Name: My Grandma Lives in Florida
Brand: Ed Shankman
SKU: 9781933212357
Price: 17.99 USD
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My Grandma Lives in Florida

9781933212357

$17.99

This sunny, happy, and lovingly humorous story follows a child alligator--who lives in NYC--as he visits his grandma in her Florida home. I love my grandma and grandma loves me, he says, as they visit the beach, and theme parks, and, best of all, walk and talk and enjoy each other's company. Everyone will find something in the story to remind them of their own relationships with beloved grandparents or grandchildren. With bouncing rhymes and colorful illustrations, grandparents, parents and children are sure to love reading this story again and again!

When we go inside, grandma gives me a kiss.

In fact there's no place on my face she will miss

I may wriggle and giggle and grumble and hiss,

But only a grandma can kiss you like this.

Author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill began creating their award-winning children's books in New England, with stories on Boston, Cape Cod, Maine, and Vermont. In 2011 they turned their attention to New Orleans, Louisiana, and in 2013 they travel to the Sunshine State, Florida!

Hello, Aquarium!

9781641940320

$9.99

Welcome to the Aquarium! Parent and child sea lions celebrate the wonders of the waterways and oceans in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Aquarium! join the pair as they spend the day observing and learning about the unique creatures that inhabit our seas. Along the way, you'll encounter manta rays, penguins, sea otters, singing dolphins, and the mighty shark, ending the day with newfound knowledge of our aquatic friends! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

On the Loose in Washington, D.C.

9781938700149

$14.95

In 2009, prize-winning Atlantic Online cartoonist created her Where's Waldo?-type bestseller On the Loose in Boston, which depicted the animals from Franklin Park Zoo in Beantown settings from Fenway Park to Faneuil Hall. Stossel's new book follows the animals from the National Zoo as they cavort around our nation's capital from the White House to Capitol Hill to the National Air and Space Museum. Children will have hours of entertainment finding the animals in On the Loose in Washington, DC - whether a monkey at the Library of Congress, a kangaroo at the Supreme Court, or a lion at the National Mall! Over 100 animals are hiding cleverly in favorite DC locations in this colorfully-illustrated rhyming picture book.

Hello, National Parks!

9781641941617

$14.99

Welcome to the National Park! Parent and child eagles visit America's national parks and public lands in children's author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's latest board book Hello, National Parks! Packed with details for the youngest travelers, the book takes little readers from the Statue of Liberty in the east to the Golden Gate in the west, from the Grand Canyon to Cape Cod National Seashore to the Everglades and to Hawaii Volcanoes. Along the way, budding Junior Rangers will begin to develop an appreciation for our country's history, animals, and beauty! For ages 2-5. Large Format.

Hello, Night Sky!

9781938700637

$9.99

Welcome to the night sky! Parent and child owls tour the night sky in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Night Sky! you can join the pair as they look at the stars through a telescope and take a pretend rocket ship ride into space where they walk on the moon and zoom past planets. After "returning to earth," they continue to explore the night sky while chasing fireflies, enjoying fireworks, looking for signs of nocturnal animals during a moon-lit walk and visiting a planetarium! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Grandma!

9781938700767

$9.99

Welcome to best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Grandma! readers will explore the special relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Utah!

9781641941624

$14.99

Welcome to Utah! Parent and child Seagulls tour Utah in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Utah! join the pair as they visit Salt Lake City, float in the Great Salt Lake, raft the Colorado River, and saddle up horses. Along the way they also find treasures in the desert, trek through the snow, go skiing, and explore the national parks! For ages 2-5. Large Format.

Journey Around Washington D.C. from A to Z

9781889833620

$17.95

Washington, D.C. is "hometown" for every American. Martha Day Zschock is not only a brilliant artist, whose Journey Around books have captured readers of all ages in Boston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and more. She is also an educator, who designed her bestselling series to teach children about our great American places. This is far more than an alphabet book. Each page is headed by an alliterative sentence that evokes an important theme - the "A" page reads, "America's anthem awakens awe" - and each page also features a paragraph of history.

