Books by Grace Maccarone
Bless Me: A Child's Good Night Prayer
This sweet bedtime book is now available in a board book format!
Bless the moon, bless the stars
Bless my night light, bless my cars . . .
This touching good night prayer brings the beauty and sincerity of a child's simple wishes to life. The rhyming text, in a young child's narrative, captures the essence of childhood and all that is held near and dear. This book is the perfect way to prepare children for bedtime--inviting them to contemplate their own good night blessings and comforting them as they drift off to sleep.
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It's Graduation Day!
An easy-to-read story about graduating from kindergarten!
Today is kindergarten graduation day. Matt's flat hat keeps falling off his head. Will he be able to keep the flat hat on his head while he goes on stage to get his diploma?
This humorous easy-to-read story is written in three chapters--just right for the new reader!
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Peter Rabbit's Happy Easter
How Peter Rabbit became the Easter Bunny--with pictures by bestselling illustrator David McPhail! A hardcover at an amazingly low price!
Thinking it will please Mother, Peter Rabbit gathers excess eggs from his neighbors to give to her. But Mother Rabbit is not pleased and she instructs Peter to return the eggs.
When Peter accidentally knocks over several jars of paint, the eggs are splashed with all the colors of the rainbow. And when Peter returns the eggs, the children of the neighborhood are delighted.
Inventing a new tradition, Peter Rabbit becomes the Easter Bunny.
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Miss Lina's Ballerinas
0About the Grace Maccarone is a children's book editor and the author of many books for young readers, including the First Grade Friends series, illustrated by Betsy Lewin. She lives in Westchester, New York. Christine Davenier has illustrated many books for children, including the Piper Reed series, and was the recipient of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award in 2002 for The First Thing My Mama Told Me . She lives in Paris, France. Grace Maccarone Christine Davenier & FriendsPublished #of
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Princess Tales: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures
Once upon a time. . .
A princess danced, a princess dreamed, another found a pea.
One kissed a frog, one saved a bird, another crossed the sea.
One ate an apple, one tamed a beast, one lost a satin shoe.
And another spun straw into gold, in ten tales told anew!
Ten of the most beloved princess stories are ingeniously retold and splendidly illustrated―with cleverly hidden pictures―by author Grace Maccarone and artist Gail de Marken. From Cinderella to Sleeping Beauty, The Princess and the Pea to Snow White, these favorite tales will delight readers, happily ever after.
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Magic Matt And The Jack O'lantern (level 1) (Scholastic Readers)
Written by the bestselling author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox and illustrated by the author/illustrator of the beloved Clifford the Big Red Dog books, this fun story is perfect for the newest readers.
Magic Matt can do magic! But sometimes he makes mistakes. He wants a jack o' lantern. Instead, he conjures up a boy named Jack, who leads Matt up a beanstalk and face-to-face with a giant!
This funny story has a phonics component that offers reading practice for the newest readers. Author Grace Maccarone and illustrator Norman Bridwell have many years of experience creating best-selling books for children.
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Spiders, Bats, and Pumpkin Eaters: Halloween Fun with Mother Goose
by Inc. Staff Scholastic, Jerry Smath, Grace Maccarone
The perfect Halloween treat--a die-cut board book with glitter that features gently spooky Mother Goose rhymes!
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater; Bat, Bat, Come Under My Hat; and Three Blind Mice are just a few of the familiar Mother Goose rhymes in this glittery, die-cut board book. Just right for small hands, this book features glitter on the covers and on every spread as well as eye-catching, vibrant art. Happy Halloween!
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Scholastic Reader Collection Level 1: Dinosaurs: 4 Favorite Stories (Scholastic Reader Level 1)
The Dinosaurs Reader Collection is the 10th book in a popular format! Four bestselling Level 1 readers in one collection, paper-over-board, 6x9, and priced at $6.99!
Four fun and fact-filled dinosaur-themed readers are bound in a 6 x 9 paper-over-board format. Two fiction and two nonfiction stories introduce the youngest readers to fossils and different species of dinosaurs through informative, funny, and even frightening tales!This bind-up includes:Magic Matt and the DinosaurWhat the Dinosaurs SawDinosaur GardenDinosaurs
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Graduation Day Is Here (Scholastic Reader Level 1)
A rhyming easy-to-read story celebrating kindergarten graduation.
Sam learned so many things this year.
Now Graduation Day is here!
It's 12:00 P.M. and graduation is about to begin. Sam is wearing his cap and gown and sitting among his friends. Mom and Sam's brother are here. But where is Dad? The Pledge of Allegiance has already begun! Suddenly, Dad comes running in, just in time. Sam gets his diploma, gets hugs and kisses from his family and goes out to lunch with his friends. What a happy Graduation Day!
