Ready, Set, Read! The Beginning Reader's Treasury

by Cole, Joanna; Calmenson, Stephanie

• ISBN13: 9780385414166
• ISBN10: 0385414161
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1990-09-01
• Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers

Summary

Created especially for children who are learning to read, this anthology contains renowned works with some of the best-loved characters in children's literature--including Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak's Little Bear, Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad, and the madcap creations of Dr. Seuss. Also included is poetry by Eve Merriam, Lilian Moore and Gwendolyn Brooks; as well as stories, poems, riddles and word games. An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

Author Biography

JOANNA COLE was best known as the author of the beloved Magic School Bus series, She wrote over 250 books and also worked as a librarian, editor, and anthologiest. She died in 2020 at the age of 75.

STEPHANIE CALMENSON is the author of many books for children, including Dinner at the Panda Palace; May I Pet Your Dog?, and Look! Flowers. She is also the compiler, with Joanna Cole, of several anthologies, including Ready, Set, Read: The Beginning Reader's Treasury. Before becoming a full-time writer, Stephanie was an elementary school teacher and a children’s book editor. Learn more about her work at stephaniecalmenson.com and follow her on Twitter at @CalmensonKidBks.

Table of Contents

Stories
From Sheep in a Jeep	12	(15)
Nancy Shaw
Margot Apple
What Will Little Bear Wear?	27	(11)
Else Holmelund Minarik
Maurice Sendak
Frog and Toad: Ice Cream	38	(12)
Arnold Lobel
Our Earth in Space	50	(16)
Joanna Cole
Giulio Maestro
Morris Has a Cold	66	(18)
Bernard Wiseman
Poems
Anne Burgess
The Fat Cat	84	(1)
Stephanie Calmenson
Notice	85	(1)
David McCord
Hello, Hello	86	(2)
Eve Merriam
Baby Chick	88	(2)
Aileen Fisher
Seven Sillies in a Row	90	(1)
Stephanie Calmenson
Giggle Poem	91	(1)
Stephanie Calmenson
I Wouldn't	92	(2)
John Ciardi
I Left My Head	94	(2)
Lilian Moore
I Liked Growing	96	(2)
Karla Kuskin
Soft-Boiled Egg	98	(1)
Russell Hoban
Eating Worms	99	(1)
Traditional Rhyme
Teeny Tiny Ghost	100	(2)
Lilian Moore
I Had a Dream Last Night	102	(2)
Gwendolyn Brooks
Driving to the Beach	104	(1)
Joanna Cole
At the Sea-Side	105	(1)
Robert Louis Stevenson
This Is My Rock	106	(4)
David McCord
Fun and Games
Joanna Cole
Stephanie Calmenson
Chris Demarest
Riddles	110	(12)
Hurry! Hurry!	122	(2)
Tongue-Twisters	124	(4)
I Like Cake!	128	(2)
Did You Ever See...?	130	(4)
A Whale Tale	134	(2)
Find the Hidden Pictures	136	(2)
Come to My House	138	(4)
Index	142