Alison Donald

Lin plays dress-up and discovers her positive qualities. Then Lin brings her pet rock to the playground and loses it. Young readers discover the joy of reading with these illustrated and decodable stories.

Lil goes too fast on her roller skates. Then Lil goes camping with Sal. They worry about seeing bears. Readers discover Lil's adventures and the joy of reading in this decodable book.

Blue Early Reader.

A pirate and his dog dig for treasure, and a scientist's rocket takes him from the store to the park and beyond. These silly stories help young readers develop their decoding skills while having fun.

An inspiring true story about Harry Coover, a wonderful inventor who accidentally discovered super-glue "This sticky mess. This ooey goo. It's like a glue but much stronger. . . maybe it's not just sticky stuff." Learn about Harry Coover, a prolific inventor, as he discovers super glue When Harry was trying to develop a new kind of plastic, he accidentally created a super sticky substance. He then realized that his invention has multiple uses and sets off testing the new product. Discover the variety of ways super glue is used today and its impact on the world A must-have book for any budding inventor, A Super Sticky Mistake shows that even mistakes have value. Throughout Alison Donald expertly weaves facts into the story to keep readers engaged. This book is a useful teaching tool for young children with an interest in STEM and history.

An inspirational true-story about the a group of seamstresses who designed the spacesuit for the first men to walk on the Moon "Ellie's team was small, and they only had six weeks. Many believed that the seamstresses could never win. But Ellie ignored them and set to work." Inspired by true events, The Spacesuit tells the story of Ellie, a seamstress tasked with creating a new spacesuit for the Apollo 11 moon landing. After emerging as the underdogs in a multi-company competition, Ellie's team works hard to win Follow Ellie as she uses impressive knowledge to solve the issue of clunky, uncomfortable spacesuits. The perfect book for young children interested in space exploration and women in history. Alison Donald expertly weaves facts into the story to keep young readers engaged. Including a glossary of key terms, this book is a fun learning tool for 3-6 year olds.

A visit to the library can be full of surprises. When the librarian is late for story time, the children go off to look for her and follow mysterious paw prints to find a bear sitting at her desk. Is the bear a new librarian? Not exactly. The new LiBEARian opens a book about bears and utters a loud growl. The kids love it Then the real librarian appears and sends the bear back into the book he came from. A fun twist at the end rounds out this winsomely illustrated tale of a universal childhood experience--story time at the library--infused with magic.