Miss Suzy

Miss Suzy is a little gray squirrel who lives happily in her oak-tree home until she is chased away by some mean red squirrels. Poor Miss Suzy is very sad. But soon she finds a beautiful dollhouse and meets a band of brave toy soldiers. How Miss Suzy and the soldiers help each other creates a gentle, old-fashioned tale that has captured the imaginations of girls and boys alike for generations. Arnold Lobel's enchanting pictures are sure to make the kind squirrel and the gallant soldiers the everlasting friends of all who turn these pages.

Miss Suzy, a squirrel, interrupts her Easter preparations to become a temporary mother to four little orphan squirrels.

The Positive Power early reader series introduces self esteem and empathy to budding young readers. I Am Thankful is a fun and encouraging early reader about all the things we have to be thankful for! Now a part of the premier early reading line, Step into Reading! It's Thanksgiving, and there's a lot to be done before turkeytime! A young boy has plenty of autumn adventures, from running in the turkey trot to helping his family bake pies. But then the weather threatens to ruin the annual family football game! Luckily, the jam-packed day proves there's never a shortage of things to be thankful for. In this installment of the Positive Power series, kids will learn the affirmation "I am thankful" through a delightful story of food, family, and fun. Through simple text and joyful illustrations, this installment in the Positive Power series inspires kids to help others while giving them the confidence they need to transform from little to BIG readers. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Miss Susie had a steamboat; the steamboat had a bell. Miss Susie went to Heaven, the steamboat went to Hello, Operator, please give me number nine, and if you disconnect me, I'll kick you from behind the 'frigerator, there was a piece of glass. Miss Susie sat upon it and broke her little ask me no more questions, I'll tell you no more lies. The boys are in the bathroom, zipping up their flies are in the city. Bees are in the park. Miss Susie and her boyfriend are kissing in the d-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, d-a-r-k, dark, dark, dark.1 A simple song from your childhood, right? But have you ever wondered how Miss Susie got in to all those messes? Or what that song was specifically referring to? Imagine that the story of Miss Susie isn't an innocent, age-appropriate song. What if she was a party girl whose life intertwined with other campfire songs? Forget the eight-year old thrill of almost saying a bad word while chanting this song over slapping hands, and get comfortable, because you're in for a wild ride.

The New York Times best-selling novel of Baltimore before the Great War - and of the medical students whose lives would be changed forever by their years at Miss Susie Slagle's. Originally published in 1939, Miss Susie Slagle's spent half a year on the national best-seller lists, went through twenty-three hardcover printings, and became a major Hollywood motion picture produced by John Houseman. Now Augusta Tucker's beloved novel of Baltimore in the halcyon years before the Great War — and of the Johns Hopkins medical students who boarded at Miss Susie Slagle's house on Biddle Street — is reissued in the Maryland Paperback Bookshelf. Richly detailed and warmly nostalgic, Miss Susie Slagle's is about to charm a new generation of readers.

Miss Suzy's adopted children and forest friends try to think of a special gift for her birthday.

"Nannie is feeling sad. She has been looking after Nicholas for two weeks and is leaving to go home. Nicholas who is going back to preschool, comes up with a plan to make Nannie feel happy again"--Back cover.

Miss Polly Had a Dolly has been refreshed with a brand new cover and is presented in a sparkly new format. The well-known rhyme incorporates movement and singing whilst also introducing children to the written word. Young children will love the bright, colourful artwork and have great fun doing the actions to the simple rhyme.