Books to Act Out With Your Story Bag!

Little Mouse worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked, ripe, red strawberry for himself. There is only one solution: to share the delicious strawberry with the narrator and eat it all up before the bear can get it.

The peddler wakes up bright and early, ready to begin his day and sell some caps. But everyone in town is missing. Where could they be? Then he realizes they must be at the county fair, and he rushes off to sell his caps to the crowd. Instead of selling, though, he finds himself caught in the middle of a circus on parade. And before he knows it, he and his caps are one of the star acts! Esphyr Slobodkina's classic artwork and timeless story are as...

George the puppy's mother is in for a big surprise when she takes him to the veterinarian to find out why he does not bark.

Brave bear hunters go through grass, a river, mud, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the bear forces a headlong retreat.

In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.

Follows a new-born caterpillar through the stages of its life, until it emerges from a cocoon as a different creature.

Trickster Anansi the spider finds a magical rock that causes any person who comments upon it to faint. One by one, he lures his friends over to the rock and, once they have all passed out, steals their food. But when Anansi tries to trick Little Bush Deer, he may have met his match. Watercolor illustrations accompany this retelling of an African folktale, which can also be traced to the Caribbean.