Frank Asch has written and illustrated nearly sixty children's books, including picture books, poetry, and novels. He is the author of the first book in the Class Pets series, The Ghost of P.S. 42, and is perhaps best known as the creator of the Moonbear series. He performs puppet shows for home-schooled children in his hometown of Middletown Springs, Vermont.
...you can read with your child on Sunday, April 22, for Earth Day: The Earth and I, by Frank Asch – Each page is filled with beautiful, liquidy watercolors that bleed together over the boy and the earth in a wash of rainbows. “The Earth and I are...
...want to commemorate National Dance Week (April 20-29) with books have lots of choices. Fiction Animals dance in Frank Asch's "Moondance," Howard Binkow's "Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart," Katharine Holabird's Angelina Ballerina series, Linda...
...by Rachel Isadora, Goggles by Ezra Jack Keats, The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow, Bear’s Bargain by Frank Asch Books about friendships and emotions can help instill some positive behaviors in young children. They are also good springboards for...
...spirit of Halloween without being gory or gruesome. When Sam and his friends make too much "Popcorn" in Frank Asch's funny picture book, it fills the house. Can they get rid of it before Sam's parents come home? Consider spreading a clean sheet on the...
...new home, John leaves a small gift to say goodbye to his friends and neighbors. “Goodbye House” by Frank Asch, Prentice-Hall, 1986. After Baby Bear and his family have packed up their belongs to move, he returns to the house to say goodbye to all of...
...five books for parents to read with your children: “We Are Best Friends” by Aliki, “Goodbye House” by Frank Asch, “My Best Friend” by Nancy Carlson, “Gila Monsters Meet You at the Airport” by Marjorie Sharmat, and “Alexander, Who’s...
...— 4:30 p.m. Feb. 13. This book club is for elementary school-aged children. “Star Jumper” by Frank Asch will be the book up for discussion and the focus of games and craft. A snack also will be provided. • Bored No More — 7 p.m. Feb...
...adult. Amigo Means Friend by Louise Everett Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats Bear's Bargain by Frank Asch Leo the Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus Dogger by Shirley Hughes A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister Shy...
...We Need a Horse” was not kind. McMullens may have better luck with “Here Comes the Cat” by Frank Asch and Vladimir Vagin, a reissue of a book originally published by Scholastic in 1989. “Here Comes the Cat” marked a glasnostian collaboration...