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World of Reading: Sofia the First The Missing Necklace: Level 1

Disney Book Group · Disney Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

When the Amulet of Avalor goes missing, Sofia loses her ability to understand her animal friends. Longing to talk to her friends again, Sofia sets off to find it. Cedric is also after the missing amulet to use its power to take over the kingdom! Will Sofia be able to follow the clues and track...
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I Want That Nut!

Madeline Valentine · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A nutty and clever buddy story that celebrates cooperation, perfect for fans of Duck and Goose. Meet Mouse and Chipmunk, two young rodents who want the same thing - a big, beautiful nut! But who deserves it more? After all, Chipmunk and the Nut read together and lie in the grass and stare...
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Super Bugs

Michelle Meadows · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

The Super Bugs help insects when they are in danger! "Antennae up, eyes down.Buzzing all around the town.Super Bugs, Super Bugs, mighty, mightySuper Bugs!" These heroic insects are ready to fly in and lend a helping hand or wing! The Super Bugs spend all day doing good, and when...
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Swap!

Steve Light · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

An old ship. A sad friend. A button . . . An idea. Let's SWAP!In a young scalawag's first tale of bartering, a peg-legged youngster sets out to help his captain repair his vessel. One button for three teacups. SWAP! Two teacups for four coils of rope. SWAP! And so it goes, until the little...
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The Jellybeans Love to Read

Nate Evans · Harry N. Abrams; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

As workers use smart phones, tablets, and laptops for both their work and their personal lives, chief information officers face the complex challenges of managing mobile devices in the business setting. This book examines key concepts, considerations, and issues in mobile device management-from...
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On Duck Pond

Jane Yolen · Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning and NY Times bestselling children's author of more than 350 books, Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, On Duck Pond is the first sequel to the acclaimed On Bird Hill, which launched the children's picture book series written for the esteemed Cornell...
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Time for School!

BRIAN BIGGS · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From New York Times­-bestselling author and illustrator Brian Biggs comes the second picture book in the collectible Tinyville Town series.In this next book in the preschool series, Time for School! shows how the whole community comes together for the first day of class. Mr. Meyer picks...
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Supertruck

Stephen Savage · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done?Find out in this snowy tale about a little truck with a very big job, the second of Stephen Savage's vehicle-based picture books.
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When You Were Born

Emma Dodd · Templar
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

A loving celebration of all kinds of babies.What does a new baby's arrival mean to his or her parents? We find out as we travel around the world, meeting an adorable baby seal, baby elephant, and baby person!
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Richard Scarry's Lowly Worm's Applecar: With BIG Flaps for Small Hands!

Richard Scarry · Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 2014.
Pages: 10
Format: Print book

Lowly Worm needs to get a load of apples to Huckle's apple-bobbing party. Kids can follow Lowly on a crazy applecar adventure and lift the flaps to see how he gets through the streets of Busytown, across the freeway, and through the mountains to make his delivery. On each page, children...
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Not Friends

REBECCA BENDER · Pajama Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Giraffe and Bird are not friends. Not even a little bit. The bird pesters the giraffe with his face-making, feather-pruning, and disgusting eating habits. The giraffe annoys the bird with his bad breath, ear-swatting, and lack of respect for personal space. Of course they are always fighting....
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Cat's Colors

Airlie Anderson · Childs Play Intl Ltd
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In this gentle new picture book by Airlie Anderson, a white cat explores her natural environment. As she enjoys each new experience, cat collects a color that reflects her feelings. At the end of her wonderful journey there is an amazing surprise Children will love identifying the colors...
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A Hop Is Up

Kristy Dempsey · Bloomsbury
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

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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Miles of Smiles

Karen Kaufman Orloff · Sterling Children's Books ;
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When someone smiles, who knows where it goes? Baby smiles at Mommy, Mom keeps it for a while . . . and then passes it on. As the smile begins its joyful journey - moving from a first-grade class to a soccer team, from Gran to a garbage man, even to a puppy - it spreads happiness throughout...
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Peek-a-Boo Reindeer

Charles Reasoner · Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

The biggest night of the year has arrived and it's time for the reindeer to get ready. Catch glimpses of all the gang through die-cut peek-a-boo windows throughout the book. A charming poem tells the tale of how Santa's flight crew prepares for their special night!
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