Journey Around Washington D.C. from A to Z

Journey Around San Francisco from A to Z

9781889833491

$17.95

A friendly pelican guides explorers of all ages on a beautiful tour of San Francisco, pointing out intriguing sights and history along the way.

Journey Around San Francisco from A to Z

Maddie and Liam at the Museum

9781641941099

$17.99

Shankman & O'Neill take children on another journey of imagination with this whimsical visit to the museum. Young Maddie and Liam are so absorbed by the paintings that they are physically drawn into them - stepping into a seascape to visit a tropical island, into a landscape to run through a meadow, into a junglescape to go on safari, and much more! Drawn in by this intriguing fantasy, children will get a taste of the beauty and power of art.

Naturally, the book is charged with the same dynamic energy that characterizes the entire S&O collection - a dazzling tapestry of rhythm, rhyme, and color. And who better to bring this one to life than illustrator Dave O'Neill?!

When a Lobster Buys a Bathrobe

9781938700286

$14.95

Author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill began creating their award-winning children's books in New England, with stories on Boston, Cape Cod, Maine, and Vermont. In 2011 they turned their attention to New Orleans and in 2013 to the state of Florida. Their latest book, When a Lobster Buys a Bathrobe, does not happen in just one place, but wherever lobsters are found -- and that's almost everywhere Shankman & O'Neill have traveled before...and beyond! With its bouncing rhymes and colorful illustrations, everyone will love reading this charming story again and again!

Champ and Me by the Maple Tree

9780981943053

$14.95

Author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill turn their attention to Vermont and one of that state's great legends: Champ, the Monster of Lake Champlain. Champ is seen through the eyes of a likable tomboy, who sets out from her favorite spot by a maple tree and finds herself by the lakeshore. She meets Champ, who turns out to be a very kid-friendly monster--inviting the girl to sit on his head and ride with him through the Vermont countryside. Together, these unlikely friends dash past farms and mills and over covered bridges, meet some cows, eat some maple syrup-covered cheese, and eventually return to the girl's favorite maple tree. The charming story ends as it began: If you come to Vermont / Near a lake called Champlain, / And you cut through the woods / On an old country lane, There's a chance you will see / My friend Champ and me / Playing happy and free / By the old maple tree.

The Boston Balloonies

9781933212661

$12.95

Whimsical balloon creatures lead children through the sights and delights of Boston in the first book by Shankman and O'Neill. Whether flying through the Public Garden, visiting Beacon Hill, or enjoying a game at Fenway Park, the balloonies are sure to please readers young and old with their colorful adventures and bouncing rhymes.

Monkey See, Zebra Do

9781641941082

$14.95

Parties are fun. That's my point of view. And I'm guessing that maybe you've been to a few. Well I've been to some too, and I can tell you, That none was more fun than the one at the zoo! Everyone loves a good party and everyone loves the zoo. Put them together and you get this warm and funny story in which monkeys invite the other animals to eat bananas and swing from trees; ostriches welcome them all to stick their heads in the sand; zebras paint black and white stripes on everyone (the hippo looks hip); kangaroos give the whole gang rides in their pouches; and much more! As with all Shankman & O'Neill favorites, you can count on rollicking rhymes and dazzling illustrations. Laugh your children to sleep with Monkey See, Zebra Do.

The Bourbon Street Band Is Back

9781933212791

$14.95

Award-winning author and illustrator duo Ed Shankman and Dave O'Neill turn to the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans, Louisiana! Jazz, of course, is the only truly American form of music, born from a meeting and mixing of cultures where the mighty Mississippi meets the Gulf of Mexico. Drummer Bobcat Bob leads a hot band of multi-cultural musicians, featuring a gator on bass, a finger-snapping frog, and a horn section made up of raccoons, a crayfish, and some loons. Bobcat Bob's band is known for miles around - They played like wind. They played like fire. They raised the roof, and raised it higher. They played all night and weren't done, 'Til morning came and they raised the sun. But one day the music stopped and the great New Orleans lost its voice. Through months of darkness and sadness the people wished that things were like before. And with a single drum beat on Bourbon Street, and then another, and another, the music came back to New Orleans, better than ever! Children and parents alike will love this story about the healing power of music.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation.

