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Nothing Can Frighten a Bear

ELIZABETH DALE · Nosy Crow
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Daddy Bear insists he's the scariest creature in the forest - didn't you know that nothing can frighten a bear? When a noise in the night awakens Baby Bear, he starts to believe maybe there is something scarier out there than Daddy Bear. The bears set out to investigate. But as the monsters...
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The Bear Who Wasn't There: And the Fabulous Forest

Oren Lavie · Black Sheep
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

"Bear's search for himself doesn't matter so much as the charm of Lavie's storytelling voice as he narrates it . . . Erlbruch gives the bear big, puzzled-looking eyes and a lovable grin. He lives in a forest made of ornate trees seemingly lifted from vintage engravings,...
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Cozy Light, Cozy Night

Elisa Kleven · Creston Books
Format: Hardcover

Richly illustrated, Kleven's latest picture book feast presents a year of everyday wonders, giving children an opportunity to snuggle up with a parent and enter into a warm, cozy world, where even the planets are tucked cozily into bed along with the shining stars.
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An Otis Christmas

Loren Long · Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

A new holiday classic from the 1 bestselling creator of Otis and the illustrator of The Little Engine That CouldIts Christmas eve on the farm where Otis and all of his friends live. The farmer has given Otis his first real Christmas present--a shiny new horn! A tree has been decorated,...
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A, B, C Animals

Ashley Rideout · Flowerpot Press
Format: Print book

Join your favorite furry friends from the animal kingdom as they guide young readers through the alphabet in this charming picture book. The beautifully hand-drawn illustrations makes learning the A,B,Cs more fun than ever before and is sure to engage early learners! The book also comes...

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Penguin in Love

Salina Yoon · Walker Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

One day, Penguin was looking for love, But instead he found . . .A mitten. When Penguin finds a lost mitten on the ice one day, he wonders who it belongs to--after all, every mitten has a mate! Prolific author/illustrator Salina Yoon's spare text and bright, energetic illustrations...
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Imogene's Antlers

David Small · Dragonfly Books; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Illus. in full color. Imogene awakens one morning to find she has grown antlers.
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Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter

Eugenie Doyle · Chronicle Books
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

A captivating exploration of how a family gets a farm ready for the snow of winter, Sleep Tight Farm lyrically connects each growing season to the preparations at the very end of the farm year. This beautiful and informative book paints a fascinating picture of what winter means to the farm...
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Who We Are!: All About Being the Same and Being Different

Robie H Harris · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

New York Times best-selling author Robie H. Harris helps preschoolers understand what makes us who we are - from our height to our hair, from the shade of our skin to our eyesight.Join Nellie, Gus, baby Jake, and their parents at Funland as they go on rides, watch performers, and play...
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My Favorite Pets: by Gus W. for Ms. Smolinski's Class

Jeanne Birdsall · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A hilarious picture book from New York Times bestselling author of The Penderwicks Jeanne Birdsall and New York Times bestselling illustrator Harry Bliss about one child's outrageous school essay on his "pet" sheep. Things to know about sheep: Sheep live outside. Sheep have...
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Flo: A Picture Book

Kyo Maclear · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A witty picture book, starring an adorable panda, that celebrates relaxing, stopping to smell the roses, and being yourself!Meet Flo! Flo is the littlest panda. She likes to explore, relax, and enjoy everything around her. She is never in a hurry. But . . . sometimes she takes too much...
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Baby on Board: How Animals Carry Their Young

Marianne Collins Berkes · Dawn Publications
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

How do animals carry their babies? Not in backpacks or strollers, but tucked in pouches . . . Gripped in teeth . . . Propped on backs . . . Even underneath! Marianne Berke's rhyming verses present some of the many ways that animals carry their young. Cathy Morrison's magical illustrations...
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Tickle My Ears

Jo?rg Mu?hle · Gecko Press
Pages: 20
Format: Print book

Encourages readers to interact with the story by helping a little rabbit go through the steps of getting ready for bed.
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Follow Me, Mittens (My First I Can Read)

Lola M. Schaefer · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

When Mittens goes for a walk with Nick, the little kitten follows happily in Nick's footsteps—until he spots a bright yellow butterfly! Soon Mittens is following the butterfly. But what happens when the butterfly flies where a kitten cannot follow? The adorable kitten's...
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