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Books with author Nadine Bernard Westcott

  • I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

    Mary Ann Hoberman, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Board book (LB Kids, June 11, 2003)
    This rollicking board book retelling of the classic children's song is perfect for reading aloud-and now is reissued with a brighter, bolder cover and larger trim size. This favorite, funny folk song illustrated with bright, irresistible pictures will delight babies and toddlers. The board book format is perfect for little hands to hold and young children will enjoy pointing to all the animals the old lady swallows--beginning with a fly, and continuing to include a spider, bird, cat, dog, goat, and cow--before she finally goes too far and swallows a horse. Now, she's full of course! With its playful rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, this is a perfect read-aloud for little ones and ideal for tucking into a stroller.
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  • Up, Down, and Around Big Book

    Katherine Ayres, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Paperback (Candlewick, Feb. 26, 2008)
    "An inviting introduction to the wonder of plants, food, and gardening. . . . Will be a favorite of teachers, students, and home readers alike." โ€” Kirkus ReviewsFrom seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything in this vibrant picture book pulses with life โ€” in all directions! Sprightly illustrations set the mood for a rhythmic text that follows natureโ€™s course to a feast of backyard bounty.
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  • The Bookstore Burglar

    Barbara Maitland, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, July 23, 2001)
    Someone stole the key to the Black Cat Bookstore! Lucky for the store's owner, Mr. Brown, his clever cat, Cobweb, is on the case. Cobweb has a plan to scare the burglar away, and the ghost who lives in the bookstore is happy to help. There's only one problem-the burglar doesn't believe in ghosts. But maybe he'll change his mind once he meets the special ghost who lives in the Black Cat Bookstore.
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  • Never Take A Pig To Lunch

    Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Hardcover (Scholastic Inc., March 1, 1994)
    More than sixty poems by well-loved poets capture the joys of eating pizza and ice cream, the art of avoiding liver, the fun of picnics, the trials of table manners, and many more aspects of food and eating.
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  • April Foolishness

    Teresa Bateman, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    eBook (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2004)
    It's a spring morning on the farm. Grandpa is fixing breakfast for his visiting grandkids. Suddenly his grandson reports that the cows have got loose! He thinks Big Brown Bessie just stepped on a goose!
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  • Peanut Butter And Jelly

    Nadine Bernard Westcott

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 30, 1992)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Rhyming text and illustrations explain how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Includes instructions for accompanying hand and foot motions at the end of the book.
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  • I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

    Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Board book (LB Kids, March 3, 2020)
    This rollicking board book retelling of the classic children's song is perfect for reading aloud-and now is reissued with a brighter, bolder cover and larger trim size. This favorite, funny folk song illustrated with bright, irresistible pictures will delight babies and toddlers. The board book format is perfect for little hands to hold and young children will enjoy pointing to all the animals the old lady swallows--beginning with a fly, and continuing to include a spider, bird, cat, dog, goat, and cow--before she finally goes too far and swallows a horse. Now, she's full of course! With its playful rhythm, rhyme, and repetition, this is a perfect read-aloud for little ones and ideal for tucking into a stroller.
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  • I've Been Working on the Railroad: An American Classic

    Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Hardcover (Hyperion Books for Children, April 11, 1996)
    An illustrated presentation of the familiar folk song about railroad life.
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  • The Bookstore Ghost

    Barbara Maitland, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Mr. Brown sells ghost books in his bookstore. But mice are scaring away the customers! Mr. Brown tells his cat to catch the mice, but she has other plans. After all, a ghost bookstore should be scary. Of course, it will be even more scary when it has its own ghost . . .
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  • I've Been Working On The Railroad

    NADINE BERNARD WESTCOTT

    Paperback (Trumpet Club, March 15, 1997)
    The words to the song are illustrated, and in the back is the music and information about the song.
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  • We're Going on a Book Hunt

    Pat Miller, Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Hardcover (Upstart Books, June 30, 2008)
    A group of animals search for the perfect book at the library.
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  • There's a Hole in the Bucket

    Nadine Bernard Westcott

    Paperback (Trophy Pr, July 1, 1993)
    As Liza instructs Henry how to fix a hole in the bucket, Henry gives her all the reasons why he can't, in an illustrated version of a humorous old folk song
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