Books with author Naomi Kleinberg

Being green means recycling, which is important for our planet. Elmo knows that and so does his friend Oscar the Grouch, who has always been green, in every way. Oscar loves trash, and he loves to reuse it! As everyone's favorite grouch shows his Sesame Street friends (including Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Zoe) how to be more eco-friendly, he proves that he's the greenest of green. This sturdy board book has a large lift-the-flap on the last page that gives readers a peek into Oscar's can, which turns out to be a lot bigger than it looks from the outside!

Learning numbers can really be lots of fun! Around and about on Sesame Street, there are all sorts of things to be counted, from Muppets, moms, and Twiddlebugs to kites, fruit, and flowers. From one to ten, the countables are introduced in catchy rhymes that'll have toddlers—and grown-ups—practically dancing to the beat! Prompts throughout encourage toddlers to look for details and additional items to count.

Elmo and friends are going hiking! As they walk in the woods, they explore the edges of a stream and pond, sit in a meadow, and learn how to look and listen for clues to the creatures that live in these places. Along the way they also learn to take care of nature by staying on trails, not picking flowers or feeding the animals. When Elmo, Grover, Zoe, Big Bird, Ernie, and Bert ask about what lives in the places they see, their trail guide gives clues to the answers. Readers can guess along with them and then lift the die-cut flap in each spread to reveal the creature and its name.

Grover and Elmo teach toddlers and their parents all about getting a good night's sleep. In the guise of the Sleepytime Monster, Grover appears in Elmo's dream, and the two then "visit" all over Sesame Street, hoping to sprinkle Sleepy Dust to help their friends fall asleep. But, alas, no one is ready for bed! Meanwhile, Grover dispenses Sleep Facts and Tips, gently telling readers why it's important to get enough sleep and how to make bedtime easy and pleasant. And since bedtime is such an important and often difficult time for parents and children, this book will help! Funny illustrations and text make learning about how to be healthy both easy and fun.

Elmo, Grover, and their Sesame Street friends offer young readers a brief and humorous introduction to good manners. Using a mix of real-life and absurdly funny social situations, the characters demonstrate the basics of courtesy, civility, and kindness. Prompts encourage toddlers to share their own responses, making the learning both interactive and fun.

The Sesame Street monsters jump on the bandwagon to support the environmental movement! Simple text and speech balloons give toddlers basic information about how trees help the environment and the ways in which we all benefit from them. Illustrations show different species of trees and their leaves through the cycle of the seasons with labels to identify them. The payoff comes at the end with a large lift-the-flap that shows how, from a tiny seed, a mighty (and environmentally neccessary!) tree grows.

Teaching toddlers how to express and communicate their feelings is a challenge for many parents and caregivers. Elmo and friends make learning about feelings simple and fun as they show that there can be more than one word to describe the same emotion. The rhyming text encourages interaction as it presents feelings including giggly and highspirited, wiggly and antsy, shy and bashful. The die-cut handle makes this a book that toddlers can take anywhere.

Emotions are sometimes described in terms of color: green with envy, feeling blue, and in the pink, to name a few. In this sturdy board book, Elmo, Grover, Big Bird, Oscar, Zoe, Bert, Ernie, and Abby Cadabby show toddlers how different interactions give rise to a range of feelings, at the same time teaching about color, consideration for others, and how language can be used in unexpected ways.

Elmo and his Sesame Street friends are in a band! Rhyming text introduces Elmo's guitar, Ernie's drums, Grover's harmonica, Cookie Monster and Zoe's keyboard, and Big Bird's singing—even though he sometimes misses a note! Throughout, toddlers are invited to imitate the sounds of the instruments and to dance along. A big flap at the end of this sturdy board book opens to reveal the entire band singing about their love of music and of each other. It's a big, joyous romp for all!

ELMO, GROVER, ABBY Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends try to guess the origins of different sounds they hear in various places around the neighborhood. Some guesses are realistic and some are fanciful and funny. Prompts encourage toddlers to contribute their own answers to make this learning game both interactive and fun.The die-cut handle makes this a book that toddlers can take anywhere!