In the spirit of Mo Willems and Ben Clanton, this “extremely funny and spot-on sensitive” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) picture book shows how a good friend can become even better by trying new things and putting others first.Cat and Duck are very good friends and play together all the time, so when the new slide gets built, they can’t wait to try it out! Only, the slide is very big and curvy—what if it’s too big for Cat? As Cat and Duck move closer to the front of the line, Cat imagines everything that could go wrong until his worries start to rub off on Duck. Now Duck doesn’t want to go down the slide either. Cat feels bad that Duck is missing out on the fun because of him. Can he find a way to make it right?
Two elephants enjoy a day at the beach with the help of a multi-use hat in this adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Read by bestselling duo Ariel Bernstein and Marc Rosenthal.Olive gives Oscar a hat to wear to the beach! The hat keeps the sun off his face. Oscar wants to build a sandcastle, but he does not have a shovel. Can he use the hat as a shovel? He can! Can the hat keep him dry in the rain? Almost! What else can this hat do?