Books in Bright and Early Books series

When THE BERENSTAIN BEARS GO TO THE MOON young children will want to read along and join them in an adventure that is both exciting and educational. Bright and early books help even the youngest children get ready to read. Simple stories and basic concepts are humorously presented in rhythm and rhyme. Pictures that fully explain the text help even babies make the important connection between word and meaning. It's never too early to find out that 'Learning to read is fun'.

When Baby Bird hatches from his egg, his mother is off looking for food. What’s a bird to do? Go find his mother, of course! So begins Baby Bird’s hilarious, and at times very touching, hunt for his mother.Children will love this deluxe cloth edition of P. D. Eastman’s all-time favorite. Soft and snuggly pages, complete with an adorable plush baby bird, let children interact with each wonderful character our little hero meets as he asks again and again, “Are you my mother?”

Kids can come along on a tour of the Big Blue House while searching for Bear--star of the new hit TV series Bear in the Big Blue House, from The Jim Henson Company. Beginning readers are introduced to all of Bear's puppet friends as they go from room to room, finally finding the big orange Bear himself. With bright, colorful illustrations on every page, this book is a wonderful introduction to these furry, funny friends appearing for the first time in a Random House Bright and Early Book®.

Those clever, inventive housemates fromSnug House, Bug House are back in a winter wonderland adventure that's tailor-made for beginning readers. Fran and Ann, Fred and Ed, little Dot and spotty Spot--the bug family that calls a converted tennis ball home--are up to their antennae in snow. After suiting up for the cold, the resourceful bugs get together to improvise their own winter Olympics with sledding, skiing, and snow-bug building. When all is done, the bugs present a grand finale of Bugs-on-Ice with an ice-thawing reception. "Show bugs. Snow bugs. Way to go bugs!"

'Everybody grows a nose', and every pre-school child is interested in his own. THE NOSE BOOK looks at a world of noses that are colourful, useful and very jolly. Bright and early books help even the youngest children get ready to read. Simple stories and basic concepts are humorously presented in rhythm and rhyme. Pictures that fully explain the text help even babies make the important connection between word and meaning. It's never too early to find out that 'Learning to read is fun'.

A charming, simple riff on knees, in the tradition of the classic Bright and Early "body part" books. Cheerfully illustrated in colorful pen and ink, the featured knees include those on mountain climbers, kangaroos, cats, skiers, skaters, trapeze artists, tap dancers, soccer players, hippos, flamingos, elephants, cheerleaders, grasshoppers, skateboarders, and numerous others. This is a super-simple beginning reader, perfect for anybody lucky enough to have knees!