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Rain Forest Colors

Janet Lawler · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Yellow spiders! Blue butterflies! Green lizards! Get little kids started on learning with a color concept book that will knock their little socks off! It features their favorite animals that illustrate 10 basic colors. Lyrical text is sprinkled with "Did You Know?" animal facts....
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"Oh, No," Said Elephant

A H Benjamin · Minedition
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

All the animals want to play hide-and-seek, but- "oh, no!" -Elephant isn't very good at that. He's too easy to find. What about leap-frog? He's not good at that, either. What about hopscotch, or skipping, or tag? No, no and no. Poor Elephant isn't very good at many...
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Where Do Pants Go?

Rebecca Van Slyke · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Where do pants go? Do they go on your head? Do they go on your neck? No! This humorous story shows kids how to put on their clothes - from the underwear on their bottoms to the hats on their heads and everything in between. But sometimes getting dressed doesn't happen without a few fun missteps!...
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Rosco vs. the Baby

Lindsay Ward · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this adorable new picture book by Lindsay Ward, the classic rivalry between dog and new baby comes to vivid life as an overwhelmingly cute battle for their attention ensues.Rosco the family dog is the heavyweight champion of 17 Parkwood Avenue - until a new baby comes home, and it's...
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Templeton Gets His Wish

Greg Pizzoli · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Templeton the cat doesn't like his parents telling him to clean up, and he really doesn't like when his brothers steal his toys. So, he makes a wish on a magic diamond, and his family disappears!At first, Templeton is over the moon. He's free to lounge and play all day, and he never has to take...
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Water in the Park: A Book About Water and the Times of the Day

Emily Jenkins · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

"A wonderfully fresh look at a timeless topic," raves Booklist in a starred review. From the first orange glow on the water in the pond, to the last humans and animals running home from an evening rain shower, here is a day-in-the-life of a city park, and the playground within...
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Where, Oh Where, Is Rosie's Chick?

Pat Hutchins · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Rosie is on the lookout for her lost baby chick in this funny and surprising companion to the beloved picture book, Rosie's Walk, by author-illustrator Pat Hutchins.Rosie has lost her baby chick. She looks under the hen house. She looks behind the wheelbarrow. But little baby chick...
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The Girl Who Heard Colors

Marie Harris · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This eye-opening picture book introduces readers to their five senses and to synesthesia - a condition in which one sense triggers another. For some people, sounds or tastes have colors. And for others, numbers and letters do. Many famous artists have been synesthetes, including Tori Amos,...
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I Say, You Say Feelings!

Tad Carpenter · LB Kids
Pages: 18
Format: Hardcover

I say, "Feelings!" You say, "Fun!" Explore the world of emotions with 8 lift-the flaps.These colorful, playful books encourage interactive learning through prediction and repetition; but most importantly, they look really fun. --Dr. Robert Needlman, co-founder of Reach...
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Please, Puppy, Please

Spike Lee · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Away from the gate, puppy puppy, please, puppy. Oh wait, puppy, wait, please, please, please, please.... In page after page of tail-wagging fun, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife, Beacon Award-winning producer Tonya Lewis Lee, take a close-up look at what happens...
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