Dotlich, Rebecca Kai

"One day. . . I went to school. I came home. The end,- says our storyteller-a girl with a busy imagination and a thirst for adventure. The art tells a fuller tale of calamity on the way to school and an unpredictably happy ending. The genius of this picture book is that each illustration captures multiple, unexpected, and funny storylines as the narrator tells her shorter-than-ever stories, ending with One day. . . I wanted to write a book"--Amazon.com.

A dinosaur named Digger must clean his room up first before he can go out and play.

In rhyming text, children learn that everything from stars and rocks to hurricanes and animals all involve science.

Illustrations and rhyming text show that a crane can lift anything from a load of steel to a cow.

Today is the big dino party, and Digger and Dadasaur take a ride into town to get a cake, but before long, they end up getting lost.

For children learning to recognize circles and other round shapes, this lyrical poem with photographs identifies a variety of familiar objects.

Original poems about spinning objects both natural and man-made, including leaves, wind, a carousel, and a washing machine.

Illustrations and rhyming text teach young children to recognize different forms of transportation.

Illustrations and rhyming text teach young children to recognize triangular shapes.

Pictures and simple text identify various square objects.