Rhymes describe various types of animal dwellings and storage places from ant hills to chicken coops to pickle barrels to pockets for pennies

A House Is a House for Me

Children's Books

HOBERMAN,MARY ANN

Literature & Fiction

Puffin

In twenty-six carefully crafted poems, the author of A House Is a House for Me explores such themes of childhood as grandparents, the pros and cons of being sick, and life as an only child. Reprint.

Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems (Reading Rainbow)

Where does everyone and everything live? A House Is a House for Me is a rollicking rhyme about houses. Some of the houses are familiar, such as an anthill and a dog kennel, while others are surprising, such as a corn husk and a pea pod. This longtime favorite is filled with pictures that parents and children will want to look at again and again in a beautifully produced, deluxe full-sized edition.

Animals

Puffin Books

The Seven Silly Eaters

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won’t settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the household brings a new demand for a special meal. What’s a mother to do? “[A] highly comic rhyming romp that surprisingly (and nicely) twists into a birthday story.” —School Library Journal

Clarion Books

The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems

“If you’re sleepy in the jungle/And you wish to find a pillow,/Take a friendly word of warning:/DO NOT USE AN ARMADILLO! . . .” Covering everything from centipedes to whales, from swinging on swings to ice-skating in winter, from eating applesauce to celebrating birthdays, the delightful poems in this collection convey the experiences of childhood with a timeless freshness.

Harcourt Children's Books

As more and more mice pour into an unsuspecting town, the people grow increasingly distressed. Who can get rid of the pests? The marvelous Mouse Man claims he can lead them away--ut he ends up taking more than anyone bargained for. Animals and humans play follow-the-leader in this fresh and funny adaptation of a familiar story. But it's an inspired little girl who finally comes to the rescue of her neighbors . . . and of the marvelous Mouse Man.

The Marvelous Mouse Man

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

A delightful look at all the warm, delicious things that make up a cozy day.

The Cozy Book

Getting a pet cat should be simple, but it isn't for Silly Lilly. At the advice of her friend Sammy, she finds herself cutting down trees, building a shed--even buying a cow in her quest for a cat. Is all this work really necessary? Told in whimsical rhyme, Mary Ann Hoberman's delightful story follows two perfectly matched and utterly silly friends on a circuitous laugh-aloud path to a happy ending.

The Two Sillies

The gardener says the garden belongs to him. But the woodchuck insists that it's his. And so do the rabbit, the butterfly, the squash bug, and the bumblebee. Even the tiny seeds and whistling weeds think the garden just couldn't grow without them. As they stroll through the exquisite plants and flowers, Mrs. McGee and her child listen and wonder: Whose garden is it? Children's book luminaries Mary Ann Hoberman and Jane Dyer reveal the secrets of a glorious garden in this beautiful and poetic rhyming read-aloud.

Whose Garden Is It?

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Books by HOBERMAN,MARY ANN

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A House Is a House for Me

Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems (Reading Rainbow)

A House Is a House for Me

The Seven Silly Eaters

The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems

The Marvelous Mouse Man

The Cozy Book

The Two Sillies

The Seven Silly Eaters

Whose Garden Is It?