Books in Parents Magazine Read Aloud Originals series

Bored farm animals turn different vehicles into pirate ships to create excitement

When his coat is inadvertently blown up with a balloon hose, Mr. Downs floats up and away, but will he ever come down?

Lester worries that his life is not adventurous enough for his visiting Auntie June, but the diner where they meet offers plenty of activity after all.

Septimus Bean has built an amazing machine, but its use has yet to be discovered

Some unexpected things happen as the Rumbletown bus bumps its way to the county fair carrying Mrs. Fitzwizzle and her strawberries, Granny Smith and her apples, a gaggle of funny geese, and a black-and-white cow

A prize-winning yawner encounters steadily increasing troubles as he tries to get rid of the fly he accidentally swallows.

While walking through the woods to deliver her cakes, the unobservant Miss Mopps avoids disaster when the threat of rain makes her remember something she forgot.

Miss Kittycat brings home so many cats that soon they must all find a new place to live

An illustrated collection of riddles, such as "What did the mayonnaise say to the refrigerator? Close the door, I'm dressing!"

A little girt imagines all the things she'd like to be before deciding that being "me" is the best of all.

Due to circumstances beyond his control, Henry arrives at Clara's birthday party just before he thinks it will end.

An easy-to-read, illustrated work features a delightful story and a Note to Grown-ups that includes a guide to significant themes and concepts at work in the story, ideas for reading and discussion, and games for learning.