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Pirates Aren't Afraid of the Dark!

Maudie Powell-tuck · Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Jack is so excited to spend the night in the backyard in his pirate tent. His younger sister, Lily, who is pretending to be a fairy, wants to stay in the tent, too. "No way, Jack snorts, it will be spooky and there will be scary sea monsters." "Pirates aren''t afraid...
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No More Cuddles!

Jane Chapman · Tiger Tales
Format: Hardcover

Barry loves living in the forest. The other animals love to cuddle him because he's so soft. And even though Barry loves hugs, sometimes he just wants to be left alone! He comes up with an idea to put an end to all the cuddles and interviews a variety of 'cuddly' replacements....
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Snow

Carol Thompson · Child's Play International
Pages: 12
Format: Hardcover

Let's play out in the snow! There's a wealth of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and textures to discover and enjoy! In this series of richly illustrated books, Carol Thompson celebrates the immediate and sensory response of children to the natural world - whatever the weather!
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Cavecat Pete

James Dean · Turtleback
Format: Print book

Pete the Cat grooves back in time to the Jurassic era, where under the guise of ""Cavecat Pete,"" he helps his herbivore and carnivore friends learn to get along.
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The Little Shop of Monsters

R.L. Stine · Little
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

An illustrated, interactive story with a narrator who invites the reader to meet a vast array of pet monsters, such as the Yucky Mucky twins, and choose one to take home.
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Circus Train and the Clowns

Adria F Klein · Stone Arch Readers
Format: Book

Clowns of many different colors crowd onto Circus Train.
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Bear's House of Books

POPPY BISHOP · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Friends Fox, Rabbit, Hedgehog, and Mouse all love to read. One day, they find a book in the woods and set off to return it to its owner, Bear. When they arrive at Bears house, they discover shelves and shelves of books. A dream come true as they read story after story until Bear comes home!
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Make It Grow!

Anna Claybourne · Raintree
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Welcome to the world of Whiz Kid Science! Find out all there is to know about the science of sound with these fun and easy-to-do experiments. Make noise travel through a table, measure the speed of a boom, and make a cup squawk like a parrotall in the name of science!
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Thanksgiving for Emily Ann

Teresa Johnston · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Celebrate Thanksgiving in this sweet, rhyming story all about family and togetherness!Emily Ann doesn't like Thanksgiving, not one bit. With all the hustle and bustle of the holiday, she feels a little ignored...and just a little bit sad. But just as Emily Ann prepares to do her worst,...
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Tiger Tiger

JONNY LAMBERT · TIGER TALES
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Tiger is left in charge of Cub, and hes not exactly happy about it. Cub is full of energy and wants to play and explore. As they scamper through the jungle, Cub sees all kinds of wonderful things. Could Cubs excitement be just what the older tiger needs?
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Summer Supper

RUBIN PFEFFER · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A bold and graphic farm-to-table story, told entirely in words beginning with the letter "s"!From sowing seeds in spring to savoring succotash, follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm summer evening. Told entirely in words beginning with...
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Superheroes Are Everywhere

Kamala Harris · Philomel Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From Senator Kamala Harris comes a picture book memoir with an empowering message: Superheroes are all around us--and if we try, we can all be heroes too.Before Kamala Harris became a district attorney and a United States senator, she was a little girl who loved superheroes. And when she looked...
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The Wind Plays Tricks

Virginia Howard · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The wind swirls through the farmyard one dark night. It tears around the farmyard, over the meadows, past the pond. It blows so hard and so long that all the animals howl, too. And in the sunny morning, the animals learn that the wind has played tricks on them. Pig goes, "Cluck!"...
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Orion and the Dark

Emma Yarlett · Templar Books an imprint of Candlewick Press, 2015. ©2014
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Orion is very scared of the dark - until Dark decides to pay him a visit!Orion is scared of a lot of things, but most of all he's scared of the dark. So one night the Dark decides to take Orion on an adventure. Emma Yarlett's second picture book combines her incredible storytelling and artwork...
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Bear Counts

Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Numbers and counting are so much fun with Bear in the second of a concept picture book series from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear's New Friend.Numbers, numbers everywhere.Can you count along with Bear? Karma Wilson's spirited text and Jane Chapman's inviting...
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