"Once, in a house on Egypt Street there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp,...

Nancy's failure to pay attention gets her into trouble when she bakes cupcakes for the school bake sale.

Little Elephant uses his big ears to listen to his parents.

When his class performs a spring play about rabbits, Harry proves that he is a good listener after all.

In this retelling of an old English folktale featuring birds native to the U.S., Magpie patiently explains to the other birds how to build a nest. Some birds are impatient and fly off without listening to all the directions, however, and that is why, to this day, birds' nests come in all different shapes and sizes. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

After a day of picking cotton in late 1860, Ella May, a young slave, joins her friends Bobby and Sue at their second job of listening outside the windows of their master's house for useful information.

"When Taylor's block castle is destroyed, all the animals think they know just what to do, but only the rabbit quietly listens to how Taylor is feeling"--

Little Leo is a great listener. His listening skills even save his family from danger. But Leo refuses to roar. His father worries that Leo will never learn respect of the other animals. Only Leo's mother believes her son will roar when he is ready. Will Leo find his voice when his family needs his most?

"A veces los abrazos dicen más que las palabras"-- "Cuando a Taylor le pasa algo triste, todos los animales creen que saben cómo ayudarle. Uno por uno, vienen a verle pero nada de lo que dicen hace sentir mejor a Taylor. Hasta que llega el conejo... y el conejo sabe exactamente lo qué hacer. Con un texto sobrio y conmovedor e ilustraciones irresistibles, El conejo escuchó trata sobre curar las penas grandes y pequeños, y tomarse el tiempo para...

"Digger wants to go out and play, but he still hasn't cleaned his room. The race is on to tidy up--and with Digger in a rush, things might get a little topsy-turvy"--Page 2 of cover.