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Twenty Yawns
Jane Smiley · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley and Caldecott Honor artist Lauren Castillo. As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. But later, she awakens in a dark, still room, and everything looks mysterious. How will she ever get back to sleep?Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley's first... |
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Samson in the Snow
Philip C Stead · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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One sunny day Samson, a large and friendly woolly mammoth, encounters a little red bird who is looking for yellow flowers for her mouse friend (whose favorite color is yellow) . As she flies off with the flowers, Samson wonders what it must be like to have a friend. He wonders this... |
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It Is Not Time for Sleeping
Lisa Graff · Clarion Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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As the day comes to an end, bedtime draws near. But the little boy in this book is quite sure it is NOT time for sleeping. As each piece of his evening routine is completed - helping with the dishes, playing with the dog, getting into pajamas, brushing teeth with Dad, being tucked in by Mom,... |
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The Boy Who Loved the Moon
Rino Alaimo · Familius LLC
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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This beautiful adaptation of the beloved The Boy and The Moon winner of multiple international independent film awards tells the story of a boy who swims the deepest seas and slays the mightiest dragons to win the Moon's love. |
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The Night the Stars Went Out
Suz Hughes · Picture Window Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Alien was the star controller for the entire galaxy, which was a big job for a very little alien. One night something disastrous happens, and Alien faces the biggest problem of his life. Will Alien be able to fix the stars? With a focus on friendship and problem solving, this picture book... |
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Egg
Kevin Henkes · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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Egg is a graphic novel for preschoolers about four eggs, one big surprise, and an unlikely friendship, by Caldecott Medalist and New York Times - bestselling author Kevin Henkes. Egg is not only a perfect Easter gift, but also a classic read-alone and read-aloud that will appeal all year... |
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Little Penguins
Cynthia Rylant · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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Newbery Medal-winning author Cynthia Rylant and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Christian Robinson pair up to tell this wintry story about five little penguins enjoying a snowy day. Snowflakes? Many snowflakes. Winter is coming. So begins this ever-so-simple story. As the snow starts... |
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Whoops!
Suzi Moore · Templar Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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An all-join-in rhyming romp of mixed-up animal sounds!This is the cat, the dog, and the mouse. Here's the old lady in the tumble-down house. She has a spell to make them all well . . . but she just can't find the right one! Whoops! In this hilariously chaotic escapade, three animals are desperate... |
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A Pig Parade Is a Terrible Idea
Michael Ian Black · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Book |
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Could anything possibly be more fun than a pig parade!? You wouldn't think so. But you'd be wrong. A pig parade is a terrible idea. Pigs hate to march, refuse to wear the uniforms, don't care about floats, and insist on playing country music ballads. Those are just some of the reasons.... |
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Tickle Monster
Edouard Manceau · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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This engaging picture book prompts young children to face their fear of monsters and take charge of the situation! The reader is prompted to tickle various parts of a monster, deconstructing the creature and repurposing his parts into a far less threatening scene. His horns become the moon,... |
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Hap-Pea All Year
Keith Baker · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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Keith Baker's New York Times bestselling peas are back for more fun - this time exploring the months of the year!Hap-pea January! Let's get going, grab your mittens - hooray, it's snowing! The peas have rolled through the letters, numbers, and colors. Now, they're back with all of their... |
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Follow Me!
