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She'll Be Coming Up the Mountain

Kim Norman · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When she gets here, she'll discover
just how much we really love her . . .

Welcome back the ten spirited pals from Ten on the Sled and If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! Author Kim Norman and illustrator Liza Woodruff have whipped up more...
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Quiet!

Kate Alizadeh · Child's Play International
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sssh! Listen, what s that noise? Each room in a house has different noises and in this book the text and visual clues help a child experience the home through sound, which will be familiar to those children who are blind or partially sighted. Features: The text and sensory clues in this...
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Shubh Diwali!

Chitra Soundar · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Diwali has arrived! Rangoli art decorates the floor and strings of flowers hang around the doors. Now it's time to ring the bells, light the lamps, and welcome the new year with family and friends. A sweet introduction to the Hindu festival of lights.
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Bum, Bum

TaroÌ? Miura · Candlewick Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Japanese illustrator Taro Miura brings his bold, whimsical graphic style to a board book for the very young.A duck's fluffy . . .bum bum.Perfectly positioned over the center of each spread, the posteriors in this simple and simply hilarious book showcase an array of creatures. And each...
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10 busy brooms

Carole Gerber · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate Halloween with this bright and adventurous picture book!

Fans of Room on the Broom will want to fly the night sky with these ten little witches in this fun and festive Halloween counting book! Whether zooming past rattling skeletons, buzzing by pie-stealing mummies,...
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Luke and Lottie. It's Christmas!

Ruth Wielockx · Clavis
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"A merry little Christmas Eve story." - Kirkus ReviewIt's Christmas! The twins, Luke and Lottie, are so excited. Christmas Eve is the best night of the year. A warm and recognizable story about celebrating Christmas together. For children ages 3 and up.
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Gingerbread Man: A Favorite Story in Rhythm and Rhyme

Susan Sandvig Walker · Cantata Learning
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

A little old man and a little old woman are baking a gingery, gingerbread treat. But when they pop open the oven, their snack makes a run for it. Will they catch the speedy gingerbread man? Find out as this classic fairy tale comes to life with music and full-color illustrations. This paperback...
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Tacos!: An Interactive Recipe Book

Lotta Nieminen · Phaidon Press
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

For kids who cook in a play kitchen or a real kitchen, this interactive recipe book invites readers to chop the vegetables, mash the avocado, warm the tortillas, and more - all inside the book!Step one: Cut the chicken into cubes and toss it in a bowl with the spices.Step two: Warm oil on a skillet...
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Do Not Take Your Dragon to Dinner

Julie Gassman · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

We know you shouldn't take your dragon to the library, but what about taking him out to dinner? After all, dragons need to eat too! But with firey breath, flapping wings, and pointy spikes, that might not be a good idea! Rhyming text and diverse characters bring the importance of dinner...
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Little Sleepyhead

Elizabeth McPike · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

A board book for the most cuddly bedtime ever! Tired little eyes, ready now for bed, Tired little everything, precious sleepyhead. By the end of a busy...
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My Dinosaur Is More Awesome!

Simon Coster · Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

When Joel and Olivia sit down to dinner, with two of their favorite dinosaurs, Olivia can't help but point out that her dinosaur is better. Olivia's dinosaur can play the trumpet while riding her bike, and her house is in the shape of a rabbit. Her dinosaur can make her own jam,...
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Happy Halloween!

Sesame Workshop · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Format: Hardcover

It's Halloween night, and Count von Count is dozing off in front of his fireplace. Suddenly, he hears someone knocking at his castle door, but when he goes to open the door, nobody's there! Is something spooky going on? Join Count, Elmo, and all of the Sesame Street friends as they...
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The Night Before Class Picture Day

Natasha Wing · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this Night Before book, kids get ready for that all-important moment of the school year: class picture day!It's the night before class picture day, and kids all down the block are getting ready. Everyone wants to look perfect for the photo. They fix their hair, practice smiles, and choose...
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Knock Knock

TAMMI SAUER · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Knock Knock is a fresh and innovative method of humorous storytelling that uses knock-knock jokes to tell the story of Bear and his woodland friends Raccoon, Rabbit, Turtle, and others. With each new visitor, Bear grows increasingly frustrated at his lack of peace and quiet. Little...
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Peppa and the Big Train

Eone · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

Peppa Pig, Suzy Sheep, and all of their friends take a trip on a great big train! They have to spot different items outside along the way--but where will the train take them at the end?
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