I Met a Moose in Maine One Day

9781933212777

$17.99

A boy and a moose become fast friends in this rhyming charmer from the creators of The Boston Balloonies, The Cods of Cape Cod, and Champ and Me By the Maple Tree. Together, boy and beast play hide-and-seek (not the best game for a moose), walk to the general store, then take a tour of Maine. They fly about in a seaplane, they run the Penobscot River on a raft made of logs, they hang out on a dock in Camden, and they finish off with some chocolate moose cake at a cafe in Portland!

The Sea Lion's Friend

9781938700392

$14.95

The Sea Lion's Friend is the tale of an unlikely friendship between a sea lion and a sea gull--two inseparable buddies who do all kinds of fun things together. Readers will be touched by this tale of best friendship. As with all Shankman & O'Neill books, the bouncing, Seussian rhymes and colorful illustrations make this a story to read again and again!

Where's the Bathroom?

9781938700408

$17.99

Where's the Bathroom? is the latest creation from the award-winning team of author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill. It's a universal question from kids of all ages who really have to go! In Where's the Bathroom? our story's hero asks for the bathroom's location from the waiter at the Morning Star Café as the story begins. Following long, complicated, and confusing directions given by the waiter and other funny characters he meets along the way, this poor little boy is about to burst! And where does the bathroom turn out to be? Why, right where he started out, of course! The combination of Ed's Dr. Seussian, rollicking rhymes and Dave's wonderful, colorful illustrations is impossible to resist. Together, the pair create books that are fun to read and look at, alone and together.

A Whimsical Washington Night

9781641940009

$14.95

Shankman and O'Neill have done it again! Come along as DC Daisy meets her best buddy, Washington Panda, for an evening of adventures - both wacky and fantastic - against the backdrop of the capital's most beloved landmarks. Watch Daisy and Panda join Lincoln, Washington and Teddy Roosevelt for a game of volleyball against the supreme court justices. The story climaxes with a spectacular dance number, featuring all one hundred senators, on the steps of the capital building! (You won't see that anywhere else.) Children, parents, and teachers alike loves Ed Shankman's whimsical, rollicking rhymes and Dave O'Neill's dazzling, colorful illustrations. You'll also appreciate the warm sense of friendship and more thoughtful moments in this one-of-a-kind fantasy for young children.

Hello, Farm!

9781938700705

$9.99

In Hello, Farm!, parent and child pig and piglet spend a day on the farm in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Farm!, join the pair as they encounter the sights and sounds of the barnyard, visiting with chickens, sheep, goats, cows, ducks, geese, and the farmer himself! Along the way, take a hayride, follow a tractor through the fields, milk the cow, and say hi to the scarecrow! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, New Jersey!

9781938700583

$9.99

Welcome to New Jersey! Parent and child raccoons tour New Jersey in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, New Jersey! you can join the pair as they take the Hoboken ferry, visit Liberty State Park, view the Statue of Liberty, grab a bagel at a deli, and climb High Point State Park. Along the way they also go tubing at the Delaware Gap, pick wild blueberries in the Pinelands, stroll a boardwalk, and see the sunset at the tip of Cape May! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Journey Around Cape Cod from A to Z

9781889833286

$17.95

Author and illustrator Martha Zschock was a third-grade teacher on Cape Cod. When taking her students on field trips on the Cape, she discovered what sites and stories excited them most. Drawing on that experience, she created what one Cape Cod bookseller calls the best Cape book we've ever had, and the first in a series of alphabet books that visit great American places. Journey Around Cape Cod and the Islands From A to Z is an alphabet book, but one that is equally enjoyable and interesting for children of all ages and for adults, as well. From Aptucxet to Zooplankton, it offers fascinating information about the Cape and its history, all of it illustrated with Zschock's beautiful watercolor work.

Hello, Grand Canyon!

