Tag Archives: Random House Books for Young Readers

The Grandma Moses Night Before Christmas

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Clement C. Moore
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Paintings by Grandma Moses illustrate the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

The Digging-Est Dog (Beginner Books(R))

Rating: (41 reviews)
Author: Al Perkins
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illus. in full color. A dog who has to learn how to dig doesn’t stop until he has dug up the whole town.

Waiting for Christmas (Jellybean Books(R))

Author: Ruth J. Morehead
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
The adorable Holly Babes are back, and now they are Waiting for Christmas. They want to make sure everything is just right for Christmas, so they trim their tree, sing their carols, and give out gifts. The Holly Babes’ simple text and charming illustrations will [...]

Little Critter’s the Night Before Christmas

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Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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In a sprightly retelling of the holiday classic, Little Critter dreams of
dancing sugarplums while patiently waiting for Santa and his reindeer to arrive.

Christmas Eve On Sesame Street

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Author: Sesame Street
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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On Christmas Eve the Sesame Street friends exchange gifts, go skating, worry about Santa, and write their wish list.

Magic Tree House #29: Christmas in Camelot (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (31 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiring kids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic Tree House book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skills for which she’s known to create a longer, [...]

Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy (Junie B. Jones, No. 11)

Rating: (39 reviews)
Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Junie B. Jones knows what she wants to be when she grows up — a beauty
shop guy! All she needs is a little practice. Okay, a lot of practice. And a
few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even…herself?

Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a 100 years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their [...]

My, Oh My–A Butterfly!: All About Butterflies (Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library)

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Tish Rabe
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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With a little help from the Cat in the Hat, Sally and Dick observe a small miracle in their own backyard—the metamorphosis of an egg into a caterpillar into a chrysalis into a bright new butterfly! Along the way, beginning readers will find [...]

Christmas is Coming with Ruth J. Morehead’s Holly Babes (Random House Pictureback)

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Author: Ruth J. Morehead
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illus. in full color. Holly-besprigged toddlers illustrate every page of
this festive collection of 16 favorite holidays songs and poems, including
“Deck the Halls,” “Jingle Bells,” and many more.

Magic Tree House Research Guide #22: Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens: A Nonfiction Companion to A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
If you liked A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time, you’ll love finding out the facts behind the fiction in the next fascinating nonfiction companion to the bestselling Magic Tree House series.
How did Charles Dickens get the idea to write A Christmas Carol? What was life [...]

In Elmo’s Easter Parade (Sesame Street)

Author: Naomi Kleinberg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
It’s time to celebrate spring at the fun-filled Sesame Street Bunny Hop. And everyone is making their own special Easter bonnet to wear to the party. What will Zoe’s hat look like? How will Big Bird decorate his? What color will Elmo choose for his special [...]

Monday with a Mad Genius (Magic Tree House, No. 38)

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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In Monday with a Mad Genius, travel with Jack and Annie to Italy in the Renaissance, a time when every new morning brought with it the promise of artistic and scientific wonder. There, they meet none other than Leonardo da Vinci! Now [...]

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-28

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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“I WISH WE COULD GO THERE!”
When they are in the tree house, Jack and Annie only have to say those simple words and the tree house starts to spin, faster and faster. . . . And then, poof!—the kids find themselves flying [...]

The Five Ancestors Book 7: Dragon

Author: Jeff Stone
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Long, the dragon-style warrior, saw his temple burned, his brothers killed, and his novice siblings fleeing to the four winds. But that was many months ago. Now the five young warriors have reunited with Ying, the redeemed renegade who put all of these events in motion, [...]

Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Jack and Annie are on their third mission to find (and inspire!) creative people to bring happiness to others through the arts (Mozart and Louis Armstrong so far). Set in Ireland, Jack and Annie meet an Irish girl and go on a [...]

Magic Tree House Research Guide #21: Leprechauns and Irish Folklore: A Nonfiction Companion to Leprechaun in Late Winter (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Do the folk stories about leprechauns match our ideas about them today? Are there other fairies in Irish tradition? What are the origins of these stories? Why do people believe in leprecahuns and fairies? Find out the answers to these questions and [...]

