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Troto and the Trucks

Uri Shulevitz · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Troto is a happy little car who likes to go places. One day after a long drive, he arrives in Cactusville, where he meets some big trucks. But when those big trucks laugh at how small Troto is, Troto doesn't feel very happy anymore, so he challenges them to a race to show them just what...
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Find Momo: A Photography Book

Andrew Knapp · Quirk Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Thousands of Internet fans play hide-and-seek with Momo the border collie every day. And now, in his New York Times best-selling book, you can too! Momo and his best buddy Andrew Knapp have traveled all over - through fields, down country roads, across cities, and into yards, neighborhoods,...
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The Water's Journey

Eleonore Schmid · North-South
Pages: 25
Format: Paperback

Explains the water cycle from precipitation through a stream into a river, a lake, and on to the ocean and back into the atmosphere by evaporation to repeat the cycle.
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Hand in Hand

Rosemary Wells · Henry Holt and Company 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Be my teacher from day one. Be my sky, my moon, my sun.The bond a parent and child share is special. In this sweet and heartfelt picture book, renowned author-illustrator Rosemary Wells celebrates all that parents do with and for their children from the very beginning: talking and walking,...
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Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets

Charlotte Voake · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Melissa, Thomas, Betty, and Arthur have one thing in common: extremely unsuitable pets! An exuberant book packed with visual humor.There are certain animals that make suitable pets, like a cat, a dog, or a guinea pig. Then there are others that make, well, unusual pets, like an octopus,...
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A Pirate's Twelve Days of Christmas

Philip Yates · Sterling Children's Books; New edition edition
Format: Print book

On the first day of Christmas, a gift was sent to me a parrot in a palm tree! Ahoy mateys—Christmas is coming, and even pirates celebrate the holiday! This follow-up to the hugely popular A Pirates Night Before Christmas offers a witty reimagining of The Twelve Days of Christmas—with...
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Catching Kisses

Amy Gibson · Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

At any given moment/someone, somewhereis blowing a kiss.And somewhere/someone/is catching it. So begins this journey of the heart, as readers young and old follow a handful of kisses around the United States. From San Francisco to New Orleans to New York City, the text and stylized artwork...
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Llama Llama Yum Yum Yum!

Anna Dewdney · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 12
Format: Print book

Get cooking with Llama Llama in this scratch-and-sniff board book! Llama Llama and his Mama are in the kitchen whipping up some delicious treats! Join in the fun by reading along with this super-sweet story and scratching and sniffing the fun scents on each spread, like pickles and ice cream...
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The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss
Format: Paperback

THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL—aka Dr. Seuss—is one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote...
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Little Big Girl

Claire Keane · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A touching picture book about an older sister's unconditional love for her new baby brotherMatisse is a little girl in a big world. Despite her size, she gets to have all sorts of grand adventures, like seeing the big sights of the city, making big messes, and taking big naps when her little...
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Hard Hat Zone

Theo Baker · Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

Hard Hat Zone covers the concepts Community Workers & Helpers and Problem Solving.Construction sites are some of the most interesting places, especially for young boys. Join the workers as they use dump trucks, cranes, concrete mixers, backhoes, and payloaders to build a new skyscraper!...
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What Color Is a Kiss?

Rocio Bonilla · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This sweet, heartwarming story asks one simple question: What color is a kiss? Sassy and intrepid Monica loves to paint and sees her world in every color of the rainbow, but this question nags at her. She paints and paints, hoping to discover the answer. With the help of her mother, Monica...
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Sophie's Animal Parade

Amy Dixon · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mama calls it Sophie's imagination, but Sophie calls it magic. Everything Sophie draws comes to life, and one day when Sophie feels lonely, she decides to draw a friend. But the polar bear cub isn't very happy in Sophie's room, where it is much too warm. So Sophie tries again. But the duck...
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Baby Says . . . No!

Alisa Coburn · Hardie Grant Egmont
Pages: 20
Format: Book

This gorgeous concept book highlighting a baby's REAL first words will delight the little ones while giving parents a good chuckle. Perfect for reading with baby, or baby's big brother or sister, big colorful illustrations and a fun text layout will keep the little ones coming back...
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