Rosalind Beardshaw

Upon finding a flower pot containing a tiny green shoot, a little girl tries to encourage the plant to grow by feeding it pizza and chocolate chip cookies, but when it still won't grow and bloom, she throws it out the door.

Fran's dog Fred wants her to play with him and does not understand why she is so busy working on something special--for him!

Lola loves to hear Daddy read a new library book each night, an activity that spurs her imagination and results in inventive play the next day.

Lola reads story books to her new baby brother Leo, and even though Mommy and Daddy are busy, they still have time to read to Lola at bedtime.

This elegant alphabet board book will teach little ones all about nature. The talented Rosalind Beardshaw's beautiful illustrations and visual storytelling follow two children on a day in the countryside, bringing a narrative feel to this simple book for very young readers. The first in a series of seasonal concept books, this is a board book to visit again and again.

A fanciful account of how two boys get cowlicks in their hair as they sleep. She comes in the middle of the night, when everyone is sleeping. When she sees a smooth little head on a pillow, she can't resist giving it a cow kiss--sluuurrrp! Cowlick! gives young readers an imaginative and playful explanation for the "bedhead" that afflicts us all!

When the baby starts to cry the family try all they can to make him smile again. A song, a game of pit-a-pat, and even a drive in the car don't work. Whatever can they do to make the baby happy?

Clara's Christmas wish is to be a Christmas fairy.

Inspired by a collection of garden poems, Lola wants to grow her own garden of silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids in a row. Lola plants a flower garden with her parent's help, and watches it grow. Spanish translation of English summary: Inspirada en una colección de poemas de jardín, Lola quiere cultivar su propio jardín de campanas de plata y cáscaras de berberechos y bonitas criadas en fila. Lola planta un jardín de flores...

Upon finding a flower pot containing a tiny green shoot, a little girl tries to encourage the plant to grow by feeding it pizza and chocolate chip cookies, but when it still won't grow and bloom, she throws it out the door.