Featured books by Peggy Rathmann

10 Minutes Till Bedtime

10 Minutes Till Bedtime

By: Peggy Rathmann
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader
Genre: Fiction

At One Hoppin' Place, the countdown to bedtime is about to begin when a family of hamsters — a mother and father with nine kids and a baby all wearing numbered striped jerseys — arrives at the front door.

Good Night, Gorilla

Good Night, Gorilla

By: Peggy Rathmann
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Pre-Reader
Genre: Fiction

When is a gorilla like Curious George? When he (and a parade of animals) follow the zookeeper home at bedtime — and snuggles in with the zookeeper's wife with very fast and funny results.

Officer Buckle & Gloria

Officer Buckle & Gloria

By: Peggy Rathmann
Age Level: 3-6
Reading Level: Beginning Reader

Officer Buckle knows more about safety that anyone else in Napville, but his dull presentations put his audience to sleep. Enter Gloria, Napville's new police dog. Gloria knows just how to liven up the safety speeches--as long as officer Buckle's back is turned!

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