Books published by Xist Publishing

Let's Move, Little Hoo! Sometimes Little Hoo just needs to move. Help Little Hoo get the wiggles (and the worries) out in this fun and active picture book. Perfect for storytime, this little book gets toddlers and preschoolers laughing, moving, and learning strategies for dealing with stress and anxiety.

Discover the letter A in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language. Bright photographs and engaging text bring the alphabet to life in this first introduction for little ones.

Every Child Can be a Reading Star Who will you say ""Boo"" to on Halloween night? Say Boo to the scary and sweet in this rhyming beginning reader. Say Boo is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features less than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. Say Boo is 28 pages long features 31 different words for your child to master. The words are: a, and, be, boo, costume, ends, family, friends, ghost, I, it's, love, most, night, of, on, our, party, remember, reminds, say, scary, some, sweet, that, the, to, treats, witch, with, your

Every Child Can be a Reading Star Time to say hello. A child says hello to family and pets as a way to start the day. Hello is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features less than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. Hello is 24 pages long features 16 different words for your child to master. The words are: brother, cat, dad, does, fish, go, has, hello, I, mom, my, not, say, says, sister, the, to.

Every Child Can be a Reading Star What kind of animal makes a good pet? A child considers typical, and not so typical animals for their new friend. A Good Pet is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features less than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. A Good Pet is 28 pages long and features 44 different words for your child to master. The words are: a, an, are, bunnies, bunny, calm, cat, cats, crazy, dog, dogs, friendly, get, giraffe, giraffes, good, I, is, mice, mouse, not, octopus, octopuses, panda, pandas, pet, pig, pigs, playful, should, sleepy, slippery, small, snake, snakes, soft, squirrel, squirrels, stinky, tall, too, want, what, will

Join a little garden gnome for a day of fun A Day in the Garden is a gentle book celebrating flowers, tea parties, and good friends. Delicate illustrations are paired with a simple story sure to charm little readers. This picture book is ideal for fairy lovers and little children who would rather be out in the garden than cooped up inside.

Every Child Can be a Reading Star A little girl likes bugs so much, everyone calls her Bug. Will the bugs like her as much as she likes them?

Up, down, around and through,this little kitty will do anything to make a friend. Featuring the stylistic art of Brenda Ponnay and simple sentences perfect for beginning readers and toddlers, this book is sure to charm its way into becoming a bedtime favorite. Featuring directional words perfect for beginning readers learning their sight words, Hey, Kitty Kitty! is a fun lesson for beginning readers or toddlers.

Spanish Language Edition: Little Hoo Has the Flu Poor Little Hoo! Little Hoo doesn't feel good. With a fever and a stuffy beak, Little Hoo needs lots of rest before the little owl will be ready to play. Mama Hoo provides fluffy pillows, plenty of tissues and comforting soup for the little owl in this sweet book about being sick. Little Hoo hast the Flu is part of the Little Hoo series featuring cute and reassuring texts for toddlers and preschoolers. In this Xist Kids Spanish Edition, Spanish text brings the story to new audiences. This book is in Spanish only. There is no English translation.

Bilingual Edition: Little Hoo has the Flu Poor Little Hoo! Little Hoo doesn't feel good. With a fever and a stuffy beak, Little Hoo needs lots of rest before the little owl will be ready to play. Mama Hoo provides fluffy pillows, plenty of tissues and comforting soup for the little owl in this sweet book about being sick. Little Hoo hast the Flu is part of the Little Hoo series featuring cute and reassuring texts for toddlers and preschoolers. In this Xist Kids English Spanish Bilingual Edition, the original English text is paired with the Spanish translation on each page.

Art history made accessible and enjoyable for kids Learn all about Impressionism in this art history book for kids. Meet famous artists like Paul Cezanne, Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt and Claude Monet and find out why they painted the way they did. The Impressionist period of art began in the 1860s and featured art that gave an impression of a set moment in time. Kids will learn to spot details and themes in Impressionist art and will develop an appreciation for the style through this simple and child appropriate book. Here's a sample page from the book: An impression is the feeling something gives you the moment you look at it. Impressionism is the genre that takes that feeling, and makes it into a picture you can look at forever. Impressionist paintings usually are not perfect depictions of people and places. This is because the goal of an Impressionist is to show real life how the artist saw it.

What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are lizards. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Lizards, students will learn about having lizards as pets. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat. Sample Text: Lizards live in terrariums. Lizards that live in trees need a tall cage. Lizards that live on the ground need a long cage.

"This V is a vegetarian. V can start a word like vase. Or vulture." Discover the letter V in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This S is shiny. S can start a word like shark. Or snowman." Discover the letter S in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language. Bright photographs and engaging text bring the alphabet to life i...

"This O is Orange. O can start a word like orca. Or olive." Discover the letter O in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This N is nutty. N can start a word like nail. Or nest." Discover the letter N in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This X is eXcellent. X can start a word like x-ray. Or xylophone." Discover the letter X in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This P is pretty. P can start a word like panda. Or piñata." Discover the letter P in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This K is kingly. K can start a word like kiss. Or knight." Discover the letter K in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This G is golden. G can start a word like grape. Or giraffe." Discover the letter G in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This E is excellent. E can start a word like elephant. Or eat." Discover the letter E in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This C is colorful. C can start a word like cookie. Or cactus." Discover the letter C in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This Z is zesty. Z can start a word like zebra. Or zipper." Discover the letter Z in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This Y is yummy. Y can start a word like yarn. Or yak." Discover the letter Y in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This W is wet. W can start a word like wasp. Or watermelon." Discover the letter W in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This U is up. U can start a word like umbrella. Or unicorn." Discover the letter U in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.

"This T is tiger-striped. T can start a word like tomato. Or train." Discover the letter T in this new series where each letter in the alphabet gets it own turn to shine. In each Discover the Alphabet book, kids will learn how the featured letter is used in the English language.