Ellie Sandall · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Lemurs follow the leader into - and out of - trouble in this simple, engaging picture book that children will love playing along with!Wide-eyed lemurs follow, follow, follow their king across a colorful landscape, as they find things to chew, things to munch, and things to have for their... |
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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
F Isabel Campoy · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine! Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation - and how even the smallest... |
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They All Saw a Cat
Brendan Wenzel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Print book |
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A New York Times bestseller★"An ingenious idea, gorgeously realized." - Shelf Awareness, starred review"Both simple and ingenious in concept, Wenzel's book feels like a game changer." - The Huffington PostThe cat walked through the world, with its whiskers, ears,... |
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Penguins Love Colors
Sarah Aspinall · Blue Sky Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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Mama loves brightly colored flowers and her little penguins too! Tulip, Tiger Lily, Dandelion, Bluebell, Violet and Broccoli use red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and green to color in their snowy world and paint a wonderful surprise for Mama. Will she know who painted what? Of course... |
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Hoot and Peep
Lita Judge · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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In the night skies above Paris, an adorable young owl teaches her older brother about the power of imagination - and the unconditional love between siblings Hoot the owl is very excited for his little sister, Peep, to join him on the cathedral rooftops. She's finally old enough to learn... |
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The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window
Jeff Gottesfeld · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's BookA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's window - and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist - this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young... |
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Buddy and Earl
Maureen Fergus · Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Buddy does not know what is in the box that Meredith carries into the living room. But when the small, prickly creature says he is a pirate - and that Buddy is a pirate too - the two mismatched friends are off on a grand adventure. In this first book in the Buddy and Earl series, a dog who likes... |
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This Is My Dollhouse
Giselle Potter · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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A girl makes her own dollhouse in this picture book that celebrates creativity and imagination! A little girl proudly walks the reader through her handmade dollhouse, pointing out the bricks she painted on the outside, the wallpaper she drew on the inside, the fancy clothes she made... |
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How This Book Was Made
Mac Barnett · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Print book |
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You may think you know how this book was made, but you don't. Sure, the author wrote many drafts, and the illustrator took a long time creating the art, but then what? How'd it get into your hands? Well, open the cover and read through these pages to find out. Just beware of the pirates... |
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Daniel Finds a Poem
Micha Archer · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Stunning collage art full of rich color, glorious details, and a sense of wonder - reminiscent of the work of Ezra Jack Keats - illustrate this delightful story celebrating the poetry found in the world around us. What is poetry? Is it glistening morning dew? Spider thinks so. Is it crisp... |
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Good Night Owl
Greg Pizzoli · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Print book |
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Owl is ready for bed. But as soon as he settles in, he hears a strange noise. He'll never get to sleep unless he can figure out what's going on He looks everywhere-in his cupboard, underneath the floorboards-even in his walls. But while he's busy tearing his house apart, he doesn't notice... |
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The cat from Hunger Mountain
Ed Young · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Caldecott Medalist Ed Young delivers a visually stunning, poignant story about humility, wastefulness, and appreciating what one has.A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2016!An Amazon Best Book of the Year!A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year!"Young creates a stunning... |
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Oops, pounce, quick, run! : an alphabet caper.
Mike Twohy · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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In the vein of Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and other classic cartoons, Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! is a hilariously clever alphabet caper, perfect for fans of LMNO Peas and Z Is for Moose.A little mouse is asleep until a ball suddenly bounces into his home, setting off an epic chase - from... |
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The Little Kids' Table
Mary Ann McCabe Riehle · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Everyone knows that the little kids table is the place to be for any holiday or family gathering. They just know how to have fun! This silly, rhyming story follows a group of rambunctious cousins from table setting to dessert. A universal theme, The Little Kids Table will have kids--and... |
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Big Bear, Small Mouse
Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Even the smallest readers can have big fun with Bear in this sweet introduction to opposites from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear's New Friend.Bear is big, big, big, and mouse is small, small, small but these friends stick together through all the highs and lows! Join Bear... |
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What's a Banana?
Marilyn Singer · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 24
Format: Print book |
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What can you do with a banana? You can grip it, unzip it, squeeze it, freeze it - you can even play it like a flute! With a little imagination and a sense of humor, you can transform it into anything! Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary with these charming picture books that encourage... |
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Don't Splash the Sasquatch!
Kent Redeker · Disney Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Book |
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When Senor Sasquatch decides to spend the day by the pool, he hopes that he doesn't get splashed. Water can make his fur all squizzilefied, and Senor Sasquatch does not like to be squizzilefied! But when the other swimmers take the plunge, Senor Sasquatch finds that staying dry is not so easy. |
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Hiccups!
Holly Sterling · Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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A charming and very young picture book about a small child and her pet dog. When the dog gets hiccups the child tries everything to cure them, but nothing works until she brings out her favorite cat costume. And that does the trick . . . Or does it? Turn the page and . . . HIC! Now the child... |
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Let's Play
Herve Tullet · Handprint Books
Pages: 68
Format: Print book |
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PRESS HERE, MIX IT UP! and now LET'S PLAY! Collect all three interactive books from Hervé Tullet!It's only a yellow dot...but what a dot it is! Readers won't be able to resist this jaunty, adventurous dot, nor its invitation to play along. Thus begins a spectacular ride of color, motion,... |
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Bringing the Outside In
Mary McKenna Siddals · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover |
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A rollicking book that reminds young readers to go outside and play! "We're bringing the outside in, oh, bringing the outside in. . . ." Nothing takes the place of splashing in a puddle or jumping into a pile of autumn leaves. Along with the mud and sand that gets tracked... |
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The Gingerbread Man Loose at The Zoo
Laura Murray · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Is there anything more fun than a class trip to the zoo? The Gingerbread Man and his classmates don't think so, and they get to solve riddles on a WILD scavenger hunt. They meet giraffes, monkeys, and even a fox (especially scary for a Gingerbread Man!) . But a zoo full of critters... |
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Hello: Greetings
Ye-shil Kim · Lerner Publishing Group
Pages: 29
Format: Print book |
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The Sun greets the butterfly. The butterfly greets the bee. Who is next? |
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Is That Wise, Pig?
