<div>A big-brother bunny struggles to welcome his brand-new sibling in this sweet picture book with &ldquo;a zesty layer of humor&rdquo; (Booklist). Older siblings are notorious for reluctantly welcoming home a new bundle of joy, and many parents know the difficulty of teaching the firstborn to &ldquo;love the baby.&rdquo; In this new picture book by the award-winning team of Steven Layne and Ard Hoyt, the refrain of &ldquo;looooove the baby&rdquo; is repeated often enough for it to eventually come true for the once-insecure and spiteful older brother. The transition occurs when Baby cries and cries one night, and no one comes to help. Awakened by the cries, the older brother comes to Baby&rsquo;s rescue. He makes Baby giggle and sing and builds a giant tower of blocks. He reads Baby his favorite book. Once Baby is finally asleep, the big brother notices with pride that he really does love the baby after all! Parents and teachers will appreciate how this book lightly and humorously approaches such a weighty subject for children awaiting or adjusting to a new sibling. With colorful illustrations of bunnies, kids of all backgrounds and ages can relate and recognize themselves in the story. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s certainly no shortage of books about a child&rsquo;s adjustment to a new baby in the house, but Layne&rsquo;s take on the familiar theme is sweet and direct enough even for very young children to grasp.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist &ldquo;This story could well become a favorite for children who are grappling with accepting a new baby into the family.&rdquo; &mdash;School Library Journal</div>

Love The Baby

<div>The first week in his new school, Thomas spends a lot of time thinking--about making new friends, being late to class, and getting his homework done. When his science teacher, Mr. Lunar, assigns each student a project on the solar system, Thomas begins to spend his time thinking and reading about the solar system. He knows that, in order to show what an excellent student he is, his will have to be a very special science project. While Thomas works on his project, he imagines vivid adventures for his sheep friends, who came to the rescue in his last academic escapade, Thomas's Sheep and the Great Geography Test. The sheep go to space camp, visit all the planets, and return just in time for the unveiling of what everyone agrees is the most spectacular science project ever.</div>

Thomas's Sheep and the Spectacular Science Project

<div>Santa Claus spreads holiday cheer to a busy principal on Christmas Eve in this clever take on the children&rsquo;s classic.&ldquo;&rsquo;Twas the night before Christmas and all through the townAll the students and teachers had settled right down.&rdquo; Though everybody else has settled down for a long winter&rsquo;s nap, poor Principal Swell has his hands full. With state-mandated paperwork, computers to fix, bus routes to unknot, not to mention discipline and field trips and all the concerned parents, it seems he&rsquo;ll never get back home to his own family! Suddenly the school bell rings, and there stands a lively professor with a promise to fix, complete, or manage it all, since he&rsquo;s already sent the teachers home from the mall. With a few final words of encouragement, he takes off in his school bus: &ldquo;Merry Christmas to principals&mdash;holiday cheer! For they make Santa proud every day of the year!&rdquo; </div>

The Principal's Night Before Christmas

<div>The highly anticipated sequel to This Side of Paradise-which Kirkus heralds as an "an entertaining, suspenseful thriller"-Paradise Lost delivers the same chilling scenarios and head-scratching secrets that fans expect from author Steven L. Layne.Meet Chase Maxfield. After a summer break, the former wallflower returns to school with a new found confidence to match his sudden, yet classic, good looks. His popularity even pulls the attention away from golden boy Troy Barrett. But not everyone is enamored with the overnight class favorite. Troy's brother, Jack, suspects something sinister is behind Chase's unexpected transformation, and his skepticism only grows as other eerie events occur.When his grandmother is mysteriously poisoned, his brother disappears, and his girlfriend soon develops an interest in someone else, Jack becomes even more determined to discover the truth. Yet the late Mr. Eden-a man who embodies evil-will do whatever it takes to stop Jack until he meets his ultimate demise. Packed with action and off-the-wall incidents, this fast-paced novel invites readers on an adventure that builds momentum until the very last page.</div>

Steven L. Layne
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Books By Steven L. Layne (4 Books)

Love The Baby

Thomas's Sheep and the Spectacular Science Project

The Principal's Night Before Christmas

Paradise Lost

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