip through the kitchen, detail-rich scenes will delight young children as they recognize familiar foods and objects and learn new words to describe them. There's lots of fun to be had in the room where the syrup is sticky, the candy is hidden and the pie is cherry!

George is an ape—not a monkey—and he is perfectly happy living his simple life in the jungle, until one day the man in the funny hat kidnaps him and brings him to the big city. Poor George! Forced to live in a cage at the zoo, then work hard manual labor and be mocked on stage—George has every reason to be upset. In fact, after all the maltreatment, he’s downright furious! So it’s a good thing George is one clever ape. Perhaps getting mad is not the only answer. Readers will laugh out loud when George comes up with a way to outsmart the man in the funny hat.

“Before I begin my story, I believe there is a bit of history you should know about my world, the world of wolves, but also that of vampires. As you may or may not know, wolves and vampires are destined to be immortal enemies. This is because the bite of a wolf can kill a vampire and vampires are strong enough to kill wolves with their bare hands and sharp fangs. We and the vampires have been enemies for centuries.“What you may not know, however, is that there are actually two different clans of wolves – the black wolves and the white wolves. I am one of the black wolves, and we live in the forest and despise the white wolves. Why, you ask? Well, that’s another story altogether.”Meet Sabrina, the leader of the Black Wolf Clan, and find out what caused the war between the two clans. Is this rift something Sabrina can repair, or are they destined to be enemies for all time? This multi-volume box set covers the whole story, from the story of how Sabrina became leader after the untimely death of her father, to the very end, which we won’t ruin for you. Instead, buy this now and find out for yourself!

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Class 3G gets a new class pet from Fangbone's barbarian home world--an unhatced egg of the legendary White-titan Razor-dragon! But the evil Venomous Drool is also after the egg, and Fangbone must turn to his classmates to help protect it from danger. With Eastwood Elementary's science-themed pagent fast approaching, can the 3rd graders come up with the perfect class project and take care of the egg until it hatches?

One Halloween, a little witch joins a group of young trick-or-treaters, and all participate in a wonderful foot-stomping, hand-clapping dance. But when the children take off their masks, they get a big surprise: under her mask, the little witch really is a witch—and she shows the others that brooms really are for flying.With his signature bold, bright artwork and simple, engaging text, Michael Rex has created the perfect Halloween book for preschoolers, who will love to do as the monsters do in this uproarious celebration of Halloween. The rhythmic text begs to be chanted, and the little witch provides all the thrills of this favorite holiday without any of the chills.