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The Best Days Are Dog Days

Aaron Meshon · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A little girl and her pet French bulldog are the perfect playmates in this all-day outdoors adventure!When his family sets out to explore the neighborhood, one puppy is eager to join in the fun! He gets to do everything his sister does - with his own added flair, of course. Together they...
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Here Comes the Easter Cat

Deborah Underwood · Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A cat with flair to spare, an Easter Bunny with a job to do, and a hilarious break from sticky-sweet Easter fare for fans of Patrick McDonnell and the Pigeon books by Mo Willems.Why should the Easter Bunny get all the love? Thats what Cat would like to know. So he decides to take over He dons...
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That's Me Loving You

Amy Krouse Rosenthal · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From the author of the New York Times bestseller I Wish You More comes a book that promises continuous love and makes the perfect gift for fans of Emily Winfield Martin's The Wonderful Things You Will Be and those looking for something new to add to their shelves next...
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Walt Disney's Cinderella

Cynthia Rylant · Disney Press; Reissue edition
Format: Hardcover

"This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about love."
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Daddy Honk Honk!

Rosalinde Bonnet · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

An arctic fox adopts a baby goose in this heartwarming read-aloud that's perfect for Father's DayWhen Aput the fox finds an abandoned goose egg, he has no idea what's in store for him. He doesn't know anything about babies and he certainly doesn't know what to do when...
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Fire Engine No. 9

Mike Austin · Random House
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Told almost entirely in sound words, this day-in-the-life look at firefighters and their fire truck will appeal to the youngest vehicle enthusiasts and to parents with a penchant for exuberant read-aloud sessions. With art reminiscent of Donald Crews's transportation books, Mike Austin...
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Pirasaurs!

Josh Funk · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

We're Pirasaurs! We're Pirasaurs!We rule the open seas!We'll cannon-blast you to the past! We do just what we please!Meet the Pirasaurs, a ragtag team of seasoned pirate dinosaurs looking for adventure and treasure! There's fearsome Captain Rex, golden-toothed Velocimate,...
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Perfectly Norman

Tom Percival · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Norman. Norman is normal--perfectly normal.That's until he grows a pair of wings!Norman loves his new wings, but he's worried about everyone will think. After all, they're definitely NOT normal. Norman decides to cover them with a big coat, but hiding such a big part of his life...
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Hello School!

Priscilla Burris · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Cozy illustrations make this the perfect introduction to the joy of school.

A diverse class of excited youngsters are about to start school and experience all its wonders! Small moments like discovering one's own cubby space and big moments like a first nature walk are all brought...
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Shiny Shapes: Happy St. Patrick's Day

Roger Priddy · Priddy Books
Pages: 10
Format: Board book

Have you heard of the pointy-eared menWho live in wee houses in Faerie Glen?They are the mysterious leprechaun Who dance with the fairies from dusk till dawn.Happy St. Patrick's Day is a child's introduction to the faerie folk of Irish legend, with sweet illustrations, fun rhymes,...
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Little Wolf's First Howling

Laura Mcgee Kvasnosky · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Some may favor the proper way to howl, but what if you have a song in your heart that needs to come out? A delightful, disarmingly funny tale for little and big wolves everywhere.

Little Wolf can hardly wait. Tonight he will howl at the moon to the top of the sky. First, Big Wolf...
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The Book No One Ever Read

Cornelia Funke · BREATHING Books
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

What if books want to be read as much as we want to read them? This is certainly true of our young hero in THE BOOK NO ONE EVER READ. Morry, a young book, is tired of standing still on a shelf amid dignified first editions, and yearns for the excitement of sharing his story with a child....
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Knock, Knock! Who's There?: A Book of Animal Sounds

Pamela Chanko · Childrens Pr
Pages: 12
Format: Hardcover

All kinds of animals come to visit in this silly twist on the classic riddle. Moo!
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Big Cat, Little Cat

Elisha Cooper · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

There was a cat
who lived alone.
Until the day
a new cat came . . .

And so a story of friendship begins, following two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn't come back.

Big Cat, Little Cat is a poignant...

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One Hundred Bones

Yuval Zommer · Templar Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A little dog makes a big discovery . . .

Scruff the dog is a stray who just loves to dig. It doesn't make him the most popular dog in town. But when he sniffs out a pile of old bones, he gets all the neighborhood dogs to help him. They uncover not one, not two, not three . . . but 100 bones...
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