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Under the Sea

Kate Riggs · Creative Editions
Pages: 14
Format: Board book

Sneaking an early grammar lesson into a book about animals, Under the Sea offers up a fun, foundational introduction to both sea life and pairs of directional words. Simple, rhythmical text introduces creatures and their surroundings by placing them in relative positions to each other....
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Chimpanzees for Tea!

Jo Empson · Philomel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A silly, fun version of the game "telephone" - in which a grocery list committed to memory goes playfully awry. One day, Vincent's mother asks him to go to the store to pick up a few items: "a bunch of carrots, a box of rice, some China tea, a big, firm pear, and a tin of peas"...
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My Paris Kitchen: Recipes and Stories

David Lebovitz · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover

A collection of stories and 100 sweet and savory French-inspired recipes from popular food blogger David Lebovitz, reflecting the way Parisians eat today and featuring lush photography taken around Paris and in David's Parisian kitchen.It's been ten years since David Lebovitz packed...
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Wake Up!

Helen Frost · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The world is wide awake - are you? Stunning photos and poetic text usher readers into the early moments of life all around them.Wake up! Come out and explore all the new creatures being born - just-hatched birds in the trees, tadpoles in the pond, a baby fawn in the woods. In their...
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I Am Not Scared

ANNA KANG · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Two fuzzy friends go to an amusement park. They try to convince each other that there are much scarier things than the roller coaster. Hairy spiders! Aliens! Fried ants! They soon discover that sometimes being scared isn't as "scary" as they thought. With expressive illustrations...
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Hungry Roscoe

David J. Plant · Nobrow Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Roscoe is a hungry raccoon fed up with eating rotten junk out of the bins. What he wouldn't give for a lovely bit of fish or some fresh, juicy fruit - and where better to find food than at the zoo! An excellent idea, except for the grumpy zookeeper who's intent on keeping Roscoe...
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We Love You, Rosie!

Cynthia Rylant · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Beloved author Cynthia Rylant offers a sweet story about a day in the life of a family dog as she explores the concept of opposites.Rosie is a very busy little dog. Sometimes she's good, and sometimes she's bad. Sometimes she wants to go out, and other times she wants to stay in. But no matter...
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Following Papa's Song

Gianna Marino · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Papa?asked Little Blue.Are we going very far?Yes, Little Blue. We will travel fartherthan we have ever gone before.As two whales swim together through the big ocean, Little Blue has many questions for Papa, especially ones about the long migration. How will they know the way? Will he be able...
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What Your Second Grader Needs to Know

E.D. Hirsch Jr. · Bantam
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback

"A revised and updated version of What Your Second Grader Needs to Know, Fundamentals of a Good Second-Grade Education, with readings and activities in Literature, Mathematics, History, science, and the arts"--
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Benji and the 24 Pound Banana Squash

Alan Fox · Clavis
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A story for anyone who has ever had a dream of doing something really, really big. In this delightful tale, Benji wants to grow the biggest banana squash ever. In spring, when the soil is soft, he plants the seeds he has saved from the previous summer. He waters and waits, anxiously watching...
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Taking Care of Mama Rabbit

Anita Lobel · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Mama Rabbit is too sick to leave her bed. Poor Mama! When Papa Rabbit leaves home to get her some medicine, the ten little rabbit children take it upon themselves to help her feel better. One by one they bring her treats from around the house, including a steaming cup of hot chocolate,...
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Chicken Story Time

Sandy Asher · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A wonderfully silly take on library story time that's perfect for children, chickens, and everyone in between Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to story time at the library, of course! The children like the chicken, the chicken likes the children, and everyone loves story time....
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1 Big Salad: A Delicious Counting Book

Juana Medina Rosas · Viking Children'S Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Juana Medina's ingenious illustrations nearly pop off the page in her new counting book, ONE BIG SALAD. One avocado deer saunters across the spread, two radish mice scurry by, until finally ten watercress seahorses swim onto the scene - all of the ingredients in one big salad!Medina's previous...
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Dollbaby: A Novel

Laura Lane McNeal · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 337
Format: Hardcover

A Top Ten Finalist for Best Historical Novel, Goodreads Choice Awards, and a LibraryReads and Okra PickA big-hearted coming-of-age debut set in civil rights-era New Orleans - a novel of Southern eccentricity and secrets When Ibby Bell's father dies unexpectedly in the summer of 1964,...
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Migloo's Day

William Bee · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

A search-and-find adventure follows a dog named Migloo on a day packed with excitement.This is the story of Migloos day, a day filled with food, fun, friends, and adventure. There are things to find and puzzles to solve on action-filled spreads brimming with details. From acclaimed author-illustrator...
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