Bøger af Scotti Mann

Rosie and Gracie adopt a puppy, Aspen from a local shelter.

In a world where technology is so prevalent in the lives of our children, a young boy (representing the quintessential "everychild") wakes one day and is bored, can find nothing to do, and feels to have exhausted all his options for playing. This is where the author begins to list and describe exciting things and places the child can become and visit, respectively, while using the imagination.

Meet the LaLa Girls who love to laugh, play, have fun, and cause a ruckus as they break out in their own spinoff series for some wacky and zany times.These silly twin preschoolers couldn't let big brother Jack and favorite pooch, Max from The Adventures of Jack & Max children's book series have ALL the fun! In yet another fun, rhyming story from author/illustrator Scotti Mann, the LaLa Girls sure know how to get messy in a day's time from playing in Mommy's makeup case, to rolling down hills, to devouring a huge chocolate cake! Jump in with the LaLas on their daily adventures and then sing along with their Tubby Time song!

The La La Girls, Gracie and Rosie, each star in their own solo story, Little Gracie Grace puts everything in place" and "Rosie Rose's Broken Kiss." In the first story, Gracie is tying on a new pink dress and turns around to find her room a mess.She can't think of how it happens at first but then realizes it was she who dishevelled her quarters. So she gets to work cleaning up and finally satisfies her fastidious nature. In the other story (upside down and backward from her sister's), Rosie can't get her kiss to make that cozy, warm little "smack" sound. She seaches all over to find the cause and possible cure. Then at last she sees Mommy and remembers how loved she is, so she holds Mommy's hand, loves her back, and "this restores her kisses smack." Each book's cover is the other's back cover, but inverted, so when you reach the middle page, the girls are upside down facing one another and holding hands, chanting, "Sister, sister without fail, flip the book and read my tale." At this point the reader can close the book and flip it over and read the other story back to the middle again.

A new school year has begun! But in the midst of all the after-summer reunions a problem has arisen... There's a new student in class and he's turned out to be a bully! Big Billy terrorizes the other students and taunts awkward, little Darcy Malone - "She wet in her pants and had to go home!" See what happens when your favorite cowlick-sporting adventurer, Jack, and his canine pal, Max, find Big Billy teasing Darcy and how they tackle this issue in their own school and in their own way. Classic Tales of Jack and Max is the second phase of the Jack and Max series from author/illustrator Scotti Mann. The more involved storylines and vintage pencil artwork pull young readers into the intermediate phase with the familiar characters they've grown to love.

Jack and his best friend, Max, the fuzzy and adorable white pup, are back in book two of The Adventures of Jack & Max series. Count along with them and ten of their friends as they play with toys and learn the numbers one to ten. This is an easy read and picture-perfect story for preschoolers and kindergarteners who are learning how to read and count!

Jack can't wait until Christmas but his faithful dog, Max is worried. Each day Max watches his best friend write letters to Santa asking for more wonderful toys. Max is sure Jack shouldn't ask for so many gifts for himself, even if he is a good boy. Will Jack stop writing lists long enough to discover what's really important about Christmas? Max is on a mission to help his pal discover the greatest gift of all. Will he succeed? Find out in, "The TRULIEST Meaning of Christmas," a heartwarming tale of love and friendship your family will treasure all year long!

The Adventures of Jack & Max early reader picture books are great as read alouds and for new readers. Your little one will grow along with pre-schooler Jack and his dog Max, while building reading skills through fun rhyme and repetition. Jack and Max are great pals and want to be your child's friends, too! Join their adventures as they explore the world around them.