Books published by publisher Reader's Digest Children's Boo

Mark Twain considered this a travel book although he complained in his forward that he expected to be criticized for departing from normal travel writing style. The book is mainly composed of newspaper columns he wrote for a San Francisco journal along with letters he wrote to other newspapers. He was interested in pointing out the conflict between history and the modern world. As he journeyed along he continually voiced his outrage, bewilderment, or boredom with the events he encountered, although his frequent bluster was couched with entertaining humor.

Everyone knows Transformers change from robots to vehicles, but you’ve never seen them change like they do in this Mix & Match book. Inspired by Revenge of the Fallen, the new Transformers movie, this colorful book lets kids create countless character combinations by simply flipping one or more of the three die-cut panels on each page. Imagine a Transformer that has Optimus Prime’s head, Bumblebee’s body, and Ratchet’s legs. That’s just one of more than 200 unique Transformers combinations readers can make with this playful book.

Several teacher-approved learning activities used to effectively explore phonics in an illustrated flip chart. Whether used in the classroom or at home, kids will flip over this fun new way to explore phonics. Flip over Phonics is a big, brightly illustrated flip chart that is uniquely split down the middle to allow kids many mix-and-match word-creating possibilities. The left side focuses on first letters or blends that kids can use to make words; for example: the "s" in sack, sing, and sock. The right side focuses on specific word families; for example: the "ail" in mail, pail, and snail. Kids flip each side to make words. Activities at the bottom of each page enforce long and short vowel sounds and simple sentence construction. Two reproducible activity sheets inside the back cover can be used as a companion to the chart. • Dimensions: 13" x 19" • For Ages: 2 - 8

Shrek wants to make the first Christmas with his new babies the best ever, but Donkey, Puss in Boots, and the other Fairy Tale Friends have other ideas. Even Fiona has her own ideas about the holiday! Can Shrek go with the flow and be open to his friends' ideas about the holiday? Flaps to open will make this a holiday favorite, year after year. Packed with flaps for little hands to open-over 35 fun flaps to lift! Here's a perfect addition to your holiday library starring Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Puss and the rest of the characters from the ever popular Shrek movies. Now Shrek stars in a new annual holiday TV special, Shrek the Halls.

Bedtime is a special time and this beautiful book will be a special part of saying good night. Parents and children alike will adore this story of a mother and father bunny who go great length to convince their child it's time to go to bed. As children turn the pages, a little bit of the sun goes away and a little piece of the sleepy moon appears--ready to send young ones to sleep night after night.

Join the Fisher-Price Little People gang as they celebrate spring in the latest title of this lift-the-flap format, Spring is Here! Packed with over 40 flaps, Spring is Here! celebrates all the things that make spring a special season: pretty flowers, rain showers, baby animals, outdoor games, and even a town clean-up day. Eddie, Sarah Lynn, and their friends discover colors, action words, and more as they enjoy everything this season has to offer. There's always something new to find making this book one kids will want to open again and again. €¢ Packed with flaps for little hands to open€”over 40 fun flaps to lift! €¢ Lots of great learning concepts included: colors, action words, seek-and-find, and counting. €¢ Successful format - these popular Fisher-Price lift the flap books provide the perfect place for youngsters to explore early learning concept. €¢ Busy, colorful pages offer many new things to discov