Lindsay Ward – författare

Dexter T. Rexter is going to school. But will anyone like him?Tomorrow is the biggest event ever in Dexter’s life: his best friend, Jack, is taking him to school for Show and Tell Day! Dexter has been getting ready for weeks. But now he’s a little nervous. What if the other kids don’t like him? So Dexter decides to come up with a plan. He’ll wear a costume. Dinosaurs in bunny ears look good, right? He’ll recite state capitals starting with…uh…ah…er. Then he realizes something. He can’t dance. He can’t recite things. He doesn’t have ANY skills. What’s a dino to do?This comical, interactive tale of belonging, friendship, anticipation, and first-day-at-school jitters lets readers experience the excitement and nervousness along with Dexter—and even offer him a little advice along the way.

Pink finds happiness right where she always knew it was in this colorful companion to the popular picture book This Book Is Gray.Pink loves her rosy world, from her pink toy dinosaur to her pet flamingo, Phil. But when she sees the Primaries and Secondaries getting ready for the Rainbow Extravaganza, she begins to wonder why she isn’t in the rainbow…and if that means she’s not really a color. Then she meets the Tints, and she’s even more confused. Luckily, a friend shows her the many ways she spreads joy—reminding Pink that she is truly one of a kind, rainbow or not.Featuring the world of colors introduced in This Book Is Gray—and a few new color concepts—this is a tale about appreciating who you are and realizing that only you can decide what makes you happy.

Gray just wants to be included. But the other colors are always leaving him out. So he decides to create his own project: an all-gray book. Once upon a time, there lived a wolf, a kitten, and a hippo…Gray just knows it’s going to be perfect. But as he adds page after page, the Primary and Secondary colors show up…and they aren’t quite so complimentary.A book within a book, this colorful tale explores the ideas of fitting in, appreciating others, and looking at things from another perspective and also uses personality and wit to introduce basic color concepts.

Introducing Dexter T. Rexter, the toughest, coolest dinosaur ever. At least he likes to think so.When his best friend, Jack, leaves him behind at the doctor’s office, Dexter T. Rexter panics. First he tries to find Jack. Then he sings their special song. Then he sings their special song even louder. But when Jack still doesn’t appear, Dexter starts to wonder. What if he’s being replaced by another toy? It can’t be—after all, he can STOMP, RAWR, and CHOMP! Right? Right?!This hilariously neurotic dinosaur will do whatever it takes to get his friend back—even asking the reader’s advice—in this first book of a brand-new series.

Introducing two new vehicles who work together no matter what!The best of friends, Scooper the front loader and Dumper the snowplow take care of their town in all kinds of weather. One day a snowstorm hits, and the big city needs their help to clear the roads. Each of them must be brave in their own way to get the job done.This wintry adventure spotlights the ideas of individual strengths, teamwork, and friendship in a vehicle buddy story that boys and girls alike will love.

Autumn fun with small-town vehicles.Crisp fall days are here, and Scooper and Dumper are in high gear, getting ready for the pumpkin parade. From hanging lights to moving hay bales, they’re a terrific team. The night of the parade, they have everything together but the pumpkins. So they head over to Maybelle’s farm. But rounding everything up isn’t so easy. And what’s that spooky noise in the cornfield? Could it be a ghost?

From the creator of Don’t Forget Dexter! and This Book Is Gray, and the author of How to Build a Haunted House, comes the first book in a fun new series featuring the days of the week.It’s Monday again. Good thing someone is taking charge of the week. Even though Monday loves to follow plans, not everyone does. When no one appreciates her hard work, Monday decides to be like another day…a fun day. Maybe she’ll be happier and everyone will look forward to Mondays. The other days can try new jobs too. It’ll be the best plan ever, right?From the pages of a daily planner, home to the days of the week, comes a story about appreciating who you are and trying something new.

From the author of This Book Is Gray and Pink Is Not a Color comes a charming holiday story about friendship, sharing, and the importance of Christmas traditions.It’s Christmastime, and all the colors are so excited to decorate for the holiday! But when Green and Red decide that Christmas is red and green only, they leave the other colors out in the cold and decorate on their own. As Red and Green work to make this Christmas the most red and green ever, could it be that something is missing? Find out in this delightful holiday story as Red and Green learn to share the Christmas spirit.

Vroom, vroom! Toddlers will be taken with this board book with 6 shaped wheels.Children and parents will enjoy spinning the wheels in this interactive guessing game. With clues on every page, kids will delight in touching each die-cut shaped wheel with unique treads as they guess what vehicle each wheel could be—everything from a school bus to a stroller!The bright, graphic art style, clever rhymes, and interactive elements give a fresh spin to the transportation board books that kids adore.

Scoop, dig! Toddlers will be taken by this board book with 6 shaped wheels.Children and parents will enjoy spinning their wheels in this interactive guessing game. With clues on every page, kids will delight in touching each die-cut shaped wheel with unique treads as they guess what construction vehicle each wheel could be—everything from a bulldozer to a crane!The bright, graphic art style, clever rhymes, and interactive elements give a fresh spin to the construction vehicle board books that kids adore.