Books by Frances Gilbert
I Love My Tutu! (Step into Reading)
A fun and adorable Step 1 early reader about a girl's love for her tutu—and the companion book to the top-selling I Love Pink!
A girl loves her tutu so much, she wants to wear it everywhere! To school, to soccer, to art class, to swimming lessons. . . . Wait! That's not a good idea. Really, the best place to wear a tutu is ballet class! This simple story is funny and fun to decode, and many parents will see their strong-willed, self-dressed child in our tutu-loving protagonist.
Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
Young readers will LOVE the companion books too! I Love Pink!, I Love My Grandma!, and I Love Cake!
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I Love My Grandma! (Step into Reading)
Perfect for Mother's Day, Grandparents Day, and any day when you want to celebrate a child's love for their grandma, this warm Step 1 early reader celebrates a girl's special relationship with her grandma!
Aren't grandmas the best? The star of I Love Pink! and I Love My Tutu! has so much fun with her grandma! Together, they bike and play games, they read and have tea parties . . . and dance parties! And, guess what? Her grandma even had a grandma once! And they liked to do a lot of the same things together, too. This simple story is relatable, easy to decode, and parents and grandparents will relish the opportunity to talk about their family lineage after reading this warm intergenerational story about the love between a grandma and a granddaughter.
Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired picture clues help children decode the story.
Young readers will LOVE the other I LOVE books in this series!
I Love My Pink!
I Love My Tutu!
I Love Cake!
I Love My Teacher!
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I Love Pink! (Step into Reading)
A girl shares her love for all things PINK—pink clothes, pink pillows, pink pets?—in this imaginative early reader. Fans of Pinkalicious will relate!
A little girl wishes everything in her world could be pink . . . including her dog, her cat, and her hamster. Wait! How will she ever find her pink pets in her all-pink bedroom? This simple story perfectly—and humorously—illustrates the old adage “Be careful what you wish for!”
Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
Young readers will LOVE the other I LOVE books in this series!
I Love My Tutu!
I Love My Grandma!
I Love Cake!
I Love My Teacher!
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Go, Girls, Go!
Come along for a rollicking ride in this picture book celebration of vehicles that puts girls in the driver’s seat!
Girls can race…and girls can fly. Girls can rocket way up high!
Piloting fire trucks, trains, tractors, and more, the girls in this book are on the go! Join them for an exuberant journey that celebrates how girls can do—and drive—anything.
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I Will Always Be Your Bunny: Love From the Velveteen Rabbit
Just in time for Easter baskets! Inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit, this adorable gift book celebrates friendship, loyalty, and everlasting love. It's the perfect present for both children and adults, a warm read-aloud for those who enjoyed Love from the Very Hungry Caterpillar, and a thoughtful choice for year-round gift-giving.
When it's dark and when it's sunny, I will always be your bunny.
If the world feels like a muddle, come on over for a cuddle.
In this adorable and heartwarming celebration of love, the loyal and steadfast Velveteen Rabbit shares all the ways he'll be there for you—in good times and bad. Written in sweet rhyming couplets, this beautifully illustrated gift book is sure to bring a smile to any reader. Ideal for a Valentine's gift, an Easter basket stuffer, a big moment such as the first day of school or graduation, and even a wedding present for bridesmaids or the happy couple, here is a thoughtful way to tell those closest to you that your love will always be Real.
And be sure to personalize your gift by filling in the bookplate at the front of the book.
"Ideal for sharing one-on-one"—Kirkus
"Swaney’s simple vignettes radiate affectionate charm. . . . fittingly giftable."—Publishers Weekly
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The Secret Garden (Little Golden Book)
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Frances Gilbert
A picture book retelling, perfect for the youngest readers, of the beloved classic children's story—and new movie starring Colin Firth, coming to theaters April 2020.
“A key!” cried Mary. “Is it the key to the secret garden?”
This story of a key that leads a lonely girl to a secret garden is a beloved children’s classic. Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 children’s novel, this retelling, simply and warmly written, will charm young readers. They’ll fall in love with Mary, her gentle friend Dickon, and the beautiful garden they bring to life. And the lush pictures by Brigette Barrager, illustrator of Uni the Unicorn, will let young children feel they've entered the garden themselves.
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I Love My Teacher!
Perfect for Teacher Appreciation Week! This Step 1 reader is all about how wonderful school is when you have a great teacher.
Teachers are simply the best! The star of I Love Pink! and I Love My Tutu! absolutely loves her teacher! There's so much to learn, and her teacher makes it fun. So fun that our little pink lover enjoys pretending to be a teacher when she gets home. Emergent readers will relate to this story while bolstering their reading skills in this heartwarming celebration of teachers.
Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
Young readers will LOVE the other I LOVE books in this series!
I Love My Pink!
I Love My Tutu!
I Love My Grandma!
I Love Cake!
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No copies available.