Books with author Monica Wellington

This unique journal and activity book offers little dancers the ideal way to record their progress and reinforce their lessons. Thirty charmingly illustrated pages are packed with practical checklists, inspiring tips, fill-in-the-blanks, and a dictionary of terms every ballet dancer should know. A special place to note dance class highlights and goals, this book offers families a keepsake treasure.

Escape to a sunny summer afternoon of coloring, baking, refreshing tea, and other fun doings! Get together with Molly and her friends for a garden tea party! You'll go on a scavenger hunt, draw a picture of your favorite cake, design your own teacup, and color more than two dozen whimsical illustrations. Yummy recipes for your very own tea party include cucumber sandwiches, muffins, scones, and other dainties.

It's time to explore nature — and learn about all the animals and plants in the forest! Kids can color cute pictures of a young girl and her puppy as they explore the woods, collecting leaves, bird watching, picking up litter, and more. Plus, there are hidden pictures, creative art projects, easy recipes for snacks to take on a hike, and even a journal for recording observations along the way.

The brilliant colors of fall foliage take center stage in this picture book perfect for fans of the classic Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf.With her trademark bold, graphic style Monica Wellington has created a picture book about autumn, trees, and leaves. When the seasons change, a young girl visits the arboretum to collect fallen leaves and make a book with them. Brilliant illustrations show each variety of tree the girl encounters, from the common oak to the lesser known gingko. Spreads silhouetting leaves up-close help young children learn to identify them. Like the girl in the book, young readers will be eager to make their very own leaf books.

A new format for a yummy fall favorite Filled with bright primary colors and pictures of America's favorite fruit, Wellington's enticing story follows Annie, a busy apple farmer. She picks, counts, sorts, bakes tasty treats, and sells her best apples. Already successful in hardcover and paperback, Apple Farmer Annie in board book format is one that young tots will find absolutely irresistible.

Sally the pizza maker makes pizza. She grows tomatoes in the community garden for the sauce. She gets cheese in the shop down the street. She buys flour from the mill for the dough. Festive artwork shows all her tasks as Sally prepares, mixes, and bakes delicious pizzas. The perfect tie-in to elementary school lessons about where food comes from, this book will be embraced by teachers. It’s a delightful addition to Monica Wellington’s nonfiction for the youngest readers, and it comes complete with a recipe so kids can make pizza with Sally.

As sweet and satisfying as holiday baking, here is a beautiful update of Monica Wellington's Mr. Cookie Baker. In this book, youngsters can follow the process of measuring, mixing, baking, decorating, and eating cookies. With six new full-color pages, a handsome new jacket, educational tie-ins, and more recipes, this is the perfect supplement to early math units on sequencing, sorting, measuring, and telling time. The simple, straightforward behind-the-scenes view of a bakery makes it a splendid addition to Monica Wellington's other nonfiction for the very young, such as Zinnia's Flower Garden. Yummy in any season!

Springtime is here, and Zinnia can’t wait to plant her seeds and watch them grow. She carefully takes care of her garden, watering her plants, weeding, and waiting patiently for something to sprout. And soon enough, the first seedlings appear! With art just as colorful as a garden in bloom, young readers will enjoy watching Zinnia’s beautiful garden grow, and may even be inspired to start one of their own.

They've made cupcakes and pizza, and now they're ready for what might be the most important meal of the day! Join Molly and Jack for cooking and coloring fun with these 26 full-page illustrations. Their fabulous menu ranges from pancakes and waffles to French toast and fresh fruit, and they're also taking a look at where milk, eggs, wheat, and other breakfast staples come from. The perfect choice for boys and girls who like helping out in the kitchen, this lively coloring book concludes with some tasty, easy-to-make breakfast recipes.