No Dogs Allowed: 1 (Ready, Set, Dogs!) - Softcover

Stephanie Calmenson

Awards:
PBS Storytime selection
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal  
Missouri School Librarian's "Show Me Readers" Award
Horn Book Fanfare Best Book
ABA Pick-of-the-List selections
ALA Notable Children's Video
IRA/CBC Children's Choice
Parents Magazine Best Books of the Year

DINNER AT THE PANDA PALACE - A PBS Storytime Book
"Bouncy, rhyming verse and an innovative cast of characters give this counting book zip. . . . Only after many rereadings will little ones get their fill." --"Publishers Weekly"

ROSIE - A VISITING DOG'S STORY
"Rosie's real-life adventures make for one of the outstanding nonfiction titles of the year." --"Smithsonian Magazine"

MAY I PET YOUR DOG?
The How-to-Guide for KIDS Meeting DOGS (and DOGS Meeting KIDS)
"Required reading for every dog lover!" --Lisa Von Drasek, children's librarian, Bank Street College

Joanna Cole
Awards:
NEA Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Parent's Choice Award
Washington Post/Children's Book Guild
IRA/CBC Teacher's Choice and Children's Choice
NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book
Irma Simonton Black Award
Golden Kite Award, Honor Book
Horn Book Fanfare
Parents Magazine Best Books of the Year
Reading Rainbow

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR
* "Fanciful yet scientifically accurate romp" in which "weighty information is buoyantly supported by energetic, cartoony illustrations." --"Publishers Weekly", starred review

YOU CAN'T SMELL A FLOWER WITH YOUR EAR
"Cole's lively text, with examples drawn from daily life, presents some quite complicated scientific information about how the five senses work." --"Booklist"

I'M A BIG BROTHER

"Cole has successfully captured the youngsters' voices, making it easy for readers to identify with them." --"School Library Journal"

Good-natured banter and silliness move the story along at a brisk pace. "Publishers Weekly"

...bouncy, rhyming verse and an innovative cast of characters give this counting book zip ... Only after many rereadings will little ones get their fill. "Publishers Weekly on DINNER AT THE PANDA PALACE"

Rosie's real-life adventures make for one of the outstanding nonfiction titles of the year. "Smithsonian Magazine on ROSIE - A VISITING DOG'S STORY"

Required reading for every dog lover! "Lisa Von Drasek, Children's Librarian, Bank Street College on MAY I PET YOUR DOG?"

...fanciful yet scientifically accurate romp' in which 'weighty information is buoyantly supported by energetic, cartoony illustrations. "PW, starred review on THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR"

Cole's lively text, with examples drawn from daily life, presents some quite complicated scientific information about how the five senses work. "Booklist on YOU CAN'T SMELL A FLOWER WITH YOUR EAR"

Cole has successfully captured the youngsters' voices, making it easy for readers to identify with them. "School Library Journal on I'M A BIG BROTHER""

"Good-natured banter and silliness move the story along at a brisk pace." --Publishers Weekly

..".bouncy, rhyming verse and an innovative cast of characters give this counting book zip ... Only after many rereadings will little ones get their fill." --Publishers Weekly on DINNER AT THE PANDA PALACE

"Rosie's real-life adventures make for one of the outstanding nonfiction titles of the year." --Smithsonian Magazine on ROSIE - A VISITING DOG'S STORY

"Required reading for every dog lover!" --Lisa Von Drasek, Children's Librarian, Bank Street College on MAY I PET YOUR DOG?

..".fanciful yet scientifically accurate romp' in which 'weighty information is buoyantly supported by energetic, cartoony illustrations." --PW, starred review on THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR

"Cole's lively text, with examples drawn from daily life, presents some quite complicated scientific information about how the five senses work." --Booklist on YOU CAN'T SMELL A FLOWER WITH YOUR EAR

"Cole has successfully captured the youngsters' voices, making it easy for readers to identify with them." --School Library Journal on I'M A BIG BROTHER

Stephanie Calmenson's books have been called "marvelous" (Publishers Weekly), "lyrical," "hilarious" (School Library Journal), and "sweet, funny, and right on the mark" (Booklist). A former teacher, children's book editor, and Editorial Director of the Parents Magazine Press Read-Aloud Book Club, she has written such favorites as Dinner at the Panda Palace; Late for School; Rosie, a Visiting Dog's Story; and May I Pet Your Dog.

Joanna Cole is the author of the Magic School Bus franchise, which has been a pillar of Scholastic's success over the past twenty years or more. Joanna, a former elementary school teacher, has also written many bestselling and long-lived picture books for children, including Bony-Legs; Hungry, Hungry Sharks; and How You Were Born.

Heather Ross is the creator of Crafty Chloe and the illustrator of many books including Iva Honeysuckle Discovers the World and Mo Wren, Lost and Found. She lives in New York with her family.