Books by Jan Pienkowski

An oversize wordbook illustrates the most useful words for children, for both speaking and vocabulary building, with each spread covering a simple concept, from bedtime to travel.

Fifty reusable, handily stored laminated stickers make this sturdy alphabet word book a child's delight. The stickers can be placed next to their appropriate word labels, and then moved to anywhere the reader sees fit. This enriching more-than-just-a-sticker book will keep children stuck to their seats for hours.

Bright, bold full-color drawings of familiar objects along with large printed letters help youngsters learn the alphabet.

An innovative pop-up alphabet book, which introduces youngsters to dinosaurs from Allosaurus to Zephyrosaurus, presents a Brachiosaurus laying an egg, a Tyrannosaurus hunting a victim, and other prehistoric creatures.

This is a child's cloth book on animals.

Introduces Aurora the pastry cook, delicate Domitila, imprudent Prudencio, and other children with names that begin with each letter of the alphabet.

Children ages 2-6 will love these stories of two irrepressible little angels named Bel and Bub. Jan Pienkowski, an award-winning author and illustrator, introduces two naughty but endearing characters that children are sure to relate to. Engaging computer-generated artwork, combined with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence structure, offer an imaginative approach to morals and social behavior sure to capture the attention of beginning readers.In this book, Bel and Bub find an egg. They take it home to hide it. Out pops a baby bird. What will they do? This is a story about a book about owning-up.

Children ages 2-6 will love these stories of two irrepressible little angels named Bel and Bub. Jan Pienkowski, an award-winning author and illustrator, introduces two naughty but endearing characters that children are sure to relate to. Engaging computer-generated artwork, combined with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence structure, offer an imaginative approach to morals and social behavior sure to capture the attention of beginning readers.In Bel and Bub and the Bad Snowball,see what happens when teasing goes too far. Bub and his friend Meph throw a snowball at Bel’s dollhouse, then make a snow angel which looks an awful lot like their unhappy friend. How will Bub and Meph make amends? This is a book about big bullies.

Children ages 2-6 will love these stories of two irrepressible little angels named Bel and Bub. Jan Pienkowski, an award-winning author and illustrator, introduces two naughty but endearing characters that children are sure to relate to. Engaging computer-generated artwork, combined with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence structure, offer an imaginative approach to morals and social behavior sure to capture the attention of beginning readers.In Bel and Bub and the Big Brown Box, a huge package arrives for Bel and Bub. Inside are two new shirts. But Bel doesn’t like hers. This is a book about sharing.

Children ages 2-6 will love these stories of two irrepressible little angels named Bel and Bub. Jan Pienkowski, an award-winning author and illustrator, introduces two naughty but endearing characters that children are sure to relate to. Engaging computer-generated artwork, combined with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence structure, offer an imaginative approach to morals and social behavior sure to capture the attention of beginning readers.In Bel and Bub and the Black Hole, a fire-breathing dragon named Draco, one missing angel, and a bellyful of chocolate chip stars make for a scary moment for our two mischievous little friends. This is a book about being brave.

These bold, innovative pop-up books offer colorful surprises on every page: a space shuttle rockets to the moon; a submarine bobs through the ocean; a crowded bus bumps along to the seashore; a cement truck dumps its heavy load. Bold and sturdy, with labels on every bright spread to help eager young machine lovers identify the illustrations, these books are sure to win the hearts of future drivers, captains, and pilots everywhere.

Provides young children with an up-close look at various boats in a sturdy pop-up book enhanced by identifying labels and bold illustrations.

The inventive genius of award-winning illustrator Jan Pienkowski is on glorious display in this fabulous pop-up book for art lovers--a unique combination of art history puzzle, sophisticated humor, and paper-engineering wizardry.

Bronto is very hungry. Read the story to discover movable play pieces that the dinosaur can eat. And if you press Bronto's nose, you'll hear the crunch and munch of a big bronto brunch.

A tiny collection of Christmas verses from the Gospels of Luke and Matthew is illustrated in dark silhouettes with gilded borders and richly colored backgrounds.

All the basic colors are presented in colorful, bold drawings of easily recognizable creatures and things with large-print labels.

Ingenious pop-out illustrations animate a story about what several animals eat for dinner.

Colorful pop-up illustrations, a ding-dong ringer, "chattering" characters, and real feathers highlight a zany sequel to Phone Book.

