Elissa Haden Guest's Books

A guide for girls explaining both the physical and psychological aspects of puberty.

Iris thought that having a baby sister would be just like playing with a doll. But newborn Baby Rose is a crabby cake. She fusses and cries and wails so much that Iris decides she needs a newbaby sister.

Walter loves his grandmother's harmonica, so how will Iris tell him that it has disappeared? Full color.

When best friends Iris and Walter go on a field trip to an aquarium, Walter gets lost and a worried Iris helps Miss Cherry look for him.

Caution: Babies at Work! These babies are busy building a wonderful playhouse in this bustling picture book for fans of Mighty, Mighty Construction Site. Wearing their hard hats, safety goggles, and work boots, a team of toddlers are busy building away. Using excavators, shovels, and bulldozers, they are hard at work making their perfect playhouse blueprint come to life. Jaunty rhyme perfectly complements the playful and bouncing illustrations in this kid pleaser.

After all their big plans for a sleep over at Walter's house, Iris feels homesick. Full color.

At Walter's birthday party his guests are supposed to go for horseback rides, but his horse Rain has other plans on the day of the party.

The second title in the acclaimed easy reader series, now with a new look!

Harriet the raccoon and her mother exchange mean words when Harriet refuses to pick up her toys, until an apology saves the day and everyone sits down to a spaghetti dinner.

When Iris's grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students.

Iris is devastated when she has to miss her first school play when she is sick.

In the vein of Eloise and Marley, here's an adorable tale of two well-intentioned rule breakers who show each other how friends deserve to be treated Bella knows her family's rules by heart, but she much prefers her own: Candy for breakfast, no hair-washing, and no such thing as bedtime. And then . . . Bella the wild child gets a new pet! At first, Bella and Puppy are the very best of friends. But when it turns out that Puppy doesn't like the family rules either (including the rule not to gnaw off Bella's teddy bear's arm), well...it's time for a little puppy training. And Bella might just learn a thing or two herself!

Walter's favorite cousin is coming to visit, but Iris is disappointed when Howie does not turn out to be so great--or friendly--after all.

A guide for girls explaining both the physical and psychological aspects of puberty.

Iris is devastated when she has to miss her first school play when she is sick.

Walter shows Iris how to make friends with his horse Rain, and in turn, Iris helps Walter deal with a problem at school.

After all their big plans for a sleep over at Walter's house, Iris feels homesick. Full color.

Iris and Walter will join Frog and Toad and Henry and Mudge in a prominent place on the easy-reading shelves." —BCCB After a move, Iris is sure that life in the country will be just awful. There's nothing to do and no one to play with. Iris will never be happy there. Then Grandpa suggests a walk. Down the road and around the bend, they discover a huge green tree, a secret hideaway--and a boy named Walter. Maybe life far from the city won't be so lonely after all. In the beloved Iris and Walter books, together Iris and Walter discover that anything—from adjusting to a new home to facing the first day of school—is easier when you have a best friend to help you.

At Walter's birthday party his guests are supposed to go for horseback rides, but his horse Rain has other plans on the day of the party.

Walter is so excited that his favorite cousin, Howie, is coming to visit. He is sure that Iris will like Howie as much as he does. But nine year-old Howie has other plans . . . and none of them include Iris.

When Iris's grandfather comes to her school as a substitute teacher, she has a hard time sharing him with the other students.

Harriet the raccoon and her mother exchange mean words when Harriet refuses to pick up her toys, until an apology saves the day and everyone sits down to a spaghetti dinner.

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