Bøker av Fran Manushkin

Pedro dreams of playing goalie in the next big football match. But he worries he's too slow and too small. Will Pedro meet his big goal? Reader-support tools, such as a glossary and discussion questions, make this a great choice for early readers.

Katie feels jealous of the new girl in her dance class.

Katie Woo takes her first trip on an airplane.

Katie is frustrated with her tricky loose tooth that won't fall out no matter how hard she tries.

Katie Woo is so excited about spending the night at her grandparents' house. But once she gets to their house, she feels a bit nervous. How will she ever spend a whole night in the strange house?

It was supposed to be a fun day at the beach, but Katie Woo is being bossy. Can she stop being bossy and have fun with her friends?

From the creator of Katie Woo, Fran Manushkin, comes a series about Katie's friend Pedro. Join Pedro and his friends as he enjoys adventures at school, on the football pitch and at home with his sometimes pesky, younger brother Paco!

After watching a ninja cartoon, Pedro dreams of being a ninja himself. Luckily, his dad gets him karate lessons. With hard work and a little practice, maybe Pedro can become ninja star, just like thoses he sees at the cinema! A glossary and reading questions make this title a black-belt level book!

Pedro's class is building a tower out of paper cups. They want to see who can build the tallest tower. Pedro loves to build, but he's got a big problem. Troublemaker Roddy is on his team. Can Pedro and Roddy learn to work together? A glossary and comprehension questions make this a great title for libraries, while a collection of jokes adds to the fun.

Pedro is excited about his school trip to the aquarium. But his class disappears when he's not paying attention, leaving him alone with a shark! Find out if Pedro makes it back to his friends in this easy-to-read chapter book, complete with a glossary, discussion questions and writing prompts.

Arrrrr! It's Pirate Day at school. Pedro and his mateys have fun pretending to be pirates at school and home. But who will be captain of the ship? This dose of pirate fun comes with reader-support tools built to engage the young reader.

Pedro dreams of playing goalie in the next big football match. But he worries he's too slow and too small. Will Pedro meet his big goal? Reader-support tools, such as a glossary and discussion questions, make this a great choice for early readers.

With a new clubhouse in his garden, Pedro decides to start a mystery-solving club. Will he and his friends find the clues to crack the case? A simple plot, relatable characters and reader-support tools are delivered with the young reader in mind.

Katie Woo has science on her mind. She's doing a science experiment and building her own volcano. But when her project gets out of control, Katie gets mad. Can Katie keep from blowing her top?

Pedro has new glasses, but he does not like them. When he pretends to lose them, Katie shows him why glasses are important.

Katie Woo's family is moving to a new house. Katie will miss her old room, and she thinks her new house seems a little weird. Her parents say it will feel like home soon enough, but she's just not sure.

Jake's new toy plane is missing. No one knows where it is, except Katie Woo. But Katie wants to keep the plane. What should she do?

A mean boy always teases Katie Woo. When she falls and scrapes her knee, he calls her a crybaby. When she takes a big bite of pizza and gets some sauce on her cheek, he says she has a goopy face. The teasing makes Katie sad and mad. How can she make the bully stop teasing her?

Bouquets of babies sweet to hold: cocoa-brown, cinnamon, and honey gold. Ginger-coloured babies, peaches and cream, too ¿ splendid skin for me, splendid skin for you! A delightfully rhythmical read-aloud text is paired with bright, bustling art from the award-winning Lauren Tobia, illustrator of Anna Hibiscus, in this joyful exploration of the new skin of babyhood. A wonderful gift book for new mums and toddlers, all children can see themselves, and open their eyes to the world around them, in this sweet, scrumptious celebration of skin in all its many, many, wonderful forms.

Big Girl Panties! features a light, positive approach to motivate toddlers to become toilet trained. What could be more rewarding for a little girl than wearing big girl panties, just like mommy? Adult caregivers and toddlers alike will love the snappy, rhyming text and colorful, hip illustrations. Valeria Petrone''s stylized artwork ensures that this commercial yet heartwarming book will have a special place on little girls'' favorite bookshelves. Soon they''ll all be saying, "Bye, bye diapers!"