The Bears’ Christmas

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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There’s a whole lot to learn one Christmas morning in Bear Country when Papa Bear teaches his son a thing or two about skiing, skating, and sledding.

Merry Christmas Mom and Dad (A Golden Look-Look Book)

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Mercer Mayer’s very popular character stars in a getting-ready- for-Christmas picture book. Little Critter approaches Christmas with the intention of being a good helper. When he makes a mistake, he has a logical explanation. He couldn’t wrap the Christmas package because the tape [...]

Magic Tree House Volumes 17-20 Boxed Set: The Mystery of the Enchanted Dog

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Morggan, the Magical Librarian of Camelot, asks Jack and Annie to find the four magic gifts that will free an enchanted dog from a spell. The quest leads them to a ship lost at sea, the Great Plains, and the forests of [...]

Magic Tree House #35: Night of the New Magicians (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a hundred years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their [...]

Have Yourself a Furry Little Christmas

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Author: Naomi Kleinberg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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ELMO AND SANTA Grover are getting ready for the Sesame Street Christmas block party, with lots of laughs along the way. Hand in hand with other beloved Sesame Street characters, they gently teach young children a heartfelt message about the spirit of the [...]

The Monster at the End of This Book (Big Bird’s Favorites Board Books)

Rating: (196 reviews)
Author: Jon Stone
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Lovable, furry old Grover is distressed to learn that there’s a monster at the end of this book! He begs readers not to turn the pages, but of course kids feel they just have to see this monster for themselves. Grover is astonished–and [...]

Junie B., First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May)

Rating: (33 reviews)
Author: Barbara Park
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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It’s holiday time, and Room One is doing lots of fun things to celebrate.
Like making elf costumes! And singing joyful songs! Only, how can Junie B. enjoy the festivities when Tattletale May keeps ruining her holiday glee? And here is the worst part [...]

Dr. Seuss’s Beginner Book Collection (Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, Fox in Socks)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
A perfect gift for new parents, birthday celebrations, and happy occasions of all kinds, this collection of five beloved Beginner Books by Dr. Seuss—The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, [...]

Elmo’s 12 Days of Christmas (Big Bird’s Favorites Board Books)

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Sarah Albee
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
What does a Sesame Street Christmas celebrate? How about: Three French friends, two yummy cookies, a red monster up in a tree, and lots more! Sing and laugh along with this hilarious Sesame Street version of the favorite Christmas carol.

The Night Before Christmas

Rating: (58 reviews)
Author: Clement C. Moore
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Illus. in full color. The holiday poem is brought to life in festive scenes of a Victorian home. Amazon.com Review
“‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
The stockings were hung by the [...]

Blizzard of the Blue Moon (Magic Tree House, No. 36)

Rating: (19 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Jack and Annie are off on another Merlin Mission. This time, Merlin has sent them to rescue a beautiful magical creature—the unicorn. But when they land in New York City during the Depression of the 1930s, Jack and Annie are confused. Where [...]

Magic Tree House #33: Carnival at Candlelight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
MERLIN HAS ASKED Jack and Annie to help on another Merlin Mission. This time they head back into history to Venice, Italy. With the help of a research book, a book of magic rhymes, and a set of mysterious instructions from Merlin, [...]

Thomas and Friends: My Red Railway Book Box (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))

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Author: W. Rev Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Requested again and again, here, at last, is the Thomas Bright and Early Board Book Box Set. All four of the enormously popular Thomas board books are here: Go, Train, Go!; Stop, Train, Stop!; A Crack in the Track!; and Blue Train, [...]

The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet (Pictureback(R))

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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illus. in full color. The magic of the beloved ballet is captured in this affordable edition. Art by a Caldecott Honor Book artist complements a succinct narration that is ideal for young children.  

Magic Tree House #34: Season of the Sandstorms (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that [...]

The Diamond of Darkhold: The Fourth Book of Ember (Books of Ember)

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Jeanne Duprau
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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It’s been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the rest of their people, joined the town of Sparks. Now, struggling through the harsh winter aboveground, they find an unusual book. Torn up and missing [...]

