Books published by publisher Boxer Books, 2008

What's cute and fluffy and goes "cheep, cheep, cheep?" Chicks! These sweet creatures love each other and mom very much, and they're having a great time dancing in puddles, hiding among the flowers, peck-peck-pecking in the dirt, and playing with some friendly bunnies. Kids can join in the fun with Laura Ellen Anderson's entertaining new entry in her popular series.

Splish, splash-who needs a bath?BIG SMELLY BEAR! It's never bath time for Big Smelly Bear: his smell is simply unBEARable! Then, one day, he wakes with an awful, unreachable itch. He could use a scratch from a friend, but he stinks so much that no one will help! Will Big Smelly Bear change his ways and bathe? Kids will love this lighthearted tale about keeping clean-and really relate to the bath-resistant adorable hero.

It's magic! With an eye-popping design and see-through pages to flip back and forth, these clever books introduce children to basic concepts in the most delightful way! What happens when you mix two colors? Kids can find out the answer with this wonderfully tactile, imaginative, and interactive book. When they flip the see-through acetate over the different-colored pages, they'll see a transformation happen right in front of their very eyes as new colors and new pictures emerge!

Bang a pot, hit a lid, beat the mixing bowls: Meeow and his friends are cooking up a musical treat! With just a little imagination and a few colorful kitchen items, they’ve created an amazing animal orchestra.Young readers will feel inspired to grab a spoon and a dish and join right in!Third title in the new MEEOW series from best-selling author-illustrator Sebastien Braun, which launched last season

The time comes for every baby bird to fly from its nest … but Baby Owl's not ready. It's the first day of preschool, and Mama's in a hurry: "Please, Baby Owl, we have to go!" But Baby Owl will do almost ANYTHING to stay at home—even put his toys away! Can Mama convince Baby Owl that school will be fun? Jonathan Allen has created a comforting and cozy story, filled with his characteristic wit, appealing art, and delightful surprises.

Chugga chugga choo choo. Here comes the train. And it’s rolling down the tracks in this vibrant picture book! Follow it along and count the birds that join the trip. All aboard, and all join in as the cheerful little train chugs past the seaside, the farm, the forest, the city, and into the station for a nice long rest. Along the way, a flock of noisy seagulls and blackbirds, pigeons and geese hop on for the ride. Kids will have fun looking at Emma Garcia’s colorful, collaged landscapes and counting all the honking, cooing, tweeting birds.

Bernette Ford and Sam Williams’s delightful tale of a toddler’s rite of passage is now available in board—and it even has a fluffy bunny tail on the cover for kids to pet!First diapers; now bottles: growing up isn’t easy! Adorable Pig and Ducky, who made their first appearance in No More Diapers for Ducky, return for a sequel with an equally appealing new friend. Bunny sucks on his bottle at mealtime, naptime, and playtime. But now he has an invitation to Piggy’s lovely tea party and no one drinks tea from a bottle! Will Bunny grow up and start using a cup?Once again Ford and Williams teach their lesson gently, with subtle, graceful writing and thoroughly charming characters.

WHOO’s cute? Welcome back, Baby Owl! Now this popular story is in board book format for the youngest children. With visions of himself as a “huge, scary, sleek, sharp-eyed hunting machine,” Baby Owl goes out for a walk in the woods. But every animal he meets thinks he’s so cute, fluffy, and huggable! Poor Baby Owl. “I am NOT cute!” he shouts. Then Mom comes along—and she comes up with the perfect solution to the adorable little creature’s problem. It's a real hoot that every kid will relate to.