Carol Shields

Rhyming text follows six little wombats on walkabout and a hungry dingo following, envisioning them as his lunch until the wombats turn the tables on him.

A group of Martians looking for life on the different planets in the solar system make a surprising discovery just as they are about to give up.

An older sibling imagines how much better it would be if brother Andy were a dog instead of a baby, doing tricks and being banished to the outside when he got too noisy.

Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-two poems about the ups and downs of life in school. In this follow-up to the ever-popular Lunch Money, 22 poems offer humor, surprise, and a knowing slant on the changing moods of a school day. A colorful picture book offers readers a collection of twenty-two poems about how to put a unique twist on ordinary school events, such as telling a grand tale about a daring adventure when late for school or making...

Late one night, the salad greens declare "Lettuce have a party!" and food emerges from cabinets and cupboards to join in, until the tuna fish band tells garlic it stinks and things start to go bad.

A child imagines herself a princess and contrasts her everyday life with the one she could have in a castle with infinitely permissive parents.

A collection of rhyming poems describes what kids do after the school bell rings.

Comic, kid-centric poems about the bathroom.

A collection of poems on such scientific topics as fossils, clones, the periodic table, inertia, and more.