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National Geographic Kids Readers: Bugs

Shira Evans · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Young readers learn all about insects in this new Pre-reader from National Geographic Kids.Through text features such as a vocabulary tree and wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups, helping them make connections between words and expand their understanding...
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Cat Nap

Toni Yuly · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Board book

It's naptime, and Cat is ready for Kitten to settle down. But Kitten has other ideas!In this book filled with opposites (big and little, black and white, sleepy and awake) Toni Yuly proves once again -- as she did with Early Bird and Night Owl -- that simple concepts come alive for the youngest...
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Llama Llama Trick or Treat

Anna Dewdney · Viking Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

With short and simple rhyming text, the Llama Llama board books introduce Llama Llama to babies and toddlers before theyre ready for longer full-length stories. And their small size and durable pages are perfect for little hands.In Llama Llama Trick or Treat, little llama finds the perfect...
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A Hop Is Up

Kristy Dempsey · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Wiggly, giggly preschoolers will love the action in this picture book with its catchy sequence of movements and directions -- hop up, bend down, spin round, jump over -- that are endlessly fun! A young boy and his energetic puppy take a walk in their neighborhood, where they encounter and interact...
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Big Boy Underpants

Fran Manushkin · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Big Boy Underpants offers a light, positive approach to motivate little boys to become toilet-trained. Snappy, rhyming text and bright, quirky illustrations sound the perfect note to encourage toddlers who want to wear big boy underpants - just like Daddy! Sturdy board pages will hold up to repeated...
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Lift-the-Flap Friends: Pirates

Laila Hills · Bloomsbury Activity Books
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Introduce your little ones to some new pirate friends! Meet the zany crew, explore the ship, search for hidden treasure, and more in this fun lift-the-flap book that's a SWASHBUCKLING good time.This bright and fun lift-the-flap book offers young readers the chance to explore multiple...
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World of Reading: Avengers The New Team: Level 1

Marvel Book Group · Marvel Press
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

The Marvel Heroes of Reading line of early readers is designed to offer reluctant readers, specifically boys, books that they will want to read by featuring characters they love. The series is broken into three levels that invoke the rigorous training courses their favorite Marvel heroes...
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The Crayon Box that Talked

Shane Derolf · Random House Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Yellow hates Red, so does Green, and no one likes Orange! Can these crayons quit arguing and learn to cooperate? Shane DeRolf's deceptively simple poem celebrates the creation of harmony through diversity. In combination with Michael Letzig's vibrant illustrations, young readers...
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Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?: Explaining

Elke Barber · Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When we were on a No Girls Allowed! holiday, my daddy's heart stopped beating and I had to find help all by myself. He was very badly broken. Not even the ambulance people could help him...This honest, sensitive and beautifully illustrated picture book is designed to help explain the concept...
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Over the Ocean

TaroÌ? Gomi · Chronicle books LLC, 2016.
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

Renowned children's book creator Taro Gomi has created another masterpiece. In this beautiful testament to wondering, a young girl gazes out to where the water meets the sky and wonders what lies beyond the waves. Boats filled with toys? Skyscrapers filled with people? Houses filled...
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A Good Day for a Hat

T Nat Fuller · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Brown loves hats and can't leave the house without wearing just the right one. But on this day, every time he opens the door to leave, the situation changes, and Mr. Brown must change his hat accordingly. At last, wearing every hat he owns, Mr. Brown is on his way. When he finally arrives...
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No More Tantrums

Maria Van Lieshout · Chronicle Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

When babies don't get their way, they have a tantrum.Do big kids have tantrums? No! Big Kids use their words!Every child's life is filled with milestones. Some happen easily; others need a little extra support. Artist and mom Maria van Lieshout has been there! Drawing upon her own experiences,...
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Bella's Fall Coat

Lynn Plourde · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Bella loves the sights and sounds of fall--the crinkle-crackle of fallen leaves, the crunch of crisp, red apples, the honking and flapping of migrating geese. She wants the season to last forever. She also wants her fall coat--the one her Grams made especially for her--to last forever....
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Organic Chemistry for Babies

Chris Ferrie · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

Simple explanations of complex ideas for your future genius!Written by an expert, Organic Chemistry for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to the structure of organic, carbon-containing compounds and materials. Babies (and grownups!) be one step ahead of pre-med students. Co-written...
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Don't Blink!

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This interactive book may seem to be on your side, reluctant sleeper -- but it's truly a bedtime book in disguise! New from New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Amy Krouse Rosenthal and David Roberts!Here's how it works: if you can avoid getting to the end of this book, you can avoid...
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