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Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters

Oliver Jeffers · Philomel Books
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

THE alphabet book to top all others, from the illustrator of the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit! If words make up the stories and letters make up the words, then stories are made up of letters. In this menagerie we have stories made of words, made FOR all the letters.The...
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Yellow Copter

Kersten Hamilton · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

When a teacher gets stuck at the top of the Ferris wheel at the fair, cranes and planes can't reach her. The only one who might have a chance is Yellow Copter!With a rollicking rhyme and candy-colored illustrations, this is the perfect read-aloud for any fan of machines that are big,...
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Jampires

Sarah McIntyre · David Fickling Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A delightful, whimsical, JAM-tastic adventure! The jam has been sucked out of Sam's doughnuts! Who are the culprits? Sam sets a trap to catch the jam thieves and gets a surprise! It's the Jampires: friendly little creatures whose love of jam and sweet things gets them into trouble!...
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I Love You Night and Day

Smriti Prasadam-Halls · Bloomsbury USA Childrens; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

When you love someone, you want the whole world to know. Through good times and bad, rain or shine, love is unconditional.I love you wild, I love you loud,I shout it out and I feel proud. A lyrical text from Smriti Prasadam-Halls is beautifully paired with illustrations from an exciting...
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Little Owl's Day

Divya Srinivasan · Viking
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Chikit-chikit-chik!A squirrel is chittering. Bees are buzzing. The sun is high in the sky. And Little Owl is supposed to be asleep, but when he wakes up early, he's just too curious to close his eyes again. The forest he knows so well at nighttime is completely different - and exciting...
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Barbie Spring 2017 Movie Pictureback with Stickers

Mary Man-Kong · Random House
Pages: 16
Format: Print book

Children ages 3 to 7 will love this full-color storybook based on the latest Barbieâ„¢ movie, releasing in spring 2017. It includes over 50 stickers to add to the fun!
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Angelina's Cinderella

Katharine Holabird · Viking
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Everyone's favorite dancing mouse is back on the big stage! Angelina is playing the lead in the Cinderella Dance Tour that is traveling across Mouseland. The final stop on the tour is at the grand Von Whiskers Castle, but just before the performance, the scenery is ruined! Angelina and her friends...
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I Love You, Baby

Giles Andreae · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 26
Format: Print book

"Two warm cheeks, all rosy and bright, / A kiss and a cuddle to say good night. " With delightful verse and cuddly pictures, this board book captures the joy and excitement of welcoming a new baby to the family from a toddler's point of view. Sweet and loving, it's the perfect...
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Melissa's Octopus and Other Unsuitable Pets

Charlotte Voake · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Melissa, Thomas, Betty, and Arthur have one thing in common: extremely unsuitable pets! An exuberant book packed with visual humor.There are certain animals that make suitable pets, like a cat, a dog, or a guinea pig. Then there are others that make, well, unusual pets, like an octopus,...
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Sleepover Fun!

Mary Man-Kong · Random House Books for Young Readers; Stk edition
Format: Book

Barbie and her sisters have a slumber party, in this storybook with glow-in-the-dark pages and stickers.
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It Wasn't Me: A Hueys Book

Oliver Jeffers · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

What's all the arguing about? There are plenty of Hueys to go around in this hilarious story from the #1 bestselling illustrator of The Day the Crayons Quit!The Hueys are back! Oliver Jeffers' jelly bean-shaped creatures may look the same, think the same, and even do the same things,...
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Oak Tree

Joyce L. Markovics · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

A giant oak tree grows in a park. It was once a little acorn. So how did it get so big? Beginning readers will discover how an acorn turns into an oak tree in clear, simple steps in this basic introduction to plant development. Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate...
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Buzz, Buzz, Baby!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Book

Karen Katz · Little Simon
Pages: 14
Format: Hardcover

Little ones will love this Karen Katz lift-the-flap board book that features all kinds of cute bugs!Baby is looking for bugs! What will Baby find? What are those hiding on the windowsill?Lots of little ladybugs! In this adorable book from Karen Katz, little ones can lift the flaps on each...
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Tiz and Ott's Big Draw

Bridget Marzo · Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Tiz and Ott are drawing themselves a house. With the scritch-scratch of her crayon, Tiz busily plants some seeds for the garden. Meanwhile, Ott lies back lazily and makes a huge splotch for the sun. Then Tiz has a big idea. With a zig, a zag, and a crash, she jolts Ott awake with a huge...
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Penguin in Peril

Helen Hancocks · Templar
Format: Hardcover

Three hungry cats. One little penguin. The odds don’t look good.With bare cupboards and hungry bellies, three cats steal a penguin to catch them fish. A hilarious sequence of events unfolds as the penguin makes his escape, gets mistaken for a nun and a waiter, then finds his way safely...
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