Selected Gospel verses, illustrated in full color and gilt, present the story of Easter for young readers. Reissue.

In this humorous counting book, five little monsters try to share six eggs.

Each of the fairy tales in this miniature slipcased collection is complemented by detailed silhouettes that illustrate such stories as "Cinderella," "Puss-in-Boots," "The Sleeping Beauty," and "Snow White."

Labeled drawings show farmers, sheep, lambs, cows, a bull, tractor, horse, chickens, pigs, a dog, cat, ducks, geese, a scarecrow, mice, rabbits, a donkey, turkey, and goat.

A collection of eight scary stories in which both good and evil characters get exactly what they deserve. Color paintings illustrate the text.

Retellings of sixteen spooky stories collected from various parts of the British Isles about ghosts and other supernatural beings.

Kids are forever inventing new ways to put off bedtime. But this litany of zany excuses is just too outlandish for any parent to believe. Just peek inside this pop-up bedtime book for some brilliant nighttime surprises. Full color.

It's time for Moo to go to sleep. Read the story to discover how to build a bedtime scene with movable play pieces and if you press Moo's nose, you'll hear a MOO thank-you.

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

"Pienkowski's book is an engineering marvel, a hilarious tour of a creaky mansion. An extremely sophisticated pop-up volume, it multiplies the shocks and guffaws as the pages are turned, tabs are pulled and doors are opened".--Publishers Weekly. Full-color illustrations.

A big green frog amuses himself by leaping from lily pad to lily pad.

An energetic little mouse scurries up and down a grandfather clock.

Shows a panda enjoying a sun-filled, fun-filled afternoon.

A collection of eleven fairy tales from eastern Europe and the Soviet Union retold by a noted English author.

Each of five little monsters in a reissue of a popular title pops up in order to play with his food, make faces, start a fight, stay up all night, or ask for a kiss.

After waking at midnight, a witch makes breakfast and then ventures to a Halloween party with her striped cat.

Meg, the little witch, takes her cat, Mog, to the moon for his birthday.

After all the trouble with her car, Meg, a witch, Owl, and Mog, Meg's cat, decide to take Meg's broom to the picnic instead.

Meg the witch and her friends spend the night in a castle where they meet an unfriendly ghost and two knights.

A witch who decides to make eggs for supper discovers something wrong with the spell when three dinosaurs hatch.

Climbing up a mountain, Meg the witch and Mog the cat run into thick fog and bump into something very strange.

When Meg casts a spell to make a lunch box for Mog, the box contains a caterpillar which eventually turns into a butterfly.

A witch tries to make her sick cat better with a specially-brewed potion.

Bold and bright drawings and numerals printed in large type help young children to recognize and understand simple numbers.

Meg sends Owl to school for the first time and afterwards he asks all his new friends to tea.

A collection of eight stories about the mysterious world of sleeping, dreams and bedtime.

A humorous counting book about five little monsters and their voracious pet, who eats and eats, grows and grows, and still wants more.

A variety of animals explain why they are too busy to answer the telephone.

Lift-the-flaps, pop-ups, and movable parts enhance this tale about a group of animals scurrying to make just the perfect lunch for a very hungry king of the jungle.

Young children can take a close-up look at all kinds of things that fly, from a plane to a space shuttle rocket, in a colorful pop-up introduction to transportation featuring bold illustrations and large identifying labels.

This highly textured, collage retelling of the classic children's tale about a friendly and inventive feline features weathered fabric, scribbled pencil drawings, and hand-stamped patterned paper illustrations.

Push the button and the car horn will beep at a pig, a spider, a crab, a hen, and three turtles.

Tells about the Robot family--Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, Sister and the twins--and their daily experiences with housework, play, and friends.

Introduces different marine animals and suggests what activities they enjoy.

All the basic shapes are presented in clearly labelled, bright pictures of objects that appeal to young children.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess' christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

The start and finish of different things.

Vividly illustrated in full color, this beginning concept book explores many facets of time for young children.

Animals waiting to use a public restroom urge the ones ahead of them to hurry.

Offers a look at cement trucks and other large working vehicles through colorful pages with bold, three-dimensional illustrations and identifying labels.

Labeled drawings show an elephant, camel, monkey, giraffe, bear, toucan, gorilla, leopard, rhinoceros, flamingo, lion, zebra, penguin, snake, parrot, peacock, and koala.