Based on the screenplay by Kathy Waugh and Megan McDonald. Features full-color stills from the movie.
(Ages 6-11)
Roar! It's not bad enough that Mom and Dad are heading to California, leaving Judy and Stink with Aunt Awful (er, Opal), but now Judy's two best friends are going Splitsville, too. Just when it looks like her summer is going to be BOR-ing - eureka! - Judy comes up with the most thrill-a-delic plan ever. Get ready for a

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"There is nothing sweeter than arriving at the playground, seeing it empty, and knowing you have it all to yourself-the silent comfort of playing alone. Maggie is overjoyed to have that solitude to make her Salad Pie. But then Herbert saunters over and wants to play too. "I'm making salad. Salad Pie. And don't you touch it!" Herbert just wants to help, even though Maggie makes it clear she won't let him.Then her imaginary pie takes a spill, and she...

While playing outside on a rainy day, a little girl peers into a puddle and sees Mudkin, who invites her to become his queen.

Provides information about how roughhousing can help families bond and get children to exercise, with examples of different games to play including the flying fox and the human cannonball.

Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.

With a wide range of contributions from highly respected researchers, this handbook examines historical, current and future research issues in play and learning scholarship, offering clarity and breadth in this dynamic and changing field.--Provided by publisher.

A beautifully-illustrated tale of how young children view their world. Stella's sandbox was a desert, her backyard was a tropical jungle, her bathtub was an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and her house was very, VERY big. As she grows, her perspective of her world changes and she gets to help her little brother, Sam, experience the world as she did.

"Grace loved to get dirty. But she was also pretty good at getting clean-she took proper care of Hands, paid extra attention to Feet, and even remembered to scrub behind Ears. There was just one part she tended to forget: Belly Button." -- Jacket.

Play has been studied according to its social categories and content. Children's play is involving, child-directed and process-oriented. This program explores the contents and social dimensions of play and the important role of adults in facilitating childrens' play.

The puppy Biscuit makes friends with two kittens.