Books from Checkerboard Press

  • Agatha's Alphabet, with Her Very Own Dictionary
    By Kathryn Lasky, Lucy Floyd

    Pictures teach each letter's sound in this wordless alphabet book.

  • My First Muppet Dictionary
    By Justine Korman, Jim Henson, Louise Gikow

    A picture dictionary with over 500 entries, each accompanied by a simple definition, a sentence using the word, and an illustration involving a Muppet character.

  • Paddington at the Airport
    By Michael Bond, Karen Bond

    At the airport check-in counter Paddington Bear's suitcase is put on a conveyor belt and he jumps on too to get the sandwiches out of the suitcase.

  • Earth Angels: The Ark Angels
    By Stephen Cosgrove

    Earth Angels: The Ark Angels

  • The Adventures of Pinocchio
    The Adventures of Pinocchio

    The adventures of a talking wooden marionette whose nose grew whenever he told a lie.

  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff
    By Checkerboard Press, Lisa Meltzer

    A rebus version of the fairy tale in which three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll living under the bridge they wish to cross.

  • Favorite Tales from Shakespeare
    By Bernard Miles

    A modern retelling of Shakespeare's most famous plays.

  • Tales of King Arthur
    By James Riordan

    Twelve of the best-known tales of King Arthur and his knights, retold from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" and other medieval sources.

  • Well-Loved Tales from Shakespeare
    Well-Loved Tales from Shakespeare
    By Bernard Miles

    Well-Loved Tales from Shakespeare

  • Stone Soup
    By Tony Ross, Checkerboard Press

    Retells in rebus format the classic tale in which all the townspeople share a delicious soup which started out as stones and water.

  • Merry Christmas Baby
    By D. Slier, Tom Koken

    Merry Christmas Baby

  • Our First Pony
    By Marguerite Henry

    Twin brother, Justin and Joey, buy and raise a pony of their own but when the pony foals they find themselves responsible for the care of a whole new pony family.