This is the eighth book in the First Grade Friends series, with more than 600,000 books sold in the trade.
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Bunny Race! (Scholastic Reader Level 1)
A Level 1 easy reader about four clever bunnies--with rhyming text by bestselling author Grace Maccarone and humorous illustrations by Ethan Long!Four bunnies have come to win the bunny race. Driver Bunny decides to drive his car. But it's so fast; it zooms right off the track! Sailor Bunny has a little boat. Oh no, it's sinking! Pilot Bunny takes off in a hot air balloon. It goes up and up and up. Will it ever come back?All Runner Bunny has are her two feet. But they are fast, and they'll go anywhere she wants them to. . . including straight to the finish line!New readers will love this silly bunny tale.
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Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox (Hello Reader!, Level 1)
by Grace Maccarone, Betsy Lewin
Bouncy rhymes makes this lively story about coping with chicken pox one that children will love to read long after their itches are gone.
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My Tooth Is About to Fall Out (Scholastic Reader Level 1)
A little girl loses a tooth.
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Monster Math Picnic (Scholastic Reader: Level 1)
Those lovable Hello Reader! Math monsters are back! In this delightful story, ten little monsters teach children the combinations of numbers that add up toten. Full color.
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The Three Little Pigs Count to 100
The well-known fable of the Three Little Pigs gets a makeover in this efficient counting guide for beginning readers. The first little pig uses 5 bundles of straw to build a house in the shape of a cylinder, but the wolf blows it down. Using 6 big sticks and sheets to build a cone-shaped house, the second little pig is also unsuccessful at keeping the wolf at bay. Finally, the third little pig smartly gathers 100 strong bricks to build a cube-shaped house. Guess which piggy's house finally withstands the big bad wolf's blows? Pages at the end feature information on ordinal numbers, counting by ones and tens, and geometric shapes.
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Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Wicked Wish
Then one sunny day, a guest came to view
Miss Lina's ten dancers plié and tendu.
Miss Lina announced, "This is Mister Brisé.
He'll watch you take class," she explained, "and he may
invite you to dance with the City Ballet."
Miss Lina's ten ballerinas―Christina, Edwina, Sabrina, Justina, Katrina, Bettina, Marina, Regina, Nina, and Tony Farina―are thrilled by the chance to be in the City Ballet's production of Sleeping Beauty. But when nervous Regina is given the undesirable part of the rat while all the other girls gets to dance the waltz, she starts turning green with envy. If only someone would get sick, she wishes, then she would get to dance the waltz, as well!
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A Day with Miss Lina's Ballerinas (My Readers)
The sun comes up, and Miss Lina's ballerinas go to ballet class. They jump! They spin! They point their toes! But when class is over, Miss Lina's ballerinas keep dancing wherever they go.
Based on the beloved Miss Lina's Ballerinas books, this is an original text that is just right for ballet-loving beginning readers.
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Princess Tales Around the World: Once Upon a Time in Rhyme with Seek-and-Find Pictures
ONCE UPON A TIME…
A princess laughed, A princess sang, Another made a trade.
One told stories, One was kind, Another refused to wed.
One cast spells, One was cursed, Another silently sewed every day.
And one tossed golden apples away in ten fairy tales retold.
In Princess Tales Around the World ten beloved princess stories, ingeniously told and gorgeously illustrated―with hidden pictures for readers to find―by author Grace Maccarone and artist Gail de Marcken, will delight readers, happily ever after.
Tales include: Rapunzel, The Golden Goose, The Little Mermaid, The Firebird, Scheherazade, Princess Moonlight, The Princess on the Glass Hill, The Loathsome Dragon, Toads and Diamonds, and Six Swans, with Source Notes from the author.
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The Gingerbread Family: A Scratch-and-Sniff Book
Under cotton candy clouds,
the children play
in The Lemon Drop Forest
in a very sweet way.
Under cotton candy clouds a gingerbread family lives in a sugary world filled with delectably sweet images and scents. This scratch and sniff book features clear stickers that smell like gingerbread, lemon drops, chocolate, peppermint, and more!
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Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Prince
Miss Lina's ballerinas have all learned how to dance as a group. But now Miss Lina has a new surprise for them – a boy will be joining their class and performing in their end-of-year show.
The girls have grand visions of dancing their first pas de deux with a prince. But when he finds himself surrounded by so much pink and so many girls, he turns quite shy, and dances his way out the door!
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