9781938700644

$9.99

Welcome to Grand Canyon! Parent and child abert's squirrels tour Grand Canyon in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Grand Canyon! join the pair as they hike, hunt for fossils, and become junior rangers at the national park. Along the way, ride a mule to the bottom of the canyon, raft in the Colorado River, and learn about Native American history. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Utah!

9781938700736

$9.99

Welcome to Utah! Parent and child Seagulls tour Utah in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Utah! join the pair as they visit Salt Lake City, float in the Great Salt Lake, raft the Colorado River, and saddle up horses. Along the way they also find treasures in the desert, trek through the snow, go skiing, and explore the national parks! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Baby Brother!

9781938700668

$9.99

In Hello, Baby Brother! a four-year-old rabbit embarks on the unfamiliar journey of becoming an older sibling in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Baby Brother, join the rabbit in discovering how to hold, feed, and sing lullabies to a baby sibling. Along the way, the older sibling learns about sharing an old crib, toys, and even Mommy and Daddy! The best lesson of all, though, is love! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Journey Around New York from A to Z

9781889833323

$17.95

A fact-filled, alphabetical journey through the five boroughs of the city. A pigeon serves as a tour guide of sorts, appearing on every page in either the small inset illustration or in one of the smaller spot-art drawings located along the bottom of the pages. The format works well to introduce famous landmarks and neighborhoods with descriptive alliterative sentences, such as Dragons dance by dim sum diners as an introduction to Chinatown and Gorgeous gardens grace glass-houses for commentary on the New York Botanical Garden. Succinct paragraphs of historical information are located under each full-page, highly detailed colored-pencil-and-watercolor illustration. In a much smaller type size, a one-sentence, sometimes quirky, bit of information is imparted as well, as in Many skyscrapers don't have a 13th floor. No one wants to be on an unlucky floor! This up-to-date book includes a reference to and inset illustration of the former Twin Towers under the letter T: Tough times take teamwork. The book begins with a map and a listing of the 26 landmarks showcased. The endpapers offer a different sort of New York alphabet to readers, featuring small illustrations of interesting trademark items, such as a Nathan's hot dog, a blue box from Tiffany's, and a yellow cab. A wonderful testament to a diverse city and its equally diverse residents. -School Library Journal

Hello, Portland!

9781938700545

$9.99

Welcome to Portland! Parent and child beavers visit Portland, Oregon in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Portland! join the pair as they tour all around the city. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Orlando!

9781938700880

$9.99

Welcome to Orlando! Parent and child alligators visit Orlando and explore together the City Beautiful. From the Kennedy Space Center to the Morse Museum, they learn together across the city. They see a play, visit the zoo, enjoy the beach, and even ride in an airboat! Whether enjoying a theme park or enjoying one of seven state parks, these scaly tour guides will remind childrend and their loved ones of their own great visit to Orlando.

Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Yosemite!

9781641940139

$9.99

Welcome to Yosemite National Park! In this board book from bestselling children's author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, a parent and child bear explore Yosemite together. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Las Vegas!

9781938700897

$9.99

Welcome to Las Vegas! Parent and child coyotes visit Las Vegas in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Las Vegas! join the pair as they explore all around the city of Las Vegas, Nevada. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Paris!

9781641940191

$9.99

Bonjour, Paris! Join this Cat and Kitten as they tour Paris and learn some helpful phrases in this bi-lingual book--the latest addition to best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Paris! Bonjour, Paris! you can travel long with the pair as they visit the Eiffel Tower, explore wondrous museums and climb the stairs of Notre Dame. Along the way they will stop off at a café for a treat and wander through beautiful parks, all the while learning some key phrases in English and French that they can use on their journey! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.

Hello, Fourth of July!

9781641940214

$9.99

It's the Fourth of July! Parent and child eagles celebrate America's birthday in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Fourth of July! join the pair as they spend the day surrounded by the red, white and blue. Along the way, take in a parade, view historical paintings and statues, hit the beach, and enjoy great food at a picnic and barbecue, topping off the day with a colorful fireworks display! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.