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books)

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth Payne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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For more than 3,000 years, Egypt was a great civilization that thrived along the banks of the Nile River. But when its cities crumbled to dust, Egypt’s culture and the secrets of its hieroglyphic writings were
also lost. The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt explains [...]

Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! (Bright & Early Books(R))

Rating: (21 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Oh, why won’t Marvin K. Mooney just please go now? In this 1972 classic for “beginning beginners,” Dr. Seuss devotes his rhymes to budging the reluctant young Marvin K.: “The time has come. The time is now. Just go. Go. GO! I don’t care [...]

Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

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Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to ask
for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the [...]

Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon

Rating: (47 reviews)
Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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My Father’s Dragon–a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book–captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer Elevator (the narrator’s father as a boy) runs away with an old alley [...]

Richard Scarry’s Bedtime Stories (Pictureback(R))

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Richard Scarry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Illus. in full color. Five funny tales featuring Lowly Worm, Huckle Cat, Bananas Gorilla, and the rest of Scarry’s memorable menagerie are collected in a sleepytime anthology.  

The Berenstain Bears and the Truth (First Time Books(R))

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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When Brother and Sister Bear accidentally break Mama’s favorite lamp, their little lie grows bigger and bigger, until Papa Bear helps them find the words that set everything right again.  

The New Baby

Rating: (39 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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In this well-loved Little Critter picture book, our funny young hero has to get used to a new baby sister. What a problem. The baby doesn’t pay attention when Little Critter reads to her. She cries when he makes silly faces. And she can’t understand [...]

I Like Bugs (Step-Into-Reading, Step 1)

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Black Bugs. Green Bugs. Fat Bugs. Buggy Bugs., I like Bugs!, , A rhyming ode to insects, penned by none other then Margaret Wise Brown. This poem was originally published in The Friendly Book., , Mile 1 books entice brand-new readers with [...]

Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (Classic Seuss)

Rating: (18 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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Illustrated in full color. Children will be cheered just contemplating the outrageous array of troubles they’re lucky they don’t have.
Format: Hardcover, 47pp.
ISBN: 0394827198
Publisher: Random House, Incorporated
Pub. Date: October 1973
Recommend Age Range: 4 to 8 Amazon.com
“When I was quite young and quite small for my size, [...]

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 13-16: Vacation Under the Volcano, Day of the Dragon King, Viking Ships at Sunrise, and Hour of the Olympics

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
MORGAN, THE MAGICAL librarian of Camelot, sends Jack and Annie to find lost stories in the ancient worlds of Roman Pompeii, imperial China, Dark Age Ireland, and classical Greece. Will the books help them in their darkest hours? This boxed set includes four exciting Magic [...]

Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness—secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren [...]

Richard Scarry’s Best First Book Ever!

Rating: (19 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Illus. in full color. Favorite Scarry animal characters introduce simple learning concepts and over 700 words.

Sea Monsters: A nonfiction companion to Dark Day in the Deep Sea (Magic Tree House Rsrch Gdes(R))

Author: Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
How are an octopus and a squid different? What kinds of creatures live in the deepest abyss of the ocean? What do scientists say some legendary sea monsters really are? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic [...]

One Fish, Two Fish, Three, Four, Five Fish (Dr. Seuss Nursery Collection)

Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
One fish, two fish, three, four, five . . . This one has a car to drive!This bouncy counting board book comes with five beads shaped like Seussian fish that toddlers can move across the top of the book as they count along. [...]

Inside, Outside, Upside Down (Bright & Early Board Books(TM))

Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Brother Bear gets into a box. Papa Bear turns the box upside down, takes it outside, and puts it on a truck. The simple art and rhyming text make this a perfect choice for teaching spatial concepts.  

Farm Animals (A Chunky Book(R))

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Phoebe Dunn
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Book Description
Photographed in full color. All the friendly animals on the farm–ducks, sheep, horses, and more–are presented and identified by name in lively, color photographs.  

The Butter Battle Book: (New York Times Notable Book of the Year) (Classic Seuss)

Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

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A cautionary Cold War tale (first told by Dr. Seuss back in 1984), The Butter Battle Book still has a lot to teach about intolerance and how tit-for-tat violence can quickly get out of hand. Explaining the very serious differences between [...]