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Bunny's Book Club

Annie Silvestro · Doubleday
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Join Bunny for a top-secret trip to the library in a story that celebrates the love of reading. Bunny loves to sit outside the library with the kids and listen to summer story time. But when the weather gets cold and everyone moves inside, his daily dose of joy is gone. Desperate, Bunny...
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Down by the Barn

Will Hillenbrand · Two Lions
Format: Hardcover

Down by the barn, early in the morning, a farmer drives his tractor, stopping along the way to pick up a calf, then a chick, then a pig. The group of animals grows and grows until at last they reach their destination...and find a surprise. Charming illustrations and rhythmic text filled...
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Owl Sees Owl

Laura Godwin · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Fans of the classic picture book Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson will adore this utterly simple picture book in which a baby owl goes off on his first adventure. With just three or four words per page, this story follows a baby owl one night as he leaves the safety of his nest...
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A Chick 'n' Pug Christmas

Jennifer Sattler · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pug is ready for the holidays in his extra cute--and extra itchy--Santa suit. Chick wants one just like it . . . until Pug explains how Santa delivers presents to kids everywhere all in one night, and Chick can't believe his ears. Clearly, Santa Claus is a superhero! And Chick wants...
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Leo Loves Baby Time

Anna McQuinn · Charlesbridge
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

On Wednesdays, Leo and his mom go to Baby Time. There he plays peek-a-boo; sings the rolly song, the happy song, and the name song; plays with animals; and meets new friends. The Baby Time activities featured in Leo Loves Baby Time will be familiar to children and parents and are presented...
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Elmer and Butterfly

David McKee · Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover

"As Elmer the patchwork elephant is strolling through the jungle, he hears a cry for help. A butterfly is trapped. Elmer easily frees her. She promises to help Elmer. But how can a butterfly ever help an elephant?"--
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Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm Book

Alice Kuipers · Little Brown & Co
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Violet and Victor Small are twins on a mission: to write the best book in the whole, entire world--together! Victor is reluctant, but Violet is determined, and soon the ideas can't come quickly enough.
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This Book Will Not Be Fun

Cirocco Dunlap · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A mouse who acts as a careful custodian of his book tries to guarantee his reader some peace and order in spite of escalating chaos. For fans of The Book With No Pictures and This Book Just Ate My Dog!A book is no place for tomfoolery, and this mouse assures us that his book is to be no exception....
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Druthers

Matt Phelan · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

With warmth and humor, award-winning author-illustrator Matt Phelan follows a child as she leads her daddy on some rainy-day flights of fancy.It's raining and raining and raining, and Penelope is bored. "What would you do if you had your druthers?" asks her daddy. Well, if Penelope...
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I Want to be a Ballerina

Anna Membrino · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Mia tries to become a ballerina just like her big sister, she discovers that getting the right outfit is just the beginning. Despite great effort, there are lots of mishaps, and Mia doesn’t quite become the prima ballerina she hoped to be. But she does finally earn her true reward:...
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Does a Bear Wear Boots?

Harriet Ziefert · Blue Apple Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

How people protect themselves from the elements, as well as the functions of human clothing, are explored in this Think About title.
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I Just Want to Say Good Night

Rachel Isadora · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Caldecott Honor-winner Rachel Isadora's stunning oil paintings illustrate this delightful bedtime tale, set on the African plains. The sun has set and the moon is rising, and that means it's bedtime. But not if Lala has a say - because she's not ready to go to sleep! First...
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Early Bird

Toni Yuly · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Early Bird wakes up before the sun. She is hungry. What will she have for breakfast?With language that emphasizes action words, this is a fun story for morning, nighttime, any time.
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Betty Bunny Wants a Goal

Michael Kaplan · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Ladybug Girl and Charlie & Lola, check out the loveable handful nobunny can resist! Betty Bunny puts her own funny preschool spin on soccer (and practice) . From the creator of Disney's T.V. series Dog with a Blog.Soccer is the first sport most kids play, and Betty...
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Ready, Steady, Ghost!

Elizabeth Baguley · Disney-Hyperion; Gift edition
Format: Hardcover

Gilbert wants to learn to haunt just like the big ghosts do. But he's very small, and the forest is very big. And-shiver-me, shake-me! What is that?Facing spooky creatures around every bend, Gilbert learns that a little courage is all it takes to find a cozy home that's just his size.
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