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Roary the Lion Roars Too Loud

Ame Dyckman · Little Simon
Pages: 22
Format: Board book

Help little ones learn how to use their inside voices with this second story in the brand-new Wee Beasties series from New York Times bestselling author Ame Dyckman.Roary the Lion loves to roar. The only problem is, he roars WAY too loud. WAIT! Can you show Roary how to be quiet? Wee Beasties...
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Engines Around the World

Christy Webster · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

An all-new Thomas the Tank Engine storybook about Thomas and all his engine friends from around the world! Includes over 50 stickers!Based on the popular Nick Jr. series, train-loving boys and girls ages 3 to 7 will be thrilled to meet Thomas the Tank Engine and all his friends from around...
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Goodnight Everyone

Chris Haughton · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From the creator of Shh! We Have a Plan comes a mesmerizing bedtime tale of a forest settling into slumber and one little bear trying to stay awake.The sun is setting, and everyone in the forest is getting sleepy. The mice, rabbits, and deer all give great big yawns as they snuggle up with...
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My Grandpa's Chair

Jiyeon Pak · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A young girl tries to help her grandfather find a new chair in this moving picture book about loss and how the love of family can warm even the most broken heart. Julie's grandfather is looking for a new chair. But no matter what kind of chair he tries, he can never seem to find the right...
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Stack the Cats

Susie Ghahremani · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

One cat sleeps. Two cats play. Three cats stack! Cats of all shapes and sizes scamper, stretch and yawn across the pages of this adorable counting book. And every now and then, they find themselves in the purrfect fluffy stack!
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When Your Llama Needs a Haircut

Susanna Leonard Hill · Little Simon
Pages: 26
Format: Board book

When it's picture day and you realize your llama needs a haircut, you'll need a good comb and some luck! This charming and hilarious board book features one shaggy llama and a whole lot of hairstyles!Uh-oh. It's picture day and someone's a mess! Does your llama need a haircut?...
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Wordy Birdy

Tammi Sauer · Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Wordy Birdy, a very chatty bird who talks WAY more than she listens! A hilarious new story from Tammi Sauer, beloved author of Nugget & Fang, Chicken Dance, and My Alien. Wordy Birdy LOVES to talk. "Hello, sunrise. Hello, pink sky. Hello, orange sky. . . ." But does she love...
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How Long Is a Whale?

ALISON LIMENTANI · Boxer Books
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

This perfect follow-up to How Much Does a Ladybug Weigh? gives kids a fun introduction to the concept of length and the size of underwater creatures. 10 sea otters are as long as . . . 9 yellowfin tuna, which are as long as . . . 8 California sea lions, which are as long as . . . Have...
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Sakura's Cherry Blossoms

Robert Paul Weston · Tundra Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A warm, gorgeous exploration of a little girl's experience immigrating to a new country and missing her home and her grandmother, who still lives far away.Sakura's dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrives in the States,...
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Let's Go ABC!: Things That Go, from A to Z

Rhonda Gowler Greene · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The alphabet comes to zooming, vrooming life with vehicles for every letter, A to Z! A big, boxy bus drives up for letter B, a kayak floats by for letter K, and a rocket blasts off for letter R. A fun and thrilling range of planes, trains, automobiles, and more take readers on a ride through...
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Papillon, Book 2 Papillon Goes to the Vet

A N Kang · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Papillon, the kitty so fluffy he floats, is back! Only this time, he's grounded. Literally. Weighed down after swallowing a toy and beset with hiccups, Papillon is miserable! Miss Tilly takes him to the vet, but will he ever float again?
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BE QUIET!

Ryan T Higgins · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

All Rupert the mouse wants is to star in a beautiful, wordless picturebook. One that's visually stimulating! With scenic pictures! And style! He has plenty of ideas about what makes a great book, but his friends just WON'T. STOP. TALKING.
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Kiss Baby's Boo-Boo

Karen Katz · Little Simon
Pages: 14
Format: Print book

Discover what makes a boo-boo better in this charming new lift-the-flap board book from Karen Katz.In this caring board book from Karen Katz, little ones can lift the flaps on each spread to see the best way to cure a boo-boo: with love and a kiss from their family. Filled with easy-to-lift-flaps...
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Margaret Wise Brown's Manners

MARGARET WISE BROWN · Golden Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

From the author of Goodnight Moon: a never-before-published story! There is a way to close your mouth when you chew and a way not to close your mouth when you chew. In this witty book by Margaret Wise Brown, adorable animal characters show how good manners can open up the world to a child....
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Black Bird Yellow Sun

STEVE LIGHT · Candlewick
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

From the creator of Have You Seen My Dragon? comes an exploration of color that truly soars. As a solitary black bird wings its way through the day, little ones are treated to a magnificent flight from one vibrant color to another. Inimitable illustrator Steve Light showcases a new style...
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