Dimity Duck waddles, she toddles and she sings. Giggle-gaggles goes her tail and whoosh! go her wings. So begins the day for Dimity Duck, a day full of brushing feathers and lots of seek-and-hide playtime with her friend, Frumity Frog. Waddling, dwdling, paddling and splashing, the two wriggle and giggle until Dimity tires and droop goes her tail. Then Dimity Duck waddles and toddles off to bed. World-renowned author Jane Yolen and illustrator Sebastien Bruan have created a delightful new character full of childlike curiosity and adorable whimsy.

This is the classic Eric Carle board book that follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.  Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.  And it opens with the classic line:  “In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf.”

Danny Walker takes his best shot after being cut from the basketball traveling team for being too short: He forms his own team and the tale, both on and off court, is inspiring.

--Sports writer and author Mike Lupica has coached youth basketball.
--Second on the Publisher’s Weekly January bestsellers for children, “Travel Team” is fourth on the New York Times bestseller list.
--The novel, published October 2004, is about more then just sport, which makes it universally appealing.