Jan Thomas · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 24
Format: Print book |
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Cow and Pig are helping Mouse make a delicious soup, but Pig keeps trying to add ingredients that don't make sense!Mouse is making a yummy pot of soup and Cow and Pig are helping add ingredients. Mouse adds four tomatoes, Cow adds five potatoes, and Pig adds ... six galoshes?! Is that wise,... |
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Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Maniac Muffins
Chris Monroe · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Clark's baking project is not going as planned. Now gigantic maniac muffins are on the loose! To stop them, Chico Bon Bon needs a plan . . . and his tool belt, of course. With the right tools and some quick thinking, this crumbly disaster might just have a tasty solution! |
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Plants can't sit still
Rebecca E Hirsch · Millbrook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Do plants really move? Absolutely! You might be surprised by all ways plants can move. Plants might not pick up their roots and walk away, but they definitely don't sit still! Discover the many ways plants (and their seeds) move. Whether it's a sunflower, a Venus flytrap, or an exotic... |
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Fuchsia Fierce
Christianne C Jones · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Fuchsia Fierce is a bold name for a bold girl, but she wasn't always so brave. Thanks to her parents, her camp counselor, and her friends, Fuchsia finally learns how to live up to her name. This vibrant picture book will teach every reader the importance of self confidence: a priceless... |
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Don't Touch This Book!
Bill Cotter · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Larry the lovable monster from Don't Push the Button! is back with another hilarious, interactive adventure!I know what you're thinking: this is a pretty cool-looking book. But... DON'T TOUCH THIS BOOK! (Don't even try it, bub.) Okay, okay. You can touch, but you can only use ONE finger.Whoa.... |
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I Wanna Be a Great Big Dinosaur
Heath McKenzie · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 48
Format: Print book |
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More than anything in the world, one little boy wants to be a great big dinosaur. And he's in luck! A great big T. Rex shows up to teach him how to stomp and roar just like a dinosaur. But dinosaurs aren't so great at soccer or video games... Maybe being a little boy isn't all bad?A story... |
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Edward Built a Rocketship
Michael Rack · Hutton Grove
Pages: 23
Format: Print book |
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Edward blasts into space on a magical tour of the Milky Way with meteor showers, asteroids, aliens, and even a message for Mom from Mercury. |
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Moose, Goose, Animals on the Loose!: A Canadian Wildlife ABC
Geraldo Valerio · Owlkids Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book |
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Between the beaver building branch by branch, the loon laughing on the lake, and the powerful, playful polar bear, Canada is home to a spectacular array of animals. This concept book celebrates the country's diverse wildlife by presenting each letter of the alphabet alongside a representative... |
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Hungry Bird
Jeremy Tankard · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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Bird is hiking with his friends when his tummy rumbles. But no one packed him a snack that he likes! With every step, his hunger mounts until he collapses on the ground.How will Bird survive if he doesn't eat the perfect something this instant?! The hilarious blue-feathered anti-hero who first... |
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You and Me and the Wishing Tree
Nancy Tillman · Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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We woke up in the usual way, but it was not a usual day.Out on the lawn, plain as could be, stood an orange wishing tree."I wish!" I said. "I wish!" said you.And so our double wishes grew. Wishes are a magical part of childhood. Whether we wish on stars or blow out candles... |
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Puddle Jumpers
Anne Margaret Lewis · Sky Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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It's a rainy day in the month of May and Sam spots a rainbow, and then a puddle. A perfect spring puddle. His mother warns, "No! No jumping in puddles! You must keep clean today!" but Sam can't stop himself from testing the water with his galoshes. And then the puddle invites... |
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Are We There Yet?
Nina Laden · Chronicle Books
Pages: 36
Format: Print book |
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We've all been there. Or more accurately, we've all been with kids in the backseat clamoring (over and over!) "Are we there yet?" In this genius of a picture book, bestselling author Nina Laden combines forces with dynamic illustrator Adam McCauley to turn that dilemma on its head.... |
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This book is out of control!
Richard Byrne · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book |
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In this follow-up to This book just ate my dog! and We're in the wrong book!, Bella and Ben and that adorable dog are back for another (mis) adventure.Ben has a new remote-controlled toy; it has all kinds of buttons -- Up, Down, Siren, Spin. He and Bella try pressing each one, but the remote... |
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