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Riki's Birdhouse
Monica Wellington
Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, April 16, 2009)Riki admires the beautiful birds that visit his yard. So he decides to build his feathered friends a home. Follow along as he measures and saws the wood, then glues, hammers, and paints his birdhouse. When spring comes, bluebirds move in. Soon there are eggs and babies! As the seasons change, the bird-watcher fi nds joy in admiring, helping, and learning about his avian friends. Monica Wellington's bright, beautifully detailed artwork and simple text are the perfect introduction to the fun of backyard bird-watching.
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Mr. Cookie Baker
Monica Wellington
eBook (Dutton Books for Young Readers, Sept. 21, 2006)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!
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Zinnia's Flower Garden
Monica Wellington
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 11, 2007)Springtime is here, and Zinnia canat 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 Zinniaas beautiful garden grow, and may even be inspired to start one of their own.
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Color & Garden FLOWERS
Monica Wellington
Paperback (Dover Publications, Jan. 14, 2011)In this coloring and activity book, Lucy and Sam take young colorists outdoors to learn about growing their own flower garden. Cheerful pictures show everything from planting seeds to watering the growing flowers. Activity pages offer guidance on gathering tools and preparing the soil, as well as providing information on the delightful variety of flowers. Plus, a selection of helpful hints offers simple suggestions for tending the garden.
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Night City
Monica Wellington
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, May 1, 1998)A colorful and lavish picture book chronicles the nighttime goings-on of a bustling metropolis from hour to hour, devoting each spread to a new scene, some lively and some quiet, in which people live active lives despite the evening hours.
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SQUEAKING OF ART, The Mice Go to the Museum
Monica Wellington
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, April 1, 2000)Mice visit a museum and admire famous works of art in the different galleries, each of which is devoted to a specific subject or theme, in a picture book that includes information about the paintings and where they may be found in real life.
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Crepes by Suzette
Monica Wellington
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, March 8, 2004)While moving her crêpe cart to different locations around Paris, young Suzette delights in all the sounds, sights, and smells of the city's colorful scenery as she meets with the tourists and mixes with the locals to sell her tasty treats.
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Night Rabbits
Monica Wellington
Hardcover (Dutton Juvenile, March 1, 1995)Two irrepressible bunnies explore the springtime during the evening hours and have fun nibbling in a garden, frolicking in the berry bushes, scurrying through a rainstorm, and running from a swooping owl before settling down to sleep.
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Night House Bright House Find & Color
Monica Wellington
Paperback (Dover Publications, Nov. 21, 2013)Cute rhymes, hidden pictures, and adorable drawings to color offer loads of lively fun. Kids ages 3 to 7 will delight in the charming, read-aloud verses of this whimsical activity book. And a cuddly crew of up-all-night mice will accompany them on an after-hours, seek-and-find search through a cluttered house. Includes solutions.
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Gabby and Grandma Go Green
Monica Wellington
Hardcover (Dutton Books for Young Readers, March 3, 2011)When Gabby and Grandma get together, "Green Day" means "Fun Day." From sewing their own cloth bags and buying vegetables at the Farmers' Market to recycling their bottles, these two know how to have a good time while doing good things for the earth. The illustrations in Monica Wellington's popsicle-bright palette-enhanced with myriad shades of green-result in a perfectly "green" addition to her books for the very young.
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Gabby and Grandma Go Green
Monica Wellington
eBook (Dutton Books for Young Readers, March 3, 2011)When Gabby and Grandma get together, "Green Day" means "Fun Day." From sewing their own cloth bags and buying vegetables at the Farmers' Market to recycling their bottles, these two know how to have a good time while doing good things for the earth. The illustrations in Monica Wellington's popsicle-bright palette-enhanced with myriad shades of green-result in a perfectly "green" addition to her books for the very young.
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Night House Bright House
Monica Wellington
Paperback (Dutton Childrens Books, March 15, 1997)Here's a nighttime book for very young children that's anything but quiet! Ten frisky mice race and chase their feline friend from one room to the next. Each turn of the page shows a dazzling new room singing with color, and the objects everywhere have plenty to say about the cat-and-mouse game going on around them. Full color.